TAM Flight 402 Crashes in São Paulo, Killing 99 – October 31, 1996
Date: October 31, 1996
Date: October 31, 1996
Birgenair Flight 301 crashed off the coast of the Dominican Republic, killing all 189 people on board. This is the deadliest aviation accident involving a Boeing 757. Date: February 6, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Abdullah Çatlı, the leader of the Turkish ultranationalist organization Grey Wolves, dies in the Susurluk car crash, leading to the resignation of Interior Minister Mehmet Ağar (a leader of the True Path Party). Date: November 3, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day in 1996…
Germany first observes the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Date: January 27, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Czech Republic Applies for EU Membership January 17, 1996Quezon City Nightclub Fire Kills 162, March 18, 1996Tibhirine…
Guatemala and leaders of Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity sign a peace accord ending a 36-year civil war. Date: December 29, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 29 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Kasparov Defeats Deep Blue in Philadelphia Chess Match,…
The Burmese military regime jails 71 supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi in a bid to block a pro-democracy meeting. Date: May 22, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Willamette Valley Flood Causes $500…
A Chicago-bound Amtrak train, the Capitol Limited, collides with a MARC commuter train bound for Washington, D.C., killing 11 people. Date: February 16, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Biak Earthquake and Tsunami Kill…