NASA Launches Mars Global Surveyor – November 7, 1996

In a military coup in Burundi, Pierre Buyoya deposes Sylvestre Ntibantunganya. Date: July 25, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996John Major Announces Stone of Scone Return to Scotland, July 3, 1996Defense of Marriage…

Pakistani President Farooq Leghari dismisses the government of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and dissolves the National Assembly. Date: November 5, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 5 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Space Shuttle Columbia STS-78 Launches for Spacelab Research,…

Comet Hyakutake is imaged by the USA Asteroid Orbiter Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous. Date: April 4, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 Hijacked and Crashes, 125 Killed – November 23,…

First Chechen War: Chechen separatists launch a raid against the helicopter airfield and later a civilian hospital in the city of Kizlyar in the neighboring Dagestan, which turns into a massive hostage crisis involving thousands of civilians. Date: January 9, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on…

Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations. Date: September 24, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 24 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Long March 3B Intelsat 708 Crash in China, February 15, 1996Garuda Indonesia…

Space Shuttle program: Columbia is launched on STS-80, which would become the longest mission in the program at 17 days. On this mission, astronaut Story Musgrave becomes the only astronaut to fly on all five space shuttles. Date: November 19, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on…