Date: November 12, 1996
Greek Cypriot refugee Solomos Solomou is shot and killed by a Turkish security officer while trying to climb a flagpole in order to remove a Turkish flag from its mast in the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus. Date: August 14, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 14 📅 Events…
The Dunblane massacre leads to the death of sixteen primary school children and one teacher in Dunblane, Scotland. Date: March 13, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 13 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Communications Decency Act Passed by U.S. Congress…
An Antonov An-32 cargo aircraft crashes into a crowded market in Kinshasa, Zaire, killing up to 223 people on the ground; two of six crew members are also killed. Date: January 8, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day…
A fire breaks out in an office building in Hong Kong, killing 41 people and injuring 81. Date: November 20, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Solomos Solomou Shot in Cyprus Buffer Zone August…
Suspected "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski is captured at his Montana cabin in the United States. Date: April 3, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Chicago Protest Arrests at Democratic National Convention August 28, 1996Birgenair Flight…
British Prime Minister John Major announced the Stone of Scone would be returned to Scotland. Date: July 3, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 3 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches STS-76 Mission, March 22, 1996EU…