Date: February 15, 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 1996Boris Yeltsin Meets Chechen Rebels, Negotiates Cease-Fire May 27, 1996Guatemala City Football Crush Kills 84, Injures 180…
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…
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 1996Julie N Oil Spill in Portland, Maine September 27, 1996Burmese Military…
IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time. Date: February 10, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 10 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Port Arthur Massacre: Martin Bryant Kills 35 in Tasmania, April 28, 1996Learjet…
The Battle of Kabul ends in a Taliban victory; an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is established. Date: September 27, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 27 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996John Major Announces Stone of Scone Return to Scotland,…
After the aircraft's departure from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled chemical oxygen generators in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Airlines Flight 592 causes the Douglas DC-9 to crash in the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 on board. Date: May 11, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 11…