Date: April 18, 1996
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 1996Learjet 35 Crashes on Smarts…
Eighty-four football fans die and 180 are injured in a massive crush at a match in Guatemala City. Date: October 16, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Provisional IRA Ends Ceasefire, Canary Wharf Bombing…
ADC Airlines Flight 086 crashes into the Lagos Lagoon in Epe, Lagos State, Nigeria, killing all 144 people on board. Date: November 7, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Suspected Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski Captured…
A Beechcraft 1900 and a Beechcraft King Air collide at Quincy Regional Airport in Quincy, Illinois, killing 14. Date: November 19, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Willamette Valley Flood Causes $500 Million Damage,…
The Provisional Irish Republican Army declares the end to its 18-month ceasefire and explodes a large bomb in London's Canary Wharf, killing two people. Date: February 9, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Bill…
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…