Date: January 8, 1996
The 8.2 Mw Biak earthquake shakes the Papua province of eastern Indonesia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A large tsunami followed, leaving 166 people dead or missing and 423 injured. Date: February 17, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 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 1996Amtrak Capitol Limited Collides with MARC Train, 11 Killed, February 16, 1996Kennewick Man Remains Discovered Near Washington…
Port Arthur massacre, Tasmania: A gunman, Martin Bryant, opens fire at the Broad Arrow Cafe in Port Arthur, Tasmania, killing 35 people and wounding 23 others. Date: April 28, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Willamette Valley Flood: Floods in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest. Date: February 6, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Aeroperú Flight…
Four people are killed and 75 are injured in a train accident in Jokela, Finland. Date: April 21, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996TWA Flight 800 Explodes Off Long Island, Killing 230 -…
U.S. President Bill Clinton's former business partners in the Whitewater land deal, Jim McDougal and Susan McDougal, and the Governor of Arkansas, Jim Guy Tucker, are convicted of fraud. Date: May 28, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day…