Date: February 6, 1996
As part of the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) project, Joel Armengaud discovers the project's first Mersenne prime number, Date: November 13, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Garuda Indonesia Flight 865 Crashes…
Taliban forces retake the strategic Bagram Airfield which solidifies their buffer zone around Kabul, Afghanistan. Date: December 27, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Pakistani President Dismisses Benazir Bhutto Government, Dissolves Assembly – November…
Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes into a mountain on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen, killing all 141 aboard. Date: August 29, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis…
Severe thunderstorms and a tornado in Bangladesh kill 600 people. Date: May 13, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Niger Military Coup Deposes President Mahamane Ousmane, January 27, 1996North Cape Oil Spill in Rhode…
The body of American child beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey was found in her family's Boulder, Colorado, home. Her murder remains unsolved. Date: December 25, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Copernicium Discovered by Hofmann…
An explosives-filled truck rams into the gates of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in Colombo, killing at least 86 people and injuring 1,400. Date: January 31, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Defense…