In Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics. Date: July 27, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 27 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
In a military coup in Burundi, Pierre Buyoya deposes Sylvestre Ntibantunganya. Date: July 25, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
Battle of Mullaitivu: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam capture the Sri Lanka Army's base, killing over 1,200 soldiers. Date: July 18, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
Storms provoke severe flooding on the Saguenay River, beginning one of Quebec's costliest natural disasters ever. Date: July 18, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board. Date: July 17, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 17 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
A Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport. Date: July 15, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
A McDonnell Douglas MD-88 operating as Delta Air Lines Flight 1288 experiences a turbine engine failure during takeoff from Pensacola International Airport, killing two and injuring five of the 147 people on board. Date: July 6, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1996…
Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. Date: July 5, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
American rapper Jay-Z releases his debut album, Reasonable Doubt. Date: June 25, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 25 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)