In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match. Date: February 17, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
A Chicago-bound Amtrak train, the Capitol Limited, collides with a MARC commuter train bound for Washington, D.C., killing 11 people. Date: February 16, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
Then-Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien applies a chokehold to protester Bill Clennett, an incident later named the Shawinigan Handshake. Date: February 15, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
At the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China, a Long March 3B rocket carrying Intelsat 708 veers off course and crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing somewhere between six and 100 people. Date: February 15, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in…
The Nepalese Civil War is initiated in the Kingdom of Nepal by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre). Date: February 13, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Copernicium is discovered by Sigurd Hofmann, Victor Ninov et al. Date: February 9, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Birgenair Flight 301 crashed off the coast of the Dominican Republic, killing all 189 people on board. This is the deadliest aviation accident involving a Boeing 757. Date: February 6, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)