Date: March 13, 1996
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Billy Bailey becomes the last person to be hanged in the United States. Date: January 25, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Belgian Air Force C-130 Crashes at Eindhoven Airport, July 15, 1996Jokela Train…
A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 and a Kazakh Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane collide in mid-air near New Delhi, killing 349 in the deadliest mid-air collision to date. Date: November 12, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 12 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)…
First Chechen War: Chechen separatists launch a raid against the helicopter airfield and later a civilian hospital in the city of Kizlyar in the neighboring Dagestan, which turns into a massive hostage crisis involving thousands of civilians. Date: January 9, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on…
NASA's Discovery Program begins as the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft lifts off on the first mission ever to orbit and land on an asteroid, 433 Eros. Date: February 17, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
President Jacques Chirac announces a "definitive end" to French nuclear weapons testing. Date: January 29, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Weyauwega Train Derailment Evacuates 2,300 for 16 Days, March 4, 1996Sri Lanka Central…
A derailed train in Weyauwega, Wisconsin (USA) causes the emergency evacuation of 2,300 people for 16 days. Date: March 4, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Taiwan Holds First Direct Elections, Elects Lee Teng-hui…