Germany Observes First International Holocaust Remembrance Day January 27, 1996
Date: January 27, 1996
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Date: January 27, 1996
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New Zealand holds its first general election under the new mixed-member proportional representation system, which led to Jim Bolger's National Party forming a coalition government with Winston Peters's New Zealand First. Date: October 12, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 12 π Events on this day in 1996 π 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 β π Other events on February 17 π Events on this day in 1996 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
Hurricane Fran makes landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with 115Β mph sustained winds. Fran caused over $3Β billion in damage and killed 27 people. Date: September 5, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 5 π Events on this day in 1996 π On This Day (Today)…
An Antonov An-32 cargo aircraft crashes into a crowded market in Kinshasa, Zaire, killing up to 223 people on the ground; two of six crew members are also killed. Date: January 8, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 8 π Events on this day in 1996 π On This Day…
Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations. Date: September 24, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 24 π Events on this day in 1996 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Former CIA Director William Colby Body Found in Maryland – May 6,…
A fire occurs on a train traveling through the Channel Tunnel from France to England causing several injuries and damaging approximately 500 metres (1,600Β ft) of tunnel. Date: November 18, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 18 π Events on this day in 1996 π On This Day (Today) More events…