Date: April 18, 1996
Space Shuttle program: STS-72 launches from the Kennedy Space Center marking the start of the 74th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th flight of Endeavour. Date: January 11, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
A fire breaks out in an office building in Hong Kong, killing 41 people and injuring 81. Date: November 20, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Trappist Monks of Tibhirine Killed After Abduction, May…
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 1996USAF Boeing T-43 Crashes Near Dubrovnik Airport, 35 Killed, April 3, 1996TAM Flight 402 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 1996Space Shuttle Columbia Launches STS-80, Longest Mission, November 19, 1996Jacques…
Gwen Jacob is acquitted of committing an indecent act, giving women the right to be topless in Ontario, Canada. Date: December 9, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Garuda Indonesia Flight 865 Crashes at…
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 → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day…