Date: November 5, 1996
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)…
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 1996Kennewick Man Remains Discovered Near Washington July 28,…
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) More events from 1996Fox News Channel Begins Broadcasting…
First Chechen War: Russian president Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechen rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-fire. Date: May 27, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches STS-76…
ADC Airlines Flight 086 crashes into the Lagos Lagoon in Epe, Lagos State, Nigeria, killing all 144 people on board. Date: November 7, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 Hijacked…
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) More events from 1996Jacques Chirac Ends French Nuclear Weapons Testing,…