Date: February 6, 1996
Comet Hyakutake is imaged by the USA Asteroid Orbiter Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous. Date: April 4, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Israeli Helicopter Strike Kills 6 in Mansouri, Lebanon, April 13, 1996Sri Lanka…
An explosives-filled truck rams into the gates of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in Colombo, killing at least 86 people and injuring 1,400. Date: January 31, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Whitewater…
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…
The body of former CIA director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after he disappeared. Date: May 6, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Israeli Military…
In a military coup, Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara deposes the first democratically elected president of Niger, Mahamane Ousmane. Date: January 27, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Tibhirine Trappist Monks Killed After Abduction, May…
The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. servicemen. Date: June 25, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 25 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Space Shuttle Columbia Launches STS-80, Longest Mission, November 19, 1996Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty…