What happened in 1996

400 entries recorded for 1996, listed by date. That was 30 years ago.

1996 at a glance

Years ago: 30 (as of 2026)
Century: 20th century
Decade: 1990s
Generation born: Millennials (Generation Y)
Entries here: 400
Breakdown: 304 births · 94 historical events · 2 deaths

January

January 1
Andreas Pereira
Birth
Andreas Pereira, Brazilian footballer
January 1
Mathias Jensen
Birth
Mathias Jensen, Danish footballer
January 1
Mahmoud Dahoud
Birth
Mahmoud Dahoud, German footballer
January 2
Jonah Bolden
Birth
Jonah Bolden, Australian-American basketball player
January 3
Léo Ortiz
Birth
Léo Ortiz, Brazilian footballer
January 3
Florence Pugh
Birth
Florence Pugh, English actress
January 5
Nicolás Tripichio
Birth
Nicolás Tripichio, Argentine footballer
January 5
James Fisher-Harris
Birth
James Fisher-Harris, New Zealand rugby league player
January 5
Tyler Ulis
Birth
Tyler Ulis, American basketball player and coach
January 6
Courtney Eaton
Birth
Courtney Eaton, Australian model and actress
January 7
Alex Nedeljkovic
Birth
Alex Nedeljkovic, American ice hockey player
January 8
Antonov An-32
Historical event
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.
January 9
First Chechen War
Historical event
First Chechen War: Chechen separatists launched raids in the city of Kizlyar, Dagestan, which turned into a massive hostage crisis involving thousands of civilians.
January 9
Vítek Vaněček
Birth
Vítek Vaněček, Czech ice hockey player
January 10
Dylan Edwards
Birth
Dylan Edwards, Australian rugby league player
January 10
Zizo
Birth
Ahmed Sayed, Egyptian footballer
January 10
Budda Baker
Birth
Budda Baker, American football player
January 10
Matthew Dufty
Birth
Matthew Dufty, Australian rugby league player
January 11
Space Shuttle program
Historical event
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.
January 11
Leroy Sané
Birth
Leroy Sané, German footballer
January 12
Ella Henderson
Birth
Ella Henderson, English singer and songwriter
January 15
Dove Cameron
Birth
Dove Cameron, American actress and singer
January 15
Deebo Samuel
Birth
Deebo Samuel, American football player
January 16
Zhou Qi
Birth
Zhou Qi, Chinese basketball player
January 16
Jennie (singer)
Birth
Jennie, South Korean singer
January 17
Czech Republic
Historical event
The Czech Republic applies for membership in the European Union.
January 17
Allonzo Trier
Birth
Allonzo Trier, American basketball player
January 18
Sarah Gilman
Birth
Sarah Gilman, American actress
January 19
North Cape oil spill
Historical event
The barge North Cape oil spill occurs as an engine fire forces the tugboat Scandia ashore on Moonstone Beach in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.
January 19
Barge
Historical event
A tank barge and a tug grounded on a beach in Rhode Island, causing a spill of an estimated 828,000 U.S. gallons (3.13 million litres) of home heating oil.
January 19
Jakub Jankto
Birth
Jakub Jankto, Czech footballer
January 21
Marco Asensio
Birth
Marco Asensio, Spanish footballer
January 21
Cristian Pavon
Birth
Cristian Pavón, Argentine footballer
January 22
Sami Gayle
Birth
Sami Gayle, American actress
January 22
Kumi Sasaki
Birth
Kumi Sasaki, Japanese singer and model
January 22
Dillon Brooks
Birth
Dillon Brooks, Canadian basketball player
January 22
Josh Ho-Sang
Birth
Joshua Ho-Sang, Canadian ice hockey player
January 23
Keita Bates-Diop
Birth
Keita Bates-Diop, American basketball player
January 23
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Birth
Ruben Loftus-Cheek, English footballer
January 25
Billy Bailey
Historical event
Billy Bailey becomes the last person to be hanged in the United States.
January 25
Mohamed Hany
Birth
Mohamed Hany, Egyptian footballer
January 25
Seunghee
Birth
Seunghee, South Korean singer and television personality
January 25
Adama Traoré (footballer, born 1996)
Birth
Adama Traoré, Spanish footballer
January 26
Hwang Hee-chan
Birth
Hwang Hee-chan, South Korean football player
January 26
Zakaria Bakkali
Birth
Zakaria Bakkali, Belgian footballer
January 27
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Historical event
Germany first observes the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
January 27
Mahamane Ousmane
Historical event
Mahamane Ousmane, the first democratically elected president of Niger, was deposed by Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara in a military coup d'état.
January 27
1996 Nigerien coup d'état
Historical event
In a military coup, Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara deposes the first democratically elected president of Niger, Mahamane Ousmane.
January 27
Braeden Lemasters
Birth
Braeden Lemasters, American actor, musician, and singer
January 29
Jacques Chirac
Historical event
President Jacques Chirac announces a "definitive end" to French nuclear weapons testing.
January 30
Dafne Navarro
Birth
Dafne Navarro, Mexican trampoline gymnast
January 31
Colombo Central Bank bombing
Historical event
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.
January 31
Nikita Dragun
Birth
Nikita Dragun, American YouTuber
January 31
Joel Courtney
Birth
Joel Courtney, American actor

February

February 1
Communications Decency Act
Historical event
The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress.
February 1
Doyoung
Birth
Doyoung, South Korean singer
February 1
Azurá Stevens
Birth
Azurá Stevens, American basketball player
February 1
Ahmad Abughaush
Birth
Ahmad Abughaush, Jordanian taekwondo athlete
February 2
Paul Mescal
Birth
Paul Mescal, Irish actor
February 2
Harry Winks
Birth
Harry Winks, English footballer
February 2
Christian Dvorak
Birth
Christian Dvorak, American ice hockey player
February 4
Mohamed Sherif
Birth
Mohamed Sherif, Egyptian footballer
February 5
Stina Blackstenius
Birth
Stina Blackstenius, Swedish footballer
February 6
Birgenair Flight 301
Historical event
Birgenair Flight 301 crashed off the coast of the Dominican Republic, killing all 189 people on board. This is the deadliest aviation accident involving a Boeing 757.
February 6
Willamette Valley flood of 1996
Historical event
Willamette Valley Flood: Floods in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest.
February 6
Kevon Looney
Birth
Kevon Looney, American basketball player
February 7
Aaron Ekblad
Birth
Aaron Ekblad, Canadian ice hockey player
February 7
Pierre Gasly
Birth
Pierre Gasly, French racing driver
February 8
Leighton Vander Esch
Birth
Leighton Vander Esch, American football player
February 8
Kenedy (footballer)
Birth
Kenedy, Brazilian footballer
February 9
Provisional Irish Republican Army
Historical event
Breaking a seventeen-month ceasefire, the Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a powerful truck bomb in the London Docklands, killing two people and injuring more than a hundred others.
February 9
Copernicium
Historical event
Copernicium is discovered by Sigurd Hofmann, Victor Ninov et al.
February 9
GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research
Historical event
Researchers at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt, Germany, first created the chemical element copernicium.
February 9
Chung Ha
Birth
Chung Ha, South Korean singer
February 9
Kelli Berglund
Birth
Kelli Berglund, American actress
February 9
Sebastián Driussi
Birth
Sebastián Driussi, Argentinian footballer
February 9
Jimmy Bennett
Birth
Jimmy Bennett, American actor
February 10
Deep Blue (chess computer)
Historical event
Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in a game of chess, the first ever game won by a chess-playing computer against a World Chess Champion under chess tournament conditions.
February 10
IBM
Historical event
IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time.
February 10
Alexandar Georgiev
Birth
Alexandar Georgiev, Bulgarian-Russian ice hockey player
February 10
Emanuel Mammana
Birth
Emanuel Mammana, Argentine footballer
February 11
Lucas Torreira
Birth
Lucas Torreira, Uruguayan footballer
February 11
Jonathan Tah
Birth
Jonathan Tah, German footballer
February 11
Daniil Medvedev
Birth
Daniil Medvedev, Russian tennis player
February 13
Nepalese Civil War
Historical event
The Nepalese Civil War is initiated in the Kingdom of Nepal by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre).
February 14
Nikolaj Ehlers
Birth
Nikolaj Ehlers, Danish ice hockey player
February 14
Lucas Hernandez
Birth
Lucas Hernandez, French footballer
February 14
Poasa Faamausili
Birth
Poasa Faamausili, New Zealand rugby league player
February 15
Long March 3B
Historical event
A Long March 3B rocket carrying the communications satellite Intelsat 708 crashed immediately after launch from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, destroying a nearby town and killing an unknown number of inhabitants.
February 15
Prime Minister of Canada
Historical event
Then-Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien applies a chokehold to protester Bill Clennett, an incident later named the Shawinigan Handshake.
February 15
Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Historical event
At the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China, a Long March 3B rocket carrying Intelsat 708 veers off course and crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing somewhere between six and 100 people.
February 16
1996 Maryland train collision
Historical event
Eleven people died in a train collision in Silver Spring, Maryland, leading to the creation of comprehensive U.S. federal rules for the design of passenger cars.
February 16
Amtrak
Historical event
A Chicago-bound Amtrak train, the Capitol Limited, collides with a MARC commuter train bound for Washington, D.C., killing 11 people.
February 17
NASA
Historical event
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.
February 17
Philadelphia
Historical event
In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match.
February 17
1996 Biak earthquake
Historical event
An earthquake with a moment magnitude of 8.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent) occurred in the New Guinea Trench, which generated a tsunami that killed 108 people.
February 17
Sasha Pieterse
Birth
Sasha Pieterse, South African-American actress and singer-songwriter
February 17
Sebastian Aho (ice hockey, born 1996)
Birth
Sebastian Aho, Swedish ice hockey player
February 18
Tyler Dorsey
Birth
Tyler Dorsey, American-Greek basketball player
February 19
D. J. Wilson
Birth
D. J. Wilson, American basketball player
February 19
Mabel (singer)
Birth
Mabel, British-Swedish singer
February 20
Clarke Schmidt
Birth
Clarke Schmidt, American baseball player
February 21
Noah Rubin (tennis)
Birth
Noah Rubin, American tennis player
February 21
Sophie Turner
Birth
Sophie Turner, English actress
February 22
Kia Nurse
Birth
Kia Nurse, Canadian basketball player
February 23
D'Angelo Russell
Birth
D'Angelo Russell, American basketball player
February 23
Nick Schmaltz
Birth
Nick Schmaltz, American ice hockey player
February 24
Miami
Historical event
Two civilian airplanes operated by the Miami-based group Brothers to the Rescue are shot down in international waters by the Cuban Air Force.
February 24
Royce Freeman
Birth
Royce Freeman, American football player
February 27
Pokémon
Historical event
The multimedia franchise Pokémon was launched with the release of the video games Pocket Monsters Red and Green.
February 27
Chris Godwin
Birth
Chris Godwin, American football player
February 27
Ten (singer)
Birth
Ten, Thai singer and dancer
February 28
Axel Werner
Birth
Axel Werner, Argentinian footballer
February 28
Lucas Boyé
Birth
Lucas Boyé, Argentinian footballer
February 28
Jakub Vrána
Birth
Jakub Vrána, Czech ice hockey player
February 29
Siege of Sarajevo
Historical event
The Siege of Sarajevo officially ends.
February 29
Faucett Perú Flight 251
Historical event
In the deadliest aviation accident in Peruvian history, Faucett Flight 251 crashed on approach to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport, killing all 123 people aboard.
February 29
Norberto Briasco
Birth
Norberto Briasco, Argentine-Armenian footballer
February 29
Claudia Williams (tennis)
Birth
Claudia Williams, New Zealand tennis player
February 29
Nelson Asofa-Solomona
Birth
Nelson Asofa-Solomona, New Zealand rugby league player
February 29
Reece Prescod
Birth
Reece Prescod, British sprinter

March

March 2
Jin Longguo
Birth
Jin Longguo, Chinese singer based in South Korea
March 3
Andile Phehlukwayo
Birth
Andile Phehlukwayo, South African cricketer
March 3
Cameron Johnson
Birth
Cameron Johnson, American basketball player
March 4
Weyauwega, Wisconsin, derailment
Historical event
A derailed train in Weyauwega, Wisconsin (USA) causes the emergency evacuation of 2,300 people for 16 days.
March 4
Michael Gallup
Birth
Michael Gallup, American football player
March 4
Antonio Sanabria
Birth
Antonio Sanabria, Paraguayan footballer
March 4
Lukas Webb
Birth
Lukas Webb, Australian rules footballer
March 5
Emmanuel Mudiay
Birth
Emmanuel Mudiay, Congolese-American basketball player
March 5
Taylor Hill (model)
Birth
Taylor Hill, American model
March 6
Christian Coleman
Birth
Christian Coleman, American sprinter
March 6
Timo Werner
Birth
Timo Werner, German footballer
March 6
Mohamed Magdy
Birth
Mohamed Magdy, Egyptian footballer
March 7
Pablo López (baseball)
Birth
Pablo López, Venezuelan baseball player
March 7
Liam Donnelly (footballer)
Birth
Liam Donnelly, Northern Irish footballer
March 8
Kyle Allen (American football)
Birth
Kyle Allen, American football player
March 10
Ross Hunter
Death
Ross Hunter, American film producer (born 1926)
March 11
Conor Garland
Birth
Conor Garland, American ice hockey player
March 12
Serhou Guirassy
Birth
Serhou Guirassy, French-Guinean footballer
March 12
Cene Prevc
Birth
Cene Prevc, Slovenian ski jumper
March 12
Karim Hafez
Birth
Karim Hafez, Egyptian footballer
March 12
Robert Murić
Birth
Robert Murić, Croatian footballer
March 13
Dunblane massacre
Historical event
A mass shooting at a primary school occurred in Dunblane, Scotland, killing 16 children and a teacher and prompting tighter gun control in the United Kingdom.
March 13
Brayden Point
Birth
Brayden Point, Canadian ice hockey player
March 14
Batuhan Altıntaş (footballer)
Birth
Batuhan Altıntaş, Turkish footballer
March 15
Seonaid McIntosh
Birth
Seonaid McIntosh, Scottish sports shooter
March 15
Maxwell Jacob Friedman
Birth
Maxwell Jacob Friedman, American professional wrestler
March 15
Jinjin
Birth
Jinjin, South Korean singer and actor
March 16
Tim David
Birth
Tim David, Singaporean-born Australian cricketer
March 16
Ivan Toney
Birth
Ivan Toney, English footballer
March 16
Ajiona Alexus
Birth
Ajiona Alexus, American actress and singer
March 18
Ozone Disco fire
Historical event
The deadliest fire in Philippine history broke out at a nightclub in Quezon City, causing 162 deaths.
March 18
Skal Labissière
Birth
Skal Labissière, Haitian basketball player
March 19
Barbara Haas
Birth
Barbara Haas, Austrian tennis player
March 19
Yung Gravy
Birth
Yung Gravy, American rapper
March 19
Quenton Nelson
Birth
Quenton Nelson, American football player
March 21
Aurora Mikalsen
Birth
Aurora Mikalsen, Norwegian footballer
March 22
Space Shuttle Atlantis
Historical event
NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on its 16th mission, STS-76.
March 23
Lee Teng-hui
Historical event
Lee Teng-hui was elected President of the Republic of China in the first direct presidential election in Taiwan.
March 23
Taiwan
Historical event
Taiwan holds its first direct elections and chooses Lee Teng-hui as President.
March 23
Joel Kiviranta
Birth
Joel Kiviranta, Finnish ice hockey player
March 23
Alex Albon
Birth
Alexander Albon, Thai-British race car driver
March 24
Myles Turner
Birth
Myles Turner, American basketball player
March 25
European Union
Historical event
The European Union's Veterinarian Committee bans the export of British beef and its by-products as a result of mad cow disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy).
March 26
Zane Musgrove
Birth
Zane Musgrove, New Zealand rugby league player
March 26
Kathryn Bernardo
Birth
Kathryn Bernardo, Filipino actress
March 28
Max Strus
Birth
Max Strus, American basketball player
March 28
Matt Renshaw
Birth
Matt Renshaw, English-Australian cricketer
March 29
Wade Baldwin IV
Birth
Wade Baldwin IV, American basketball player
March 30
Ryan Noda
Birth
Ryan Noda, American baseball player

April

April 1
Sophia Hutchins
Birth
Sophia Hutchins, American socialite
April 2
André Onana
Birth
André Onana, Cameroonian footballer
April 2
Zach Bryan
Birth
Zach Bryan, American singer-songwriter
April 3
Boeing T-43
Historical event
A U.S. Air Force CT-43 crashed into a mountainside while attempting an instrument approach to Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia, killing all 35 people on board, including Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown.
April 3
United States Air Force
Historical event
A United States Air Force Boeing T-43 crashes near Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia, killing 35, including Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown.
April 3
Ted Kaczynski
Historical event
Suspected "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski is captured at his Montana cabin in the United States.
April 3
Mayo Hibi
Birth
Mayo Hibi, Japanese tennis player
April 4
Comet Hyakutake
Historical event
Comet Hyakutake is imaged by the USA Asteroid Orbiter Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous.
April 4
Austin Mahone
Birth
Austin Mahone, American singer-songwriter and actor
April 5
Abderaouf Benguit
Birth
Raouf Benguit, Algerian footballer
April 5
Nicolas Beer
Birth
Nicolas Beer, Danish race car driver
April 6
Al-Musrati
Birth
Al-Musrati, Libyan footballer
April 7
Emerson Hyndman
Birth
Emerson Hyndman, American international soccer player
April 8
Anna Korakaki
Birth
Anna Korakaki, Greek Olympic shooter
April 9
Giovani Lo Celso
Birth
Giovani Lo Celso, Argentine footballer
April 9
Jayden Brailey
Birth
Jayden Brailey, Australian rugby league player
April 10
Andreas Christensen
Birth
Andreas Christensen, Danish footballer
April 11
Jessica Dubroff
Historical event
While attempting to set a record as the youngest person to pilot an airplane across the United States, the aircraft flown by seven-year-old Jessica Dubroff crashed in Cheyenne, Wyoming, killing her and two others.
April 11
Summer Walker
Birth
Summer Walker, American singer-songwriter
April 11
Dele Alli
Birth
Dele Alli, English international footballer
April 12
Matteo Berrettini
Birth
Matteo Berrettini, Italian tennis player
April 12
Jan Bednarek
Birth
Jan Bednarek, Polish footballer
April 13
Israel Defense Forces
Historical event
An Israel Defense Forces helicopter fired rockets at an ambulance, killing two women and four children in Mansouri, Lebanon.
April 13
Mansouri attack
Historical event
Two women and four children are killed after an Israeli helicopter fires rockets at an ambulance in Mansouri, Lebanon.
April 13
Marko Grujić
Birth
Marko Grujić, Serbian footballer
April 14
Abigail Breslin
Birth
Abigail Breslin, American actress
April 16
Taylor Townsend
Birth
Taylor Townsend, American tennis player
April 16
Anya Taylor-Joy
Birth
Anya Taylor-Joy, Argentine-British actress
April 17
Helene Spilling Ødegaard
Birth
Helene Spilling, Norwegian dancer
April 17
Caitlin Parker
Birth
Caitlin Parker, Australian boxer
April 17
Lorna Fitzgerald
Birth
Lorna Fitzgerald, British actress
April 18
Operation Grapes of Wrath
Historical event
Operation Grapes of Wrath: Israeli forces shelled Qana, Lebanon, killing at least 100 civilians and injuring more than 110 others at a United Nations compound.
April 18
Qana massacre
Historical event
The Israeli military commits the Qana massacre in a deliberate shelling of a United Nations compound near the village of Qana in southern Lebanon, killing 106 Lebanese civilians who were taking shelter there and wounding over 100 more.
April 18
Ski Mask the Slump God
Birth
Ski Mask the Slump God, American rapper
April 21
Jokela rail accident
Historical event
Four people are killed and 75 are injured in a train accident in Jokela, Finland.
April 21
Arianne Hartono
Birth
Arianne Hartono, Dutch tennis player
April 23
Carolina Alves (tennis)
Birth
Carolina Alves, Brazilian tennis player
April 24
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
Historical event
In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is passed into law.
April 24
Ashleigh Barty
Birth
Ashleigh Barty, Australian tennis player
April 25
Mack Horton
Birth
Mack Horton, Australian swimmer
April 26
Jordan Pefok
Birth
Jordan Pefok, American footballer
April 28
Whitewater controversy
Historical event
Whitewater controversy: President Bill Clinton gives a 41⁄2 hour videotaped testimony for the defense.
April 28
Port Arthur massacre
Historical event
Port Arthur massacre, Tasmania: A gunman, Martin Bryant, opens fire at the Broad Arrow Cafe in Port Arthur, Tasmania, killing 35 people and wounding 23 others.
April 28
Spree killer
Historical event
A spree shooter carried out the Port Arthur massacre, killing 35 people and injuring 23, in Tasmania, prompting stricter gun laws in Australia.
April 29
Katherine Langford
Birth
Katherine Langford, Australian actress
April 30
Luke Friend
Birth
Luke Friend, English singer

May

May 1
William Nylander
Birth
William Nylander, Canadian-Swedish ice hockey player
May 2
Schuyler Bailar
Birth
Schuyler Bailar, American swimmer
May 2
Julian Brandt
Birth
Julian Brandt, German footballer
May 2
Cherprang Areekul
Birth
Cherprang Areekul, Thai singer
May 3
Noah Munck
Birth
Noah Munck, American actor
May 3
Mary Cain (athlete)
Birth
Mary Cain, American runner
May 3
Alex Iwobi
Birth
Alex Iwobi, Nigerian footballer
May 3
Domantas Sabonis
Birth
Domantas Sabonis, Lithuanian-American basketball player
May 5
Mayar Sherif
Birth
Mayar Sherif, Egyptian tennis player
May 5
Christopher Eubanks
Birth
Christopher Eubanks, American tennis player
May 6
Central Intelligence Agency
Historical event
The body of former CIA director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after he disappeared.
May 7
Faker (gamer)
Birth
Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, South Korean League of Legends pro gamer
May 8
6ix9ine
Birth
6ix9ine, American rapper
May 9
Noah Centineo
Birth
Noah Centineo, American actor
May 10
Mount Everest
Historical event
A blizzard strikes Mount Everest, killing eight climbers by the next day.
May 10
Kateřina Siniaková
Birth
Kateřina Siniaková, Czech tennis player
May 10
Nicolas Aubé-Kubel
Birth
Nicolas Aubé-Kubel, Canadian ice hockey player
May 10
Tyus Jones
Birth
Tyus Jones, American basketball player
May 10
Alex Tuch
Birth
Alex Tuch, American ice hockey player
May 11
ValuJet Flight 592
Historical event
After the aircraft's departure from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled chemical oxygen generators in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Airlines Flight 592 causes the Douglas DC-9 to crash in the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 on board.
May 11
Adin Hill
Birth
Adin Hill, Canadian ice hockey player
May 12
Fabrice Olinga
Birth
Fabrice Olinga, Cameroonian footballer
May 12
Kostas Tsimikas
Birth
Kostas Tsimikas, Greek footballer
May 13
Thunderstorm
Historical event
Severe thunderstorms and a tornado in Bangladesh kill 600 people.
May 14
Martin Garrix
Birth
Martin Garrix, Dutch DJ
May 14
Blake Brockington
Birth
Blake Brockington, American trans man and activist (died 2015)
May 14
Pokimane
Birth
Pokimane, Moroccan-Canadian internet personality
May 15
Birdy (singer)
Birth
Birdy, English singer-songwriter
May 16
Louisa Chirico
Birth
Louisa Chirico, American tennis player
May 18
Republic of Ireland
Historical event
Ireland won the Eurovision song contest for the seventh time, the highest number of wins for any country before Sweden tied it in 2023.
May 19
Space Shuttle program
Historical event
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on mission STS-77.
May 19
Michael Carcone
Birth
Michael Carcone, Canadian ice hockey player
May 20
Romer v. Evans
Historical event
In deciding Romer v. Evans, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a constitutional amendment in Colorado that prevented protected status under the law for homosexuals or bisexuals.
May 20
LGBTQ rights in the United States
Historical event
Civil rights: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Romer v. Evans against a law that would have prevented any city, town or county in the state of Colorado from taking any legislative, executive, or judicial action to protect the rights of gays and lesbians.
May 20
Brian Kelly (rugby league)
Birth
Brian Kelly, Australian rugby league player
May 21
Trappists
Historical event
The seven Trappist monks of Tibhirine who were abducted on March 27 are killed under uncertain circumstances.
May 21
MV Bukoba
Historical event
The ferry MV Bukoba sinks in Tanzanian waters on Lake Victoria, killing nearly 1,000.
May 21
Josh Allen
Birth
Josh Allen, American football player
May 21
Karen Khachanov
Birth
Karen Khachanov, Russian tennis player
May 21
Indy de Vroome
Birth
Indy de Vroome, Dutch tennis player
May 22
Aung San Suu Kyi
Historical event
The Burmese military regime jails 71 supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi in a bid to block a pro-democracy meeting.
May 23
Emmanuel Boateng (footballer, born 1996)
Birth
Emmanuel Boateng, Ghanaian footballer
May 23
Katharina Schmid
Birth
Katharina Althaus, German ski jumper
May 23
Răzvan Marin
Birth
Răzvan Marin, Romanian footballer
May 24
Shu Uchida
Birth
Shu Uchida, Japanese voice actress
May 25
David Pastrňák
Birth
David Pastrňák, Czech ice hockey player
May 26
Lara Goodall
Birth
Lara Goodall, South African cricketer
May 27
First Chechen War
Historical event
First Chechen War: Russian president Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechen rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-fire.
May 27
Kim Jae-hwan (singer)
Birth
Kim Jae-hwan, South Korean singer
May 28
Bill Clinton
Historical event
U.S. President Bill Clinton's former business partners in the Whitewater land deal, Jim McDougal and Susan McDougal, and the Governor of Arkansas, Jim Guy Tucker, are convicted of fraud.
May 30
Aleksandr Golovin (footballer)
Birth
Aleksandr Golovin, Russian footballer
May 30
Beatriz Haddad Maia
Birth
Beatriz Haddad Maia, Brazilian tennis player
May 31
Brandon Smith (rugby league)
Birth
Brandon Smith, New Zealand rugby league player
May 31
Normani
Birth
Normani Kordei Hamilton, American singer

June

June 1
Edvinas Gertmonas
Birth
Edvinas Gertmonas, Lithuanian footballer
June 1
Tom Holland
Birth
Tom Holland, English actor
June 2
Morissette (singer)
Birth
Morissette, Filipina singer-songwriter
June 4
Ariane 5
Historical event
The first flight of Ariane 5 explodes after roughly 37 seconds. It was a Cluster mission.
June 4
Oli McBurnie
Birth
Oli McBurnie, Scottish footballer
June 5
Jamayne Isaako
Birth
Jamayne Isaako, New Zealand rugby league player
June 6
Jack Hetherington
Birth
Jack Hetherington, Australian rugby league player
June 6
George Davis Snell
Death
George Davis Snell, American geneticist and immunologist; awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1980 for his studies of histocompatibility (born 1903)
June 7
Christian McCaffrey
Birth
Christian McCaffrey, American football player
June 10
Northern Ireland
Historical event
Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without the participation of Sinn Féin.
June 10
Jun (Chinese entertainer)
Birth
Wen Junhui, Chinese singer and actor
June 11
Philip Billing
Birth
Philip Billing, Danish footballer
June 12
Gustav Forsling
Birth
Gustav Forsling, Swedish ice hockey player
June 12
Davinson Sánchez
Birth
Davinson Sánchez, Colombian footballer
June 12
Shonica Wharton
Birth
Shonica Wharton, Barbadian netball player
June 13
Montana Freemen
Historical event
The Montana Freemen surrender after an 81-day standoff with FBI agents.
June 13
Garuda Indonesia Flight 865
Historical event
Garuda Indonesia flight 865 crashes during takeoff from Fukuoka Airport, killing three people and injuring 170.
June 14
Foreclosure
Historical event
After an 81-day standoff sparked by their refusal to be evicted from their foreclosed property in Jordan, Montana, the Christian Patriot group Montana Freemen surrendered to the FBI.
June 15
The Troubles
Historical event
The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a truck bomb in the commercial centre of Manchester, England, injuring more than 200 people and causing widespread damage to buildings.
June 15
Hoshi (South Korean singer)
Birth
Hoshi, South Korean singer and dancer
June 15
Aurora (singer)
Birth
Aurora, Norwegian singer-songwriter
June 15
Tia-Adana Belle
Birth
Tia-Adana Belle, Barbadian athlete
June 18
Niki Wories
Birth
Niki Wories, Dutch figure skater
June 18
Alen Halilović
Birth
Alen Halilović, Croatian footballer
June 20
Space Shuttle Columbia
Historical event
Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-78 to conduct life science and microgravity research aboard the Spacelab module.
June 20
Sam Bennett (ice hockey)
Birth
Sam Bennett, Canadian ice hockey player
June 21
Tyrone May
Birth
Tyrone May, Australian rugby league player
June 21
Scottie Scheffler
Birth
Scottie Scheffler, American golfer
June 22
Rodri
Birth
Rodri, Spanish footballer
June 22
Mikel Merino
Birth
Mikel Merino, Spanish footballer
June 24
Duki (rapper)
Birth
Duki, Argentine rapper
June 25
Khobar Towers bombing
Historical event
The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. servicemen.
June 25
Jay-Z
Historical event
American rapper Jay-Z releases his debut album, Reasonable Doubt.
June 25
Pietro Fittipaldi
Birth
Pietro Fittipaldi, Brazilian-American race car driver
June 28
Donna Vekić
Birth
Donna Vekić, Croatian tennis player
June 28
Larissa Werbicki
Birth
Larissa Werbicki, Canadian rower
June 29
Joseph Manu
Birth
Joseph Manu, New Zealand rugby league player

July

July 1
Adelina Sotnikova
Birth
Adelina Sotnikova, Russian figure skater
July 2
Julia Grabher
Birth
Julia Grabher, Austrian tennis player
July 3
John Major
Historical event
British Prime Minister John Major announced the Stone of Scone would be returned to Scotland.
July 3
Alex Twal
Birth
Alex Twal, Australian-Lebanese rugby league player
July 3
Cole Tucker
Birth
Cole Tucker, American baseball player
July 5
Dolly (sheep)
Historical event
Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
July 5
Brianna Turner
Birth
Brianna Turner, American basketball player
July 5
Aamir Jamal
Birth
Aamir Jamal, Pakistani cricketer
July 6
McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Historical event
A McDonnell Douglas MD-88 operating as Delta Air Lines Flight 1288 experiences a turbine engine failure during takeoff from Pensacola International Airport, killing two and injuring five of the 147 people on board.
July 7
Yoon Chae-kyung
Birth
Yoon Chae-kyung, South Korean singer and actress
July 8
Marlon Humphrey
Birth
Marlon Humphrey, American football player
July 11
Alessia Cara
Birth
Alessia Cara, Canadian singer-songwriter
July 12
Jordan Romero
Birth
Jordan Romero, American mountaineer
July 12
Moussa Dembélé (French footballer)
Birth
Moussa Dembélé, French footballer
July 15
Belgian Air Force
Historical event
A Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport.
July 15
Vivianne Miedema
Birth
Vivianne Miedema, Dutch football player
July 16
Luke Hemmings
Birth
Luke Hemmings, Australian singer and musician
July 16
Cooper Koch
Birth
Cooper Koch, American actor
July 16
Kevin Abstract
Birth
Kevin Abstract, American rapper and singer-songwriter
July 17
TWA Flight 800
Historical event
TWA Flight 800 exploded in mid-air and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York.
July 17
Grace Caroline Currey
Birth
Grace Caroline Currey, American actress
July 17
Wonwoo
Birth
Wonwoo, South Korean rapper and singer
July 18
Saguenay flood
Historical event
Storms provoke severe flooding on the Saguenay River, beginning one of Quebec's costliest natural disasters ever.
July 18
Battle of Mullaitivu (1996)
Historical event
Battle of Mullaitivu: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam capture the Sri Lanka Army's base, killing over 1,200 soldiers.
July 18
Yung Lean
Birth
Yung Lean, Swedish rapper and singer-songwriter
July 18
Shudufhadzo Musida
Birth
Shudufhadzo Musida, Miss South Africa 2020
July 18
Smriti Mandhana
Birth
Smriti Mandhana, Indian cricketer
July 19
Paul Momirovski
Birth
Paul Momirovski, Australian rugby league player
July 20
Ben Simmons
Birth
Ben Simmons, Australian basketball player
July 21
Mikael Ingebrigtsen
Birth
Mikael Ingebrigtsen, Norwegian footballer
July 22
Skyler Gisondo
Birth
Skyler Gisondo, American actor
July 22
Kevin Fiala
Birth
Kevin Fiala, Swiss ice hockey player
July 23
Kasperi Kapanen
Birth
Kasperi Kapanen, Finnish ice hockey player
July 23
Alexandra Andresen
Birth
Alexandra Andresen, Norwegian heiress and equestrian
July 23
David Dobrik
Birth
David Dobrik, Slovak YouTube personality
July 23
Danielle Bradbery
Birth
Danielle Bradbery, American singer
July 24
Joe Mixon
Birth
Joe Mixon, American football player
July 25
1996 Burundian coup d'état
Historical event
In a military coup in Burundi, Pierre Buyoya deposes Sylvestre Ntibantunganya.
July 25
Jaafar Jackson
Birth
Jaafar Jackson, American actor and singer
July 26
Olivia Breen
Birth
Olivia Breen, British Paralympic athlete
July 27
Atlanta
Historical event
In Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics.
July 28
Prehistory
Historical event
The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man.
July 28
Harriet Dart
Birth
Harriet Dart, British tennis player
July 29
Communications Decency Act
Historical event
The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is struck down by a U.S. federal court as too broad.
July 30
Dylan Larkin
Birth
Dylan Larkin, American hockey player
July 30
Ariel Atkins
Birth
Ariel Atkins, American basketball player
July 30
Nina Stojanović
Birth
Nina Stojanović, Serbian tennis player

August

August 1
Katie Boulter
Birth
Katie Boulter, British tennis player
August 2
Keston Hiura
Birth
Keston Hiura, American baseball player
August 2
Simone Manuel
Birth
Simone Manuel, American swimmer
August 3
Alec Bohm
Birth
Alec Bohm, American baseball player
August 3
Derwin James
Birth
Derwin James, American football player
August 3
Bokondji Imama
Birth
Bokondji Imama, Canadian ice hockey player
August 5
Takakeishō Takanobu
Birth
Takakeishō Mitsunobu, Japanese sumo wrestler
August 5
Woodz
Birth
Cho Seung-youn, South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper
August 6
NASA
Historical event
NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms.
August 6
Meteorite
Historical event
Researchers announced that the meteorite ALH84001 (pictured), discovered in the Allan Hills of Antarctica, may contain evidence of life on Mars, but further tests were inconclusive.
August 7
Dani Ceballos
Birth
Dani Ceballos, Spanish footballer
August 8
A'ja Wilson
Birth
A'ja Wilson, American basketball player
August 9
Sanya Lopez
Birth
Sanya Lopez, Filipino actress and model
August 10
Lauren Tait
Birth
Lauren Tait, Scottish netball player
August 11
Killing of Tassos Isaac
Historical event
The killing of Tassos Isaac by Turkish nationalists of the Grey Wolves in the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus.
August 12
Choi Yu-jin
Birth
Choi Yu-jin, South Korean singer and actress
August 12
Samuel Moutoussamy
Birth
Samuel Moutoussamy, Congolese footballer
August 12
Arthur Melo
Birth
Arthur Melo, Brazilian footballer
August 13
Antonia Lottner
Birth
Antonia Lottner, German tennis player
August 14
Killing of Solomos Solomou
Historical event
Greek Cypriot refugee Solomos Solomou is shot and killed by a Turkish security officer while trying to climb a flagpole in order to remove a Turkish flag from its mast in the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus.
August 16
Sophie Cunningham
Birth
Sophie Cunningham, American basketball player
August 16
Caeleb Dressel
Birth
Caeleb Dressel, American swimmer
August 17
Jake Virtanen
Birth
Jake Virtanen, Canadian ice hockey player
August 19
Lachlan Lewis
Birth
Lachlan Lewis, Australian rugby league player
August 19
Yerin (entertainer)
Birth
Jung Ye-rin, South Korean singer and actress
August 20
Bunty Afoa
Birth
Bunty Afoa, New Zealand rugby league player
August 21
Karolína Muchová
Birth
Karolína Muchová, Czech tennis player
August 22
Somin (singer)
Birth
Jeon So-min, South Korean singer-songwriter
August 22
Jessica-Jane Applegate
Birth
Jessica-Jane Applegate, British Paralympic swimmer
August 23
Alejo Igoa
Birth
Alejo Igoa, Argentine YouTuber
August 28
Chicago Seven
Historical event
Chicago Seven defendant David Dellinger, antiwar activist Bradford Lyttle, Civil Rights Movement historian Randy Kryn, and eight others are arrested by the Federal Protective Service while protesting in a demonstration at the Kluczynski Federal Building in downtown Chicago during
August 28
Kim Se-jeong
Birth
Kim Se-jeong, South Korean actress and singer
August 29
Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801
Historical event
Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 crashed on approach to Svalbard Airport, Norway, killing all 141 on board.
August 29
Daryll Neita
Birth
Daryll Neita, British sprinter
August 30
Mikal Bridges
Birth
Mikal Bridges, American basketball player
August 30
Trevor Jackson (performer)
Birth
Trevor Jackson, American actor and singer-songwriter
August 31
Saddam Hussein
Historical event
Saddam Hussein's troops seize Irbil after the Kurdish Masoud Barzani appealed for help to defeat his Kurdish rival PUK.
August 31
Jalen Brunson
Birth
Jalen Brunson, American basketball player

September

September 1
Zendaya
Birth
Zendaya, American actress and singer
September 2
Austin Abrams
Birth
Austin Abrams, American actor
September 3
William Eskelinen
Birth
William Eskelinen, Swedish footballer
September 3
Neilson Powless
Birth
Neilson Powless, American cyclist
September 3
Abrahm DeVine
Birth
Abrahm DeVine, American swimmer
September 3
Joy (singer)
Birth
Joy, South Korean idol and actress
September 3
Nanda Kyaw
Birth
Nanda Kyaw, Burmese footballer
September 3
Callum Moore (Australian footballer)
Birth
Callum Moore, Australian footballer

Questions about 1996

What happened in 1996?

This site records 400 entries for 1996, including Andreas Pereira on January 1. They are listed below by date.

How long ago was 1996?

30 years ago, counting from 2026. Anyone born in 1996 turns 30 this year.

Which century is 1996 in?

1996 falls in the 20th century, in the 1990s.

Which generation was born in 1996?

Millennials (Generation Y) (1981–1996). Came of age around the year 2000 and the rise of the internet.

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