Sun Microsystems announces the formation of Java Soft.

Colonel Ibrahim BarÃ© MaÃ¯nassara deposes the first democratically elected president of Niger, Mahamane Ousmane, in a military coup.

First release of Duke Nukem 3D.

Suspected leader of the Irish National Liberation ArmyGino Gallagher is killed while in line for his unemployment benefit.

Dragon ball Z ends in Japan.

A Turkish Airlines Boeing 757 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Dominican Republickilling 189

The Irish Republican Army declares the end of its 18 month ceasefire shortly followed by a large bomb in London's Canary Wharf

The World Trade Centre in London is partially destroyed by an IRA bomb.

The Nepalese People's War began.

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match.

The first democratically elected Palestinianparliament is formed.

John Howard comes to power as the twenty-fifth Prime Minister of Australia.

The Dunblane Massacre: in Dunblane, Scotland, 16 children and 1 adult teacher are shot dead by a spree killer who then commits suicide.

1996 In Los Angeles, California, Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez are found guilty of first-degree murder for the shotgun killing of their parents.

Taiwan holds its first direct elections and chooses Lee Teng-hui as President

University of Kentucky team wins NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.

An Air Force 737 carrying United States Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown crashes in Croatia, killing 35 of the 36 on-board, including Brown.

In Lebanon, 102 Lebanese civilians are killed when the Israel Defense Forces shell the UN compound at Qana (see Qana Massacre).

Cisco Systems acquires StrataCom for $4B

In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is introduced.

JosÃ© MarÃa Aznar is appointed Prime Minister of Spain, thus ending 13 years of Socialist rule.

A "rogue storm" near the summit of Mount Everest kills eight climbers, making this the deadliest day in the mountain's history. Among the dead are experienced climbers Rob Halland Scott Fischer, both of whom were leading paid expeditions to the summit.

After taking-off from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled oxygen canisters in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Flight 592 causes the Douglas DC-9 to crash in the Florida Evergladeskilling all 110 on board.

Severe thunderstorms and a tornado in Bangladesh kill 600 people.

Gay rights: The Supreme Court of the United Statesrules in Romer v. Evans against a law that would have prevented any city, town or county in the state of Coloradofrom taking any legislative, executive, or judicial action to protect the rights of homosexuals.

Panama becomes a member of the Berne Conventioncopyright treaty.

Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without Sinn FÃ©in.

The Quake computer game is released.

Michael Johnson breaks the world record in the 200 metres with a time of 19.66 seconds

The Khobar Towers bombing leaves 19 USA servicemendead in Saudi Arabia.

A Royal Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport. Thirty-two people die in the flames, two people die of their injuries, and Seven people sustain severe burns.

Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound Boeing 747 carrying TWA flight 800explodes, killing all 230 on board.

Kennewick Man, the remains of a prehistoric man, was discovered near Kennewick, Washington.

The controversial child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act (1996) is struck down as too broad by a US federal court.

MIL-STD-1750A is declared inactive for use in new designs.

Olympic Games: Michael Johnson wins the 200 meters in 19.32 seconds, beating the old world record by over 0.3 seconds.

NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive lifeforms

Sigma Beta Rho is founded at the University of Pennsylvania.

Britain's Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, are divorced.

A Vnukovo Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 crashes into a mountain on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen, killing all 141 aboard.

Eddie Murray becomes the 15th member of the 500 home run club with a home run at Oriole Park in Baltimore, Maryland.

In Los Vegas, Nevada, actor and recording artist Tupac Shakur is shot several times after attending a boxingmatch, he dies six days later.

Union Pacific Railroad purchases Southern PacificRailroad

The last of the Magdalen Asylums was closed in Ireland

Nintendo 64 went on sale in the United States.

The Fox News Channel, an American cablenews network, is launched.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 40.62 to 6,010.00, closing above 6,000 for the first time ever.

84 are killed and more than 180 injured as 47,000 soccerfans attempt to squeeze into the 36,000-seat Mateo Flores Stadium in Guatemala City.

The civil trial of former American football player O.J. Simpson opens in Santa Monica, California.

A Brazilian TAM Fokker-100 crashes into several houses in SÃ£o Paulo, Brazil killing 98 including 2 on the ground

USA presidential election, 1996: Democratincumbent Bill Clinton defeats Republican challenger Bob Dole to win his second term.

The family of Eduardo Quihua Maquixtle from Vicente Guerrero, Mexico, including his four children, are stabbed by three men accusing them of witchcraft.

A Nigerian Boeing 727 crashes into a lagoon 40 miles southeast of Lagos, Nigeria, killing 143.

World-renowned bird expert Tony Silva is sentenced to seven years in prison without parole for leading an illegal parrot smuggling ring.

The Republic of Angola officially joins the World Trade Organization, as Angola.

Kofi Annan elected as Secretary-General of the United Nations.

A massive freight liner hits the River walk mall and hotel complex in New Orleans, Louisiana, injuring 116.

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification goes into force

Taliban forces retake the strategic Ba gram air base which solidifies their buffer zone around Kabul.

Guatemala and leaders of Guatemalan National Revolutionary Union sign a peace accord that ends a 36 year civil war.

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