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  • Tokyo, Japan
    1996
    Sony Corporation

    Sony Entered again Into The Global Computer Market

    Tokyo, Japan
    1996

    Sony produced computers during the 1980s. The company withdrew from the computer business around 1990. Sony entered again into the global computer market under the new VAIO brand, began in 1996. Short for "Video Audio Integrated Operation", the line was the first computer brand to highlight visual-audio features.




  • Tokyo, Japan
    1996
    Sony Corporation

    Announcing The first Cyber-shot camera

    Tokyo, Japan
    1996

    The first Cyber-shot was introduced in 1996. At the time, digital cameras were a relative novelty.




  • Beijing, China
    1996
    Huawei

    Major Turning point For The company

    Beijing, China
    1996

    Another major turning point for the company came in 1996, when the government in Beijing adopted an explicit policy of supporting domestic telecommunications manufacturers and restricting access to foreign competitors.




  • Israel
    1996
    Shimon Peres

    The Peres Center for Peace

    Israel
    1996

    In 1996, he founded the Peres Center for Peace, which has the aim of "promoting lasting peace and advancement in the Middle East by fostering tolerance, economic and technological development, cooperation and well-being".




  • Malmö, Sweden
    1996
    Zlatan Ibrahimović

    The First Contract

    Malmö, Sweden
    1996

    Ibrahimović signed his first contract with Malmö in 1996.




  • China
    1996
    Google LLC

    RankDex

    China
    1996

    PageRank was influenced by a similar page-ranking and site-scoring algorithm earlier used for RankDex, developed by Robin Li in 1996, with Larry Page's PageRank patent including a citation to Li's earlier RankDex patent; Li later went on to create the Chinese search engine Baidu.




  • U.S.
    1996
    Visa Inc.

    Visa settled a 1996 antitrust lawsuit brought by a class of U.S. merchants

    U.S.
    1996

    Visa settled a 1996 antitrust lawsuit brought by a class of U.S. merchants, including Walmart, for billions of dollars in 2003. Over 4 million class members were represented by the plaintiffs. According to a website associated with the suit, Visa and MasterCard settled the plaintiffs' claims for a total of $3.05 billion. Visa's share of this settlement is reported to have been the larger.


  • U.S.
    1996
    Garry Kasparov

    Deep Blue

    U.S.
    1996

    Kasparov played in a pair of six-game chess matches with an IBM supercomputer called "Deep Blue". The first match was played in Philadelphia in 1996 and won by Kasparov. The second was played in New York City in 1997 and won by "Deep Blue".


  • Putumayo, Colombia
    1996
    Colombian conflict

    The 1996 Civic Protest Movement

    Putumayo, Colombia
    1996

    In mid-1996, a civic protest movement made up of an estimated 200,000 coca growers from Putumayo and part of Cauca began marching against the Colombian government to reject its drug war policies, including fumigations and the declaration of special security zones in some departments.


  • Dagestan, Russia
    Jan, 1996
    First Chechen War

    Conflict in Dagestan

    Dagestan, Russia
    Jan, 1996

    Much larger and more deadly acts of hostility took place in the republic of Dagestan. In particular, the border village of Pervomayskoye was completely destroyed by Russian forces in January 1996 in reaction to the large-scale Chechen hostage taking in Kizlyar in Dagestan (in which more than 2,000 hostages were taken), bringing strong criticism from this hitherto loyal republic and escalating domestic dissatisfaction.


  • Mayibout, Gabon
    Jan, 1996
    Ebola Most Major Outbreaks

    Gabon' Outbreak in 1996

    Mayibout, Gabon
    Jan, 1996

    This occurred in the village of Mayibout 2 and neighboring areas. A chimpanzee found dead in the forest was eaten by villagers hunting for food. Nineteen people involved in the butchery of the animal became ill, and other cases occurred in their family members. These events resulted in the infection of 31 and the death of 21.


  • Madrid, Spain
    1996
    Bernard Arnault

    Loewe

    Madrid, Spain
    1996

    In 1996, Arnault bought out Loewe.


  • Philadelphia, U.S.
    1996
    Kobe Bryant

    Senior awards

    Philadelphia, U.S.
    1996

    Bryant received several awards for his outstanding performance during his senior year at Lower Merion. These included being named Naismith High School Player of the Year, Gatorade Men's National Basketball Player of the Year, a McDonald's All-American, a first-team Parade All-American and a USA Today All-USA First Team player. Bryant's varsity coach, Greg Downer, commented that he was "a complete player who dominates" and praised his work ethic, even as the team's top player.


  • U.S.
    1996
    Tony Hawk

    Seond Marriage

    U.S.
    1996

    Hawk was married to Erin Lee from 1996 to 2004. They have two sons, Spencer (b. 1999) and Keegan (b. 2001). Spencer is an electronic music producer who releases music such as Gupi.


  • Philadelphia, U.S.
    1996
    Kobe Bryant

    Prom Date

    Philadelphia, U.S.
    1996

    In 1996, Bryant took R&B singer Brandy to his senior prom.


  • Philadelphia, U.S.
    1996
    Kobe Bryant

    NBA Decision

    Philadelphia, U.S.
    1996

    Ultimately, the 17-year-old Bryant made the decision to go directly into the NBA, becoming only the sixth player in NBA history to do so. Bryant's news was met with a lot of publicity at a time when prep-to-pro NBA players were not very common (Garnett being the only exception in 20 years). His basketball skills and SAT score of 1080 would have ensured admission to any college he chose, but he did not officially visit any campuses.


  • New York, U.S.
    1996
    New York Stock Exchange

    Real-time ticker was introduced

    New York, U.S.
    1996

    In 1996, real-time ticker was introduced.


  • Stanford, California, U.S.
    Jan, 1996
    Google LLC

    The Beginning of Google

    Stanford, California, U.S.
    Jan, 1996

    Google began in January 1996 as a research project by Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they were both PhD students at Stanford University in Stanford, California. While conventional search engines ranked results by counting how many times the search terms appeared on the page, the two theorized about a better system that analyzed the relationships among websites. They called this algorithm PageRank; it determined a website's relevance by the number of pages, and the importance of those pages that linked back to the original site.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    1996
    Kobe Bryant

    Bryant first contract

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    1996

    Since Bryant was still 17 at the time, his parents had to cosign his contract with the Lakers until he was able to sign his own when he turned 18 before the season began. Bryant signed a three-year rookie contract totaling $3.5 million.


  • Cupertino, California, U.S.
    1996
    MacOS

    Apple purchase NeXT

    Cupertino, California, U.S.
    1996

    Throughout the early 1990s, Apple had tried to create a "next-generation" OS to succeed its classic Mac OS through the Taligent, Copland and Gershwin projects, but all of them were eventually abandoned. This led Apple to purchase NeXT in 1996, allowing NeXTSTEP, then called OPENSTEP, to serve as the basis for Apple's next-generation operating system. This purchase also led to Steve Jobs returning to Apple as an interim, and then the permanent CEO, shepherding the transformation of the programmer-friendly OPENSTEP into a system that would be adopted by Apple's primary market of home users and creative professionals. The project was first code-named "Rhapsody" and then officially named Mac OS X.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    1996
    Kobe Bryant

    Bryant Debut

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    1996

    Bryant debuted in the Summer Pro League in Long Beach, California, scoring 25 points in front of a standing-room-only crowd. Defenders struggled to get in front of him, and his performance excited West and Lakers coach Del Harris. He scored 36 points in the finale and finished with averages of 24.5 points and 5.3 rebounds in four games.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    1996
    Kobe Bryant

    Before NBA draft

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    1996

    Before the 1996 NBA draft, Bryant had worked out in Los Angeles, where he scrimmaged against former Lakers players Larry Drew and Michael Cooper and, according to then-Laker manager Jerry West, "marched over these people".


  • U.S.
    1996
    Cameras

    First compact Flash

    U.S.
    1996

    The first camera to use CompactFlash was the Kodak DC-25 in 1996.


  • Slovenia
    Monday Jan 15, 1996
    Croatian War of Independence

    New UN mission

    Slovenia
    Monday Jan 15, 1996

    The new UN mission was established as the United Nations Transitional Authority for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES) by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1037 of 15 January 1996.


  • Prevlaka, Croatia
    Monday Jan 15, 1996
    Croatian War of Independence

    The UNTAES replaced the UNCRO mission

    Prevlaka, Croatia
    Monday Jan 15, 1996

    As the UNTAES replaced the UNCRO mission, Prevlaka peninsula, previously under UNCRO control, was put under control of United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP). The UNMOP was established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1038 of 15 January 1996, and terminated on 15 December 2002.


  • Black Sea
    Tuesday Jan 16, 1996
    First Chechen War

    Turkish passenger ship

    Black Sea
    Tuesday Jan 16, 1996

    On 16 January 1996, a Turkish passenger ship carrying 200 Russian passengers was taken over by what were mostly Turkish gunmen who were seeking to publicize the Chechen cause.


  • Oman
    1996
    Qaboos bin Said al Said

    The 1996 Basic Law

    Oman
    1996

    Oman has no system of checks and balances, and thus no separation of powers. All power is concentrated in the sultan, who is also chief of staff of the armed forces, Minister of Defense, Minister of Foreign Affairs and chairman of the Central Bank. All legislation since 1970 has been promulgated through royal decrees, including the 1996 Basic Law. The sultan appoints judges, and can grant pardons and commute sentences. The sultan's authority is inviolable and the sultan expects total subordination to his will.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 23, 1996
    Java (programming language)

    Java 1.0

    U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 23, 1996

    On 23 January 1996, Sun Microsystems released the first public implementation as Java 1.0, which promised Write Once, Run Anywhere (WORA) functionality, providing no-cost run-times on popular platforms.


  • Africa
    1996
    Internet

    Leland Initiative

    Africa
    1996

    In 1996, a USAID funded project, the Leland Initiative, started work on developing full Internet connectivity for the continent. Guinea, Mozambique, Madagascar and Rwanda gained satellite earth stations in 1997, followed by Ivory Coast and Benin in 1998.


  • South America-North America-Europe
    Tuesday Feb 27, 1996
    Shakira

    Shakira's First International Tour

    South America-North America-Europe
    Tuesday Feb 27, 1996

    In February 27, 1996, Shakira went on to her first international tour, named simply the Tour Pies Descalzos. The tour consisted of 20 shows and ended in 1997.


  • Cyprus
    Wednesday Mar 6, 1996
    First Chechen War

    Cypriot passenger jet was hijacked by Chechen sympathizers while flying toward Germany

    Cyprus
    Wednesday Mar 6, 1996

    On 6 March, a Cypriot passenger jet was hijacked by Chechen sympathisers while flying toward Germany. Both of these incidents were resolved through negotiations, and the hijackers surrendered without any fatalities being inflicted.


  • Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
    Wednesday Mar 6, 1996
    First Chechen War

    Chechen fighters infiltrated Grozny and launched a three-day surprise raid on the city

    Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
    Wednesday Mar 6, 1996

    On 6 March, between 1,500 and 2,000 Chechen fighters infiltrated Grozny and launched a three-day surprise raid on the city, overrunning much of it and capturing caches of weapons and ammunition. Also in March, Chechen fighters attacked Samashki, where hundreds of villagers were killed.


  • Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
    Sunday Mar 10, 1996
    Dwayne Johnson

    The Brooklyn Brawler

    Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
    Sunday Mar 10, 1996

    Under his real name, Johnson defeated The Brooklyn Brawler at a house show on March 10, 1996. and lost matches to Chris Candido and Owen Hart.


  • Ireland
    Sunday Mar 17, 1996
    St. Patrick's Day

    St Patrick's Festival

    Ireland
    Sunday Mar 17, 1996

    The first St Patrick's Festival was held on 17 March 1996. In 1997, it became a three-day event, and by 2000 it was a four-day event. By 2006, the festival was five days long; more than 675,000 people attended the 2009 parade. Overall 2009's five-day festival saw almost 1 million visitors, who took part in festivities that included concerts, outdoor theatre performances, and fireworks. The Skyfest which ran from 2006 to 2012 formed the centerpiece of the St Patrick's festival.


  • canada
    Thursday Mar 21, 1996
    Celine Dion

    Dion performed a song at the opening Atlanta Olympic Games

    canada
    Thursday Mar 21, 1996

    Dion was asked to perform "The Power of the Dream" at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.


  • London, England, U.K.
    Mar, 1996
    Angelina Jolie

    First Marriage

    London, England, U.K.
    Mar, 1996

    Jolie and Jonny Lee Miller were not in touch for many months after production ended, but eventually reconnected and married soon after in March 1996. She attended her wedding in black rubber pants and a white T-shirt, upon which she had written the groom's name in her blood.


  • Germany
    Tuesday Mar 26, 1996
    Michael Ballack

    The Germany National Under-21 Team

    Germany
    Tuesday Mar 26, 1996

    On 26 March 1996, Ballack debuted for the Germany national under-21 team against Denmark, shortly after signing for Chemnitzer FC. In all, he played 19 matches for this side, scoring four goals.


  • Espoo, Finland
    Apr, 1996
    Nokia

    The First With Stereo Speakers and a Sub-Woofer

    Espoo, Finland
    Apr, 1996

    Nokia claimed in April 1996 its 447Xav and 447K monitors to be the first with stereo speakers and a sub-woofer.


  • U.S.
    1996
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal was injured for a great deal of the 1995–96 season

    U.S.
    1996

    O'Neal was injured for a great deal of the 1995–96 season, missing 28 games. He averaged 26.6 points and 11 rebounds per game, made the All-NBA 3rd Team, and played in his 4th All-Star Game.


  • Chicago, Illinois, United States
    1996
    Ted Kaczynski

    Kaczynski arrested by investigators

    Chicago, Illinois, United States
    1996

    On April 3, 1996, Kaczynski was arrested and combed cabin by investigators. Investigators found a wealth of bomb components; 40,000 handwritten journal pages that included bomb-making experiments and descriptions of Unabomber crimes; and one live bomb, ready for mailing.


  • California, United States
    Wednesday Apr 3, 1996
    Ted Kaczynski

    Kaczynski was arrested by FBI

    California, United States
    Wednesday Apr 3, 1996

    FBI agents arrested an unkempt Kaczynski at his cabin on April 3, 1996.


  • Lebanon
    Thursday Apr 11, 1996
    Shimon Peres

    Operation Grapes of Wrath

    Lebanon
    Thursday Apr 11, 1996

    On 11 April 1996, Prime Minister Peres initiated Operation Grapes of Wrath.


  • Chechnya, Russia
    Tuesday Apr 16, 1996
    First Chechen War

    Arab commander Ibn al-Khattab destroyed a large Russian armored column in an ambush

    Chechnya, Russia
    Tuesday Apr 16, 1996

    On 16 April, forces of Arab commander Ibn al-Khattab destroyed a large Russian armored column in an ambush near Shatoy, killing at least 76 soldiers; in another one, near Vedeno, at least 28 Russian troops were killed.


  • Chechnya, Russia
    Sunday Apr 21, 1996
    First Chechen War

    Dzhokhar Dudayev assassinated

    Chechnya, Russia
    Sunday Apr 21, 1996

    Although a Russian guided missile attack assassinated the ChRI President Dzhokhar Dudayev on 21 April 1996.


  • Argentina
    Apr, 1996
    Diego Maradona

    Three-round exhibition boxing match for charity

    Argentina
    Apr, 1996

    In April 1996, Maradona had a three-round exhibition boxing match with Santos Laciar for charity.


  • Midrand, South Africa
    Saturday Apr 27, 1996
    United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

    Midrand Conference

    Midrand, South Africa
    Saturday Apr 27, 1996

    Ninth Conference "UNCTAD IX" was held in Midrand, South Africa, from 27 April to 11 May 1996.


  • U.S.
    1996
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal became a free agent

    U.S.
    1996

    O'Neal became a free agent after the 1995–96 NBA season.


  • United Kingdom
    Friday May 3, 1996
    James Bond

    Cold was published

    United Kingdom
    Friday May 3, 1996

    Cold, first published in 1996, was the sixteenth and final novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond.


  • City Island, New York, United States
    Friday May 10, 1996
    Angelina Jolie

    Romeo and Juliet

    City Island, New York, United States
    Friday May 10, 1996

    Jolie took a starring role in the modern-day Romeo and Juliet adaptation Love Is All There Is, released on 10 May 1996.


  • Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
    Tuesday May 28, 1996
    First Chechen War

    Yeltsin even officially declared "victory"

    Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
    Tuesday May 28, 1996

    Yeltsin even officially declared "victory" in Grozny on 28 May 1996, after a new temporary ceasefire was signed with the ChRI Acting President Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev.


  • Kosovo
    Jun, 1996
    Kosovo War

    Acts of sabotage

    Kosovo
    Jun, 1996

    In June 1996 the group claimed responsibility for acts of sabotage targeting Kosovo police stations.


  • The Church of St Augustine of Canterbury, East Hendred, Oxfordshire, England
    Saturday Jun 1, 1996
    David Cameron

    Marriage

    The Church of St Augustine of Canterbury, East Hendred, Oxfordshire, England
    Saturday Jun 1, 1996

    Cameron is married to Samantha Gwendoline Cameron (née Sheffield), the daughter of Sir Reginald Sheffield, 8th Baronet, and Annabel Lucy Veronica Jones (now Viscountess Astor). A Marlborough College school friend of Cameron's sister Clare, Samantha accepted Clare's invitation to accompany the Cameron family on holiday in Tuscany, Italy, after graduating from Bristol School of Creative Arts. It was then David and Samantha's romance started. They were married on 1 June 1996 at the Church of St Augustine of Canterbury, East Hendred, Oxfordshire, five years before Cameron was elected to parliament.


  • Turku, Finland
    Wednesday Jun 12, 1996
    Nokia

    Nokia sold its television business

    Turku, Finland
    Wednesday Jun 12, 1996

    On 12 June 1996, Nokia announced the sale of its television business to Canada/Hong Kong-based Semi-Tech Corporation. The sale included a factory in Turku, and the rights to use the Nokia, Finlux, Luxor, Salora, Schaub-Lorenz and Oceanic brands until the end of 1999.


  • Los Angeles,U.S.
    Tuesday Jun 25, 1996
    Kobe Bryant

    the day before the draft

    Los Angeles,U.S.
    Tuesday Jun 25, 1996

    The Lakers were looking to trade their starting center Vlade Divac for a player's draft rights to free up salary-cap space to make an offer to free-agent center Shaquille O'Neal. Bill Branch, the Hornets' head scout at the time, said that the Hornets agreed to trade their draft selection at #13 to the Lakers the day before the draft. Before the trade agreement, the Hornets never considered drafting Bryant. During the draft, the Lakers told the Hornets whom to select minutes before the pick was made.


  • East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 26, 1996
    Kobe Bryant

    Drafted directly out of high school

    East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 26, 1996

    Bryant was the first guard ever drafted directly out of high school.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    1996
    Library of Congress

    The library acquired Lafayette's previously inaccessible papers in 1996 from a castle at La Grangew

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    1996

    During Billington's tenure as the 13th librarian of Congress, the library acquired Lafayette's previously inaccessible papers in 1996 from a castle at La Grange, France.


  • Mongolia
    Sunday Jun 30, 1996
    Mongolian Revolution of 1990

    A Democratic Union Coalition For The First Time Succeeded In Winning The Majority

    Mongolia
    Sunday Jun 30, 1996

    A Democratic Union Coalition co-led by Democratic Party chairman Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj for the first time succeeded in winning the majority in the 1996 parliamentary elections.


  • Los Angeles,U.S.
    Sunday Jun 30, 1996
    Kobe Bryant

    Bryant traded

    Los Angeles,U.S.
    Sunday Jun 30, 1996

    on June 30, Divac relented on his threat and the trade was made final on July 9, 1996, when the league's off-season moratorium ended.


  • Turin, Italy
    Monday Jul 1, 1996
    Zinedine Zidane

    Moving To Juventus

    Turin, Italy
    Monday Jul 1, 1996

    Zidane had offers to join Europe's top clubs in the spring of 1996, deciding on a move to UEFA Champions League winners Juventus during the close season.


  • Booué, Gabon
    Jul, 1996
    Ebola Most Major Outbreaks

    Third Outbreak in Gabon

    Booué, Gabon
    Jul, 1996

    The third outbreak in Gabon occurred in the Booué area with the transport of patients to Libreville. The index case-patient was a hunter who lived in a forest timber camp. The disease was spread by close contact with infected persons. A dead chimpanzee found in the forest at the time was determined to be infected. With 60 infections and 45 deaths, this was the highest case fatality rate of 75%


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    1996
    Juneteenth

    the first legislation to recognize "Juneteenth Independence Day" was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    1996

    In 1996, the first legislation to recognize "Juneteenth Independence Day" was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.J. Res. 195, sponsored by Barbara-Rose Collins (D-MI).


  • Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    1996
    Shaquille O'Neal

    1996 Olympics

    Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    1996

    O'Neal was one of two players (the other being Reggie Miller) from the 1994 roster to be also named to the Dream Team III. Due to more star-power, he rotated with Hakeem Olajuwon and David Robinson and started 3 games. He averaged 9.3 points and 5.3 rebounds with 8 total blocks. Again, a perfect 8–0 record landed him another gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. O'Neal was upset that coach Lenny Wilkens played Robinson more minutes in the final game; Wilkens previously explained to O'Neal that it would probably be Robinson's last Olympics.


  • San Jose, California, U.S.
    Jul, 1996
    Atari, Inc.

    JTS Corp

    San Jose, California, U.S.
    Jul, 1996

    In July 1996, Atari merged with JTS Inc., a short-lived maker of hard disk drives, to form JTS Corp. Atari's role in the new company largely became that of holder for the Atari properties and minor support, and consequently the name largely disappeared from the market.


  • the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York
    Wednesday Jul 17, 1996
    Plane Accidents

    TWA Flight 800

    the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York
    Wednesday Jul 17, 1996

    ِِA Boeing 747-131, TWA Flight 800, carrying 212 passengers and 18 crew, exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York, shortly after departing from John F. Kennedy International Airport on a flight to Paris and Rome. A lengthy investigation concluded that the probable cause of the accident was a short circuit in a fuel tank that contained an explosive mixture of fuel vapor and air. As a result, new requirements were developed to prevent future fuel tank explosions in aircraft.


  • Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    Jul, 1996
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal was named to the United States Olympic basketball team

    Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    Jul, 1996

    In the summer of 1996, O'Neal was named to the United States Olympic basketball team, and was later part of the gold medal-winning team at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.


  • U.S.
    Saturday Jul 20, 1996
    Shaquille O'Neal

    The media announced that O'Neal would join the Los Angeles Lakers

    U.S.
    Saturday Jul 20, 1996

    On the team's first full day at the Olympics in Atlanta, the media announced that O'Neal would join the Los Angeles Lakers on a seven-year, $121 million contract.


  • Newbury, England, U.K.
    Jul, 1996
    Vodafone

    Acquiring Talkland

    Newbury, England, U.K.
    Jul, 1996

    In July 1996, Vodafone acquired two-thirds of Talkland, which it did not already own, for £30.6 million.


  • Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    Saturday Jul 27, 1996
    Richard Jewell

    The "Town Square" of the Olympics

    Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    Saturday Jul 27, 1996

    Centennial Olympic Park was designed as the "town square" of the Olympics, and thousands of spectators had gathered for a late concert and merrymaking. Sometime after midnight, July 27, 1996, Eric Robert Rudolph, a terrorist who would later bomb a lesbian nightclub and two abortion clinics, planted a green backpack containing a fragmentation-laden pipe bomb underneath a bench. Jewell was working as a security guard for the event.


  • Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    Saturday Jul 27, 1996
    Richard Jewell

    A Bag

    Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    Saturday Jul 27, 1996

    On July 27, 1996, He discovered the bag and alerted Georgia Bureau of Investigation officers. This discovery was nine minutes before Rudolph called 9-1-1 to deliver a warning.


  • Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    Saturday Jul 27, 1996
    Richard Jewell

    Clearing the Immediate Area

    Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    Saturday Jul 27, 1996

    On July 27, 1996, Jewell and other security guards began clearing the immediate area so that a bomb squad could investigate the suspicious package.


  • Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    Saturday Jul 27, 1996
    Richard Jewell

    Bombing

    Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    Saturday Jul 27, 1996

    On July 27, 1996, The bomb exploded 13 minutes later, killing Alice Hawthorne and injuring over one hundred others. A cameraman also died of a heart attack while running to cover the incident.


  • Burbank, California, U.S.
    Aug, 1996
    Marvel Studios

    New World Animation and Marvel Films Animation were sold

    Burbank, California, U.S.
    Aug, 1996

    New World Animation and Marvel Films Animation were sold along with the rest of New World by Andrews Group to News Corporation/Fox as announced in August 1996.


  • Burbank, California, U.S.
    Aug, 1996
    Marvel Studios

    Marvel Studios

    Burbank, California, U.S.
    Aug, 1996

    In August 1996, Marvel created Marvel Studios.


  • Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
    Tuesday Aug 6, 1996
    First Chechen War

    The Chechens launched another surprise attack on Grozny

    Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
    Tuesday Aug 6, 1996

    On 6 August 1996, three days before Yeltsin was to be inaugurated for his second term as Russian president and when most of the Russian Army troops were moved south due to what was planned as their final offensive against remaining mountainous separatist strongholds, the Chechens launched another surprise attack on Grozny.


  • Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
    Monday Aug 19, 1996
    First Chechen War

    Ultimatum for Chechen fighters to leave the city within 48 hours

    Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
    Monday Aug 19, 1996

    On 19 August, despite the presence of 50,000 to 200,000 Chechen civilians and thousands of federal servicemen in Grozny, the Russian commander Konstantin Pulikovsky gave an ultimatum for Chechen fighters to leave the city within 48 hours, or else it would be leveled in a massive aerial and artillery bombardment. He stated that federal forces would use strategic bombers (not used in Chechnya up to this point) and ballistic missiles. This announcement was followed by chaotic scenes of panic as civilians tried to flee before the army carried out its threat, with parts of the city ablaze and falling shells scattering refugee columns.


  • San Jose, California, U.S
    Aug, 1996
    Gary Webb

    Webb published the truth in The Mercury News

    San Jose, California, U.S
    Aug, 1996

    The series was published in The Mercury News in three parts, from August 18–20, 1996, with one long article and one or two shorter articles appearing each day. It was also posted on The Mercury News website with additional information, including documents cited in the series and audio recordings of people quoted in the articles.


  • Chechnya, Russia
    Thursday Aug 22, 1996
    First Chechen War

    Bad Joke

    Chechnya, Russia
    Thursday Aug 22, 1996

    The bombardment was however soon halted by the ceasefire brokered by General Alexander Lebed, Yeltsin's national security adviser, on 22 August. Gen. Lebed called the ultimatum, issued by General Pulikovsky, a "bad joke".


  • United States
    Friday Aug 23, 1996
    Angelina Jolie

    Foxfire

    United States
    Friday Aug 23, 1996

    In Foxfire, released on 23 August 1996, Jolie played a drifter who unites four teenage girls against a teacher who has sexually harassed them.


  • United Kingdom
    Wednesday Aug 28, 1996
    Princess Diana

    Divorce

    United Kingdom
    Wednesday Aug 28, 1996

    The divorce was finalised on 28 August 1996.


  • England
    Wednesday Aug 28, 1996
    Prince Charles

    Divorce

    England
    Wednesday Aug 28, 1996

    Within five years, the marriage was in trouble due to the couple's incompatibility and near 13-year age difference. Charles resumed his relationship with his former girlfriend Camilla Parker Bowles, and Diana began one with Major James Hewitt, the family's former riding instructor. In December 1992, British Prime Minister John Major announced the couple's formal separation in Parliament. Charles and Diana divorced on 28 August 1996.


  • United Kingdom
    Wednesday Aug 28, 1996
    Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

    Charles and Diana divorced

    United Kingdom
    Wednesday Aug 28, 1996

    Charles and Diana divorced on 28 August 1996.


  • Las Delicias, Caquetá, Colombia
    Friday Aug 30, 1996
    Colombian conflict

    FARC Attack on The Colombian Army base in Las Delicias

    Las Delicias, Caquetá, Colombia
    Friday Aug 30, 1996

    In Las Delicias, Caquetá, five FARC fronts (about 400 guerrillas) recognized intelligence pitfalls in a Colombian Army base and exploited them to overrun it on August 30, 1996, killing 34 soldiers, wounding 17 and taking some 60 as prisoners.


  • Russia
    Saturday Aug 31, 1996
    First Chechen War

    Khasav-Yurt Accord

    Russia
    Saturday Aug 31, 1996

    During eight hours of subsequent talks, Lebed and Maskhadov drafted and signed the Khasav-Yurt Accord on 31 August 1996.


  • Serbia
    Sunday Sep 1, 1996
    Slobodan Milošević

    Milošević-Rugova Education agreement

    Serbia
    Sunday Sep 1, 1996

    In the wake of the Albanian boycott, supporters of Slobodan Milošević were elected to positions of authority by the remaining Serbian voters in Kosovo. The boycott soon included education on Albanian language in Kosovo which Milošević attempted to resolve by signing the Milošević-Rugova education agreement in 1996.


  • U.S.
    Monday Sep 23, 1996
    Jim Carrey

    2nd Marriage

    U.S.
    Monday Sep 23, 1996

    On September 23, 1996, Carrey married his Dumb and Dumber co-star Lauren Holly.


  • California, United States
    1996
    Angelina Jolie

    More Than a Friend

    California, United States
    1996

    Prior to her marriage to Miller, Jolie began a relationship with model-actress Jenny Shimizu on the set of Foxfire (1996). She later said, "I would probably have married Jenny if I hadn't married my husband. I fell in love with her the first second I saw her." According to Shimizu, their relationship lasted several years and continued even while Jolie was romantically involved with other people.


  • California, U.S.
    1996
    Atari, Inc.

    Tramiel out of the business

    California, U.S.
    1996

    By 1996, a series of successful lawsuits had left Atari with millions of dollars in the bank, but the failure of the Lynx and Jaguar left Atari without a product to sell. Tramiel and his family also wanted out of the business. The result was a rapid succession of changes in ownership.


  • U.S.
    1996
    Dollar Tree

    Dollar Tree acquired Dollar Bill$, Inc.

    U.S.
    1996

    In 1996, Dollar Tree acquired Dollar Bill$, Inc., a Chicago-based chain of 136 stores.


  • Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    1996
    Gita Gopinath

    Gita completed an M.A. degree at the University of Washington

    Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    1996

    Gita further completed an M.A. degree at the University of Washington in 1996.


  • U.S.
    1996
    James Bond

    American author Raymond Benson became the author of the Bond novels

    U.S.
    1996

    In 1996 the American author Raymond Benson became the author of the Bond novels.


  • U.S.
    Saturday Oct 26, 1996
    Richard Jewell

    Formally Clearing

    U.S.
    Saturday Oct 26, 1996

    On October 26, 1996, the investigating US Attorney, Kent Alexander, in an extremely unusual act, sent Jewell a letter formally clearing him, stating "based on the evidence developed to date ... Richard Jewell is not considered a target of the federal criminal investigation into the bombing on July 27, 1996, at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta".


  • Argentina
    1996
    Diego Maradona

    Time to retire

    Argentina
    1996

    Maradona Retired. In 1996, he played in a friendly match alongside his brother Raul for Toronto Italia against the Canadian National Soccer League All-Stars. Maradona was himself given a testimonial match in November 2001, played between an all-star World XI and the Argentina national team.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sunday Nov 3, 1996
    Kobe Bryant

    Rookie Season

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sunday Nov 3, 1996

    As a rookie in 1996–97, Bryant mostly came off the bench behind guards Eddie Jones and Nick Van Exel. At the time he became the youngest player ever to play in an NBA game (18 years, 72 days; a record since broken by Jermaine O'Neal and former teammate Andrew Bynum), and also became the youngest NBA starter ever (18 years, 158 days). Initially, Bryant played limited minutes, but as the season continued, he began to see some more playing time.


  • India
    Monday Nov 4, 1996
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    1996 Andhra Pradesh Cyclone

    India
    Monday Nov 4, 1996

    The 1996 Andhra Pradesh cyclone (also known as Cyclone 07B) was a small but powerful storm that left heavy damage in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It formed on 4 November in the eastern Bay of Bengal. Ahead of the storm, about 225,000 families evacuated, although many towns lacked proper storm shelters. When the cyclone made landfall, it produced strong winds up to 100 km (60 mi) inland, dropped 210 mm (8.3 in) of rainfall across a 40 km (25 mi) region, and flooded over 250 villages along a 60 km (37 mi) portion of the coast. There were 1,077 confirmed deaths with many others missing, although many of the dead were washed into the sea and were unlikely to be found.


  • Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
    Monday Nov 4, 1996
    Dwayne Johnson

    Monday Night Raw Debut

    Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
    Monday Nov 4, 1996

    Johnson debuted on Monday Night Raw as a member of Marc Mero's entourage on November 4, 1996.


  • Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 12, 1996
    Eminem

    Infinite

    Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 12, 1996

    Eminem was soon signed to Jeff and Mark Bass's FBT Productions, and recorded his debut album Infinite for their independent Web Entertainment label. The album was a commercial failure upon its release in 1996.


  • Dagestan, Russia
    Saturday Nov 16, 1996
    Second Chechen War

    Bomb destroyed an apartment building housing Russian border guards

    Dagestan, Russia
    Saturday Nov 16, 1996

    On 16 November 1996, in Kaspiysk (Dagestan), a bomb destroyed an apartment building housing Russian border guards, killing 68 people.


  • Chernobyl, Ukraine
    Nov, 1996
    Chernobyl disaster

    Reactor No. 1 was decommissioned as part of a deal between the Ukrainian government and international organizations

    Chernobyl, Ukraine
    Nov, 1996

    Reactor No. 1 was decommissioned in November 1996 as part of a deal between the Ukrainian government and international organizations such as the IAEA to end operations at the plant.


  • Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Sunday Nov 17, 1996
    Dwayne Johnson

    Survivor Series (1996)

    Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Sunday Nov 17, 1996

    His first match came at Survivor Series, on November 17,1996, in an eight-man elimination tag match; he was the sole survivor and eliminated the final two members of the opposing team, Crush and Goldust.


  • Newbury, England, U.K.
    Tuesday Nov 19, 1996
    Vodafone

    A Defensive Move

    Newbury, England, U.K.
    Tuesday Nov 19, 1996

    On 19 November 1996, in a defensive move, Vodafone purchased Peoples Phone for £77 million, a 181 store chain whose customers were overwhelmingly using Vodafone's network. In a similar move, the company acquired 80% of Astec Communications that it did not own, a service provider with 21 stores.


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