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1996 Tropical Ephemeris

What happened in January 1996

• January 8, 1996: A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 300.
• January 9, 1996: Fighting breaks out between Russian soldiers and Chechen rebels.
• January 11, 1996: Ryutaro Hashimoto becomes Prime Minister of Japan.
• January 13, 1996: Lamberto Dini, Prime Minister of Italy, resigns after failed talks.
• January 16, 1996: Julius Maada Bio deposes President Valentine Strasser of Sierra Leone, promising elections.
• January 19, 1996: The North Cape oil spill occurs in Rhode Island, leaking 820,000 gallons of oil.
• January 20, 1996: Yasser Arafat is re-elected president of the Palestinian Authority.
• January 22, 1996: Andreas Papandreou, Prime Minister of Greece, resigns due to health issues; Costas Simitis forms a new government.
• January 24, 1996: Józef Oleksy, Polish Premier, resigns amid spying accusations; Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz replaces him.
• January 27, 1996: Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara deposes Mahamane Ousmane, Niger's first democratically elected President, in a military coup.
• January 31, 1996: Colombo Central Bank bombing in Sri Lanka kills 86 and injures 1,400.
• February 3, 1996: Lijiang earthquake in South-west China causes significant casualties and damage.
• February 6, 1996: Birgenair Flight 301 crashes in the Atlantic Ocean, resulting in the loss of all passengers and crew.
• February 7, 1996: René Préval becomes President of Haiti in the first peaceful transfer of power since the nation's independence.
• February 9, 1996: Element copernicium is created through nuclear fusion, initially named "ununbium" and later renamed in 2010.
• February 10, 1996: Bosnian Serbs cease communication with the Bosnian government and Ifor due to the arrest of war criminals.
• February 14, 1996: Clashes occur between Filipino soldiers and Vietnamese boat people during a forced repatriation attempt.
• February 15, 1996: The American Embassy in Athens, Greece, is targeted in a mortar attack.
• February 17, 1996: Biak earthquake in eastern Indonesia triggers a tsunami, causing casualties and damage.
• February 24, 1996: Cuban fighter jets shoot down two American aircraft belonging to the Cuban exile group Brothers to the Rescue, escalating tensions.
• February 25, 1996: Two suicide bombings in Israel claim lives and cause injuries; Hamas takes responsibility.
• February 29, 1996: Faucett Perú Flight 251 crashes in Peru, resulting in the loss of all passengers and crew.
• March 1, 1996: Iraqi forces initially deny UNSCOM inspection teams access to five designated sites, delaying inspections by up to 17 hours.
• March 2, 1996: The Liberal/National Coalition, led by John Howard, defeats the Labor government in the Australian federal election, with Howard sworn in as Prime Minister on March 11.
• March 3, 1996: José María Aznar, leader of the Popular Party, is elected as the new Prime Minister of Spain, replacing Felipe González.
• March 6, 1996: Mesut Yılmaz of ANAP forms the new 53rd government of Turkey.
• March 8, 1996: China conducts surface-to-surface missile testing and military exercises near Taiwan, prompting condemnation from the US and warnings of retaliation from Taiwan.
• March 9, 1996: Jorge Sampaio is elected as the new President of Portugal.
• March 13, 1996: Thomas Hamilton, a former shopkeeper, enters Dunblane Primary School in Scotland and shoots sixteen infant school pupils and one teacher before committing suicide, in an event known as the Dunblane massacre.
• March 14, 1996: An international peace summit is held in Egypt in response to escalating terrorist attacks in the Middle East.
• March 15, 1996: Fokker, a major manufacturer of small aircraft, declares bankruptcy in the Netherlands.
• March 16, 1996: Robert Mugabe is re-elected as President of Zimbabwe, despite low voter turnout with only 32% of the electorate participating.
• March 17, 1996: Sri Lanka defeats Australia in the final match, winning the Cricket World Cup.
• March 18, 1996: The Ozone Disco Club fire in Quezon City, Philippines, results in the tragic loss of 163 lives.
• March 22, 1996: Göran Persson, Sweden's Finance Minister, becomes the new Prime Minister of Sweden.
• March 23, 1996: Taiwan (Republic of China) holds its first direct presidential elections, with Lee Teng-hui being re-elected.
• March 24, 1996: The Marcopper mining disaster occurs on the island of Marinduque, Philippines.
• March 25, 1996: The 68th Academy Awards ceremony is held, with Braveheart winning the award for Best Picture.
• March 26, 1996: The International Monetary Fund approves a $10.2 billion loan to Russia to support economic reforms.
• April 3, 1996: A Boeing 737 military jet crashes in Croatia, killing 35, including US Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown.
• April 6, 1996: Fighting erupts in Monrovia, Liberia, as rebel factions clash, prompting foreign nationals to leave the country.
• April 9, 1996: The European Union officially recognizes the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
• April 11, 1996: Israel launches Operation Grapes of Wrath on Lebanon, triggering a series of retaliations.
• April 18, 1996: The Qana massacre occurs as Israeli shelling of a UN compound in Lebanon kills over 100 civilians, leading to an Islamist attack on a hotel in Egypt, killing 18 Greek tourists.
• April 21, 1996: Italy elects a new center-left government headed by Romano Prodi, replacing Silvio Berlusconi.
• April 24, 1996: The Palestine Liberation Organization drops its clause calling for Israel's removal, with Israel reciprocating by dropping a similar clause concerning Palestine's existence.
• April 26, 1996: The Shanghai Five group, precursor to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, is formed by China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan.
• April 28, 1996: Martin Bryant commits the Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania, Australia, killing 35 people.
• May 9, 1996: South Africa's National Party, which had shared power with the African National Congress since 1994, withdraws from the coalition government, giving the ANC full control.
• May 10, 1996: A sudden storm on Mount Everest causes the deaths of eight climbers, making it the deadliest season on the mountain.
• May 11, 1996: ValuJet Flight 592 crashes in the Florida Everglades due to a fire caused by improperly handled oxygen canisters, killing all 110 people on board.
• May 13, 1996: Severe thunderstorms and a tornado in Bangladesh kill 600 people.
• May 17, 1996: Atal Bihari Vajpayee of the Bharatiya Janata Party becomes Prime Minister of India, but resigns 13 days later due to lack of majority support.
• May 18, 1996: The X Prize Foundation announces the $10 million Ansari X Prize for the first private team to launch a reusable spacecraft into orbit and return it safely.
• May 21, 1996: The MV Bukoba sinks in Lake Victoria, Tanzania, resulting in the deaths of nearly 1,000 people, making it one of Africa's worst maritime disasters.
• May 27, 1996: Russian President Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechnyan rebels and negotiates a ceasefire in the First Chechnya War.
• May 28, 1996: Albania's general election is declared unfair by international observers, leading to protests against the ruling Democratic Party.
• May 30, 1996: The Likud Party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, wins the Israeli general election.
• June 1, 1996: Czech Republic's first general election results in inconclusive outcome, leading to political instability.
• June 4, 1996: Ariane 5 space rocket explodes after takeoff, resulting in a significant financial loss for European governments.
• June 6, 1996: Leighton W. Smith, Jr. resigns as NATO commander due to increasing criticism.
• June 8, 1996: England hosts UEFA Euro 1996 football tournament, with Germany emerging as the winner.
• June 11, 1996: Explosion in a São Paulo suburban shopping center causes numerous casualties and injuries.
• June 15, 1996: IRA bomb attack in Manchester, UK, injures over 200 people and causes extensive damage to the city center.
• June 28, 1996: New government formed in Turkey, with Necmettin Erbakan as Prime Minister and Tansu Çiller as Deputy/Foreign Minister.
• June 29, 1996: Prince's Trust concert held in Hyde Park, London, with 150,000 attendees and The Who headlining the event.
• June 30, 1996: Costas Simitis elected as president of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement of Greece.
• July 1, 1996: The Northern Territory in Australia legalises voluntary euthanasia, allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with medical assistance.
• July 3, 1996: Boris Yeltsin is re-elected as President of Russia after the second round of elections, securing a second term in office.
• July 5, 1996: Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be successfully cloned from an adult cell, is born at the Roslin Institute in Midlothian, Scotland, UK, marking a significant advancement in genetic engineering and cloning technology.
• July 11, 1996: Arrest warrants are issued for Bosnian Serb war criminals Radovan Karadžić and Ratko Mladić by the Russell Tribunal in The Hague, seeking their apprehension for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Bosnian War.
• July 12, 1996: Hurricane Bertha makes landfall in North Carolina as a Category 2 storm, causing extensive damage and loss of life in the United States and its possessions.
• July 16, 1996: An outbreak of E. coli food poisoning in Japan results in over 6,000 children becoming ill, including two deaths, highlighting the importance of food safety and hygiene.
• July 17, 1996: The Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) is constituted, bringing together Portuguese-speaking nations to promote cooperation and cultural exchange.
• July 19, 1996: The 1996 Summer Olympics begin in Atlanta, United States, marking the 26th edition of the modern Olympic Games, featuring athletes from over 197 countries.
• July 21, 1996: The Saguenay Flood, one of Canada's costliest natural disasters, occurs due to flooding on the Saguenay River in Quebec, causing significant damage and economic losses.
• July 22, 1996: The first Gethsemani Encounter takes place at the abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, marking the beginning of intermonastic dialogue between Buddhist and Christian monks, fostering understanding and cooperation between different religious traditions.
• July 24, 1996: The Dehiwala train bombing in Sri Lanka kills 56 commuters outside Colombo, highlighting the ongoing conflict and violence in the country.
• July 25, 1996: The Tutsi-led Burundian army performs a coup and reinstalls previous president Pierre Buyoya, ousting current president Sylvestre Ntibantunganya, leading to political instability and further conflict in Burundi.
• July 27, 1996: The Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the United States kills one person and injures 111, casting a shadow over the sporting event and raising concerns about security and terrorism.
• August 1, 1996: Sarah Balabagan, a Filipino domestic worker who was held captive in Kuwait for more than a decade, returns to the Philippines.
• August 4, 1996: The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, conclude with the United States winning the most medals.
• August 6, 1996: NASA announces that the Allan Hills 84001 meteorite, found in Antarctica in 1984 and thought to originate from Mars, may contain evidence of primitive lifeforms, but further tests are inconclusive.
• August 7, 1996: Heavy rains cause flash floods in the Pyrenees Mountains near Huesca, Spain, killing more than 80 campers.
• August 9, 1996: Boris Yeltsin is sworn in for a second term as President of Russia at the Kremlin.
• August 13, 1996: Data sent back by the Galileo space probe indicates the possible presence of water on Jupiter's moon Europa.
• August 14, 1996: A rocket ignited during a fireworks display in Arequipa, Peru, knocks down a high-tension power cable into a dense crowd, electrocuting 35 people.
• August 15, 1996: Bob Dole and Jack Kemp are nominated for President and Vice President of the United States, respectively, at the Republican National Convention in San Diego, California.
• August 16, 1996: Binti Jua, a female lowland gorilla at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, protects a 3-year-old boy who fell into her enclosure until he is rescued.
• August 21, 1996: Former State President of South Africa, F. W. de Klerk, makes an official apology for crimes committed under Apartheid to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Cape Town.
• August 23, 1996: Osama bin Laden writes a declaration calling for the removal of American military forces from Saudi Arabia, which is considered a precursor to the September 11 attacks.
• August 26, 1996: David Dellinger, Bradford Lyttle, and nine others are arrested during a protest at the Kluczynski Federal Building in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention.
• August 28, 1996: Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, are formally divorced in London, ending their 15-year marriage.
• August 29, 1996: U.S. President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore are re-nominated at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
• August 31, 1996: Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraqi forces launch an offensive into the northern No-Fly Zone and capture Arbil, leading to a standoff with the United States and its allies.
• September 2, 1996: A permanent peace agreement is signed between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro National Liberation Front, ending a 24-year conflict.
• September 3, 1996: The United States launches Operation Desert Strike against Iraq in reaction to the attack on Arbil, a city in northern Iraq.
• September 4, 1996: The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia attack a military base in Guaviare, Colombia, starting three weeks of guerrilla warfare that will claim the lives of at least 130 Colombians.
• September 5, 1996: Hurricane Fran makes landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm, causing over $3 billion in damages and killing 27 people.
• September 7, 1996: Rapper and actor Tupac Shakur is shot and injured in a drive-by shooting attack, and later dies of his injuries.
• September 10, 1996: Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) is signed, aiming to ban all nuclear explosions for military or civilian purposes.
• September 13, 1996: Alija Izetbegović is elected President of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the country's first election since the Bosnian War.
• September 20, 1996: Leader of Pakistani opposition party Pakistan Peoples Party Murtaza Bhutto is killed during a gunfight with police.
• September 22, 1996: The Panhellenic Socialist Movement under the leadership of Costas Simitis succeeds in the 1996 Greek legislative election.
• September 24, 1996: U.S. President Bill Clinton signs the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations, aiming to prevent nuclear proliferation.
• September 27, 1996: The Taliban capture the capital city of Kabul in Afghanistan, driving out President Burhanuddin Rabbani and executing former leader Mohammad Najibullah.
• September 29, 1996: The Nintendo 64 video game console is released in North America, introducing innovative features and popular games.
• October 2, 1996: Aeroperú Flight 603 crashes into the Pacific Ocean due to instrument failure, killing 70 people.
• October 6, 1996: New Zealand government compensates $130 million for land loss suffered by Māori population from 1844 to 1864.
• October 22, 1996: Fire at La Planta prison in Venezuela kills 30 prisoners.
• October 31, 1996: TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 crashes in São Paulo, killing all 96 on board.
• November 1, 1996: UNSCOM inspectors find buried missile parts in Iraq, which refuses to allow their removal for analysis outside the country, escalating the disarmament crisis.
• November 5, 1996: Democratic incumbent Bill Clinton wins the U.S. presidential election, defeating Republican Bob Dole and Reform Party candidate Ross Perot.
• November 7, 1996: A powerful cyclone hits Andhra Pradesh, India, resulting in over 1,000 fatalities.
• November 8, 1996: A Nigerian-owned Boeing 727 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean near Lagos, killing all 144 passengers and crew.
• November 12, 1996: A mid-air collision between a Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 and a Kazakhstan Airlines Il-76 in New Delhi, India, claims 349 lives.
• November 17, 1996: A bomb explosion in Kaspiysk, Russia, kills 32 people.
• November 18, 1996: Frederick Chiluba secures re-election as President of Zambia.
• November 19, 1996: Martin Bryant receives a sentence of 35 consecutive life terms plus 1,035 years without parole for a shooting spree in Tasmania that resulted in 35 deaths.
• November 20, 1996: The Garley Building fire in Hong Kong causes 41 fatalities and 81 injuries.
• November 21, 1996: A propane explosion at a shoe store and office building in San Juan, Puerto Rico, kills 33 people.
• November 23, 1996: Angola officially joins the World Trade Organization.
• November 25, 1996: An ice storm in the U.S. directly causes 26 deaths, with hundreds more resulting from accidents. Additionally, a powerful windstorm hits Florida, bringing winds of up to 90 mph.
• December 9, 1996: Jerry Rawlings, President of Ghana, is re-elected.
• December 11, 1996: Tung Chee-hwa appointed as the new leader of Hong Kong, reverting to Chinese rule in 1997 after a 99-year lease to the United Kingdom.
• December 13, 1996: Kofi Annan, a Ghanaian diplomat, is elected as the next Secretary-General of the United Nations by the UN Security Council.
• December 17, 1996: Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement takes 72 hostages in the Japanese Embassy in Lima, Peru.
• December 25, 1996: At least 283 migrants drown in the sinking of F174 near Capo Passero, Sicily.
• December 26, 1996: The largest strike in South Korean history begins.
• December 27, 1996: Taliban forces recapture the strategic Bagram Air Base, solidifying their buffer zone around Kabul.
• December 29, 1996: Guatemala and the leaders of the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity sign a peace accord, ending the 36-year Guatemalan Civil War.
• December 30, 1996: A passenger train in the Indian state of Assam is bombed by Bodo separatists, killing 26.