Important Events
- Jul 3 UK House of Commons announces that the Stone of Scone, aka the Stone of Destiny, used in the coronation of Scottish (and subsequently English and British monarchs), will be returned to Scotland after 700 years in Westminster Abbey
- Aug 23 Osama bin Laden issues message entitled "A declaration of war against the Americans occupying the land of the two holy places"
- Aug 26 US President Bill Clinton signs welfare reform into law, representing major shift in welfare policy
More Historical Events
1996 in Film & TV
- Feb 23 "Trainspotting" directed by Danny Boyle based on the book by Irvine Welsh, starring Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle and Jonny Lee Miller opens in cinemas in the UK and Ireland
- Mar 8 "Fargo" directed and written by Joel and Ethan Coen, starring Frances McDormand, William H. Macy and Steve Buscemi released in the US
- Jul 21 "The Daily Show" hosted by Craig Kilborn premieres on Comedy Central in the US
1996 in Music
- Jan 29 6,138th performance of "Cats" is held in London, surpassing record of Broadway's longest-running musical, "A Chorus Line"
- Feb 13 Rapper Tupac Shakur releases his 4th studio album 'All Eyez on Me'
- Jul 8 British girls group the Spice Girls release their debut single "Wannabe" in the UK
- Aug 6 Punk rock band the Ramones perform for the last time at the Palace in Hollywood
Did You Know?
Four women ordained priests in Jamaica, 1st in 330-year Anglican history
On December 23, 1996
Dolly the Sheep
Dove Cameron
Hailee Steinfeld
Joshua Wong
Lorde
Tom HollandWorld Leaders in 1996
Bill Clinton
42nd US President- Boris Yeltsin
Russian President - Jiang Zemin
Paramount Leader of China
Bill Clinton
Boris Yeltsin
Jiang ZeminFamous People in 1996
- Alanis Morissette
Grammy for Album of the Year - Frances McDormand
Oscar for Best Actress - Tiger Woods
Sportsperson
of the Year
Alanis Morissette
Frances McDormand
Tiger WoodsWould You Believe?
1st clamshell flip mobile phone, the Motorola StarTAC, goes on sale. Eventually 60 million are sold.
On January 3, 1996
Famous Weddings
- Jan 27 "ER" TV actress Yvette Freeman (39) weds musical director Lawny Hartley (49) in Dunleith, Delaware
- Feb 14 Secretary of Defense and former US Senator William Cohen of Maine (56) weds Black Entertainment Television host Janet Langhart (54) at United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
- Feb 14 Singer Prince Rogers Nelson (37) weds belly dancer Mayte Garcia (22) in Minneapolis
Famous Divorces
- Jan 18 Lisa Marie Presley files for divorce from Michael Jackson in NY
- Feb 22 Actress Halle Berry files for divorce from David Justice
- Mar 19 Winnie Madikizela-Mandela divorces Nelson Mandela after 38 years of marrage
More Weddings & Divorces
Claudette Colbert
Ella Fitzgerald
Jean-Bédel Bokassa
Mary Leakey
Spiro Agnew
Tupac Shakur