Page 13: Historical Events In 1996
Sunday, 28 December 2025
Nov 25 America Online announced it would sell its WebCrawler search engine to Excite in the year 1996. 


Nov 25 On this day in history buoyed by booming confidence in the dollar, as well as dwindling interest rates on U.S. Treasury Bonds, the Dow charged past the magic 6.500 point for the first time in history 


Nov 25 In the year 1996 hugh Joseph Charles James L'Etang, medical writer, dies at 79 


Nov 26 Euphemia MacDonald May Moxon, dance producer, dies at 91 on this day in history. 


Nov 27 In the year 1996 george Ernest Leslie, trade union official, dies at 76 


Nov 29 The media reported that MTV Networks was demanding fees from online services that linked to their sites in the year 1996. 


Nov 29 Volkswagen executive Jose Ignacio Lopez resigned on this day under charges of industrial espionage from General Motors, his former employer in the year 1996. 


Nov 30 On this day in history dan Flavin, minimalist sculptor, dies at 63 


Dec 01 In the year 1996 a volcano erupts in eastern Zaire, spewing a plume of ash and lava into the air 


Dec 01 In the year 1996 barbak Karmal, politician, dies at 67 


Dec 01 Chemin de fer Baie des Chaleurs, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Quebec Railway Corporation, commences operation over the former CN line beween Matapedia and Chandler, Que on this day in history. 


Dec 01 In a move that led to a public-relations disaster, America Online shifted to a flat $19.95-per-month fee for unlimited access on this day in history. 


Dec 02 Penelope Jessel, politcal activist, dies at 76 in the year 1996. 


Dec 03 Babrak Karmal, PM of Afghanistan (1980-81), dies in the year 1996. 


Dec 04 In the year 1996 basil Nield, judge/politician, dies at 83 


Dec 05 Newspapers reported that Microsoft had struck deals with several computer makers that would give it a significant advantage The companies would not be allowed to use Windows unless Microsoft's screen came up immediately when users logged on. Hey mine does on this day in history. 


Dec 05 Newspapers reported that Microsoft had struck deals with several computer makers that would give it a significant advantage: The companies would not be allowed to use Windows unless Microsoft's screen came up immediately when users logged on. Hey mine does on this day in history. 


Dec 05 On this day in history peter Hall, folklorist/musician, dies at 60 


Dec 06 Bryan Clieve Roberts, lawyer/civil servant, dies at 83 in the year 1996. 


Dec 07 In the year 1996 eugene Izzi, mystery writer, hangs himself at 43 


Dec 08 Howard E Rollins Jr, actor (Ed Harding-Another World), dies at 46 on this day in history. 


Dec 09 Alain Emile Louis Marie Poher, politician, dies at 87 in the year 1996. 


Dec 11 On this day in history herbert Sally Frankel, economist, dies at 93 


Dec 14 Alan Hargreaves, climber, dies at 92 on this day in history. 


Dec 15 Gerald Moverley, priest, dies at 74 on this day in history. 


Dec 16 In the year 1996 iBM announced on this day in 1996 it would stop selling computers that used that PowerPC chip and ran Windows NT. IBM, Motorola, and Apple had teamed up to challenge Intel Corporation's dominance in chips and Microsoft's near monopoly on operating systems 


Dec 17 Elizabeth Hill, teacher of Salvonic languages, dies at 96 in the year 1996. 


Dec 17 In the year 1996 intel Corporation and the Energy Department announced the development of a high-speed computer capable of performing more than one trillion calculations per second. 


Dec 18 In the year 1996 arthur Jacobs, musicologist, dies at 74 


Dec 19 Marcello Mastroiani, actor (8½, Assassin, Family Diary), dies at 72 in the year 1996. 


Dec 20 Amata Kabua, Pres of Marshall Islands (1979-96), dies in the year 1996. 


Dec 21 In the year 1996 margaret E Rey, author of children's books, dies at 90 


Dec 22 In the year 1996 brett Hull becomes the 24th player in NHL history to score 500 goals when he notches a hat trick in the St. Louis Blues' 7-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings 


Dec 22 Hetta Empson, artist, dies at 81 on this day in history. 


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