WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1996
Find out what all happened January to September 1996

The barge North Cape oil spill occurs as an engine fire forces the tugboat Scandia ashore on Moonstone Beach in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. (19. January 1996)

Battle of Mullaitivu: the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam capture the Sri Lanka Army's base, killing over 1200 soldiers. (18. July 1996)

The last occurrence of February 24 as a leap day in the European Union and for the Roman Catholic Church. (24. February 1996)

Polish Prime Minister Józef Oleksy resigns amid charges that he spied for Moscow. (24. January 1996)

The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. servicemen. (25. June 1996)

A Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport. (15. July 1996)

In Tasmania, Australia, Martin Bryant goes on a shooting spree, killing 35 people and seriously injuring 21 more. (28. April 1996)

Willamette Valley Flood of 1996: Floods in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest. (6. February 1996)

The Montana Freemen surrender after an 81-day standoff with FBI agents. (13. June 1996)

Space Shuttle program: STS-72 launches from the Kennedy Space Center marking the start of the 74th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th flight of Endeavour. (11. January 1996)

The European Union's Veterinarian Committee bans the export of British beef and its by-products as a result of mad cow disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy). (25. March 1996)

Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without the participation of Sinn Féin. (10. June 1996)

Osama bin Laden issues message entitled 'A declaration of war against the Americans occupying the land of the two holy places.' (23. August 1996)

In Lebanon, at least 106 civilians are killed when the Israel Defense Forces shell the United Nations compound at Quana where more than 800 civilians had taken refuge. (18. April 1996)

In a military coup in Burundi, Pierre Buyoya deposes Sylvestre Ntibantunganya. (25. July 1996)

The U.S. Congress passes the Communications Decency Act. (8. February 1996)

Stone of Scone is returned to Scotland. (3. July 1996)

The Trappist Martyrs of Atlas, kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War and held for two months, are found dead. (21. May 1996)

Billy Bailey becomes the last person to be hanged in the USA. (25. January 1996)

Curaçao gains limited self-government, though it remains within free association with the Netherlands. (1. January 1996)