WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO OCTOBER 1996
Find out what all happened July to October 1996

The United States Congress passes an Amendment that bars the possession of firearms for people who were convicted of domestic violence, even misdemeanor level. (30. September 1996)

President of Turkey Süleyman Demirel approved to "Law of ban For Casino in Turkey" (15. August 1996)

Greek Cypriot refugee Solomos Solomou is murdered by Turkish forces while trying to climb a flagpole in order to remove a Turkish flag from its mast in the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus. (14. August 1996)

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

The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton. (2. October 1996)

In Afghanistan, the Taliban capture the capital city Kabul after driving out President Burhanuddin Rabbani and executing former leader Mohammad Najibullah. (27. September 1996)

The last of the Magdalene asylums closes in Ireland. (25. September 1996)

Aeroperú Flight 603, a Boeing 757, crashes into the Pacific Ocean shortly after takeoff from Lima, Peru, killing 70. (2. October 1996)

Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. (5. July 1996)

Pala accident: a wood lorry and school bus collide in Jõgeva county, Estonia, killing eight children. (11. October 1996)

The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is struck down by a U.S. federal court as too broad. (29. July 1996)

Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales divorce. (28. August 1996)

Former president of Afghanistan Mohammad Najibullah is tortured and brutally murdered by the Taliban. (28. September 1996)

War on Drugs: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attack a military base in Guaviare, starting three weeks of guerrilla warfare in which at least 130 Colombians are killed. (4. September 1996)

NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms. (6. August 1996)

Storms provoke severe flooding on the Saguenay River, beginning one of Quebec's costliest natural disasters ever: the Saguenay Flood. (18. July 1996)

The Community of Portuguese Language Countries is founded. (17. July 1996)

The Fox News Channel begins broadcasting. (7. October 1996)

84 people are killed and more than 180 injured as 47,000 football fans attempt to squeeze into the 36,000-seat Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City. (16. October 1996)

TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board. (17. July 1996)