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Events from the year 1996 in the United States.
Incumbents
Federal government
- Bob Dole (R–Kansas) (until June 12)
- Trent Lott (R–Mississippi) (starting June 12)
Events
January
- January 2 – Philadelphia police officer Lauretha Vaird is shot and later pronounced dead during a botched armed bank robbery by rapper Cool C. She becomes Philadelphia's first female police officer killed in the line of duty.
- January 7 – One of the worst blizzards in American history hits the eastern states, killing more than 150 people. Philadelphia receives a record 30 inches of snowfall and New York City's public schools close for the first time in 18 years. The federal government in Washington, D.C. is closed for several days, extending the time federal employees are out of the office from the 1996 federal government shutdown.
- January 19 – The North Cape oil spill occurs as an engine fire forces the tugboat Scandia ashore on Moonstone Beach in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. The North Cape barge is pulled along with it and leaks 820,000 gallons of home heating oil.
- January 23 – State of the Union Address.
- January 26
- January 28 – Super Bowl XXX: The Dallas Cowboys become the first NFL franchise to win 3 Super Bowls in a span of 4 seasons, as they defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers 27–17 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. It is the Cowboys' fifth Super Bowl championship.
February
- February 1 – Sundance Channel debuts.
- February 2 – Frontier Middle School shooting: A gunman kills his algebra teacher and two other students in Moses Lake, Washington.
- February 6 – 1996 Honolulu hostage crisis: A gunman takes hostages at his former place of employment in Honolulu, Hawaii.
- February 15 – The U.S. Embassy in Athens, Greece comes under mortar fire.
- February 16 – 1996 Maryland train collision: A Chicago-bound Amtrak train, the Capitol Limited, collides with a MARC commuter train bound for Washington, D.C., killing 11 people.
- February 17 – In Philadelphia, Garry Kasparov beats "Deep Blue" in a second chess match.[2]
- February 24 – Cuban fighter jets shoot down two American aircraft belonging to the Cuban exile group Brothers to the Rescue. Cuban officials assert that they invaded Cuban airspace.
- February 29 – In Lumberton, North Carolina, Daniel Green is convicted of the murder of James Jordan, the father of basketball star Michael Jordan.
March
April
- April 3
- April 9 – President Bill Clinton signs the Line Item Veto Act of 1996, granting the U.S. president line-item veto power. Just over two years later, in the case of Clinton v. City of New York, 524 U.S. 417 (1998), the Supreme Court of the United States would rule that the law is unconstitutional.
- April 11 – Jessica Dubroff, 7, is killed in a plane crash in Cheyenne, Wyoming while attempting to set a record as the youngest person to pilot an airplane across the United States.
- April 16 – The NBA's 1995–1996 Chicago Bulls, with Michael Jordan's lead, go on to set a new NBA record for the most wins in a season, achieving their 70th win.
- April 24 – President Bill Clinton signs the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 into law.
- April 29 – The Broadway hit musical Rent opens at the Nederlander Theatre.
May
June
- June – Iraq disarmament crisis: As Iraq continues to refuse inspectors access to a number of sites, the U.S. fails in its attempt to build support for military action against Iraq in the UN Security Council.
- June 10 – The Colorado Avalanche wins their first Stanley Cup in their first season based out of Denver, Colorado, defeating the Florida Panthers 4 games to none. Avalanche captain Joe Sakic wins the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
- June 12 – In Philadelphia, a panel of federal judges blocks a law against indecency on the internet. The panel says that the 1996 Communications Decency Act would infringe upon the free speech rights of adults.
- June 13 – An 81-day standoff between the Montana Freemen and FBI agents ends with their surrender in Montana.
- June 16 – The Chicago Bulls win their fourth NBA Championship by defeating the Seattle SuperSonics in the best-of-7 series 4 games to 2.
- June 20 – The last fourth-generation Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line at the GM Assembly Plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
- June 21 – Walt Disney Pictures' 34th feature film, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, considered to be one of the studio's darkest animated films, is released to positive reviews and commercial success.
- June 25 – The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. servicemen and one Saudi local.
- June 28 – Universal Pictures releases The Nutty Professor, a remake of a 1963 film of the same name, in theaters. The film is a commercial and box office success, ranking as the 8th highest-grossing movie of the year.
July
August
- August – The unemployment rate drops to 5.1%, the lowest since March 1989, which saw the lowest rate of the previous business cycle.
- August 1 – Michael Johnson wins the 200m finals of 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta in a world-record time of 19.32 seconds.
- August 6 – NASA announces that the Allan Hills 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, may contain evidence of primitive life-forms; further tests are inconclusive.
- August 15 – Bob Dole is nominated for President of the United States, and Jack Kemp for vice president, at the Republican National Convention in San Diego, California.
- August 16 – Binti Jua, a gorilla, saves a three-year-old boy who fell into the 20 foot (6.1 m) deep gorilla enclosure at Brookfield Zoo, Chicago.
- August 19 – The invasive species Asian long-horned beetle is found in New York.[5]
- August 21 – President Bill Clinton signs the War Crimes Act of 1996 into law.
- August 22 – President Clinton signs the landmark Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act into law.
- August 23 – Osama bin Laden writes "The Declaration of War on the Americans Occupying the Country of the Two Sacred Places," a call for the removal of American military forces from Saudi Arabia.
- August 24 – Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington found the Valve Corporation.
- August 26
- August 29
- August 31 – The Big 12 Conference is inaugurated with a football game between Kansas State University and Texas Tech University in Manhattan, Kansas.
September
- September 3
- September 4 - The 1996 MTV Video Music Awards is held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The show was hosted by Dennis Miller and the most nominated artist of the year was The Smashing Pumpkins.
- September 5 – Hurricane Fran makes landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with sustained winds of 115 mph, just weeks prior to the landfall of Hurricane Bertha near the same location. It caused $3.2 billion in damages and claimed a total of 27 lives.
- September 7 – Shortly after attending the Mike Tyson – Bruce Seldon boxing match at the MGM Grand Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada, rapper Tupac Shakur is critically wounded in a drive-by shooting, while cruising the Las Vegas Strip with Suge Knight. Shakur is rushed to UMC Medical Center and placed on life support.
- September 8 – Blue's Clues premieres on the Nick Jr. Channel
- September 12 – 21-year-old Ricardo López commits suicide in his apartment in Hollywood, Florida, after mailing a letter bomb to singer Björk's home in London. He recorded his own suicide using a VHS camera.
- September 13 – Following the drive-by shooting that left the rapper in critical condition, 25-year-old rapper Tupac Shakur dies at UMC Medical Center, after succumbing to his gunshot wounds six day later.
- September 14 – The U.S. wins the inaugural 1996 World Cup of Hockey by defeating Canada.
- September 16 – Ricardo López is found dead in his apartment by Hollywood Police after reports of a foul odor in the room. After watching his suicide tape, police contact Scotland Yard to warn them about an explosive package on its way to Björk's home in London. London Metro Police Officers intercept the package and safely detonate it, leaving Björk unharmed.
- September 24 – U.S. President Bill Clinton signs the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.
- September 29 – Nintendo releases the Nintendo 64 in North America.
October
November
December
Ongoing
Births
January
- January 1 – Stunna 4 Vegas, rapper
- January 2 – Dior Hall, hurdler
- January 5 – Tyler Ulis, basketball player
- January 8 – Khylin Rhambo, actor
- January 9 – Oana Gregory, Romanian-American actress
- January 10 – Curren Caples, skateboarder
- January 15 – Dove Cameron, actress
- January 18
- January 21 – Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Dominican-born actor
- January 22 – Sami Gayle, actress
- January 23 – Chachi Gonzales, dancer, choreographer and actress
- January 27
- January 31 – Joel Courtney, actor
- January 28 – Emily Piriz, singer
February
- February 3
- February 5 – Matt Watson, youtuber
- February 6 – Dalton Rapattoni, singer
- February 7
- February 8 – Isadora Williams, figure skater
- February 9
- February 13 – Catherine Bouwkamp, wheelchair fencer
- February 16 – Jimmy Pinchak, actor
- February 17 – Sasha Pieterse, African-born actress
- February 22 - Michael Johnston, actor
- February 23 - D'Angelo Russell, basketball player
- February 24 – Quinn Carpenter, ice dancer
- February 25 – Elijah McClain, African-American man killed by police and paramedics (d. 2019)
- February 28 – Bobb'e J. Thompson, actor
March
- March 1 – Sage Northcutt, mixed martial artist
- March 4 – Brenna Dowell, artistic gymnast
- March 6 – Dillon Freasier, child actor
- March 5 – Kyle Kaiser, racing driver
- March 6 – Savannah Stehlin, actress
- March 10 – Mia Rose Frampton, actress
- March 15 – Maxwell Jacob Friedman, pro wrestler
- March 17 – Saeed Blacknall, wide receiver
- March 18 – Madeline Carroll, actress
- March 29 – Wade Baldwin IV, basketball player
- March 24 – Jack Johnson, singer and vocalist
- March 31 – Liza Koshy, YouTuber
April
- April 1 – Sophia Hutchins, businesswoman and charity executive (d. 2025)
- April 4 – Austin Mahone, singer
- April 6 – VikkiKitty, esports commentator
- April 9 - Emerson Hyndman, footballer
- April 10
- April 11
- April 14 – Abigail Breslin, actress
- April 16
- April 17;
- April 18 – Ski Mask the Slump God, American rapper
- April 19 – Sam Woolf, singer
- April 21 – Tavi Gevinson, blogger
- April 24 – D'Onta Foreman, American football player
- April 25 – Allisyn Ashley Arm, actress
- April 28 – Tony Revolori, actor
May
- May 1 – Megan Keller, hockey player
- May 3
- May 4 – Arielle Gold, snowboarder
- May 5
- May 6 – Dominic Scott Kay, actor
- May 8 – 6ix9ine, rapper
- May 9
- May 10 – SypherPK, youtuber and twitch streamer
- May 14
- May 17 – Ryan Ochoa, actor
- May 18 – Violett Beane, actress
- May 20 – Michael Brown, African-American teen killed by the Ferguson Police Department (d. 2014)
- May 19
- May 21 – Josh Allen, American footballer
- May 22 - Charlie DePew, actor
- May 23 – John Requejo, American footballer
- May 24 – Frank Dolce, actor
- May 26 – Tyler Hilinski, American footballer (d. 2018)
- May 27 - Gianni Paolo, actor
- May 28;
- May 30
- May 31 – Normani, singer[12]
June
- June 1 - Chase Chrisley, voice actor
- June 2 – Jacy Jayne, pro wrestler
- June 7 – Christian McCaffrey, American football player
- June 10 – Raury, singer-songwriter
- June 11 – Kaleo Kanahele, volleyball player
- June 12
- June 16 – Lily Zhang, tennis player
- June 20 – Claudia Lee, actress, singer and songwriter
- June 23 – Johan Nathaniel Muliadi, Indonesian footballer
- June 25 – Lele Pons, YouTuber, singer
July
August
- August 1 – Cymphonique Miller, actress and singer
- August 2;
- August 3 – Derwin James, American football player
- August 6 – Merrell Twins, YouTubers
- August 10 – Jacob Latimore, actor, singer, and rapper
- August 14 – Brianna Hildebrand, actress
- August 16 – Caeleb Dressel, swimmer
- August 21 – Jamia Simone Nash, singer and actress
- August 25 – Naelee Rae, actress and singer
- August 30 – Trevor Jackson, actor, writer, singer and dancer
September
October
- October 3 – Adair Tishler, actress, model and singer
- October 4
- October 5 – Mary Gibbs, actress
- October 9 –
- October 12 – Paulie Koch, wakeboarder
- October 14 – Madison Cunningham, singer Lourdes Leon, model
- October 17 - Daniel de Leon, Real Estate Developer
- October 18 – Dorian McMenemy, swimmer
- October 19
- October 23 – Sam Berns, high school student with progeria and documentary subject (d. 2014)
- October 24 – Kyla Ross, gymnast
- October 25 – Keean Johnson, actor and dancer
- October 28
- October 29 – Hannah Miller, figure skater
November
December
- December 2 – Deestroying, Costa Rican youtuber
- December 6 – Stefanie Scott, actress and singer
- December 7 – Asian Doll, rapper
- December 8 – Teala Dunn, actress
- December 9 – Mykayla Skinner, artistic gymnast
- December 10 – Joe Burrow, American football player
- December 11 – Hailee Steinfeld, actress
- December 12
- December 13
- December 14 – Mariah Duran, skateboarder
- December 21 – Kaitlyn Dever, actress
- December 27 – Jae Head, actor
- December 29
- December 30 – Sabrina Sobhy, squash player
Full date unknown
Deaths
- January 1 – Arleigh Burke, naval officer (b. 1901)
- January 5 – Lincoln Kirstein, director and producer (b. 1907)
- January 15
- January 26 – Harold Brodkey, writer and novelist (b. 1930)
- January 28
- January 31 – Florieda Batson, Olympic hurdler (b. 1900)
- February 2
- February 3 – Audrey Meadows, television actress (b. 1922)
- February 6 – Guy Madison, television actor (b. 1922)
- February 7 – Phillip Davidson, general (b. 1915)
- February 13 – Martin Balsam, character actor, died in Rome, Italy (b. 1919)
- February 15
- February 16
- February 17 – Gus Hardin, country music singer (b.1945)
- February 19 – Charlie Finley, businessman and owner of the Oakland Athletics (b. 1918)
- February 25 – Haing S. Ngor, Cambodian-born American actor (b. 1940)
- March 4 – Minnie Pearl, comedian and singer (b.1912)
- March 5 – Whit Bissell, actor (b, 1909)
- March 9 – George Burns, comedian (b. 1896)
- March 10
- March 11 – Vince Edwards, screen actor (b. 1928)
- March 26
- March 31 – Jeffrey Lee Pierce, cowpunk singer-songwriter-guitarist (b. 1958)
- April 1 – John McSherry, professional baseball umpire (b. 1944)
- April 6 – Greer Garson, film actress (b. 1904 in the United Kingdom)
- April 21 – Jimmy Snyder, sports commentator and bookmaker (b. 1918)
- April 22 – Erma Bombeck, humorist and writer (b. 1927)
- April 30 – Jeanne Bal, actress and model (b. 1928)
- May 1 – David M. Kennedy, politician and businessman (b. 1905)
- May 2 – Queen Mother Moore, African American civil rights leader (b. 1898)
- May 3 – Jack Weston, actor (b. 1924)
- May 6 – William Colby, intelligence officer (b. 1922)
- May 17 – Johnny "Guitar" Watson, musician (b. 1935)
- May 19 – Jimmy Lyons, saxophone player (b. 1931)
- May 31 – Timothy Leary, social activist (b. 1920)
- June 2 – Ray Combs, host and comedian (b. 1956)
- June 3 – Bill Cox, athlete (b. 1904)[15]
- June 7 – Max Factor Jr., businessman (b. 1904)
- June 10 – Jo Van Fleet, actress (b. 1915)
- June 12 – Lillian Yarbo, African American actress, singer and dancer (b. 1905)[16]
- June 15 – Ella Fitzgerald, African American jazz singer (b. 1917)[17]
- June 19
- June 27
- July 1 – Margaux Hemingway, fashion model, actress, granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway (b. 1954)
- July 6 – Kathy Ahern, golfer (b. 1949)
- July 9 – Melvin Belli, lawyer (b. 1907)
- July 12 – John Chancellor, journalist (b. 1927)
- July 21
- July 23 – Jean Muir, film actress (b. 1911)
- July 24 – Virginia Christine, actress (b. 1920)
- July 26 –
- July 28 – Roger Tory Peterson, naturalist and artist (b. 1908)
- July 30 – Claudette Colbert, film actress (b. 1903 in France)
- August 14 – Tom Mees, sportscaster (b. 1949)
- August 27 – Greg Morris, actor (b. 1933)
- September 7 – Bibi Besch, Austrian-American actress (b. 1942)
- September 9 – Bill Monroe, musician and singer-songwriter (b. 1911)
- September 10 – Joanne Dru, actress (b. 1922)
- September 11 – Sapphire, professional wrestler and wrestling manager (b. 1934)
- September 12 – Ricardo López - the "Björk stalker", committed suicide by revolver after sending a Sulphuric acid-filled letter bomb to Björk (b. 1975)
- September 13
- September 14
- September 15 – Ottis Toole, murderer (b. 1947)
- September 16
- September 17 – Spiro T. Agnew, 39th vice president of the United States from 1969 to 1973 (b. 1918)
- September 22 – Dorothy Lamour, film actress (b. 1914)
- September 25 – Richard Holt Locke, actor (b. 1941)
- October 1 – Fred Meyer, gymnast (b. 1910)[18]
- October 5 – Seymour Cray, computer scientist (b. 1925)
- October 6 – Ted Bessell, television actor (b. 1935)
- October 8 – Mignon G. Eberhart, mystery author (b. 1899)
- October 14 – Laura La Plante, actress (b. 1904)
- October 16 – Jason Bernard, actor (b. 1938)[19]
- October 20 – Orian Landreth, American football coach (b. 1990)
- October 28 – Morey Amsterdam, comic actor (b. 1908)
- November 2 – Eva Cassidy, jazz/blues singer-guitarist (b. 1963)
- November 5 – Eddie Harris, jazz saxophonist (b. 1934)
- November 11 – Yaki Kadafi, rapper (b. 1977)
- November 15 – Alger Hiss, diplomat and perjurer (b. 1904)
- November 22 – Mark Lenard, television actor (b. 1924)
- November 26 – Paul Rand, graphic designer (b. 1914)
- November 27 – Gertrude Blanch, mathematician (b. 1897)
- November 28 – Don McNeill, tennis player (b. 1918)
- November 30 – Tiny Tim, falsetto singer and ukulele player (b. 1932)
- December 6 – Pete Rozelle, American football official (b. 1926)
- December 8 – Howard Rollins, African American actor (b. 1950)
- December 18 – Irving Caesar, lyricist (b. 1895)
- December 20 – Carl Sagan, cosmologist (born 1934)
- December 28 – Lyman S. Ayres II, businessman (b. 1908)
- December 30
See also
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