June 1996 calendar

June 1996
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in June 1996.
The US president was Bill Clinton (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Sir John Major (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on June 1996: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of June 1996?

Events

01 Jun 1996 MTV Movie Awards
02 Jun 1996 50th Tony Awards: Master Class and Rent win
04 Jun 1996 The first flight of Ariane 5 explodes after roughly 20 seconds. It was a Cluster mission.
05 Jun 1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Memphis TN on WMFS 92.9 FM
06 Jun 1996 Leighton W. Smith, Jr. resigns as NATO commander in the face of increasing criticism.
07 Jun 1996 Julia and Noah wed on All My Children
08 Jun 1996 66th French Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats A S Vicario
09 Jun 1996 66th French Mens Tennis: Yevgeny Kafelnikov beats M Stich
10 Jun 1996 30th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson
11 Jun 1996 Bob Dole, (Sen-R-KS), resigns from US Senate to run for President
12 Jun 1996 3 Philadelphia Federal Court judges overturn US indecency ban on internet
13 Jun 1996 Freeman in Montana give up to FBI after 81 days
14 Jun 1996 Cable Guy starring Jim Carrey is released
15 Jun 1996 The Provisional Irish Republican Army explodes a large bomb in the middle of Manchester, England.
16 Jun 1996 1st competitive game played on turf in Holland
17 Jun 1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Syracuse New York on WAQX 95.7 FM
18 Jun 1996 Ted Kaczynski, suspected of being the Unabomber, is indicted on ten criminal counts.
19 Jun 1996 Boris Yeltsin emerges as the winner in Russia's first round of presidential elections.
20 Jun 1996 Space Shuttle STS 78 (Columbia 20), launches into space
22 Jun 1996 Michael Moorer beats Axel Shultz in 11 for IBF heavywgt boxing title
23 Jun 1996 Tartuffe: Born Again closes at Circle in the Square Theater NYC after 29 performances
25 Jun 1996 The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills nineteen U.S. servicemen.
26 Jun 1996 Irish Journalist Veronica Guerin is shot in her car while in traffic in the outskirts of Dublin
28 Jun 1996 Nutty Professor, starring Eddie Murphy opens in theaters in the USA
29 Jun 1996 An explosion in a firecrackers factory in Sichuan Province, China kills at least 36 people and injures 52 others.
30 Jun 1996 Buried Child closes at Brook Atkinson Theater NYC after 77 performances
13 Jun 1996 Garuda Indonesia flight 865 crashes during takeoff from Fukuoka Airport, killing three people and injuring 170.