Your place in the Universe on 1996
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Get your map!1996 (MCMXCVI in Roman Numerals) was the year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1996th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations.
Is 1996 a year special to you? If so you may like to discover what 1996 was famous for, who won the Oscars and the Nobel Prizes in 1996, who was Time's Person of the Year in 1996, which books, music and movies were top of the charts in 1996, what Chinese zodiac sign is associated to 1996, what babynames were most popular that year, what was the World population on that year and what happend in 1996.
On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about 1996 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.
In 1996, during the 69th Academy Awards Cerimony, held on 24/03/1997 the following movies, actors, actresses and directors were awarded with the Oscar in 5 categories honoring the films released in 1996:
The most popular and best selling books in 1996 were:
According to the Chinese Zodiac and Astrology 1996 was the Year of the Rat.
Discover Zodiac Sign Characteristics and Personality Traits of people born under the Rat sign.
The 3 most popular baby names in 1996 were Michael, Matthew and Jacob for boys and Emily, Jessica and Ashley for girls according to the US Census Bureau historical records.
The Top # 10 male names given to baby boys in 1996 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:
The Top # 10 female names given to baby girls in 1996 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:
The number 1 song in the USA in 1996, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was Nobody Knows by Tony Rich Project
The Music Chart in the USA in 1996 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:
The number 1 song in the UK in 1996, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was Killing Me Softly by Fugees
The Music Chart in the UK in 1996 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:
The most popular movies and box office hits in 1996 were:
The world population in 1996 was 5,824,891,951 people according to data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. This figure includes both urban and rural populations. The urban population at that time accounted for 45.0% of the total population, which is roughly 2.6 billion individuals.The annual population change in 1996 was an increase of +80.4 million people, representing a percentage increase of +1.4% over the previous year.The average population density in 1996 was 24 persons per square mile (or 39 persons per square kilometer).
Here's what happened in 1996: