July 1996 calendar

July 1996
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in July 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 July 1996: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of July 1996?

Events

01 Jul 1996 Kevan James scores 103 and takes 4 wkts in 4 balls, Hants vs. Ind
02 Jul 1996 In Los Angeles, Lyle and Erik Menendez are sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
03 Jul 1996 Stone of Scone is returned to Scotland.
04 Jul 1996 Hot Mail, a free internet E-mail service begins
05 Jul 1996 Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be successfully cloned from an adult cell, is born at the Roslin Institute in Midlothian, Scotland, UK.
06 Jul 1996 103rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: S Graf beats Aranxta S Vicaro
07 Jul 1996 110th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: R Krajicek beats M Washington
08 Jul 1996 A schizophrenic man armed with a machete wounds three children and four adults at a primary school in Wolverhampton, England. Teacher Lisa Potts received the George Medal for protecting her pupils, despite being severely injured.
09 Jul 1996 67th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-0 at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia
10 Jul 1996 Harriet the Spy, the first film made by Nickelodeon Movies, is released in cinemas.
11 Jul 1996 Legislation is introduced in Congress to propose the 50 States Coin Program.
12 Jul 1996 Kirby Puckett, retires from Minn Twins
13 Jul 1996 Cigar wins record 16th straight win,
14 Jul 1996 How To Succeed in Business... closes at R Rodgers NYC after 548 performances
15 Jul 1996 After 2,216 consecutive games at shortstop, Cal Ripkin goes to 3rd
16 Jul 1996 An outbreak of E. coli food poisoning in Japan reaches 6,000 fatalities, after a group of school children who have eaten contaminated lunches die.
17 Jul 1996 230 people die when TWA 800 crashes outside of New York City
18 Jul 1996 Battle of Mullaitivu. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam capture the Sri Lanka Army's base, killing over 1200 Army soldiers.
19 Jul 1996 Ireland beats Netherlands in 1st European Championship Final
20 Jul 1996 In Spain, an ETA bomb at Reus Airport injures 53
21 Jul 1996 125th British Golf Open: Tom Lehman shoots a 271 at Royal Lytham
24 Jul 1996 The Dehiwala train bombing kills 56 commuters outside Colombo.
25 Jul 1996 Kim LaPlante of Washington state crowned Mrs United States
27 Jul 1996 Bomb explodes at Atlanta Olympic Park, 1 killed, 110 injured
28 Jul 1996 New York Yankee Darryl Strawberry hits his 300th HR
29 Jul 1996 Sarah Balabagan returns to the Philippines.
30 Jul 1996 Tommy Lasoda retires as LA Dodger manager

Famous Birthday

Kendji Girac
French singer and musician, young prodigy, of Spanish Romani descent, he won the French version of TV program "The Voice" (La plus belle...
Luke Hemmings
Pop Singer.
Alessia Cara
R&B Singer.
Adele Peer
American model, singer, Broadway actress, and charity runner.
Maria-Olympia
Greek royalty, the first child of Crown Prince Pavlos and American heiress Marie-Chantal Miller (now styled as Her Royal Highness Crown...
Samantha Runnion
American homicide victim, age nearly six when she was kidnapped kicking and screaming while playing a game with a friend outside her home in...
Tiger Hutchence
British noted family, age four when she was left an orphan by the death of both of her famous parents.
Montana Thomas
American noted family, the son of actor Richard Thomas (45) and his second wife, Georgiana (36).
Mitchell Straub
YouTube Star.
Post Malone
Rapper.
Kaj van der Voort
Pop Singer.
Ernesto Powe
YouTube Star.
Tish Simmonds
Vine Star.
Isaac Nakash
Instagram Star.
Aryia
YouTube Star.
Jenn McAllister
YouTube Star.
Dylan Jordan
YouTube Star.
Delaney Glazer
Dancer.
Nick Dean
Pop Singer.
Adelina Sotnikova
Russian ice skater, the "divine surprise" of the 2014 Sochi Olympics, where she won the gold medal.
See more

Famous Deaths

Claudette Colbert
French-American actress on stage and more than 50 films.
Paul Touvier
French Nazi collaborator.
Magda Schneider
German actress and singer in operatic films and musicals.
Dana Hill
Actress (Vacation), dies at 32.
Melvin Belli
American attorney from 1933, noted for being colorful and compelling in the courtroom.
John Chancellor
American journalist, TV personality, host of NBC's "Today" show after Dave Garroway, July 1961 to September 1962.
Clyde Wiegand
Physicist, dies at 81.
Anne Schumacher Hummert
Radio pioneer, dies at 91.
Hugh Davson
Physiologist / writer, dies at 86.
Amschel Rothschild
Banker, dies at 41.
Ernest Armstrong
Miner / politician, dies at 81.
James Woodie Alexander
Songwriter / vocalist, dies at 80.
Christopher Casson
Actor (Educating Rita, Zardoz), dies at 84.
Douglas G Chapman
Biomathematical statistician, dies at 76.
Albrecht Luitpold Michael Wittelsbach
Duke of Bavaria, dies at 91.
Leo Avery
Abbot of Quarr, dies at 58.
Eladio Rusconi
Writer / publisher / businessman, dies at 79.
Susan Cowdy
British ornithologist, dies at 81.
Martin Corbett
Gay activist, dies at 51.
John Sturdy
Scholar, dies at 62.
See more