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What Happened In February 1996 In History

Historical Events for February, 1996

  • 1st » The Communications Decency Act is passed by the Congress of the United States or U.S. Congress.
  • 4th » Major snowstorm paralyzes Midwestern United States, Milwaukee e.g Milwaukee, Wisconsin and ties all-time record low temperature at −26 °F (−32.2 °C)
  • 6th » Willamette Valley Flood of 1996: Floods in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest.
  • 6th » Birgenair Flight 301 crashed off the coast of the Dominican Republic, and all 189 people inside the airplane are killed. This is the worst accident/incident involving a Boeing 757.
  • 8th » The Congress of the United States known as U.S. Congress passes the Communications Decency Act.
  • 8th » The massive Internet collaboration "24 Hours in Cyberspace" takes place.
  • 10th » The IBM supercomputer IBM Deep Blue named Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time.
  • 15th » At the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China, a Long March 3 rocket, carrying an Intelsat 708, crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing many people.
  • 17th » In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the IBM Deep Blue called Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match.
  • 24th » The last occurrence of February 24 as a leap day in the European Union and for the Roman Catholic Church.
  • 29th » Faucett Flight 251 crashes in the Andes, all 123 passengers and crew died.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1996

  • 6th » Justina Mikulskytė, Lithuanian tennis player
  • 7th » David Castro (actor) or David Castro, American actor
  • 7th » Mai Hagiwara, Japanese singer (Cute (Japanese band) called Cute, Petitmoni, and Kira Pika)
  • 9th » Jimmy Bennett, American actor and singer
  • 9th » Kelli Berglund, American actress
  • 10th » Christina Parie, Australian singer-songwriter
  • 12th » Doménica González, Ecuadorian tennis player
  • 17th » Sasha Pieterse American actress
  • 21st » Sophie Turner (actress) known as Sophie Turner, English actress
  • 29th » Claudia Williams, New Zealand tennis player

Famous Deaths for February 1996

  • 2nd » Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, dancer, and director (b. 1912)
  • 6th » Guy Madison, American actor (b. 1922)
  • 7th » Phillip Davidson, American general (b. 1915)
  • 7th » Boris Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (b. 1925)
  • 8th » Del Ennis, American baseball player (b. 1925)
  • 11th » Kebby Musokotwane, Zambian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Zambia (b. 1946)
  • 11th » Cyril Poole, English cricketer (b. 1921)
  • 11th » Amelia Rosselli, Italian poet (b. 1930)
  • 11th » Bob Shaw, Irish author (b. 1931)
  • 12th » Ernest Samuels, American author and lawyer (b. 1903)
  • 13th » Martin Balsam, American actor (b. 1919)
  • 14th » Bob Paisley, English footballer and manager (b. 1919)
  • 15th » Lucio Agostini, Italian-Canadian composer and conductor (b. 1913)
  • 15th » Tommy Rettig, American actor (b. 1941)
  • 15th » McLean Stevenson, American actor (b. 1929)
  • 16th » Roberto Aizenberg, Argentinian painter and sculptor (b. 1922)
  • 16th » Roger Bowen, American actor and author (b. 1932)
  • 16th » Pat Brown, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Governor of California (b. 1905)
  • 16th » Nicolae Carandino, Romanian journalist and politician (b. 1905)
  • 16th » Brownie McGhee, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1915)
  • 17th » Hervé Bazin, French author (b. 1911)
  • 19th » Antonio Creus, Spanish race car driver (b. 1924)
  • 19th » Charlie Finley, American businessman (b. 1918)
  • 21st » Morton Gould, American pianist and composer (b. 1913)
  • 23rd » William Bonin, American serial killer and sex offender (b. 1947)
  • 23rd » Paul Saagpakk, Estonian linguist and lexicographer (b. 1910)
  • 25th » Haing S. Ngor, Cambodian-American actor, physician, and author (b. 1940)
  • 26th » Taya Straton, Australian actress (b. 1960)
  • 29th » Wes Farrell, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1939)
  • 29th » Shams Pahlavi, Iranian daughter of Tadj ol-Molouk of Iran (b. 1917)
  • 29th » Ralph Rowe, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1924)

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