What Happened In September 1996 In History

Historical Events for September, 1996

• 4th » War on Drugs: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attack a military base in Guaviare Department known as Guaviare, starting three weeks of guerrilla warfare in which at least 130 Colombians are killed.
• 5th » Hurricane Fran makes landfall near Cape Fear (headland) or Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Tropical cyclone called Category 3 storm with 115 mph sustained winds. Fran caused over $3 billion in damage and killed 27 people.
• 24th » Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.
• 25th » The last of the Magdalene asylums closes in Ireland.
• 27th » In Afghanistan, the Taliban capture the capital city Kabul after driving out President Burhanuddin Rabbani and executing former leader Mohammad Najibullah.
• 27th » The 'Julie N.' tanker ship crashes into the Million Dollar Bridge (Maine) e.g Million Dollar Bridge in Portland, Maine spilling thousands of gallons of oil.
• 28th » Former president of Afghanistan Mohammad Najibullah is tortured and brutally murdered by the Taliban.
• 30th » The United States Congress passes an Amendment that bars the possession of firearms for people who were convicted of domestic violence, even misdemeanor level.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1996

• 1st » Zendaya, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 2nd » Lilla Barzó, Hungarian tennis player
• 2nd » Sungha Jung, South Korean guitarist
• 5th » Richairo Živković, Dutch footballer
• 8th » Krystal Reyes, Filipino actress
• 12th » Colin Ford, American actor
• 15th » Jake Cherry, American actor
• 17th » Ella Purnell, English actress
• 20th » Ioana Loredana Roșca, Romanian tennis player
• 23rd » Lee Hi, South Korean singer
• 27th » Princess Iman bint Abdullah of Jordan

Famous Deaths for September 1996

• 2nd » Paddy Clift, Zimbabwean cricketer (b. 1953)
• 3rd » Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Australian painter (b. 1910)
• 6th » Ester Soré, Chilean singer (b. 1915)
• 7th » Bibi Besch, Austrian-American actress (b. 1940)
• 9th » Bill Monroe, American singer-songwriter (b. 1911)
• 10th » Joanne Dru, American actress (b. 1923)
• 10th » Hans List, Austrian scientist and inventor (b. 1896)
• 13th » Tupac Shakur, American rapper, producer, and actor (Digital Underground and Outlawz) (b. 1971)
• 14th » Rose Ouellette, Canadian actress (b. 1903)
• 14th » Juliet Prowse, Indian-South African actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1937)
• 16th » McGeorge Bundy, American intelligence officer and diplomat, 6th National Security Advisor (United States) e.g United States National Security Advisor (b. 1919)
• 16th » Gene Nelson, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1920)
• 17th » Spiro Agnew, American soldier and politician, 39th Vice President of the United States (b. 1918)
• 20th » Paul Erdős, Hungarian-Polish mathematician and academic (b. 1913)
• 20th » Reuben Kamanga, Zambian politician, 1st Vice President of Zambia (b. 1929)
• 20th » Max Manus, Norwegian lieutenant (b. 1914)
• 20th » Paul Weston, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1912)
• 22nd » Ludmilla Chiriaeff, Latvian-Canadian ballerina, choreographer, and director (b. 1924)
• 22nd » Dorothy Lamour, American actress and singer (b. 1914)
• 24th » Zeki Müren, Turkish singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1931)
• 26th » Nicu Ceaușescu, Romanian politician (b. 1951)
• 27th » Mohammad Najibullah, Afghan physician and politician, 7th President of Afghanistan (b. 1947)
• 29th » Leslie Crowther, English comedian, actor, and game show host (b. 1933)

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