Historical Events In 1996

Sep 19   In the year 1996 douglas Hyde, socialist/Christian, dies at 85  

Sep 20   Max Manus, resistance fighter, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Sep 21   John F. Kennedy, Jr. marries Carolyn Bessette on Cumberland Island, GA on this day in history.  

Sep 21   On this day in history john Stachniewski, scholar/teacher, dies at 42  

Sep 22   On this day in history dorothy Lamour, actress (Road to Bali, Road to Rio), dies at 81  

Sep 23   Denis Dowling, baritone, dies at 86 in the year 1996.  

Sep 24   Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards, egyptologist, dies at 87 in the year 1996.  

Sep 25   Betty Phyllis Gathergood, curator, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Sep 26   Geoffrey Wilkinson, chemist, dies at 75 in the year 1996.  

Sep 26   In the year 1996 u.S. astronaut Shannon Lucid returned to earth after six months in orbit aboard the Russian space station Mir  

Sep 27   Mohammed Najibullah, politician, dies at 55 in the year 1996.  

Sep 28   In the year 1996 iron Road Railways, under the name Quebec Southern Railway commences operation over the following former CP lines in Quebec Lennoxville - St-Jean Brookport - Wells River (VT) Farnham - Ste-Rosalie Jct Farnham - Stanbridge  

Sep 28   Iron Road Railways, under the name Quebec Southern Railway commences operation over the following former CP lines in Quebec: Lennoxville - St-Jean Brookport - Wells River (VT) Farnham - Ste-Rosalie Jct Farnham - Stanbridge on this day in history.  

Sep 29   Endo Shusaku, Japanese writer (Sea & Poison/Silence), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Sep 30   Aubrey Brabazon, jockey/trainer, dies at 76 in the year 1996.  

Oct 01   On this day in history the St. Lawrence and Hudson Railway is formed by merging the CP Rail routes in southern Ontario and Quebec with its Delaware and Hudson subsidiary in northern USA. The STLH name was first used about June 1 although the legal entity was not established until October 1.  

Oct 02   On this day in history andrey Lukanov, PM of Bulgaria (1990), assassinated at 58  

Oct 03   On this day in history denis Frank Owen, Natural historian, dies at 65  

Oct 04   On this day in history martyn Harris, journalist, dies at 43  

Oct 05   Catherine Elizabeth Pennington, personal assistant, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Oct 06   On this day in history martyn Taylor, teacher/campaigner, dies at 57  

Oct 07   Charles Wegg Solicitor-Prosser, dies at 86 in the year 1996.  

Oct 08   Geoffrey Finsberg, politician, dies at 70 in the year 1996.  

Oct 09   In the year 1996 alan Charles Downes, cameraman, dies at 58  

Oct 11   In the year 1996 arthur Walter Lucas, picture restorer, dies at 80  

Oct 12   Linda Juster is married in Placentia California on this day in history.  

Oct 13   Albert Hughes Williams, teacher/historian, dies at 89 in the year 1996.  

Oct 14   On this day in history laura La Plante, screen actress (Show Boat, Scandal), dies at 91  

Oct 15   In the year 1996 bernard Frank, oriental scholar/writer, dies at 69  

Oct 17   Berthold Goldschmidt, composer/conductor, dies at 93 on this day in history.  

Oct 19   On this day in history frank Neville Hosband Robinson, physicist, dies at 71  

Oct 20   In the year 1996 alfred William Bill Bedford, test Pilot, dies at 75  

Oct 21   Abdelhamid Benhadugah, novelist, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Oct 22   Charles Edward Pevensey Tennant, aristocrat, dies at 39 in the year 1996.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1996 arleigh Albert Burke, US Admiral, dies at 94  

Jan 02   Sydney Thompson, rock Climber, dies at 81 in the year 1996.  

Jan 03   Geoffrey Pardoe, engineer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1996 ramon Vinay, operatic tenor/baritone, dies at 83  

Jan 05   Jay Morris Arena, inventor/pediatrician, dies at 86 in the year 1996.  

Jan 06   Duane Hanson, sculptor, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   On this day in history james Holland, artist/exhibition organiser, dies at 90  

Jan 08   On this day in history francois Mitterrand, Pres of France (1981-95), dies of cancer at 79