Page 13: Historical Events In 1996
Thursday, 18 December 2025
Nov 25 America Online announced it would sell its WebCrawler search engine to Excite on this day in history. 


Nov 25 In the year 1996 buoyed by booming confidence in the dollar, as well as dwindling interest rates on U.S. Treasury Bonds, the Dow charged past the magic 6.500 point for the first time in history 


Nov 25 On this day in history hugh Joseph Charles James L'Etang, medical writer, dies at 79 


Nov 26 Euphemia MacDonald May Moxon, dance producer, dies at 91 in the year 1996. 


Nov 27 On this day in history george Ernest Leslie, trade union official, dies at 76 


Nov 29 The media reported that MTV Networks was demanding fees from online services that linked to their sites in the year 1996. 


Nov 29 On this day in history volkswagen executive Jose Ignacio Lopez resigned on this day under charges of industrial espionage from General Motors, his former employer 


Nov 30 On this day in history dan Flavin, minimalist sculptor, dies at 63 


Dec 01 In the year 1996 a volcano erupts in eastern Zaire, spewing a plume of ash and lava into the air 


Dec 01 In the year 1996 barbak Karmal, politician, dies at 67 


Dec 01 On this day in history chemin de fer Baie des Chaleurs, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Quebec Railway Corporation, commences operation over the former CN line beween Matapedia and Chandler, Que. 


Dec 01 In the year 1996 in a move that led to a public-relations disaster, America Online shifted to a flat $19.95-per-month fee for unlimited access 


Dec 02 In the year 1996 penelope Jessel, politcal activist, dies at 76 


Dec 03 Babrak Karmal, PM of Afghanistan (1980-81), dies in the year 1996. 


Dec 04 Basil Nield, judge/politician, dies at 83 in the year 1996. 


Dec 05 Newspapers reported that Microsoft had struck deals with several computer makers that would give it a significant advantage The companies would not be allowed to use Windows unless Microsoft's screen came up immediately when users logged on. Hey mine does on this day in history. 


Dec 05 On this day in history newspapers reported that Microsoft had struck deals with several computer makers that would give it a significant advantage: The companies would not be allowed to use Windows unless Microsoft's screen came up immediately when users logged on. Hey mine does 


Dec 05 Peter Hall, folklorist/musician, dies at 60 in the year 1996. 


Dec 06 In the year 1996 bryan Clieve Roberts, lawyer/civil servant, dies at 83 


Dec 07 On this day in history eugene Izzi, mystery writer, hangs himself at 43 


Dec 08 Howard E Rollins Jr, actor (Ed Harding-Another World), dies at 46 in the year 1996. 


Dec 09 In the year 1996 alain Emile Louis Marie Poher, politician, dies at 87 


Dec 11 In the year 1996 herbert Sally Frankel, economist, dies at 93 


Dec 14 Alan Hargreaves, climber, dies at 92 on this day in history. 


Dec 15 In the year 1996 gerald Moverley, priest, dies at 74 


Dec 16 IBM announced on this day in 1996 it would stop selling computers that used that PowerPC chip and ran Windows NT. IBM, Motorola, and Apple had teamed up to challenge Intel Corporation's dominance in chips and Microsoft's near monopoly on operating systems in the year 1996. 


Dec 17 On this day in history elizabeth Hill, teacher of Salvonic languages, dies at 96 


Dec 17 On this day in history intel Corporation and the Energy Department announced the development of a high-speed computer capable of performing more than one trillion calculations per second. 


Dec 18 On this day in history arthur Jacobs, musicologist, dies at 74 


Dec 19 Marcello Mastroiani, actor (8½, Assassin, Family Diary), dies at 72 in the year 1996. 


Dec 20 Amata Kabua, Pres of Marshall Islands (1979-96), dies in the year 1996. 


Dec 21 Margaret E Rey, author of children's books, dies at 90 on this day in history. 


Dec 22 Brett Hull becomes the 24th player in NHL history to score 500 goals when he notches a hat trick in the St. Louis Blues' 7-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in the year 1996. 


Dec 22 Hetta Empson, artist, dies at 81 on this day in history. 


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