Page 4: Historical Events In 1996

Mar 03   Auckland beat Wellington by 9 wickets to win Shell Trophy Final.   

Mar 03   David Bowman, trade unionist, dies at 82.   

Mar 06   10th American Comedy Awards.   

Mar 06   Aravinda De Silva smashes 145 vs Kenya in cricket World Cup at Kandy Sri Lamar   

Mar 07   Aled Eames, mAritime historian, dies at 74   

Mar 07   Comedian Martin Lawrence suffers a nervous breakdown   

Mar 07   Magic Johnson is 2nd NBA player to reach 10000 career assists.   

Mar 07   The inaugural surface photos of Pluto (photographed by Hubble Space Telescope)   

Mar 08   Alison McCartney, pathologist/Breast Cancer campaigner, dies at 45.   

Mar 09   Alan Hugh Iliffe, psychologist, dies at 77.   

Mar 10   22nd People's Choice Awards Apollo 13, Tom Hanks win   

Mar 10   22nd People's Choice Awards: Apollo 13, Tom Hanks win.   

Mar 10   Lucius E Burch Jr, US civil rights leader, dies at 84   

Mar 10   NYC Mayor Guiliani visits Israel.   

Mar 11   America Online agreed to use Netscape as the primary Web browser offered to its subscribers in a deal signed this day   

Mar 11   Chris Harris scores 130 in losing New Zealand side vs Australia, World Cup   

Mar 11   Mark Waugh scores 110 vs New Zealand for his third century of the World Cup.   

Mar 12   Charles Bruce Perry, professor of medicine, dies at 92   

Mar 12   Leeward Islands beat Trinidad by 73 runs to win Red Stripe Trophy   

Mar 13   At Dunblane, a thirteenth century village on the edge of the Scottish Highlands, forty-three-year-old Thomas Hamilton bursts into the gymnasium of the Dunblane Primary School with four guns, and opens fire on a kindergarten class. Sixteen children and their teacher, Gwenne Mayor, are killed before Hamilton turns the gun on himself.   

Mar 13   Sri Lanka beat India in World Cup semi as riots stop play   

Mar 14   Australia beat West Indies by 5 runs in amazing cricket World Cup semi   

Mar 14   Dewi Lorwerth Ellis Bebb, rugby international/journalist, dies at 57   

Mar 15   Helen Chadwick, artist, dies at 42.   

Mar 15   Tasmanian Premier Ray Groom steps down after accepting responsibility for Liberals losing majority in recent election   

Mar 16   Mike Tyson KOs Frank Bruno in 2nd round   

Mar 17   Mike Tyson beat Frank Bruno in 3rd round to gain Heavyweight title.   

Mar 17   Sri Lanka beat Australia by 7 wickets to win the World Cup   

Mar 18   Alepoude Odysseus Elytis llis, poet, dies at 84   

Mar 19   Christopher John Magenis Headington, musician, dies at 65   

Mar 19   Defeated in the federal election, former Australian prime minister Paul Keating announces his retirement   

Mar 19   In Southern Xinjiang, China a 6.3 earthquake killed at least twenty-four people, 128 injured and more than 15314 houses destroyed in the Artux-Jiashi area   

Mar 19   Winnie Mandela divorces Nelson after 38 years of marrage.   

Mar 20   Erik and Lyle Menendez are discovered guilty of killing their parents.   

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Jan 01   Arleigh albert burke: Us admiral,    

Jan 02   Sydney thompson: Rock climber,    

Jan 03   Geoffrey pardoe: Engineer,   

Jan 04   Ramon vinay: Operatic tenor/baritone,    

Jan 05   Jay morris arena: Inventor/pediatrician,   

Jan 06   Duane hanson: Sculptor,    

Jan 07   James holland: Artist/exhibition organiser,    

Jan 08   Francois mitterrand: Pres of france (1981-95),