Page 5: Historical Events In 1996

Mar 22   Claude Mauriac, writer, dies at 81   

Mar 22   STS 76 (Atlantis 16), launches into orbit.   

Mar 24   16th Golden Raspberry Awards Showgirls claims   

Mar 24   Eastenders star Michael French is reported to be a homosexual.   

Mar 24   Maria Lucia Beltran Alcayaga, singer, dies at 66.   

Mar 24   MTA raises NYC bridge tolls to $3.50 each way   

Mar 24   U.S. astronaut Shannon Lucid safely transfers to the Russian space station Mir from the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis for a planned five-month stay.   

Mar 25   68th Academy Awards "Braveheart", Nicholas Cage and Susan Sarandon win   

Mar 25   Comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) approaches within 0.1018 AUs of Earth   

Mar 25   John Derrick Mordaunt Snagge, news commentator (BBC), dies at 91   

Mar 25   US issues newly-redesigned $100 bill   

Mar 25   World Ice Dance Championship in Edmonton won by Gritshuk and Platov (Russia)   

Mar 26   (Elizabeth Cissie) Charlton, football matriarch, dies at 83.   

Mar 26   Canada's Anik E-1 communications satellite suffers electronic fault in Space, loses 50% of its capacity   

Mar 26   Last day of 1st-class cricket for Allan Border (Queensland vs Victoria)   

Mar 27   "State Fair", opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 118 performances   

Mar 28   In Ecuador a 6.0 earthquake occurred at least 27 people killed, 100 injured, several thousand homeless   

Mar 28   Katie Beam, 17, of Oklahoma, crowned 35th Miss Teenage America.   

Mar 29   10th Soul Train Music Awards Patti Labelle, Boyz II Men win.   

Mar 29   Maggie Donnelly, bag lady, dies at 46   

Mar 30   Hugh Edward Lance Falkus, filmmaker/naturalist, dies at 78.   

Mar 30   Prince Edward and girl-friend Sophie Rhys-Jones visited Greystoke Castle   

Mar 31   25th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Patty Sheehan.   

Mar 31   Dante Giacosa, engineer/designer, dies at 91   

Mar 31   Karnataka defeat Tamil Nadu on inaugural innings to win Ranji Trophy.   

Mar 31   Radio Canada International's final shortwave broadcast.   

Mar 31   Space Shuttle STS 76 (Atlantis 16), lands   

Mar 31   The sun set on eWorld as Apple pulled the plug on its struggling two-year-old online service   

Mar 31   Wrestlemania XII Shawn Michaels beats Brett Hart for WWF title.   

Apr 01   Alfredo Nobre Coast, PM of Portugal (1978), dies.   

Apr 03   Carl Stokes, 1st black mayor of a major US city (Cleve), dies   

Apr 03   South Australia grab exciting draw vs Western Australia to win Sheffield Shield.   

Apr 03   St Francis Fighting Saints scores college baseball run record 71-1.   

Apr 04   "Inherit the Wind" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 45 performances   

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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),