1996

1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1996th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 996th year of the 2nd millennium, the 96th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1990s decade. It was also a common year starting on Tuesday of the obsolete Julian calendar.

Millennium: 2nd millennium
Centuries: 19th century20th century21st century
Decades: 1960s  1970s  1980s 1990s 2000s  2010s  2020s
Years: 1993 1994 199519961997 1998 1999

The most important events

Blizzard of January 1996:Snow drifts in Yonkers, New York.
Bill Clinton is reelected as US president.

Births

Deaths

January

February

March

Lucio Fulci
René Clément

April

Lucille Bremer
Dzhokhar Dudayev

May

Nnamdi Azikiwe

June

Jo Van Fleet

July

August

Frida Boccara
Alejandro Agustín Lanusse

September

Geoffrey Wilkinson

October

René Lacoste

November

December

Nobel Prizes

Movies released

Hit songs

New books

  • Absolute PowerDavid Baldacci
  • Alias GraceMargaret Atwood
  • BandarshahAl-Tayyib Salih
  • By the Shores of Gitchee GumeeTama Janowitz
  • ExcessionIain M. Banks
  • Executive OrdersTom Clancy
  • Feet of ClayTerry Pratchett
  • Fight ClubChuck Palahniuk
  • Fighting for Canada (Maîtres Chanteurs Chez Nous!) – Diane Francis
  • A Fine BalanceRohinton Mistry
  • The Fourth EstateJeffrey Archer
  • Gods and GeneralsJeff Shaara
  • The Goldberg VariationsNancy Huston
  • The Gun SellerHugh Laurie
  • Hackers – short story collection
  • HogfatherTerry Pratchett
  • How Stella Got Her Groove BackTerry McMillan
  • IntensityDean R. Koontz
  • Kiki's MemoirsKiki, (translation by Samuel Putnam)
  • Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilJohn Berendt
  • Moonlight Becomes YouMary Higgins Clark
  • Polaroids From The DeadDouglas Coupland
  • Primary ColorsJoe Klein as "Anonymous"
  • The Runaway JuryJohn Grisham
  • Selected StoriesMavis Gallant
  • Sofia; The Sultan's DaughterAnn Chamberlin
  • The Tailor of PanamaJohn le Carré
  • The Tenth InsightJames Redfield
  • Undaunted CourageStephen Ambrose
  • A Vicious CircleAmanda Craig

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