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Diana Spencer
divorced
Charles
on
8/28/1996
Diana received a lump sum settlement of £17 million as well as £400,000 per year. The couple signed a confidentiality agreement that prohibited them from discussing the details of the divorce or of their married life.
...
748107
Cisco Systems
bought
TGV Software
on
1/23/1996
...
338954
Andriy Kuzma Kuzmenko
married
Svitlana Kuzmenko
in
1996
...
730789
Alessandro Baricco
wrote
Silk
in
1996
...
338256
Ann Michaels
wrote
Fugitive Pieces
in
1996
...
303033
Ann-Marie MacDonald
wrote
Fall on Your Knees
in
1996
...
301646
David Foster Wallace
wrote
Infinte Jest
in
1996
...
304846
Eduardo Mendoza
wrote
A Light Comedy
in
1996
...
276450
Hella Haasse
wrote
Forever a Stranger
in
1996
...
302630
Margaret Atwood
wrote
Alias Grace
in
1996
...
285813
Patricia Dunker
wrote
Hallucinating Foucault
in
1996
...
303853
Victor Pelevin
wrote
The Clay Machine-Gun
in
1996
...
339151
Angola
entered
First Congo War
in
1996
...
10660
Burundi
entered
First Congo War
in
1996
...
10662
India
entered
Civil war in Afghanistan (1996?2001)
in
1996
...
10665
Iran
entered
Civil war in Afghanistan (1996?2001)
in
1996
...
10666
Pakistan
entered
Civil war in Afghanistan (1996?2001)
in
1996
...
10667
Rwanda
entered
First Congo War
in
1996
...
10669
Saudi Arabia
entered
Civil war in Afghanistan (1996?2001)
in
1996
...
10670
Uganda
entered
First Congo War
in
1996
...
10672
UNITA
entered
First Congo War
in
1996
...
10718
Zaire
entered
First Congo War
in
1996
...
10677
Electronic Arts
bought
Manley & Associates
on
1/29/1996
...
308642
AOL
bought
Johnson-Grace
on
2/1/1996
...
307398
Microsoft
bought
Software
on
3/6/1996
...
338384
Microsoft
bought
Software
on
3/12/1996
...
338391
Cisco Systems
bought
StrataCom
on
4/22/1996
...
338754
Microsoft
bought
Computer software
on
4/23/1996
...
288523
Adobe systems
bought
Ares Software
on
5/20/1996
...
286607
Spirit
released
Willie Nelson
on
6/4/1996
...
207061
Microsoft
bought
Software
on
6/11/1996
...
338389
Microsoft
bought
Electronic games
on
6/17/1996
...
301301
Cisco Systems
bought
Telebit
on
7/22/1996
...
338908
AOL
bought
ImagiNation Network
on
8/6/1996
...
304648
Cisco Systems
bought
Nashoba Networks
on
8/6/1996
...
309336
Man
released
Neneh Cherry
on
9/2/1996
...
207180
Cisco Systems
bought
Granite Systems
on
9/3/1996
...
303704
Greatest Hits
released
Thompson Twins
on
10/1/1996
...
207234
Cisco Systems
bought
Netsys Technologies
on
10/14/1996
...
310058
Microsoft
bought
Software
on
11/1/1996
...
338376
Nico
released
Blind Melon
on
11/12/1996
...
207314
AOL
bought
Global Network Navigator
on
11/25/1996
...
303612
Cisco Systems
bought
Metaplex
on
12/1/1996
...
308937
Muddy Waters
released
Redman
on
12/10/1996
...
207349
Saudi Arabia
won
Civil war in Afghanistan (1992?1996)
in
1996
...
10671
Timothy Leary
in
1996
" Why not? Why not? Why not? Why not? Yeah."
...
716001
Brigitte Helm
died
on
6/11/1996
in
Chi?in?u
...
749514
Vagn Holmboe
died
on
9/1/1996
...
205377
Sabine Zlatin
died
on
9/21/1996
...
205436
Berthold Goldschmidt
died
on
10/17/1996
...
205521
Peter Hall
died
on
12/5/1996
...
205658
?The English Patient
won
Academy Award for Best Director
in
1996
...
279535
Alessandro Del Piero
received
Most Valuable Player Intercontinental Cup
in
1996
...
725070
Anthony Minghella
won
Academy Award for Best Director
in
1996
...
279536
Bank of Boston Corp.
bought
BayBanks, Inc.
in
1996
...
286931
Bob Dole
received
40% percent of the popular vote
in
1996
...
276326
Bob Dole
lost
Presidential Elections
in
1996
...
311290
Chemical Banking?Corp.
bought
Chase Manhattan Corporation
in
1996
...
288173
CoreStates Financial Corp.
bought
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
in
1996
...
308922
Crestar Financial Corp.
bought
Citizens Bancorp (Laurel, MD)
in
1996
...
288289
Cuba Gooding, Jr.
won
Academy award for Best Supporting Actor
in
1996
...
282981
Dramatic Score:
won
Academy Award for Best Original Score
in
1996
...
280846
English Patient
won
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
in
1996
...
280512
Fargo
won
Academy Award for Best Actress
in
1996
...
277354
First Union Corporation
bought
First Fidelity Bank
in
1996
...
302568
First Union Corporation
bought
Center Financial Corporation(CenterBank)
in
1996
...
287723
Fleet Financial Group, Inc.
bought
National Westminster Bancorp, a subsidiary of?National Westminster Bank
in
1996
...
309993
Geoffrey Rush
won
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
in
1996
...
276765
Horatiu Radulescu
composed
Piano Concerto The Quest
in
1996
...
205353
Jerry Maguire
won
Academy award for Best Supporting Actor
in
1996
...
282985
Juliette Binoche
won
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
in
1996
...
283527
Kalevi Aho
composed
Symphony 10
in
1996
...
205357
Krysztof Penderecki
composed
Symphony No.7 Seven Gates of Jerusalem
in
1996
...
205346
Lubomyr Husar
got a job as
Titular Bishop of Nisa in Lycia
in
1996
...
752804
Osvaldo Golijov
composed
Oceana
in
1996
...
205364
Quest?
won
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
in
1996
...
278830
Rosa Parks
received
Presidential Medal of Freedom
in
1996
...
716653
Saul Zaentz
won
Academy Award for Best Picture
in
1996
...
281575
Shine
won
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
in
1996
...
276768
Steve Reich
composed
Proverb
in
1996
...
205350
The English Patient
won
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
in
1996
...
278018
The English Patient
won
Academy Award for Best Costume Design
in
1996
...
279251
Union Bank
bought
Bank of California
in
1996
...
286872
Wells Fargo Corp.
bought
First Interstate Bancorp
in
1996
...
302570
When We Were Kings?directed by?Leon Gast
won
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
in
1996
...
279970
Independence Day
won
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
on
1/1996
...
284073
Barbara Jordan
died
in
1996
...
360620
Bill Emerson
died
in
1996
...
360622
Charlotte Hornets
drafted
Kobe Bryant
in
1996
...
1010401
Coya Knutson
died
in
1996
...
360623
Edward H. Jenison
died
in
1996
...
360624
Kobe Bryant
joined
Los Angeles Lakers
in
1996
...
1010402
Leo Isacson
died
in
1996
...
360625
Paul J. Krebs
died
in
1996
...
360626
Pikkardiyska Tertsiya
released
Tykha nich, Silent night (Live at Lviv Opera House)
in
1996
in
Lviv
...
743488
Timothy Leary
died
in
1996
...
716002
William Van Pelt
died
in
1996
...
360627
Madeline Carroll
was born on
on
3/18/1996
in
California
...
1250422
Christel Khalil
performed in
movie Matilda
on
7/28/1996
in
California
...
1250476
Katelyn Zoey Rosen
performed in
movie Matilda
on
7/28/1996
in
California
...
1250517
Kiami Davael
performed in
movie Matilda
on
7/28/1996
in
California
...
1250478
Kira Spencer Hesser
performed in
movie Matilda
on
7/28/1996
...
1250481
Mara Elizabeth Wilson
performed in
movie Matilda
on
7/28/1996
in
California
...
1250482
Phoebe Garcia-Pearl
starred in the
movie Matilda
on
7/28/1996
in
California
...
1250465
Sara Michelle Magdalin
performed in
movie Matilda
on
7/28/1996
in
California
...
1250466
Tessa Allen
was born
on
8/7/1996
in
California
...
1250463
Alex Jones
hosted
The Final Edition
in
1996
in
KJFK
after switching to radio
...
1325784
Angelina Jolie
appeared in
Love Is All There Is
in
1996
...
1327875
Angelina Jolie
appeared in
Mojave Moon
in
1996
...
1327876
Dan Henderson
participated
Summer Olympics
in
1996
...
2147486462
Angelina Jolie
married
Jonny Lee Miller
on
3/1996
...
1327874
ABN AMRO
acquired
Chicago Marathon event
in
1996
...
2147493375
Amtrak
was discontinued
in
1996
in
Phoenix
...
2147491641
Backstreet Boys
released
self-titled album
in
1996
...
2147493155
Baidu
Patented
site-scoring algorithm
in
1996
in
RankDex
...
2147493299
Baidu
developed
RankDex
in
1996
a search engine that used hyperlinks to measure website quality
...
2147493300
Bank of America
acquired
Chicago Marathon
in
1996
...
2147493376
Bob Dole
criticized
Demi Moore
in
1996
in
the film Striptease
...
2147497968
Bob Goen
left the job as
host of the Miss USA beauty pageant
in
1996
in
CBS
...
2147498676
Brett Favre
established
Brett Favre Fourward Foundation
in
1996
...
2147497498
Brett Favre
was banned from
drinking alcohol
in
1996
in
NFL
after admitting his addiction to Vicodin
...
2147497499
Brett Favre
was named
Most Valuable Player
in
1996
in
NFL
...
2147497501
California
authorized
California High-Speed Rail Authority
in
1996
in
California
...
2147498432
Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo
was awarded
Nobel Peace Prize
in
1996
in
Catholic Church
for his contributions to peace efforts in East Timor
...
2147498610
Chase Bank
merged with
Chemical Bank New York
in
1996
...
2147499083
Eric Elst
observed
a tail
in
1996
in
7968 Elst-Pizarro
...
2147492041
Gil Amelio
got a new job as
CEO
in
1996
in
Apple Inc.
...
2147489539
Ireland
legalized
Divorce
in
1996
in
Ireland
...
2147498611
Jack Kemp
was nominated as
candidate for Vice President
in
1996
in
Republican Party
under Bob Dole
...
2147498199
Jacksonville Jaguars
defeated
Buffalo Bills
in
1996
in
Bills Stadium
their first playoff loss
...
2147498200
Robin li
developed
RankDex
in
1996
in
US
...
2147493298
Wells Fargo and Company
acquired
First Interstate Bancorp
in
1996
which contained Bank of America's domestic banks outside California
...
2147493377
Westinghouse Electric
bought
CBS
in
1996
...
2147498678
Charlize Theron
performed as
Helga Svelgen
on
2/1996
in
movie 2 Days in the Valley
...
2147498982
Barack Obama
was elected as
Illinois Senator
on
13/1996
in
Illinois's 13th District
...
2147493460
Gordon Ball
nominated
Bob Dylan
on
20/1996
in
the Nobel Prize in Literature
...
2147495542
Gates Computer Science Building
was completed
on
1/6/1996
in
Stanford University
...
2147494767
Cartoon Network
registered
CartoonNetwork.com
on
1/9/1996
...
2147498563
Ashleigh Barty
was born
on
4/24/1996
in
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
...
2147491981
Josie Barty
had a child
Ashleigh Barty
on
4/24/1996
in
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia,
...
2147491983
Robert Barty
had a child
Ashleigh Barty
on
4/24/1996
in
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia,
...
2147491982
Brett Favre
enrolled in
rehab
on
5/1996
for 46 days to address an addiction to Vicodin
...
2147497496
Brett Favre
married
Deanna Tynes
on
7/14/1996
...
2147497497
Chick-fil-A
opened
restaurant
on
8/1996
in
Durban, South Africa
...
2147501112
Research In Motion
introduced
Interactive Pager 900
on
9/18/1996
a clamshell-style device that enabled two-way paging
...
2147495137
Backstreet Boys
released
Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)
on
10/1996
in
Europe
...
2147493152
Backstreet Boys
released
Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)
on
10/1996
in
Canada
...
2147493153
Backstreet Boys
started
second album
on
10/1996
...
2147493154
Chester Bennington
married
Samantha Marie Olit
on
10/31/1996
...
2147500908
Melinda Gates
had a child
Jennifer Katherine Gates Nassar
on
4/26/1996
...
2147494770