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October 1996 was the tenth month of that leap year. The month, which began on a Tuesday, ended on a Thursday after 31 days.

Portal:Current events

This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from October 1996.

Current events of October 1, 1996 (1996-10-01) (Tuesday) Yasser Arafat and Benjamin Netanyahu meet with US President Bill Clinton in Washington DC. Current events of October 2, 1996 (1996-10-02) (Wednesday) Paula Yates begins to her battle with former husband Bob Geldof over custody of their three children. The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton. The former Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Andrey Lukanov, is assassinated. Aeroperú Flight 603 crashes into the Pacific Ocean when the instruments fail just after takeoff from Lima Airport, killing all seventy people on board. Current events of October 5, 1996 (1996-10-05) (Saturday) Yasser Arafat meets with European leaders in preparation for renewed peace talks with Israel. Current events of October 6, 1996 (1996-10-06) (Sunday) Yasser Arafat returns triumphant to Gaza for Middle East peace talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The government of New Zealand agrees to pay $130,000,000 worth of compensation for the loss of land suffered by the Māori population between the years of 1844 and 1864. Current events of October 7, 1996 (1996-10-07) (Monday) President Bill Clinton wins the first TV debate with Republican rival Bob Dole. Pope John Paul II is admitted to a Rome hospital for an appendix operation. News Corporation launches the Fox News Channel as a 24-hour news channel to compete against CNN. Current events of October 8, 1996 (1996-10-08) (Tuesday) Irish Republican Army terrorists plant bombs at a heavily secured British army base south-west of Belfast: 31 soldiers and civilians are injured. Footage of Princess Diana and James Hewitt from five years ago is released. Demolition workers tear down the former home of mass murderers Fred and Rosemary West. Current events of October 15, 1996 (1996-10-15) (Tuesday) Several large strikes begin in various industries across Belgium in protest to the dismissal of the magistrate Jean-Marc Connerotte by the Supreme Court. Current events of October 22, 1996 (1996-10-22) (Tuesday) A fire at La Planta prison in southwest Caracas, Venezuela, kills thirty prisoners. Current events of October 23, 1996 (1996-10-23) (Wednesday) The O. J. Simpson civil trial begins in Santa Monica, California. Current events of October 26, 1996 (1996-10-26) (Saturday) The New York Yankees win the World Series for the first time since 1978, defeating the Atlanta Braves 3–2 to win the series in 6 games. Current events of October 30, 1996 (1996-10-30) (Wednesday) Fighting erupts when Banyamulenga Tutsis of Laurent Kabila in Zaire seize Uvira and proceed to kill Hutu refugees. Current events of October 31, 1996 (1996-10-31) (Thursday) TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 crashes into a densely populated area of São Paulo, killing all 96 people on board.

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