Historical Events
Music History
American punk rock band "The Ramones" perform for the last time, at the Palace in Hollywood, California
- Korean Air Flight 801 crashes in the United States territory of Guam, killing 228 people
- NASA announces that life may have existed on Mars after examining meteorite ALH84001, thought to be from Mars
Event of Interest
US President Bill Clinton signs a new bill imposing sanctions on non-US companies which invest over $40 million a year in the energy sectors of Iran or Libya
Famous Deaths
- Buland al-Haidary, Iraqi poet (Passages to Exile), dies at 69
- Gerry Gomez, West Indian cricket all-rounder (29 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 101, 58 wickets, BB 7/55; Trinidad), dies from a heart attack at 76
- Hernán Siles Zuazo, Bolivian politician (President of Bolivia 1956-60, 1982-85), dies at 82
- Leonard John Coldwell, cricketer, dies at 63
- Muhammad al-Badr, magnate of Northern Yemen (1962), dies
- Ossie Clark, British fashion designer of the Swinging Sixities, stabbed to death by a former lover at 54
- Richard M. Goodwin, American mathematician and economist (The Dynamics of A Capitalist Economy), dies at 83
Died in 1996 1996 Highlights
About August 6, 1996
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 27 years, 8 months and 22 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Leo
Music Charts
#1 Song: Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) - Los Del Rio
#1 Song: Wannabe - Spice Girls
