Famous Birthdays
- Mai Hagiwara, Japanese singer and actress, born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Famous Deaths
- George Trevelyan, British educational pioneer and a founding father of the New Age movement, dies at 89
- Lydia Chukovskaya, Soviet writer and dissident (Andrei Sakharov Prize for Writer's Civic Courage), dies at 88
- Phillip Davidson, US Army general (b. 1915)
- Tiny Winters [Frederick Gittens], English jazz bassist and singer, dies at 87
- [Isian Kehinde] I. K. Dairo, Nigerian Jùjú musician and academic, dies at 65
Died in 1996 1996 Highlights
About February 7, 1996
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 28 years, 2 months and 16 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Aquarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
#1 Song: Spaceman - Babylon Zoo
