Historical Events
- Space Shuttle STS 78 (Columbia 20), launches into space
- The Venezuelan Congress approves deals which allow foreign oil companies to explore and produce oil in Venezuela for the first time since the country's 1975 nationalization of the oil industry
Famous Deaths
- Hellevi Rombin Schine, Miss Universe (1955), dies in plane crash at 64
- Irving Krick, American meteorologist and inventor, dies at 89
- Joseph Green, Polish-American filmmaker, dies at 96
- Michel Lebrun, crime writer, dies at 65
- Walter Guevara Arze, provisional president of Bolivia (1979), dies
Died in 1996 1996 Highlights
About June 20, 1996
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 27 years, 10 months and 8 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Gemini
Music Charts
#1 Song: Tha Crossroads - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
#1 Song: Killing Me Softly - Fugees
