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Events of 1996

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Undated

Ongoing

Births

January - March

April - June

July - September

October - December

Deaths

January - March

April - June

July - September

October - December

Unknown Dates

External Links

From Coronation Street Wiki

Events

See also

• Coronation Street in 1996
• Category:1996 episodes

From TARDIS Index File, the free Doctor Who reference.

History of the Doctor Who Universe

• The Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright and Vicki arrive at the Festival of Ghana while being pursued by Daleks. (DW: The Chase)
• The novel Bridget Jones's Diary is published. In the 51st century it would be preserved in The Library. (DW: Silence in the Library)
• The Doctor is summoned back to Earth via the space-time telegraph by the United Nations to assist them after they were offered The Cold. Sam Jones meets Sarah Jane Smith (who also meets the Doctor in his eighth incarnation). (EDA: Interference - Book One, Interference - Book Two)

Real World

January

• 15 - Filming begins in Vancouver, B.C. for the Doctor Who TV movie; discounting some post-production dubbing, this is the first major production session for Doctor Who since recording for DW: Ghost Light concluded on 3 August 1989.
• 18 - NA: Just War is first published.
  • DWN/MA: Downtime is first published. Based upon the unofficial fan-made film of the same title, and published as part of the Virgin Missing Adventures line, it is the third and last of Virgin Publishing's series of post-Target Books novelisations. As such, it brings to an end a long line of adaptations dating back to 1973. It is the only Missing Adventures release not to feature the Doctor.

February

• 15 - NA: Warchild is first published.
  • MA: The Man in the Velvet Mask is first published.
• 21 - Filming concludes for the Doctor Who TV movie. The next time Doctor Who goes into production will not be until 18th July 2004.

March

• 21 - NA: Sleepy is first published.
  • MA: The English Way of Death is first published.
  • REF: Ace! The Inside Story of the End of an Era is first published. Co-written by Sophie Aldred, it is a memoir of her time on the series.

April

• Fox Television in America begins airing trailers for its upcoming broadcast of DW: Doctor Who. The trailers incorporate special effects footage from episode 1 of the 1986 serial DW: The Mysterious Planet.
• 18 - NA: Death and Diplomacy is first published. First appearance of recurring character Jason Kane.
  • MA: The Eye of the Giant is first published.
  • Who Killed Kennedy is first published. This is the only original Doctor Who novel published by Virgin Publishing after 1991 not to be considered part of either the Virgin New Adventures or Virgin Missing Adventures lines (although it's often lumped in with the MA line as it features past incarnations of the Doctor).

May

• 12 - CITV in Edmonton, Canada, is the first broadcaster to air the DW: Doctor Who TV movie, two days before its "official" premiere in the US.
• 14 — DW: Doctor Who is first broadcast on Fox Television in America. Sylvester McCoy regenerates into Paul McGann for McGann's (to date) only on-screen appearance as The Doctor. The film introduces a new theme music arrangement by John Debney (the late Ron Grainer is not credited, however), and reinstates the Jon Pertwee era logo from 1970-1973 which subsequently replaces the 1987 series logo as the franchise branding (it will continue to be used into 2009 to denote "past Doctor"-related products following the 2005 series revival). The ratings prove to be a disappointment and Fox declines to commission a TV series or further movies. Subsequently, issues over rights and licensing prevent the telefilm from being released to home video in North America (a situation that persists into 2008), although a UK home video release occurs not long after its broadcast there.
• 16 - NA: Happy Endings is first published. Promoted as the 50th book in the Virgin New Adventures line, it features cameo appearances by many characters from both the TV series and the NA books, and is notable for "outing" Mike Yates. Benny Summerfield ceases to be a regular companion with this novel, though she will return in later volumes and ultimately take over the New Adventures line after Virgin loses the Doctor Who licence.
  • MA: The Sands of Time is first published.
  • REF: Doctor Who: A History of the Universe is first published.
• 17 - Doctor Who - The Script of the Film is first published.
• 20 - Jon Pertwee dies from a heart attack in Connecticut.
• 25 - The TV movie is promoted on the cover of the Radio Times.
• 27 - DW: Doctor Who is first broadcast on BBC1. The UK broadcast includes some minor edits related to violence, and also includes an on-screen dedication in memory of Jon Pertwee. Unlike the US showing, the UK broadcast is considered a ratings winner, but without US support, the telefilm does not result in a series revival.
• Doctor Who - The Novel of the Film is first published. This is the first novelisation of a televised story to not be published by Target Books or an affiliate. This is the first Doctor Who novel to be published by BBC Books, and would lead to the imprint taking over the Doctor Who fiction licence from Virgin Books (it is not, however, considered part of the later Eighth Doctor Adventures line). It is the last novelisation of a televised Doctor Who story to date, and the last novelisation of any kind until WC: Scream of the Shalka was adapted in 2004.

Spring 1996

• Around the time the novelisation of the telefilm is published, a major shake-up occurs in the Doctor Who publishing world when it's announced that BBC Books has taken on the licence to publish fiction featuring The Doctor and other BBC-owned characters and concepts from the franchise. Virgin Books, which has been publishing original novels since 1991 and also owns the Target Books line which dates back to 1973, announces its Virgin New Adventures and Virgin Missing Adventures lines will conclude in 1997, after several remaining commissioned novels are published. Virgin, however, also announces it will continue the New Adventures line after that point, focusing on the character of Benny Summerfield.

June

• Doctor Who novel writer Jonathan Blum writes and plays the Seventh Doctor in an unofficial video production, Time Rift. Blum later recycles elements of the story for his later novel EDA: Vampire Science.[1]
• 20 - NA: GodEngine is first published. A new cover design format for the Virgin New Adventures line is launched with this book.
  • MA: Killing Ground is first published.

July

• 18 - NA: Christmas on a Rational Planet is first published. This book contains the earliest reference to characters from the later Faction Paradox spin-off works.
  • MA: The Scales of Injustice is first published.
  • VD: Decalog 3: Consequences is first published. This book is notable for including a short story by future head writer Steven Moffat. This is the last Decalog volume to feature the Doctor.

August

• 10 - Rex Tucker dies.
• 15 - NA: Return of the Living Dad is first published. Benny Summerfield returns for this novel.
  • MA: The Shadow of Weng-Chiang, the 25th Missing Adventures novel, is first published.

September

• 19 - NA: The Death of Art is first published.
  • MA: Twilight of the Gods is first published.
  • REF: Doctor Who: Companions is published in paperback.

October

• Frazer Hines publishes his autobiography, Films, Farms and Fillies.
• 03 - REF: Doctor Who: The Eighties first published.
• 07 - REF: TX File: Doctor Who, a "filofax"-style reference book, published by BBC Books as one of a series of TX File releases.
• 17 - NA: Damaged Goods is first published. This book is notable as it was written by Russell T Davies before he achieved national fame as the creator of Queer as Folk and, ultimately, became executive producer and lead writer of the revival of Doctor Who from 2004 to 2009.
  • MA: Speed of Flight is first published. Final Virgin Missing Adventures novel to feature the Third Doctor.

November

• 1 - David Dodimead, who played Barclay in DW: The Tenth Planet, dies.
• 21 - MA: The Plotters is first published. Final Virgin Missing Adventures novel to feature the First Doctor.
  • Posthumous publication of REF: I Am the Doctor!, Jon Pertwee's second volume of memoirs.
  • REF: Doctor Who - The Handbook: The Third Doctor is first published.
  • Due to production issues, there is no Virgin New Adventures novel published this month; the book scheduled for release date, NA: So Vile a Sin, is pushed back to 24th April 1997.
• 22 - REF: Classic Who: The Harper Classics first published.

December

• 05 - NA: Bad Therapy is first published. Roz Forrester is no longer a companion, but readers have to wait until NA: So Vile a Sin is finally published to find out why. Peri Brown makes a return appearance.
  • MA: Cold Fusion is first published. First and only Missing Adventures novel to feature more than one incarnation of the Doctor, and the first to feature the Seventh Doctor. At one point Virgin planned for Seventh Doctor adventures to continue in the Missing Adventures line after novels began to appear featuring the Eighth Doctor, but this did not happen. This is also the final Missing Adventures novel to feature the Fifth Doctor.
  • REF: The Completely Useless Encyclopedia first published.

Unknown

• Frederick Hall, who played Andrew Verney in DW: The Awakening, dies.

Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek content.

In-Universe

Events

• January 5: At Area 51, the team around Dr. Jeffrey Carlson - Shannon O'Donnell Janeway, Dr. Marcus Walter Nichols, Jackson Roykirk and Shaun Geoffrey Christopher - celebrate the successful finalization of their DY-100 project. During the celebration, Shannon is contacted by Roberta Lincoln and the two women have an urgent meeting in the DY-100 construction bay, where Roberta finally drops her disguise. Shannon is instrumental in helping Roberta stealing the DY-100. She later claims that she was under the influence of Ferengi mind-control, but is relieved from duty.^[1]
• January 10: U.S. forces bombed Khan Noonien Singh's "terrorist base" in Chandigarh as well as several other Augment bases in Serbia. Just before Khan releases his ultimate weapon, the "Morning Star", which would ultimately destroy the ozone layer, Gary Seven beams into his palace and offers him a way out - aboard the DY-100.^[1]
• January 11: Gary Seven and Roberta Lincoln place Khan and the remainders of his followers on the DY-100 (which is baptized SS Botany Bay by Khan) and send them off to space into exile. During this final mission, it is revealed that Isis, Seven's mysterious cat, was amongst Khan's closest followers under the disguise as Lady Ament; she is accidentially killed by Joaquin Weiss.^[1][2]
• February 2: Gary Seven ends his mission on Earth, travelling back to the Aegis. He leaves the Aegis Earth mission in the hands of Roberta Lincoln. Roberta hires Rain Robinson to be her aide.
• USS Voyager thrown backward in time to this year by accident. The ship's radiation is spotted by Rain Robinson. The crew of the Voyager prevents Henry Starling from causing a temporal explosion before they safely return to their own time.^[3]

References and Notes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} TOS novel: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 2
2. ↑ TOS episode: "Space Seed"
3. ↑ VOY episode: "Future's End"

Stories

Title	Series	Date	Media	Notes	Image
The Eugenics Wars The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 2 Chapters 24-27	The Original Series	5 January - 2 February 1996	novel
Future's End (Past)	Voyager	1996	episode
Strange New Worlds II Almost... But Not Quite Sections 3-5	Voyager	1996	short story

Releases

• Star Trek celebrates its thirtieth anniversary.

January

• TOS novel #77: Twilight's End, by Jerry Oltion
• TNG novel #38: Dragon's Honor , by Kij Johnson and Greg Cox
• TOS comic #79: The Chosen, Part 2: Blood Enemies, by Kevin Ryan
• TNG comic #79: Artificiality, by Michael Jan Friedman
• TNG comic: Ill Wind part 3, by Diane Duane
• DS9 comic #32: Turn of the Tide, by Colin Clayton & Chris Dows
• DS9 comic omnibus: Dax's Comet, by Charles Marshall & Jerry Bingham

February

• DS9 novel #14: The Long Night, by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch
• DS9 YA novel #7: Gypsy World, by Ted Pedersen
• VOY novel #6: The Murdered Sun, by Christie Golden
• TOS comic #80: The Chosen, Part 3: Collision Course!, by Kevin Ryan
• TNG comic #80: The Abandoned, by Michael Jan Friedman
• TNG comic #6: Convergence, Part 2: Future Imperfect, by Michael Jan Friedman and Howard Weinstein
• TNG comic: Ill Wind part 4, by Diane Duane

March

• TNG novel #39: Rogue Saucer , by John Vornholt
• DS9 comic omnibus: The Maquis, by Mark A. Altman, Chris Dows, Colin Clayton & R.A. Jones
• DS9 comic omnibus: Shanghaied, by John Vornholt & Laurie S. Sutton

April

• TOS novel: The Return, by William Shatner and Judith Reeves-Stevens and Garfield Reeves-Stevens (Hardcover)
• TNG-SA novel #10: Loyalties, by Patricia Barnes-Svarney
• VOY novel #7: Ghost of a Chance, by Mark A. Garland and Charles G. McGraw
• ST reference: The Klingon Way: A Warrior's Guide, by Marc Okrand

May

• TOS novel #78: The Rings of Tautee , by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch
• TNG novel #40: Possession, by J.M. Dillard and Kathleen O'Malley
• TNG novelization: Klingon, by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch
• ST reference: Federation Passport, by J.M. Dillard

June

• DS9 novel #15: Objective: Bajor, by John Peel
• DS9 YA novel #8: Highest Score, by Kem Antilles
• VOY novel #8: Cybersong, by S.N. Lewitt
• DS9 comic omnibus: Lightstorm/Terok Nor, by Mark A. Altman & Mark Paniccia

July

• TOS novel #79: Invasion!, Book 1: First Strike, by Diane Carey
• TNG novel #41: Invasion!, Book 2: The Soldiers of Fear, by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch
• TNG novel: Kahless, by Michael Jan Friedman (Hardcover)

August

• TOS-SA novel #1: Crisis on Vulcan, by Brad Strickland and Barbara Strickland
• DS9 novel #16: Invasion!, Book 3: Time's Enemy , by L.A. Graf
• VOY novel #9: Invasion!, Book 4: The Final Fury, by Dafydd ab Hugh

September

• TOS novel #80: The Joy Machine, by James Gunn, based on a story by Theodore Sturgeon
• TOS-SA novel #2: Aftershock, by John Vornholt
• TNG novel #42: Infiltrator, by W.R. Thompson

October

• TOS-SA novel #3: Cadet Kirk, by Diane Carey
• DS9 novel #17: The Heart of the Warrior, by John Gregory Betancourt
• VOY novelization: Flashback, by Diane Carey
• VOY novel: Mosaic, by Jeri Taylor

November

• TNG novel #43: A Fury Scorned, by Pamela Sargent and George Zebrowski
• DS9 novel #18: Saratoga, by Michael Jan Friedman
• TOS/TNG comic #1: Unlimited, Issue 1, by Dan Abnett & Ian Edginton
• DS9 comic #1: Judgment Day Part 1, by Howard Weinstein
• VOY comic #1: The Storm, by Laurie Sutton

December

• TNG-SA novel #11: Crossfire, by John Vornholt
• TNG novelization: Star Trek: First Contact, by J.M. Dillard
• DS9 novelization: Trials and Tribble-ations, by Diane Carey
• VOY novel #10: Bless the Beasts, by Karen Haber
• TOS comic: Star TreX, by Scott Lobdell
• DS9 comic #2: Judgment Day Part 2, by Howard Weinstein
• VOY comic #2: Under Ion Skies, by Laurie Sutton
• SA comic #1: Prime Directives, by Chris Cooper

Connections

• 1996 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• 1996 productions article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• 1996 page at the Complete Starfleet Library
• 1996 article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

From DC Database

Creators

The following creative talent passed away in the year 1996:

Curt Swan · Jerry Siegel

Titles

The following comic titles debuted with a 1996 cover date:

100% True Vol 1 · Aztek: The Ultimate Man Vol 1 · Batman: Gordon's Law Vol 1 · Blood and Shadows Vol 1 · Blood: a Tale · Death: The Time of Your Life Vol 1 · Dhampire: Stillborn Vol 1 · Dreaming Vol 1 · Eradicator Vol 1 · Essential Vertigo: Sandman Vol 1 · Essential Vertigo: Swamp Thing Vol 1 · Firebrand Vol 1 · Flex Mentallo Vol 1 · Girl Vol 1 · Grifter Vol 2 · Heroes Vol 1 · Hitman Vol 1 · House of Secrets Vol 2 · Kingdom Come Vol 1 · Lobo: Death and Taxes Vol 1 · Man-Bat Vol 2 · Night Force Vol 2 · Nightwing Vol 2 · Scare Tactics Vol 1 · Showcase '96 Vol 1

The following Comic titles were last published with a 1996 cover date:

100% True Vol 1 · Black Lightning Vol 2 · Blood Syndicate Vol 1 · Blood and Shadows Vol 1 · Chiaroscuro: The Private Lives of Leonardo da Vinci Vol 1 · Darkstars Vol 1 · Death: The Time of Your Life Vol 1 · Deathstroke the Terminator Vol 1 · Egypt Vol 1 · Eradicator Vol 1 · Fate Vol 1 · Firebrand Vol 1 · Flex Mentallo Vol 1 · Girl Vol 1 · Grifter Vol 1 · Guy Gardner Vol 1 · Hawkman Vol 3 · Heroes Vol 1 · Invisibles Vol 1 · Justice League Task Force Vol 1 · Kingdom Come Vol 1 · Lobo: Death and Taxes Vol 1 · Man-Bat Vol 2 · New Teen Titans Vol 2 · Nightwing Vol 1

The following One Shots were published with a 1996 cover date:

Assassins Vol 1 1 · Batman and Captain America Vol 1 1 · Batman: Two-Face - Crime and Punishment · Birds of Prey: Black Canary/Oracle Vol 1 1 · Bruce Wayne, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Vol 1 1 · Dhampire: Stillborn Vol 1 1 · JLX Vol 1 1 · Legends of the Dark Claw Vol 1 1 · Lobo/Demon - Hellowe'en Vol 1 1 · Martian Manhunter Special Vol 1 1 · Parallax: Emerald Night Vol 1 1 · Super Soldier Vol 1 1

Characters

The following characters debuted with a 1996 cover date:

Alexander Sanchez (New Earth) · Andrew Nolan (Post-Zero Hour) · Anna Marie Reynolds (Amalgam Universe) · Anthony Monetti (New Earth) · Antonia Monetti (New Earth) · Arkannone (New Earth) · Audrey Spears (New Earth) · Bane Simpson (Amalgam Universe) · Beatriz Grey (Amalgam Universe) · Bruce Wayne XXIII (Dead Earth) · Bryce Gawain (Dead Earth) · Byron Stark (New Earth) · Candi Pyponte-Le Parc III (Post-Zero Hour) · Carol Danvers (Amalgam Universe) · CeCe Beck (Post-Zero Hour) · Chain Lightning (New Earth) · Charles Taine (Post-Zero Hour) · Cockatoo (New Earth) · Cody Driscoll (New Earth) · Crazy Dick Dunston (New Earth) · Creed Quinn (Amalgam Universe) · Darkstorm (New Earth) · Dawn Driscoll (New Earth) · Deborah Perkins (New Earth) · Deborah Tiegel (New Earth) · Demolitia (New Earth) · Dusk (New Earth) · Dyrk Magz (Post-Zero Hour) · Eckstein (New Earth) · Edward Fisk (Amalgam Universe) · Elektra Kyle (Amalgam Universe) · Empress (Post-Zero Hour) · Floyd Belkin (Post-Zero Hour) · Frederick von Frankenstein (New Earth) · Gaius Marcus (New Earth) · Gerry McWilliams (New Earth) · Grayven (New Earth) · Hacken (New Earth) · Hero Cruz (New Earth) · Hillary Chang (New Earth) · Ironbolt (New Earth) · Isaiah Crockett (New Earth) · Jahr-Drake Ningle (Post-Zero Hour) · Jazmin Cullen (Post-Zero Hour) · Jeka Wynzorr (Post-Zero Hour) · Johnny Navarone (New Earth) · Jubilation Lee (Amalgam Universe) · Jugular (New Earth) · Kal-El (Kingdom Come) · Kaleb of Hydros (Dead Earth)

Teams

The following teams debuted with a 1996 cover date:

Birds of Prey (New Earth) · Heroes (Dakotaverse) · JLX (Amalgam Universe) · Judgment League Avengers (Amalgam Universe) · Ravers · Shadow-Force (New Earth) · Uncanny Amazers

Chronology

The following events were published by DC Comics in the year 1996. This does not necessarily indicate that these storylines took place in the year 1996. The passage of time in the DC Universe is nebulous and subject to change and interpretation. Events from historical time periods are indexed under their corresponding years.

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From Muppet Wiki

Television & Movies

• Muppet Treasure Island released February 16
• Muppets Tonight Season 1 on ABC, March 8 - July 14
• Aliens in the Family on ABC, March 15 - August 31 (only season)
• The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss Season 1 premieres on Nickelodeon, October 13
• Sesame Street Season 28, November 18
• Elmo Saves Christmas special airs on PBS

International Television & Movies

• Muppets Skatteø (Muppet Treasure Island) released in Denmark, June 28
• Mupparna på skattkammarön (Muppet Treasure Island) released in Sweden, June 28
• Muppets Die Schatzinsel (Muppet Treasure Island) released in Germany, July 11
• Ulica Sezamkowa begins airing in Poland, October
• Die Muppets unterm Weihnachtsbaum (Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree) premiers in Germany on RTL, December 24
• Barrio Sésamo begins its third series in Spain
• The Canadian version of Sesame Street is renamed Sesame Park
• Ulitsa Sezam begins airing in Russia

Appearances/Events

• Miss Piggy appears to compete with Babe at the 68th Academy Awards, March 25
• The Cat in the Hat at the Kid's Choice Awards, May 11
• Kermit gives the commencement address at Southampton College and receives an honorary doctorate in Amphibious Letters, May 19
• Big Bird sings a duet with Kathie Lee Gifford for her PBS pledge-drive special Kathie Lee Gifford's Lullabies for Little Ones, August
• Kermit is a guest on The Tonight Show, November 12
• Johnny Fiama and Sal Minella are interviewed on Larry King Live, December 24
• Miss Piggy is a guest on The Tonight Show, December 31
• Miss Piggy appears during the first week of The Rosie O'Donnell Show
• Miss Piggy cooks on Regis & Kathie Lee to promote her new book

Albums

• Bert and Ernie's Greatest Hits
• A Christmas Together (Laserlight Digital CD)
• Dreamytime Songs
• Elmo's Favorite Sing-Alongs
• Monster Melodies
• Silly Songs
• Sing-Along Travel Songs
• Sing the Alphabet

Non-fiction Books

• Ask Kermit: All About the Human Body
• In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy

Storybooks

• Another Monster at the End of This Book
• B is for Books!
• Bean Makes The Best Of It
• Bye-Bye, Boo-Boo
• Christmas in Snowy Forest
• Elmo's Lift-and-Peek Around the Corner Book
• Elmo's 12 Days of Christmas
• Find Your Way to Muppet Treasure Island
• The Gift of the Magi Story Book Set & Advent Calendar
• Go to Bed, Fred
• Grover, Messenger of Love
• Happy Birthday, Miss Piggy!
• I Am a Baby
• Kermit's Big Surprise!
• Kermit's Teeny Tiny Farm
• Let's Play Peek-A-Boo!
• Look and Find Muppets
• Monster Faces
• Muppet Christmas Songs
• Muppet Treasure Island: All Aboard Reading
• Muppet Treasure Island: Sailing for Adventure
• Muppet Treasure Island: Treasure Hunt
• Rizzo's Bike Sale
• Scooter Can't Read
• Sesame Street Little Theater
• Shop Till You Drop!
• Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bug
• Where's the Duckie?
• Which Witch Is Which?

Videos

• Animal Show: Kangaroo & Frog
• Animal Show: Owl & Octopus
• Elmo Saves Christmas
• Elmocize

Merchandise

• Kermit the Frog's 1996 Advertising Parodies! calendar
• Muppet Treasure Island Happy Meal toys
• Muppets Inside CD-ROM released in April
• Muppets on the Go video game
• Muppet Treasure Island (CD-ROM)
• Tickle Me Elmo debuts and becomes a holiday sensation
• Welch's The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss Jelly Jars
• Chelli plush

Advertising

• Miss Piggy appears in a campaign for Frito-Lay's Baked Lays chips with supermodels Kathy Ireland and Vendela. The campaign included a television commercial and print ads.

People

• Matt Vogel begins working on Sesame Street

Stage Shows

• Sesame Street Live presents 1-2-3 Imagine

Parades

• Kermit is the Grand Marshal of The Tournament of Roses Parade which also features a Muppet Treasure Island float, January 1

From Grand Theft Wiki

Events concerning the Grand Theft Auto series in 1996

Game World

GTA 2 Era

• Jerkov gets one year for a knife attack.
• Sunbeam gets one year in a penitentary for fire bomb attacking city commuters.
• Lodov is arrested for kidnapping and robbery, but the only witness dies.
• Tetsuo is suspected of double murder while in prison.
• Tortoise is suspected of a car-burning protest, but this can not be proven.

GTA III Era

• Kenji Kasen arrives in the US.

GTA IV Era

• Dave Johnson is arrested for possession of cocaine.

From the eWrestling Encyclopedia.

This article contains information on e-wrestling events that happened in 1996.

Notable 1996 births

• February - 19 Tyler Greenaway (Creator of Tilli Wrestling Federation)

Notable 1996 deaths

1996 handler births/deaths

JS2 Born March 3 - Dalton T.

See also

• Help:Year articles - Information on editing and adding information to year articles.

An Ice Hockey Wiki article.

These events occured in 1996 in the world of hockey:

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From Marvel Database

All Comics for 1996 Without Month Designations

Amazing Spider-Man Annual Vol 1 1996	Captain America: The Legend Vol 1 1	Generation X Annual Vol 1 2	Kissnation Vol 1
Tales of the Marvels: Inner Demons Vol 1 1	Wolverine Annual Vol 2 1996	Wolverine Vol 2 102.5	X-Man Annual Vol 1 1996
X-Men Annual Vol 1 1996

The Star Trek Expanded Universe Database is for fanon and related content. See Memory-Alpha.org for the canon Star Trek wiki.

Events

• Khan Noonien Singh and over fifty of his followers leave Earth aboard the SS Botany Bay, not to be heard or seen from again, until 2267. (TOS: "Space Seed", Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
• Earth scientists from NASA find the first microscopic evidence of past life on Mars. (VOY: "Future's End, Part I")
• Some humans made extremely ill or killed in the Eugenics Wars are placed into cryosatellites, launched into orbit of Earth. (Star Trek: The Prospect Chronicles; Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions)
• USS Voyager (NCC-74656) arrives in Earth orbit after been thrown back in time by the actions of Captain Braxton. (VOY: "Future's End, Part I", "Future's End, Part II"). When returning to the 24th century, Voyager inadvertently displaced several cryosatellites with Eugenics Wars victims in time and space. (Star Trek: The Prospect Chronicles; Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions)
• Phineas Tarbolde, an author from Canopus Planet, writes the sonnet "Nightingale Woman". (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before")

Births

Deaths

Vessel Assignments

External links

• 1996 article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
• 1996 article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.

From Wookieepedia, the Star Wars wiki.

Shadows of the Empire novel and video game released in 1996

A list of events in 1996 related to Star Wars.

January

• 01 - Tales from Jabba's Palace published.
• 01 - Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World published.
• 01 - X-Wing: Rogue Squadron published.

March

• 01 - Before the Storm published.
• 01 - Lightsabers published.

April

• 01 - Shadows of the Empire published.
• 01 - Junior Jedi Knights: Promises published.

May

• 02 - X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble published.

June

• 01 - Darkest Knight published.
• June - Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook released by West End Games.

July

Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith begins in July 1996.

• 01 - Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith 0: Conquest and Unification published.

August

• 01 - Shield of Lies published.
• 01 - Tales of the Jedi Companion published.
• August - Star Wars: The Art of Dave Dorman published.

September

• 01- Jedi Under Siege published.
• 04 - Classic Star Wars Box Set released.
• Pre-production of The Phantom Menace begins.

October

• 01 - Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith 1: Into the Unknown published.
• 02 - X-Wing: The Krytos Trap published.

November

• 01 - Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith 2: Funeral for a Dark Lord published.
• 30 - Star Wars: Dark Forces released on the PlayStation platform.
• November - StarWars.com launched.
• November - Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised published by West End Games.

December

• 01 - Tyrant's Test published.
• 03 - Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire released on the Nintendo 64 platform.
• December - The New Rebellion published.
• December - Tales of the Bounty Hunters published.
• December - Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith 3: The Fabric of an Empire published.