Explore 5067 historical events from 1990–1999.
The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), Pub. L. 104–132 (text) (PDF), 110 Stat. 1214, enacted April 24, 1996, was introduced to the United States Congres…
In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is passed into law
The Port Arthur massacre was a mass shooting that occurred on 28 April 1996 at Port Arthur, a tourist town in the Australian state of Tasmania. The perpetrator, Martin Bryant, kill…
Port Arthur massacre, Tasmania: A gunman, Martin Bryant, opens fire at the Broad Arrow Cafe in Port Arthur, Tasmania, ki
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with advancing national security through coll…
The body of former CIA director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after h
Stokeley Clevon Goulbourne, known professionally as Ski Mask the Slump God, is an American rapper. He is best known for his association with XXXTentacion, with whom he formed the h…
Ski Mask the Slump God, American rapper
Arianne Hartono is a Dutch former professional tennis player. On 8 April 2024, she reached her career-high singles WTA ranking of No. 135, and on 11 July 2022, she achieved No. 12…
Arianne Hartono, Dutch tennis player
ValuJet Flight 592 was a regularly scheduled flight from Miami to Atlanta in the United States. On May 11, 1996, the ValuJet Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-9 operating the route cra…
After the aircraft's departure from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled chemical oxygen generators in the cargo
A thunderstorm, also known as an electrical storm or a lightning storm, is a storm characterized by the presence of lightning and thunder. Relatively weak thunderstorms are sometim…
Severe thunderstorms and a tornado in Bangladesh kill 600 people
The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transpor…
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on mission STS-77
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in the United States have developed over time, with public opinion and jurisprudence changing significantly since the …
Civil rights: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Romer v
MV Bukoba was a Lake Victoria ferry that carried passengers and cargo along Tanzania's Lake Victoria between the Tanzanian ports of Bukoba and Mwanza City. It also served the regul…
The ferry MV Bukoba sinks in Tanzanian waters on Lake Victoria, killing nearly 1,000
Carolina Meligeni Rodrigues Alves, also known as Carol Meligeni, is a Brazilian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 165, achieved on 12 Sep…
Carolina Alves, Brazilian tennis player
Mackenzie James Horton is an Australian retired freestyle swimmer. He is an Olympic gold medallist, World Championships gold medallist, and 4-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist…
Mack Horton, Australian swimmer
Theoson-Jordan Siebatcheu, commonly known as Jordan Pefok, Jordan Siebatcheu, or just Jordan, is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Portuguese Primei…
Jordan Pefok, American footballer
Katherine Langford is an Australian actress. After appearing in several independent films, she had her breakthrough starring as Hannah Baker in the Netflix television series 13 Rea…
Katherine Langford, Australian actress
The Trappists, officially known as the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance and originally named the Order of Reformed Cistercians of Our Lady of La Trappe, are a Catholic…
The seven Trappist monks of Tibhirine that were abducted on March 27 are killed under uncertain circumstances
Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese politician, diplomat and author who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021. She has served as the gen…
The Burmese military regime jails 71 supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi in a bid to block a pro-democracy meeting
The First Chechen War, also referred to as the First Russo-Chechen War, was a conflict between the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and the Russian Federation from 1994 to 1…
First Chechen War: Russian president Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechen rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-f
William Jefferson Clinton is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previou…
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Ariane 5 is a retired European heavy-lift space launch vehicle operated by Arianespace for the European Space Agency (ESA). It was launched from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) in Fr…
The first flight of Ariane 5 explodes after roughly 37 seconds
Luke Friend is an English singer from Teignmouth in Devon. He started his career in 2013 after winning TeenStar and appearing as a contestant and later a finalist on tenth series o…
Luke Friend, English singer
William Andrew Michael Junior Nylander Altelius is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a forward and alternate captain for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hocke…
William Nylander, Canadian-Swedish ice hockey player
Julian Brandt is a German professional footballer who plays as a left winger or attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team.
Julian Brandt, German footballer
Schuyler Miwon Hong Bailar is an American swimmer, author, educator, and advocate for LGBTQ rights. He is the first openly transgender NCAA Division I swimmer, and also the first p…
Schuyler Bailar, American swimmer
Mary Cecilia Cain is an American-born Irish professional middle distance runner from Bronxville, New York. Cain was the 2014 World Junior Champion in the 3000 meter event. She is t…
Mary Cain, American runner