Historical Events in June 1996
Film & TV History
Jun 1 American actor Woody Harrelson is arrested in Lee County, Kentucky, after he symbolically planted four hemp seeds to challenge the state law which did not distinguish between industrial hemp and marijuana
- Jun 1 H. D. Deve Gowda becomes Prime Minister of India, serving until April 1997
- Jun 1 Sony does not renew lease on megatron in Times Square
- Jun 2 50th Tony Awards: "Master Class" (play) & "Rent" (musical) win
- Jun 2 9th Children's Miracle Network Telethon
Jun 2 US Open Women's Golf, Pine Needles GC: Annika Sörenstam retains her title by 6 shots from Kris Tschetter
- Jun 5 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Memphis, Tennessee, on WMFS 92.9 FM
- Jun 7 Julia and Noah wed on "All My Children"
- Jun 8 128th Belmont: Rene Douglas aboard Editor's Note wins in 2:28.96
- Jun 8 Australian cricketer Dean Jones takes career-best 5-112 for Derbyshire v Hampshire
- Jun 8 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, PRC
- Jun 8 Lloyd and Titchard complete 358 stand for 4th wkt Lancs v Essex
- Jun 8 Panama becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty
- Jun 8 PBA National Championship Won by Butch Soper
Jun 8 Revival of the legendary procession of Lady Godiva (Godgifu) naked through Coventry, England
- Jun 9 French Open Men's Tennis: Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia wins his first Grand Slam title; beats Germany's Michael Stich 7-6, 7-5, 7-6
- Jun 10 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Toledo, Ohio, on WBUZ 106.5 FM
Event of Interest
Jun 10 Intel releases 200 mhz pentium chip
- Jun 10 Stanley Cup Final, Miami Arena, Miami, Florida: Uwe Krupp's unassisted goal in triple-OT gives Colorado Avalanche a 1-0 win over Florida Panthers and a 4 game series sweep
Film & TV History
Jun 10 Variety talk show "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" hosted by Rosie O'Donnell premieres
Event of Interest
Jun 11 Bob Dole, (Sen-R-KS), resigns from US senate to run for president
- Jun 11 Exxon states that it will begin work on its $15-billion Sakhalin I oil and natural gas development in Russia's Far East
- Jun 12 3 Philadelphia Fed Court judges overturn US indecency ban on internet
Election of Interest
Jun 12 Bangladesh Awami League wins 146 of 300 seats in general election, bringing Sheikh Hasina to power for her first term as Prime Minister with the support of the Jatiya Party
- Jun 12 Marge Schott gives up day-to-day operations because of her numerous insensitive comments about Adolf Hitler, working women & Asians
- Jun 13 Montana Freemen surrender after an 81-day standoff with FBI agents
- Jun 14 Karl Krikken out handled the ball for Derbyshire v Indians
- Jun 15 IRA bomb in Manchester wrecks city centre at 11.17am, injuring 200
- Jun 16 50th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Seattle Supersonics, 4 games to 2; the Bulls' 4th title in 6 years
- Jun 17 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Syracuse NY on WAQX 95.7 FM
- Jun 17 The Fifteenth Amendment to the Irish Constitution, which removes the prohibition on divorce, is signed into law following a vote the previous year
Event of Interest
Jun 18 Ted Kaczynski, suspected of being the Unabomber, is indicted on ten criminal counts
- Jun 20 Space Shuttle STS 78 (Columbia 20), launches into space
- Jun 20 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
- Jun 22 29th Curtis Cup: Great Britain & Ireland wins 11-6
- Jun 22 NHL Draft: Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) defenceman Chris Phillips first pick by Ottawa Senators
- Jun 22 Saurav Ganguly scores 131 at Lord's on Test cricket debut
- Jun 23 "Tartuffe: Born Again" closes at Circle in Sq NYC after 29 performances
Archbishop Tutu Retires
Jun 23 Archbishop Tutu retires as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in South Africa
- Jun 23 Nintendo 64 goes on sale in Japan
- Jun 23 WLAF World Bowl 4, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh: Scottish Claymores beats Frankfurt Galaxy, 32-27
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Jun 25 Jay-Z releases his debut studio album "Beyond Reasonable Doubt" with Roc-A-Fella Records and Priority Records
- Jun 25 The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. servicemen
- Jun 26 Irish Journalist Veronica Guerin is shot in her car while in traffic in the outskirts of Dublin
- Jun 26 NBA Draft: Georgetown guard Allen Iverson first pick by Philadelphia 76ers
The Nutty Professor
Jun 28 Remake of "The Nutty Professor" starring Eddie Murphy opens in theaters in the USA
- Jun 28 The Constitution of Ukraine is signed into law.
- Jun 29 Andrea Leah Plummer, of Tennessee, crowned 39th America's Junior Miss
- Jun 29 Superman's Action Comic #1 (1938) auctioned at Sotheby at $61,900
- Jun 30 "Buried Child" closes at Brook Atkinson Theater NYC after 77 performances
- Jun 30 "Moon Over Buffalo" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 308 performances
- Jun 30 "State Fair" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 118 performances
- Jun 30 Caroline Frolic (Miss Ontario), crowned Miss Renaissance USA
- Jun 30 UEFA European Championship Final, Wembley Stadium, London, England: Oliver Bierhoff scores his second goal in extra time as Germany beat Czech Republic, 2-1
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