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February 29, 1996

On February 29, 1996, faucett Perú Flight 251 crashes in the Andes; all 123 passengers and crew are killed. The year's #1 song was "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" by Los del Río. Sophia Hutchins, Andreas Christensen, Dele Alli would arrive in the same year.

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The year in brief

1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1996th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 996th year of the 2nd millennium, the 96th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1990s decade.

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What happened

On February 29, 1996

  1. 1996 Faucett Perú Flight 251 crashes in the Andes; all 123 passengers and crew are killed.

    1996 aviation accident

    Faucett Perú Flight 251 was a scheduled domestic flight from Lima to Tacna, with a stopover in Arequipa. On 29 February 1996, while completing the first leg, the Boeing 737-200 operating the route crashed on approach to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport. All 123 passengers and crew aboard the aircraft lost their lives in the accident.

  2. 1996 The Siege of Sarajevo officially ends.

    Siege during the Bosnian War (1992–1996)

    The siege of Sarajevo was a prolonged military blockade of Sarajevo, the capital of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the ethnically charged Bosnian War. The city was initially besieged by the Yugoslav People's Army, before they were replaced by units of the Army of Republika Srpska. Lasting from 5 April 1992 to 29 February 1996, the siege was three times longer than the Battle of Stalingrad and more than a year longer than the siege of Leningrad, making it the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare.

Arrivals

Born on February 29, 1996

Nelson Asofa-Solomona 1996– New Zealand international rugby league footballer
Norberto Briasco 1996– Argentine–Armenian footballer
Reece Prescod 1996– British sprinter (born 1996)
Claudia Williams 1996– New Zealand tennis player

Farewells

Died on February 29, 1996

Frank Daniel Czech-born American film producer (1926–1996)
Wes Farrell American musician, songwriter, and record producer (1939–1996)
Ralph Rowe American baseball player, coach and manager (born 1924)

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Other moments from 1996

The class of 1996

Others born in 1996

Sophia Hutchins 1996– American socialite
Andreas Christensen 1996– Danish footballer
Dele Alli 1996– English international footballer
Summer Walker 1996– American singer-songwriter
Jan Bednarek 1996– Polish footballer
Matteo Berrettini 1996– Italian tennis player

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