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March 22, 1996

On March 22, 1996, nASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on its 16th mission, STS-76. 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 March 22, 1996

  1. 1996 NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on its 16th mission, STS-76.

    Space Shuttle orbiter (1985–2011)

    Space Shuttle Atlantis is a retired Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle which belongs to NASA, the spaceflight and space exploration agency of the United States. Atlantis was manufactured by the Rockwell International company in Southern California and was delivered to the Kennedy Space Center in Eastern Florida in April 1985. Atlantis is the fourth operational and the second-to-last Space Shuttle built.

Farewells

Died on March 22, 1996

Don Murray American drummer (1945–1996)
Robert F. Overmyer American astronaut (1936–1996)
Billy Williamson American guitarist (1925–1996)

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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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