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Events from the year 1996 in the United Kingdom.

This year is noted for the Dunblane Massacre, the divorces of the Duke and Duchess of York (Andrew and Sarah) and of the Prince and Princess of Wales (Charles and Diana) and the birth of Dolly the sheep.

Incumbents

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

  • 8 June – The European Football Championships begin in England, with the host nation drawing 1–1 with Switzerland in the opening game.
  • 13 June – The parliament of Guernsey, Channel Islands, votes to legalise abortion 86 years after it was outlawed.
  • 15 June – A bombing takes place in Manchester.
    • England and Scotland meet for the first time in a major football tournament when they play their group match at Euro '96. England win the match 2–0.[12]
  • 16 June – Launch of The Planet on Sunday, a new Sunday tabloid focusing on environmental issues. Publication of the newspaper ceases after one edition because the owner is unhappy with its content.[13][14]
  • 19 June – The government selects the Greenwich Peninsula site on the banks of the River Thames as the location for the Millennium Dome exhibition which is set to open for the year 2000.
  • 21 June – The latest MORI poll shows the Conservatives on 31%, their best showing for three years, but they are still 21 points behind Labour with just under a year to go before the next general election is due to be held.[1]
  • 26 June – England's hopes of being European champions of football for the first time are ended with a penalty shootout defeat to Germany after a 1–1 draw in the semi-final.
  • 30 June – Germany wins the European Championship final with a 2–1 victory over the Czech Republic at Wembley.

July

August

  • 9 August – Sir Frank Whittle, inventor of the turbojet engine, dies of cancer at his home in Columbia, Maryland, United States, aged 89.
  • 14 August – Unemployment has fallen to 2,126,200 – its lowest level since the summer of 1991.
  • 28 August – The Prince and Princess of Wales (Charles and Diana) complete their divorce proceedings after fifteen years of marriage. Their separation was first announced nearly four years ago.[11] The former Princess of Wales loses her style of Royal Highness and assumes the style Diana, Princess of Wales.

September

October

November

December

  • 7 December – Sir John Gorst, 68-year-old Conservative MP for Hendon North in London, resigns the party whip, leaving the Conservative Party without a majority in the House of Commons.
  • 10 December
  • 11 December – Comedian Willie Rushton dies aged 59 in hospital in Kensington, London, of a heart attack, ten years after jokingly predicting it.
  • 18 December – Unemployment has fallen below 2,000,000 for the first time in almost six years, four years since it peaked at nearly 3,000,000 during the recession. Despite the strong economic recovery and falling unemployment, the Conservatives are still trailing behind Labour in the opinion polls, a stark contrast to their performance at the last election, where they retained power despite Britain being in recession.

Undated

  • Remaining provincial branches of the Bank of England, at Leeds, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol, are closed.[23]
  • More than 4% of the UK population (some 2,500,000 people) now have internet access.
  • New car sales in the United Kingdom are above 2,000,000 for this year, a level last seen in 1990.
  • Panathlon Foundation is formed by Ashley Iceton.[24]

Publications

Births

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Full date unknown

Deaths

January

February

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Pat Smythe

March

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Jack Churchill
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Jacquetta Hawkes with John Priestley

April

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Greer Garson
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Donald Adams

May

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Beryl Burton
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Jon Pertwee

June

July

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Jessica Mitford

August

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Frank Whittle

September

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Geoffrey Wilkinson

October

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Beryl Reid

November

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Sorley MacLean

December

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Willie Rushton

See also

References

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