1996

From Multiversal Omnipedia
(Difference between revisions)
Jump to: navigation, search
m (Notable Television Series)
(Robot: Automated text replacement (-Potter, Harry +Harry Potter))
 
(15 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 3: Line 3:
 
===Dated Events===
 
===Dated Events===
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Reality|Real World]]:''' '''[[January 20]].''' Yasser Arafat elected president of the Palestinian Authority.
+
*'''{{timereal}}''':''' '''[[January 20]].''' Yasser Arafat elected president of the Palestinian Authority.
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Reality|Real World]]:''' '''[[January 29]].''' French President Jacques Chirac announces an end to French nuclear testing.
+
*'''{{timereal}}''':''' '''[[January 29]].''' French President Jacques Chirac announces an end to French nuclear testing.
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Reality|Real World]]:''' '''[[February 10]].''' An early version of the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats gransmaster Garry Kasparov at chess, but loses the match entire.
+
*'''{{timereal}}''':''' '''[[February 10]].''' An early version of the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats gransmaster Garry Kasparov at chess, but loses the match entire.
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Reality|Real World]]:''' '''[[March 13]].''' Spree killer Thomas Hamilton opens fire at a primary school in Dunblane, Scotland, killing 16 small children and an adult teacher before committing suicide.
+
*'''{{timereal}}''':''' '''[[March 13]].''' Spree killer Thomas Hamilton opens fire at a primary school in Dunblane, Scotland, killing 16 small children and an adult teacher before committing suicide.
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Reality|Real World]]:''' '''[[March 20]].''' The government of Great Britain announces that people may have contracted mad cow disease.
+
*'''{{timereal}}''':''' '''[[March 20]].''' The government of Great Britain announces that people may have contracted mad cow disease.
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Reality|Real World]]:''' '''[[April 3]].''' Ted Kaczynski, the "Unabomber," is arrested at his cabin in Montana.
+
*'''{{timereal}}''':''' '''[[April 3]].''' Ted Kaczynski, the "Unabomber," is arrested at his cabin in Montana.
  
 
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Men in Black (Films)|Men in Black (Films)]], [[:Category:Chronology:Men in Black (Series)|Men in Black (Series)]]:''' '''[[May 26]] - [[May 29]].''' Events of ''Men in Black''. (''Inside Men in Black II'')
 
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Men in Black (Films)|Men in Black (Films)]], [[:Category:Chronology:Men in Black (Series)|Men in Black (Series)]]:''' '''[[May 26]] - [[May 29]].''' Events of ''Men in Black''. (''Inside Men in Black II'')
Line 19: Line 19:
 
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Gargoyles|Gargoyles]], [[:Category:Chronology:Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles|Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles]]:''' '''June-July, before July 9.''' [[Oberon (Gargoyles)|Oberon]] and [[Titania (Gargoyles)|Titania]] return to [[Avalon (Gargoyles)|Avalon]] and begin the [[Gathering (Gargoyles)|Gathering]]. ("Ill Met by Moonlight")
 
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Gargoyles|Gargoyles]], [[:Category:Chronology:Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles|Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles]]:''' '''June-July, before July 9.''' [[Oberon (Gargoyles)|Oberon]] and [[Titania (Gargoyles)|Titania]] return to [[Avalon (Gargoyles)|Avalon]] and begin the [[Gathering (Gargoyles)|Gathering]]. ("Ill Met by Moonlight")
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Reality|Real World]]:''' '''[[July 5]].''' The first mammal cloned from an adult cell, Dolly the sheep, is born.
+
*'''{{timereal}}''':''' '''[[July 5]].''' The first mammal cloned from an adult cell, Dolly the sheep, is born.
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Gargoyles|Gargoyles]], [[:Category:Chronology:Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles|Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles]]:''' '''[[July 9]].''' [[Goliath (Gargoyles)|Goliath]], [[Maza, Elisa|Elisa Maza]], [[Angela (Gargoyles)|Angela]] and [[Bronx]] return to Manhattan. The [[Manhattan Clan]] stops Oberon from kidnapping [[Xanatos, Alexander Fox|Alexander Fox Xanatos]], leading [[Xanatos, David|David Xanatos]] to start making amends with the [[Gargoyles (Gargoyles)|gargoyles]]. ("The Gathering" Parts I & II; [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/ Ask Greg])
+
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Gargoyles|Gargoyles]], [[:Category:Chronology:Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles|Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles]]:''' '''[[July 9]].''' [[Goliath (Gargoyles)|Goliath]], [[Elisa Maza|Elisa Maza]], [[Angela (Gargoyles)|Angela]] and [[Bronx]] return to Manhattan. The [[Manhattan Clan]] stops Oberon from kidnapping newborn [[Xanatos, Alexander Fox|Alexander Fox Xanatos]], leading [[David Xanatos|David Xanatos]] to start making amends with the [[Gargoyles (Gargoyles)|gargoyles]]. ("The Gathering" Parts I & II; [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/ Ask Greg])
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Reality|Real World]]:''' '''[[August 6]].''' NASA's ALH 84001, a meteorite believed to come from Mars, is announced to contain evidence of primitive life forms from that world.
+
*'''{{timereal}}''':''' '''[[August 6]].''' NASA's ALH 84001, a meteorite believed to come from Mars, is announced to contain evidence of primitive life forms from that world.
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Reality|Real World]]:''' '''[[August 28]].''' The Prince and Princess of Wales are divorced.
+
*'''{{timereal}}''':''' '''[[August 28]].''' The Prince and Princess of Wales are divorced.
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Harry Potter|Harry Potter]]:''' '''[[September 1]].''' [[Potter, Harry|Harry Potter]] begins his sixth year at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. The events of ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' follow.
+
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Harry Potter|Harry Potter]]:''' '''[[September 1]].''' [[Harry Potter|Harry Potter]] begins his sixth year at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. The events of ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' follow.
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Reality|Real World]]:''' '''[[September 27]].''' The Taliban seize the Afghani capitol of Kabul.
+
*'''{{timereal}}''':''' '''[[September 27]].''' The Taliban seize the Afghani capitol of Kabul.
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Gargoyles|Gargoyles]], [[:Category:Chronology:Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles|Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles]]:''' '''[[October 26]].''' [[Canmore, Jon|Jon Canmore]] reveals the existence of gargoyles to the world. ("Hunter's Moon" Part III)
+
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Gargoyles|Gargoyles]], [[:Category:Chronology:Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles|Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles]]:''' '''[[October 26]].''' [[Jon Canmore|Jon Canmore]] reveals the existence of gargoyles to the world. ("Hunter's Moon" Part III)
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Gargoyles|Gargoyles]], [[:Category:Chronology:Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles|Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles]]:''' '''After October 26.''' Under the name [[Castaway, John|John Castaway]], [[Canmore, Jon|Jon Canmore]] forms the [[Quarrymen]]. ("The Journey" (''Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles''))
+
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Gargoyles|Gargoyles]], [[:Category:Chronology:Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles|Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles]]:''' '''After October 26.''' Under the name [[Castaway, John|John Castaway]], [[Jon Canmore|Jon Canmore]] forms the [[Quarrymen]]. ("The Journey" (''Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles''))
  
 
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles|Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles]]:''' '''After October 26.''' The [[PIT Crew]] is formed by humans who want to reach out to gargoyles. ("The Dying of the Light")
 
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles|Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles]]:''' '''After October 26.''' The [[PIT Crew]] is formed by humans who want to reach out to gargoyles. ("The Dying of the Light")
Line 39: Line 39:
 
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:DC (Generations)|DC (Generations)]]:''' '''[[November 5]].''' [[Gordon, Barbara|Barbara Gordon]] is elected President of the United States. (''Superman & Batman: Generations II'')
 
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:DC (Generations)|DC (Generations)]]:''' '''[[November 5]].''' [[Gordon, Barbara|Barbara Gordon]] is elected President of the United States. (''Superman & Batman: Generations II'')
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Reality|Real World]]:''' '''[[November 5]].''' Bill Clinton is re-elected President of the United States.
+
*'''{{timereal}}''':''' '''[[November 5]].''' Bill Clinton is re-elected President of the United States.
  
 
===Undated Events===
 
===Undated Events===
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Buffy-Angel|Buffy-Angel]], [[:Category:Chronology:Buffy-Angel (Expanded Universe)|Buffy-Angel (Expanded Universe)]]:''' [[Summers, Buffy|Buffy Summers]] begins her tenure as the [[Slayer]]. (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (film), "Welcome to the Hellmouth" (''Buffy: The Vampire Slayer''))
+
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Buffy-Angel|Buffy-Angel]], [[:Category:Chronology:Buffy-Angel (Expanded Universe)|Buffy-Angel (Expanded Universe)]]:''' [[Buffy Summers|Buffy Summers]] begins her tenure as the [[Slayer]], defeating the [[Vampire|vampire]] lord [[Lothos (Buffy-Angel)|Lothos]]. (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (film), "Welcome to the Hellmouth" (''Buffy: The Vampire Slayer''))
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]], [[:Category:Chronology:Doctor Who (Comics)|Doctor Who (Comics)]], [[:Category:Chronology:Doctor Who (Novels)|Doctor Who (Novels)]], [[:Category:Chronology:Doctor Who (Audios)|Doctor Who (Audios)]]:''' The 1996 [[Festival of Ghana]] occurs; the First [[Doctor (Doctor Who)|Doctor]] and his companions land here briefly as they flee the [[Daleks]]. ("The Chase")
+
*'''{{timeline|universe=Doctor Who}}''', {{timeline|universe=Doctor Who (Expanded Universe)}}''':''' The 1996 [[Festival of Ghana]] occurs; the First [[Doctor (Doctor Who)|Doctor]] and his companions land here briefly as they flee the [[Daleks]]. ("The Chase")
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Doctor Who (Novels)|Doctor Who (Novels)]]:''' The Seventh Doctor, [[Cwej, Chris|Chris Cwej]] and [[Forrester, Roz|Roz Forrester]] stop the [[Skrak]] from conquering the [[Three Empires]]. (''Death and Diplomacy'')
+
*'''{{timeline|universe=Doctor Who (Expanded Universe)}}''':''' The Seventh Doctor, [[Cwej, Chris|Chris Cwej]] and [[Forrester, Roz|Roz Forrester]] stop the [[Skrak]] from conquering the [[Three Empires]]. (''Death and Diplomacy'')
  
 
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Star Trek|Star Trek]], [[:Category:Chronology:Star Trek (Expanded Universe)|Star Trek (Expanded Universe)]]:''' The [[Eugenics Wars]] end on Earth; deposed genetic "superman" [[Singh, Khan Noonien|Khan Noonien Singh]] and his followers leave Earth on the [[Sleeper Ship|sleeper ship]] SS ''[[Botany Bay, SS|Botany Bay]]''. ("Space Seed" (''Star Trek''))
 
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Star Trek|Star Trek]], [[:Category:Chronology:Star Trek (Expanded Universe)|Star Trek (Expanded Universe)]]:''' The [[Eugenics Wars]] end on Earth; deposed genetic "superman" [[Singh, Khan Noonien|Khan Noonien Singh]] and his followers leave Earth on the [[Sleeper Ship|sleeper ship]] SS ''[[Botany Bay, SS|Botany Bay]]''. ("Space Seed" (''Star Trek''))
 
==Births==
 
 
*[[Xanatos, Alexander Fox]] (''[[July 9]]'') ([[:Category:Chronology:Gargoyles|Gargoyles]], [[:Category:Chronology:Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles|Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles]])<br>''("The Gathering" Part I, [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg Ask Greg])''
 
 
==Deaths==
 
 
*[[Lothos (Buffy)|Lothos]] ([[:Category:Chronology:Buffy-Angel|Buffy-Angel]], [[:Category:Chronology:Buffy-Angel (Expanded Universe)|Buffy-Angel (Expanded Universe)]])<br>''(Buffy the Vampire Slayer (movie))''
 
  
 
==New Fictional Works==
 
==New Fictional Works==
Line 71: Line 63:
  
 
===Notable Television Series===
 
===Notable Television Series===
*'''Beginning:''' ''The Adventures of Oliver Twist'', ''B.A.D. (Bureau of Alien Detectors)'', ''Beast Wars'', ''The Burning Zone'', ''Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys'', ''Dark Skies'', ''Darkstalkers'', ''The Delta Wave'', ''The Demon Headmaster'', ''Dragon Flyz'', ''Eagle Riders'', ''Early Edition'', ''Flash Gordon'', ''The Incredible Hulk'', ''Jumanji: The Animated Series'', ''Kindred: The Embraced'', ''The Mighty Ducks'', ''Millennium'', ''Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm'', ''Neverwhere'', ''Poltergeist: The Legacy'', ''The Pretender'', ''Profiler'', ''The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest'', ''Sky Dancers'', ''Space Cases'', ''Vor-Tech'',  
+
*'''Beginning:''' ''The Adventures of Oliver Twist'', ''B.A.D. (Bureau of Alien Detectors)'', ''Beast Wars'', ''The Burning Zone'', ''Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys'', ''Dark Skies'', ''Darkstalkers'', ''The Delta Wave'', ''The Demon Headmaster'', ''Dragon Flyz'', ''Eagle Riders'', ''Early Edition'', ''Flash Gordon'', ''The Incredible Hulk'', ''Jumanji: The Animated Series'', ''Kindred: The Embraced'', ''The Mighty Ducks'', ''Millennium'', ''Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm'', ''Neverwhere'', ''Poltergeist: The Legacy'', ''The Pretender'', ''Profiler'', ''The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest'', ''Sky Dancers'', ''Space Cases'', ''Vor-Tech'', ''Wing Commander Academy''.
''Wing Commander Academy''.
+
  
 
*'''Continuing:''' ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (Season 5), ''Babylon 5'' (Season 3), ''BUGS'' (Season 2), ''Dragon Ball Z'' becomes ''Dragon Ball GT'' (Japan), ''Gargoyles'' becomes ''Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles'', ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' (Season 3), ''Highlander: The Series'' (Season 5), ''Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'' (Season 4), ''Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' (Season 4), ''The Neverending Story'' (Season 2), ''The Outer Limits'' (Season 2), ''Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders'' (Season 2), ''Reboot'' (Season 2), ''Sliders'' (Season 3), ''Spider-Man'' (Season 3), ''The Tick'' (Season 3), ''The X-Files'' (Season 4), ''X-Men'' (Season 5), ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' (Season 2).
 
*'''Continuing:''' ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (Season 5), ''Babylon 5'' (Season 3), ''BUGS'' (Season 2), ''Dragon Ball Z'' becomes ''Dragon Ball GT'' (Japan), ''Gargoyles'' becomes ''Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles'', ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' (Season 3), ''Highlander: The Series'' (Season 5), ''Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'' (Season 4), ''Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' (Season 4), ''The Neverending Story'' (Season 2), ''The Outer Limits'' (Season 2), ''Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders'' (Season 2), ''Reboot'' (Season 2), ''Sliders'' (Season 3), ''Spider-Man'' (Season 3), ''The Tick'' (Season 3), ''The X-Files'' (Season 4), ''X-Men'' (Season 5), ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' (Season 2).
Line 102: Line 93:
 
[[Category:Chronology:Buffy-Angel (Expanded Universe)]]
 
[[Category:Chronology:Buffy-Angel (Expanded Universe)]]
 
[[Category:Chronology:Doctor Who]]
 
[[Category:Chronology:Doctor Who]]
[[Category:Chronology:Doctor Who (Comics)]]
+
[[Category:Chronology:Doctor Who (Expanded Universe)]]
[[Category:Chronology:Doctor Who (Novels)]]
+
[[Category:Chronology:Doctor Who (Audios)]]
+
 
[[Category:Chronology:Star Trek]]
 
[[Category:Chronology:Star Trek]]
 
[[Category:Chronology:Star Trek (Expanded Universe)]]
 
[[Category:Chronology:Star Trek (Expanded Universe)]]

Latest revision as of 20:29, 8 March 2007

Contents

Events

Dated Events

  • Real World: January 29. French President Jacques Chirac announces an end to French nuclear testing.
  • Real World: February 10. An early version of the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats gransmaster Garry Kasparov at chess, but loses the match entire.
  • Real World: March 13. Spree killer Thomas Hamilton opens fire at a primary school in Dunblane, Scotland, killing 16 small children and an adult teacher before committing suicide.
  • Real World: March 20. The government of Great Britain announces that people may have contracted mad cow disease.
  • Real World: April 3. Ted Kaczynski, the "Unabomber," is arrested at his cabin in Montana.
  • Real World: July 5. The first mammal cloned from an adult cell, Dolly the sheep, is born.
  • Real World: August 6. NASA's ALH 84001, a meteorite believed to come from Mars, is announced to contain evidence of primitive life forms from that world.

Undated Events

New Fictional Works

Notable Books

Excession by Iain M. Banks, Intensity by Dean Koontz, Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett, Hogfather by Terry Pratchett.

Notable Films

Alien Nation: Millennium (TV movie), Alien Nation: The Enemy Within (TV movie), The Craft, Doctor Who (TV movie), The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Independence Day, Mission: Impossible.

Notable Comic Books

DC vs. Marvel; Supreme #41 (Alan Moore issues begin); Amalgam Comics event; Kingdom Come; Superman: The Wedding Album.

Notable Television Series

  • Beginning: The Adventures of Oliver Twist, B.A.D. (Bureau of Alien Detectors), Beast Wars, The Burning Zone, Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys, Dark Skies, Darkstalkers, The Delta Wave, The Demon Headmaster, Dragon Flyz, Eagle Riders, Early Edition, Flash Gordon, The Incredible Hulk, Jumanji: The Animated Series, Kindred: The Embraced, The Mighty Ducks, Millennium, Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, Neverwhere, Poltergeist: The Legacy, The Pretender, Profiler, The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, Sky Dancers, Space Cases, Vor-Tech, Wing Commander Academy.
  • Continuing: Are You Afraid of the Dark? (Season 5), Babylon 5 (Season 3), BUGS (Season 2), Dragon Ball Z becomes Dragon Ball GT (Japan), Gargoyles becomes Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (Season 3), Highlander: The Series (Season 5), Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (Season 4), Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (Season 4), The Neverending Story (Season 2), The Outer Limits (Season 2), Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders (Season 2), Reboot (Season 2), Sliders (Season 3), Spider-Man (Season 3), The Tick (Season 3), The X-Files (Season 4), X-Men (Season 5), Xena: Warrior Princess (Season 2).
  • Ending: Aeon Flux, American Gothic, Earthworm Jim, G.I. Joe Extreme, Nowhere Man, Ocean Girl, The Savage Dragon, SeaQuest 2032, Skysurfer Strike Force, Space: Above and Beyond, Space Strikers, Street Fighter, Street Sharks, Tales from the Crypt, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teknoman, Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic, Ultraforce.

Notable Electronic Games

Gex (Sega Saturn, PC, 3DO, Playstation), Quake (PC), Resident Evil (Playstation).


<< Back to 1995 ^Up to 1990s^ Forward to 1997 >>
Personal tools
Namespaces
Variants
Actions
Navigation
Toolbox