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The year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on a Monday, it is the 7th year of 1990's decade.
Events[]
- Joe Cioffi succeeded Linda Church as the weekend meteorologist of the Channel 11 News at Ten (now PIX11 News at Ten).
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- January 12
- January 26
- February 9 - Pie in the Sky (New Line Cinema/Turner Pictures)
- February 16
- City Hall (Castle Rock Entertainment/Columbia Pictures/Turner Pictures)
- A Midwinter's Tale (Castle Rock Entertainment/Sony Pictures Classics/Turner Pictures)
- February 23 - Rumble in the Bronx (New Line Cinema/Golden Harvest/Paragon Films Ltd./Turner Pictures)
- March 15 - Executive Decision (Warner Bros.)
- March 22 - Diabolique (Warner Bros.)
- April 3
- Faithful (New Line Cinema/Savoy Pictures/TriBeCa Productions/Miramax Films/Turner Pictures
- A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (New Line Cinema/Savoy Pictures/Turner Pictures)
- May 8 - Twister (Warner Bros./Universal Studios)
- May 10 - Twister (Warner Bros./Universal Studios)
- May 17 - Heaven's Prisoners (New Line Cinema/Savoy Pictures/Turner Pictures)
- June 21
- June 28 - Striptease (Castle Rock Entertainment/Columbia Pictures/Turner Pictures)
- July 19 - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Warner Bros.; re-issue in Chicago, Illinois)
- July 24 - A Time to Kill (Warner Bros.)
- July 26
- The Adventures of Pinocchio (New Line Cinema/Savoy Pictures/The Kushner-Locker Company/Turner Pictures)
- Joe's Apartment (Warner Bros.)
- August 14 - Alaska (Castle Rock Entertainment/Columbia Pictures/Turner Pictures)
- August 16 - Tin Cup (Warner Bros.)
- August 23
- August 30 - The Stupids (New Line Cinema/Savoy Pictures/Imagine Entertainment/Turner Pictures)
- September 6
- September 13 - Feeling Minnesota (New Line Cinema/Turner Pictures)
- September 20
- September 27 - Extreme Measures (Castle Rock Entertainment/Columbia Pictures/Turner Pictures)
- October 4 - The Glimmer Man (Warner Bros.)
- October 9 - The Proprietor (Warner Bros.)
- October 11
- October 18 - Sleepers (Warner Bros.)
- October 25
- October 27 - Bullet (New Line Cinema/Village Roadshow Pictures/Turner Pictures)
- November 1
- November 2 - Mistrial (HBO Pictures/Turner Pictures)
- November 6 - Set It Off (New Line Cinema/Turner Pictures)
- November 15 - Space Jam (Warner Bros./Warner Bros. Family Entertainment/Warner Bros. Animation) premiered in Hollywood, California
- November 16 - Space Jam (Warner Bros./Warner Bros. Family Entertainment/Warner Bros. Animation)
- December 13 - Mars Attacks! (Warner Bros.)
- December 18 - In Love and War (New Line Cinema/Turner Pictures)
- December 20
- December 25
Theme parks[]
- May 10 - The Joker's Revenge opens at Six Flags Fiesta Texas.
- June 3 - Skull Mountain opens at Six Flags Great Adventure.
Television[]
- April 27 - Dexter's Laboratory premieres on TNT as a sneak preview.
- April 28 - Dexter's Laboratory premieres on Cartoon Network.
- September 7 - Road Rovers premieres on Kids' WB.
- September 19 - Suddenly Susan premieres on NBC.
- October 19 - Waynehead premieres on Kids' WB.
Comics[]
Video games[]
Home video releases[]
VHS releases[]
- January 30:
- February 6 - Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
- February 13 - The Amazing Panda Adventure
- February 20:
- March 5:
- March 12:
- March 19 - Angus
- March 26 - Seven
- April 16 - Now and Then
- April 23:
- May 7 - It Takes Two
- June 11 - Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
- June 25 - Bed of Roses
- July 30 - Diabolique
- August 6:
- August 13:
- Carrotblanca
- Chariots of Fur
- Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff
- Tiny Toons Night Ghoulery
- It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special
- Pinky and the Brain: World Domination Tour
- A Pinky and the Brain Christmas
- August 27 - Faithful
- September 10 - Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird
- October 1:
- Twister
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory: 25th Anniverary
- October 29:
- November 5 - The Adventures of Pinocchio
- November 12 - Heat
- December 3 - Rumble in the Bronx
- December 17:
- December 24:
- December 31:
Direct-to-video releases[]
People[]
Births[]
Deaths[]
- January 1 - John Rodney (actor)
- January 10 - Al Silvani (boxing trainer and actor)
- February 2
- Shamus Culhane (animator, film director, and film producer)
- Gene Kelly (actor, dancer, singer, filmmaker, comedian and choreographer)
- February 11 - Phil Regan (actor and singer)
- March 2 - Lyle Talbot (actor)
- March 5 - Whit Bissell (actor)
- March 9 - George Burns (comedian, actor, writer and singer)
- March 11 - Vince Edwards (actor, director and singer)
- April 14 - Ben Shenkman (animator)
- April 25 - Dick Wesson (actor, comedian, comedy writer and producer)
- May 3 - Jack Weston (actor)
- May 15 - Virgil Ross (animator)
- May 24 - Roland Varno (actor)
- June 1 - Michael Fox (actor)
- June 12
- Lillian Yarbo (actress, dancer and singer)
- Mary Field (actress)
- July 15 - Dana Hill (actress)
- July 21 - Herb Edelman (actor)
- July 24 - Virginia Christine (actress and voice actress)
- August 11 - Henry Slate (actor)
- September 10 - Joanne Dru (actress)
- September 16
- Joan Perry (actress, model and singer)
- Gene Nelson (actor, dancer, screenwriter and director)
- October 8 - William Prince (actor)
- October 16 - Jason Bernard (actor)
- October 28 - Morey Amsterdam (actor, comedian, writer and producer)
- December 4 - Willard Parker (actor)
- December 7 - Phillip Reed (actor)
- December 30 - Lew Ayres (actor)
- December 31
- Wesley Addy (actor)
- Richard H. Thomas (background artist)
Character Debuts[]
- February 15 - Courage the Cowardly Dog, Muriel Bagge, Eustace Bagge, Space Chicken
- May 12 - Mandark
- September 14 - Mercy Graves
- Space Jam: Lola Bunny, The Nerdlucks, Mr. Swackhammer, Stanley Podolak
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