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6 August 1996 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 6 August 1996 was a Tuesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Wannabe” by Spice Girls.
- Top Film of 1996
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1996 was Independence Day.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 6 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 6 August 1996 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 6 August 1996 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 6 August
- 1986 A low-pressure system that redeveloped off the New South Wales coast dumps a record 328 millimeters (13 inches) of rain in a day on Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- 1990 Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council orders a global trade embargo against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
- 1991 Tim Berners-Lee releases files describing his idea for the World Wide Web. WWW makes its first appearance as a publicly available service on the Internet.
- 1991 Takako Doi, chair of the Social Democratic Party, becomes Japan's first female speaker of the House of Representatives.
- 1996 NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms.
Famous people born on 6 August
- M. Night Shyamalan, Indian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1970)
- Andy Warhol, American painter, photographer and film director (1928–1987)
- Vera Farmiga, American actress (born 1973)
- Lucille Ball, American actress, television producer and businesswoman (1911–1989)
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Events of 1996 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1996 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 13 January – National Union of Mineworkers' leader Arthur Scargill announces that he is defecting from the Labour Party to set up his own Socialist Labour Party.
- 4 February – The first two passenger train operating companies begin operation of their service franchises as part of the privatisation of British Rail: South West Trains (part of the Stagecoach Group) and Great Western Trains (management buyout).
- 17 March – Legoland Windsor opens its doors for the public. It becomes the second Legoland in Europe.
Life in 1996
Prime Minister
John Major
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£1.50
Loaf of Bread
65p
Average House
£60,750
Weekly Wage
£365.00
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