At A Glance

8 August 1996 at a glance

Day of the week
8 August 1996 was a Thursday.
Irish Chart Song in 1996
The Irish chart song for 1996 was “Firestarter” by Prodigy.
Top Film of 1996
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1996 was Independence Day.
Star sign
The star sign for 8 August is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 8 August 1996 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for August is Peridot.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 8 August 1996 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 8 August

  • 1989 Space Shuttle program: STS-28 Mission: Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission.
  • 1990 Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward.
  • 1991 The Warsaw radio mast, then the tallest construction ever built, collapses.
  • 1993 The 7.8 Mw Guam earthquake shakes the island with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing around $250 million in damage and injuring up to 71 people.
  • 2000 Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor and 30 years after its discovery by undersea explorer E. Lee Spence.

Famous people born on 8 August

  • Ryan Garcia, American boxer (born 1998)
  • Roger Federer, Swiss tennis player (born 1981)
  • Dustin Hoffman, American actor and director (born 1937)
  • A'ja Wilson, American basketball player (born 1996)

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Events of 1996 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1996 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 5 February – The Football Association of Ireland appointed Mick McCarthy as manager of the Irish football team.
  • 11 March – The Hepatitis Tribunal opened in Dublin.
  • 17 June – The Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland was signed into law, repealing the absolute constitutional prohibition of divorce.
More events of 1996 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Ireland in 1996

Taoiseach

John Bruton

Petrol (per litre)

£1.72/gal

Loaf of Bread

£0.77

Average House

£53,000

Weekly Wage

£115

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