Timeline April 1996

Events in April 1996 10

• 1904 – 1996 Greer Garson (1904-1996) British-born actress who became MGM's leading lady of the war years, winning the Oscar for Mrs. Miniver.
• 1918 – 1996 Ben Johnson (1918-1996) American rodeo champion and actor, a John Ford regular who won an Oscar for The Last Picture Show.
• 1927 – 1996 Erma Bombeck (1927-1996) Died 22 April 1996, aged 69 Erma Bombeck was an American humorist whose syndicated newspaper column on suburban family life ran in hundreds of papers for decades. Her bestselling books, including "If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?", made her one of the most widely read American writers of her generation. She died following complications from a kidney transplant.
• 1996 Project Blue — Pepsi goes all-blue Iconic rebrand launched globally — April 1996 In April 1996 Pepsi launched "Project Blue" — a global rebrand replacing the red, white and blue can with an all-blue design. The launch included a Concorde aircraft painted entirely blue and a banner attached to the Russian Mir space station. The redesign gave birth to the "Pepsi Globe" logo still used today.
• 1996 Unabomber Ted Kaczynski Arrested FBI captures the serial bomber at a remote Montana cabin Theodore Kaczynski was arrested at his isolated cabin near Lincoln, Montana, ending an 18-year manhunt for the domestic terrorist known as the Unabomber. He was identified after his family recognized his writing style in a manifesto published by newspapers. Kaczynski's bombing campaign had killed three people and injured 23 others.
• 1996 Greer Garson dies in Dallas Greer Garson dies aged 91.
• 1996 Ben Johnson dies in Mesa Ben Johnson dies aged 77.
• 1996 Qana Massacre in Lebanon Israeli shelling of a UN compound kills over a hundred refugees During Israel's "Operation Grapes of Wrath" offensive against Hezbollah, Israeli artillery shells struck a United Nations compound in Qana, southern Lebanon, where civilians had taken shelter. More than 100 people were killed. The incident drew international condemnation and hastened a ceasefire ending the operation.
• 1996 1996 World Snooker Championship Hendry Title 6 Winner: Stephen Hendry; Runner-up: Peter Ebdon. Score: 18–12.
• 1996 – present Ashleigh Barty Ash Retired as World No. 1 after winning the 2022 Australian Open.