Timeline Tuesday 31 December 1996

Events on Tuesday 31 December 1996 6

• 1985 – 1996 Personal Tragedies Endured devastating personal losses: his 14-year-old daughter Iska died of a seizure in 1985, and his second wife Ana Maria was killed in the TWA Flight 800 crash in 1996.
• 1990 – 1996 Music and Poetry Fusion Released albums including Us an Dem and Back to Roots, blending dub poetry with reggae, hip hop and spoken word. Performed poetry on stages from the Royal Albert Hall to community centres.
• 1996 1996: Damon Hill Williams Hill, son of two-time champion Graham Hill, won the title with Williams, becoming the first son of a World Champion to win the championship himself.
• 1996 Hollywood Walk of Fame Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, honouring her contribution to the film industry.
• 1996 Muppet Treasure Island Played Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island, revelling in the role opposite Kermit the Frog and delivering one of the most entertaining performances of his career.
• 1996 Propa Propaganda Published Propa Propaganda, one of his best-known collections, cementing his reputation as a political poet.