1996 - 1997 (0 years)
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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1996 | - 9 Feb 1996—9 Feb 1996: IRA bomb explodes in London Docklands - ends 17 month ceasefire
- 13 Mar 1996—13 Mar 1996: Dunblane massacre
- 15 Jun 1996—15 Jun 1996: IRA bomb explodes in Manchester
- 5 Jul 1996—5 Jul 1996: Scientists in Scotland clone a sheep (Dolly)
- 28 Aug 1996—28 Aug 1996: Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales are divorced
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| 2 | 1997 | - 30 Mar 1997—30 Mar 1997: Channel 5 TV begins in UK (launched by the Spice Girls)
- 1 May 1997—1 May 1997: 'New' Labour landslide victory in Britain (Tony Blair replaces John Major as
Prime Minister)
- 6 May 1997—6 May 1997: Announcement that Bank of England to be made independent of Government
control
- 11 May 1997—11 May 1997: First time a computer beats a master at chess (IBM's Deep Blue v Garry
Kasparov)
- 1 Jul 1997—1 Jul 1997: Hong Kong returned to China
- 19 Jul 1997—19 Jul 1997: IRA declares a ceasefire
- 31 Aug 1997—31 Aug 1997: Diana, Princess of Wales killed in car crash in Paris
- 25 Sep 1997—25 Sep 1997: Land speed record breaks sound barrier for first time
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