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June 1996 was the sixth month of that leap year. The month, which began on a Saturday, ended on a Sunday after 30 days.

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Current events of June 1, 1996 (1996-06-01) (Saturday) The Czech Republic's first general election ends inconclusively. Prime Minister Václav Klaus and his incumbent Civic Democratic Party emerge as the winners, but are unable to form a majority government. President Václav Havel refuses to invite Klaus to form a coalition. Current events of June 4, 1996 (1996-06-04) (Tuesday) The space rocket Ariane 5 explodes forty seconds after takeoff in French Guiana. The project costs European governments $7,500,000,000 over eleven years. Current events of June 6, 1996 (1996-06-06) (Thursday) Leighton W. Smith, Jr. resigns as NATO commander in the face of increasing criticism. Current events of June 7, 1996 (1996-06-07) (Friday) An IRA gang kills Detective Garda Jerry McCabe during a botched armed robbery in Adare, County Limerick. Current events of June 8, 1996 (1996-06-08) (Saturday) The 10th European Football Championship (UEFA Euro 96) begins in England. Steffi Graf defeats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the longest ever women's final at the French Open, to win her 19th Grand Slam title. Current events of June 10, 1996 (1996-06-10) (Monday) Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without Sinn Féin. Current events of June 11, 1996 (1996-06-11) (Tuesday) An explosion in a São Paulo suburban shopping centre kills 44 people and injures more than 100. A peace convoy carrying Chechen separatist leaders and international diplomats is targeted by a series of remotely controlled land mines; eight people are killed. Current events of June 12, 1996 (1996-06-12) (Wednesday) In Philadelphia, a panel of federal judges blocks a law against indecency on the Internet. The panel says that the 1996 Communications Decency Act would infringe upon the free speech rights of adults. Current events of June 13, 1996 (1996-06-13) (Thursday) An 81-day standoff between the Montana Freemen and FBI agents ends with their surrender in Montana. Current events of June 15, 1996 (1996-06-15) (Saturday) In Manchester, UK, a massive IRA bomb injures over 200 people and devastates a large part of the city centre. Current events of June 19, 1996 (1996-06-19) (Wednesday) Boris Yeltsin emerges as the winner in Russia's first round of presidential elections. Current events of June 20, 1996 (1996-06-20) (Thursday) Thousands of Megawati Sukarnoputri supporters clash with police in Jakarta, Indonesia. Current events of June 23, 1996 (1996-06-23) (Sunday) Archbishop Desmond Tutu is given an official farewell at his retirement service. Current events of June 25, 1996 (1996-06-25) (Tuesday) The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills nineteen U.S. servicemen. Current events of June 26, 1996 (1996-06-26) (Wednesday) Journalist Veronica Guerin is shot and killed in her car just outside Dublin. Current events of June 28, 1996 (1996-06-28) (Friday) A new government is formed in Turkey, with Necmettin Erbakan of Refah Partisi becoming Prime Minister of the coalition government, and Deputy/Foreign Minister Tansu Çiller of the True Path Party succeeding him after two years. The Constitution of Ukraine is signed into law. Current events of June 29, 1996 (1996-06-29) (Saturday) The Prince's Trust concert is held in Hyde Park, London, and is attended by 150,000 people. The Who headlines the event in their first performance since 1989. An explosion in a firecrackers factory in Sichuan Province, China kills at least 36 people and injures 52 others. Current events of June 30, 1996 (1996-06-30) (Sunday) Costas Simitis is elected president of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement of Greece. Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić relinquishes power to his deputy, Biljana Plavšić. Germany defeats the Czech Republic 2–1 after extra time in the final of the European Championships.

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