| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 01 1996 | Curacao Gains Self Government Though With Netherlands |
| January 03 1996 | Motorola's StarTAC Goes On Sale |
| January 08 1996 | Plane Kills 237 On Ground In Zaire Crash |
| January 09 1996 | Thousands Held Hostage By Chechenian Separatists |
| January 11 1996 | Space Shuttle Endeavour In 10th Flight |
| January 17 1996 | Czechs Apply For EU Membership |
| January 19 1996 | Oil Spill Occurs On Rhode Island |
| January 24 1996 | Polish PM Oleksy Resigns Under Spying Charges |
| January 25 1996 | Bill Bailey: Last Person Hanged In U.S |
| January 27 1996 | Niger President Deposed In Military Coup |
| January 27 1996 | Germany Observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day |
| January 29 1996 | Chirac: France Ends Nuclear Weapons Testing |
| January 29 1996 | The La Fenice Is Burned Down |
| January 31 1996 | Sri Lanka: Explosion At Bank Kills 86 |
| January 31 1996 | Comet Discovered By Japanese Amatuer Astronomer |