1996

This page is about events and releases from the year 1996.
== Events ==
== Fictional Events ==
=== February ===
* Events of Call of Duty 4's All Ghillied Up and One Shot One Kill occur
== Film ==
=== Film Releases ===
Date 	Title 	Production/Distribution 	Genres
April 12 	James and the Giant Peach 	Skellington Producitons · Walt Disney Company	Musical · Fantasy
June 19 	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Walt Disney Animation Studio 	Musical · Drama
November 10	Space Jam 	Warner Bros. 	Comedy
== Music ==
=== Album Releases ===
Date 	Artist 	Album 	Genres
February 27 	Bad Religion 	The Gray Race 	Punk Rock · Hardcore Punk
February 27 	Goldfinger 	Goldfinger 	Punk Rock · Pop Punk · Jazz Rock
March 18 	Barenaked Ladies 	Born on a Pirate Ship 	Pop Rock · Folk Rock · Grunge
March 26 	Stone Temple Pilots 	Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop	Grunge · Psychedelic Rock
April 9 	Semisonic 	Great Divide 	Post-Grunge · Pop Rock
April 14 	Darwin's Waiting Room 	Darwin's Waiting Room 	Nu Metal · Rap Rock
April 16 	Rage Against the Machine 	Evil Empire 	Nu Metal · Rap Rock
May 15 	Nickelback 	Curb 	Post-Grunge · Hard Rock
May 21 	Soundgarden 	Down on the Upside 	Grunge
June 18 	AFI 	Very Proud of Ya 	Hardcore Punk
July 15 	Melvins 	Stag 	Grunge
July 23 	Jimmy Eat World 	Static Prevails 	Punk Rock · Emo · Hardcore Punk
August 18 	At the Drive-In 	Acrobatic Tenement 	Hardcore Punk · Emo
August 27 	Pearl Jam 	No Code 	Grunge · Punk Rock
September 10	The Promise Ring 	30° Everywhere 	Emo
September 13	Mushroomhead 	Superbuick 	Nu Metal · Electorock
September 17	Tool 	Ænima 	Progressive Rock · Grunge
September 24	Weezer 	Pinkerton 	Emo · Pop Punk
October 1 	Matchbox Twenty 	Yourself or Someone Like You 	Post-Grunge · Pop Rock
October 8 	Marilyn Manson 	Antichrist Superstar 	Heavy Metal · Nu Metal · Electrorock
October 8 	P.O.D. 	Brown 	Nu Metal · Rap Rock
October 15 	Counting Crows 	Recovering the Satellites 	Folk Rock · Grunge
October 15 	Korn 	Life is Peachy 	Nu Metal
October 15 	The Lemonheads 	Car Button Cloth 	Pop Rock · Grunge · Country
October 29 	Skillet 	Skillet 	Post-Grunge
October 31 	Slipknot 	Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. 	Nu Metal
November 5 	The Presidents of the United States of America	II 	Post-Grunge · Pop Punk · Punk Rock
November 19 	Bush 	Razorblade Suitcase 	Grunge
November 29 	Staind 	Tormented 	Nu Metal
==Television==
=== Program Debuts ===
Date 	Show 	Channel 	Genres
April 27 	Dexter's Laboratory 	Cartoon Network 	Comedy · Science Fiction
August 17 	Kenan & Kel 	Nickelodeon 	Sitcom
September 3	Quack Pack 	ABC · Disney Channel	Comedy
September 6	Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series	ABC · Disney Channel	Comedy · Drama
October 7 	Hey Arnold! 	Nickelodeon 	Slice of Life
October 11 	KaBlam! 	Nickelodeon 	Sketch Comedy
=== Program Finales ===
Date 	Show 	Channel 	Genres
January 14 	Nickelodeon Guts 	Nickelodeon 	Game Show
February 3 	Are You Afraid of the Dark (Returned in 1999)	Nickelodeon 	Horror · Fantasy · Drama
May 11 	Captain Planet and the Planeteers 	Cartoon Network	Superhero · Adventure · Edutainment
October 20 	The Ren & Stimpy Show 	Nickelodeon 	Comedy
November 24	Rocko's Modern Life 	Nickelodeon 	Comedy
November 28	Quack Pack 	Nickelodeon 	Comedy
December 28	The Adventures of Pete & Pete 	Nickelodeon 	Sitcom
==Video Games==
===Game Releases ===
Date 	Title 	Platform 	Genres
January 7 	Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels	3DO · PS1 · SSAT · PC	First-Person Shooter · Tactical Shooter
January 29 	Duke Nukem 3D 	PC 	First-Person Shooter
February 29 	Alien Trilogy 	PS1 · SSAT · PC 	First-Person Shooter
February 29 	Civilization II 	PC 	Turn-Based Strategy
March 22 	Resident Evil 	PS1 · SSAT · PC 	Survival Horror
June 17 	Final Doom 	PC 	First-Person Shooter
June 22 	Quake 	PC 	First-Person Shooter
September 20	The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall 	PC 	Role-Playing Game · Open World
October 15 	Marathon: Infinity 	PC 	First-Person Shooter
October 25 	Tomb Raider 	SSAT · PS1 · PC 	Action-Adventure
November 22 	Command & Conquer: Red Alert 	PC 	Real-Time Strategy
November 29 	Contra: Legacy of War 	PS1 	Third-Person Shooter
December 3 	Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire 	N64 · PC 	Action-Adventure · Third-Person Shooter
December 6 	PaRappa the Rapper 	PS1 	Rhythm
== See Also ==
Category:1996