On this day
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Plans to build $22 million minor league baseball stadium in Newark's Ironbound section have been delayed after environmental tests on site revealed possible contamination (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)
Hughes Electronics is in final stages of negotiations to acquire Panamsat in deal worth nearly $3 billion that would create world's second-largest satellite company; Hughes would merge Panamsat with its domestic satellite operations to create separate, publicly traded company; only Intelsat, giant Government-owned satellite consortium, would be larger (L)
Metro Matters column discusses how riding subway is lesson in learning what makes up 'melting pot' of New York City's residents (M)
Teen-ager who left her 17-month-old son tied to park bench with shoelaces is arrested, Paterson, NJ, and charged with child abuse (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)
Election race for 23d Senatorial District that encompasses parts of Brooklyn and Staten Island between incumbent Robert J DiCarlo and John M Gangemi has opened rift in New York City's Republican Party; race has pitted Brooklyn Republican organization, Staten Island boro president and many of state's best-known Republicans, who are backing Gangemi, against Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who has endorsed DiCarlo; photo; map (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 4, 1996, covering September 5, 1996.
Alanis Morissette
Celine Dion
Nas
No Doubt
LeAnn Rimes
1996Jarren Duran, American baseball player[†]
Jarren William Duran is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021. Listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 205 pounds (93 kg), he bats left-handed and throws right-handed. He has played for the Mexico national baseball team. Duran was named the MVP of the 2024 MLB All-Star Game.
1996Sigrid, Norwegian singer[†]
Sigrid Solbakk Raabe, known professionally as Sigrid, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She has released two studio albums, Sucker Punch (2019) and How to Let Go (2022), both of which reached the top of the charts in Norway as well as reaching the top 5 in the United Kingdom. She has also released three EPs.
1996Richairo Zivkovic, Dutch footballer[†]
Richairo Juliano Živković is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Thai League 1 club Bangkok United. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Curaçao national team.
1996Basil Salvadore D'Souza, Indian bishop (born 1926)[†]
Basil Salvadore D'Souza was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore from 22 March 1965 until his death on 5 September 1996. He was the longest-serving bishop in the diocese's history.
1996Hurricane Fran makes landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with 115 mph sustained winds. Fran caused over $3 billion in damage and killed 27 people.[†]
Hurricane Fran caused extensive damage in the United States in early September 1996. The sixth named storm, fifth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season, Fran developed from a tropical wave near Cape Verde on August 23. Due to nearby Hurricane Edouard, the depression remained disorganized as it tracked westward, though it eventually intensified into Tropical Storm Fran on August 27. While heading west-northwestward, Fran steadily strengthened into a hurricane on August 29, but weakened back to a tropical storm on the following day. On August 31, Fran quickly re-intensified into a hurricane. By September 2, Fran began to parallel the islands of the Bahamas and slowly curved north-northwestward. Early on September 5, Fran peaked as a 120 mph (195 km/h) Category 3 hurricane. Thereafter, Fran weakened slightly, before it made landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina early on September 6. The storm rapidly weakened inland and was only a tropical depression later that day. Eventually, Fran curved east-northeastward and transitioned into an extratropical cyclone over Ontario early on September 9.
In 1996, the world population was approximately 5,842,055,734 people[†]