Singer Hoang Minh Quy

Events in 1996 and 24-10

Events in the world in the birth year of Hoang Minh Quy

• Chechens capture 2,000 Russians (Jan. 9). Chechnya peace treaty signed (May 27).
• France agrees to end nuclear testing (Jan. 29). Background: nuclear disarmament
• Britain alarmed by an outbreak of "mad cow" disease (March 20 et seq.).
• UN tribunal charges war crimes by Bosnian Muslims and Croats (March 22). Nations pledge $1.23 billion in aid to rebuild Bosnia (April 22).
• South Africa gets new constitution (May 8).
• Israel elects Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister (May 31).
• Iraqis strike at Kurdish enclave (Aug. 31); after warning, US attacks Iraq's southern air defenses (Sept. 2–3).
• Militant Taliban leaders seize Afghan capital of Kabul (Sept. 27).
• Ethnic violence breaks out in Zairian refugee camps (Oct. 13); Clinton approves plan for UN-backed relief mission for 1.2 million Hutu refugees starving in eastern Zaire (Nov. 13). Hundreds of thousands return to Rwanda (Nov. 15–18).

Birthday Hoang Minh Quy (24-10) in history

• Day 24-10 year 1648: The Treaty of the Peace of Westphalia was signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years' War in Germany (1618-1648) and the 80 Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.
• Day 24-10 year 1901: Anna Edson Taylor became the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
• Day 24-10 year 1931: The George Washington Bridge, connecting New York and New Jersey, opened to traffic.
• Day 24-10 year 1939: Nylon stockings were sold publicly for the first time, in Wilmington, Del.
• Day 24-10 year 1940: The 40-hour work week went into effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
• Day 24-10 year 1945: The United Nations officially came into being as its charter took effect.
• Day 24-10 year 1992: The Toronto Blue Jays became the first non-U.S. team to win the World Series.
• Day 24-10 year 2003: The last Concordes landed in London, ending supersonic air travel.
• Day 24-10 year 2005: Civil rights activist Rosa Parks, 92, died.