TV actor Agus Bernasconi

Events in 1996 and 15-10

Events in the world in the birth year of Agus Bernasconi

• 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 Agus Bernasconi (15-10) in history

• Day 15-10 year 1860: Eleven-year-old Grace Bedell of Westfield, N.Y., wrote a letter to presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln, suggesting he could improve his appearance by growing a beard.
• Day 15-10 year 1914: With the support of President Wilson, the Clayton Antitrust Act, which made it illegal for companies to buy competitors' stock, was passed.
• Day 15-10 year 1917: Mata Hari, World War I spy, was executed by a firing squad in Vincennes, France.
• Day 15-10 year 1951: I Love Lucy, starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, had its television debut.
• Day 15-10 year 1964: It was announced that Nikita Khruschev was removed from his positions as premier and secretary of the Communist Party of the USSR.
• Day 15-10 year 1966: The U.S. Department of Transportation was created.
• Day 15-10 year 1989: Wayne Gretzky topped Gordie Howe's NHL scoring record.
• Day 15-10 year 1991: Clarence Thomas got a narrow (52–48) Senate confirmation of his nomination to the Supreme Court.
• Day 15-10 year 1993: Nelson Mandela and F. W. de Klerk were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their work to end apartheid in South Africa.
• Day 15-10 year 2003: China became the third country to launch a staffed space mission.