1996
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The following events occured in the year 1996:
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- Dolores Umbridge is attacked in the Forbidden Forest by centaurs when she calls them "filthy half-breeds."
- Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom, Ginny Weasley and Luna Lovegood thwart Lord Voldemort's plans to steal the Prophecy at the Battle in the Department of Mysteries.
- Cornelius Fudge is forced to accept Voldemort has returned and Umbridge is removed from Hogwarts.
- Rufus Scrimgeour replaces Cornelius Fudge as Minister for Magic.
- Draco Malfoy begins his duties as a Death Eater.
- Mr. Olivander mysteriously disappears.
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- Prince Charles and Princess Diana are divorced.
- British pop group The Spice Girls release the single Wannabe.
- Britain's Damon Hill wins the Formula 1 World Championship for the Williams Renault team.
- TWA flight 800 explodes in mid air over the Atlantic killing 230 people on board.
[edit] See also
| 1990s 1993 1994 1995 - 1996 - 1997 1998 Between 1998 and 2017 |
