1996 CE

Common Era

1996 CE

Gregorian Calendar

1996 AD

Holocene Calendar

11996 HE

Japanese Calendar

Heisei 8 (平成8年)

Japanese Imperial Year

Kōki 2656 (皇紀2656年)

Chinese Sexagenary Cycle

Yang Fire Rat (丙子)

Milestones

First human in space

35 years ago

World War II ends

51 years ago

Hindu-Arabic numerals introduced to Europe

794 years ago

Mythical founding of Japan

2655 years ago

Foundation of Rome

2748 years ago

Beginning of Xia Dynasty in China

4096 years ago

First Egyptian pyramid completed

4606 years ago

End of the Paleolithic Period

11995 years ago