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| Bombing of Docklands Major, John Roy |  |
| Feb Docklands The IRA bombing of the Docklands ends their ceasefire |
| Bombing of London Major, John Roy | |
| 18th Feb London The explosion comes just nine days after the IRA ended its ceasefire with a bombing in the Docklands area of London, which killed two people |
| 18th Feb London Three people are feared dead & eight have been hurt after a bomb exploded on a double decker bus in the heart of London's West End |
| Chairman Labour Party Cook, Robin Finlayson | |
| Appointed Chairman of the Labour Party |
| Composition of Lennon Lennon, John Winston | |
| 23rd Mar "Real Love," a 1979 John Lennon demo finished in 1995 by the other Beatles , becomes the second new Beatles single to chart in less than three months. It is released as part of 'The Beatles Anthology' recordings and TV special |
| Concert of Oasis Gallagher, Liam | |
| Knebworth Oasis sell out two consecutive nights at Knebworth, playing to over 250,000 fans, Only Genesis had previously achieved this feat |
| Concert of Oasis Gallagher, Noel | |
| Knebworth Oasis sell out two consecutive nights at Knebworth, playing to over 250,000 fans, Only Genesis had previously achieved this feat |
| Death of Lawton, Tommy Lawton, Tommy | |
| 6th Nov Death of Tommy Lawton |
| Declaration of BSE Major, John Roy | |
| Mar London A statement in the Commons suggests BSE in cattle could be dangerous to human health |
| Diplomacy Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| The EC imposes sanctions on British beef |
| Election Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 11th April Staffordshire Labour wins the Staffs South East byelection reducing the Government majority to 3 |
| European Union Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| The EC imposes sanctions on British beef |
| Governor Falkland Islands Ralph, Richard | |
| 8th Jan Falkland Islands Appointed Governor of the Falkland Islands |
| Health Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| The EC imposes sanctions on British beef |
| Invention Cascading Style Sheets Berners-Lee, Tim | |
| Massachusetts Berners -Lee helps invent a standard entitled Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) |
| Manager Hoddle, Glenn | |
| Appointed England Manager |
| Manager Robson, "Bobby" Robert William | |
| July Robson takes over at Barcelona, where once again his assistant is Mourinho, Robson had made Mourinho's move with him to Camp Nou a condition of his employment |
| Manifesto Labour Party Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Oct The manifesto entitled New Labour is endorsed by Conference |
| Marriage of Charles Elizabeth II | |
| 21st Aug Under Elizabeth II's Letters Patent, a divorced wife of a Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland "shall not be entitled to hold and enjoy the style, title or attribute of Royal Highness." |
| Marriage of Diana Dianna | |
| 28th Aug Dianna is no longer married to the Prince of Wales, and so has ceased to be a Royal by-marriage, Diana loses the style Her Royal Highness and instead was styled, as Diana, Princess of Wales |
| 28th Aug Their divorce is finalised, Diana receives a lump sum settlement of around œ17,000,000 along with a legal order preventing her from discussing the details |
| 28th Aug Under Elizabeth II's Letters Patent, a divorced wife of a Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland "shall not be entitled to hold and enjoy the style, title or attribute of Royal Highness." |
| New Labour Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Oct The manifesto entitled New Labour is endorsed by Conference |
| Ozzfest Osbourne, John Michael "Ozzy" | |
| Osbourne headlines the first "Ozzfest," a summer festival tour that features hard rock and heavy metal bands |
| Peerage Greville | |
| Warwick Created Earl of Warwick |
| Portuguese League Robson, "Bobby" Robert William | |
| Porto win the Portuguese League |
| Privy Council Cook, Robin Finlayson | |
| Appointed Privy Counsellor |
| Sanctions Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| The EC imposes sanctions on British beef |
| Seahorses, The Squire, John | |
| Following an appearance alongside Oasis at their Knebworth concert, playing guitar on Champagne Supernova, he formed his own band, The Seahorses (it has been pointed out that this name is an anagram of 'he hates roses' |
| Sex Pistols Rotten, Johny | |
| The Sex Pistols reunite for the "Filthy Lucre" tour |
| Spokesman Treasury Milburn Milburn, Alan | |
| London Appointed Spokesman for the Treasury |
| Stone Roses Squire, John | |
| 1st April Band infighting and rumoured cocaine abuse led to his departure from The Stone Roses on April Fool's Day 1996 |
| Transfer Shearer, Alan | |
| England striker Alan Shearer is transferred from Blackburn Rovers to Newcastle for a then world record fee of œ15 million |
| World Record Shearer, Alan | |
| England striker Alan Shearer is transferred from Blackburn Rovers to Newcastle for a then world record fee of œ15 million |
