1996 in China

none June 2014 1996 The following lists events from 1996 in China. Incumbents Party General Secretary: Jiang Zemin President: Jiang Zemin Premier: Li Peng Vice President: Rong Yiren Vice Premier: Zhu Rongji Governors Governor of Anhui Province – Hui Liangyu Governor of Fujian Province – Chen Mingyi then He Guoqiang Governor of Gansu Province – Zhang Wule then Sun Ying Governor of Guangdong Province – Zhu Senlin then Lu Ruihua Governor of Guizhou Province – Chen Shineng then Wu Yixia Governor of Hainan Province – Ruan Chongwu Governor of Hebei Province – Ye Liansong Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Tian Fengshan Governor of Henan Province – Ma Zhongchen Governor of Hubei Province – Jiang Zhuping Governor of Hunan Province – Yang Zhengwu Governor of Jiangsu Province – Zheng Silin Governor of Jiangxi Province – Shu Shengyou Governor of Jilin Province – Wang Yunkun Governor of Liaoning Province – Wen Shizhen Governor of Qinghai Province – Tian Chengping Governor of Shaanxi Province – Cheng Andong Governor of Shandong Province – Li Chunting Governor of Shanxi Province – Sun Wensheng Governor of Sichuan Province – Xiao Yang then Song Baorui Governor of Yunnan Province – Li Jiating Governor of Zhejiang Province – Wan Xueyuan Events January January 27 – Miss Chinese International Pageant 1996 was held.http://www.misshongkongpageant.com/chinese1996.htm Miss Chinese International Pageant 1996 2014-07-01 2014-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714145656/http://www.misshongkongpageant.com/chinese1996.htm dead February February 14 – Intelsat 708 was destroyed (day in China at the time).Disaster at Xichang | History | Air & Space Magazine Long March 3B launched its first flight.http://www.house.gov/coxreport/body/ch6bod.html ch6bod.html 2014-07-01 2005-11-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20051110020454/http://www.house.gov/coxreport/body/ch6bod.html dead February 3 – 1996 Lijiang earthquake hit Lijiang City and left at least 322 killed, 3,925 serious injuries, and 13,000 injuries.Significant Earthquake March March 23 – The Republic of China presidential election took place. Lee Teng-hui was elected president and Lien Chan as vice president.Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p558 0-19-924959-8Wu Yu-Shan, “Taiwan’s Domestic Politics and Cross-Strait Relations,” The China Journal, No. 53 (January 2005), 60. The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis ended.Taiwan Strait April April 14 to October 27 – Chinese Jia-A League 1996 was held with Dalian Wanda winning the championship.China League 1996 https://web.archive.org/web/20120929192052/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china96.html 2012-09-29 June June 24 – Hengda Enterprise Company founded by Xu Jiayi, as predecessor of conglomerate, mainly real estate business, Evergrande was founded in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province.September 2021 July July 19 to August 4 – China competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics with total of 294 athletes.China at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com September September 27 to 29 – The first round of the 1996 FIVB World Grand Prix took place in Shanghai.Results https://web.archive.org/web/20100823083723/http://www.todor66.com/volleyball/World_Grand_Prix/1996.html 2010-08-23 Births January 2 — Xiaoyu Yu, figure skater January 3 — Liu Yao Yuan, actor January 7 — Fu Yuanhui, swimmer January 22 – Gao Shiyan, basketball player February 17 — Yan Xi, actor February 25 — Wang Ziqi, actor March 5 — Zhou Yan Chen, actor March 23 — Zhao Wenhao, actor March 31 — Chen Xingxu, actor May 4 – Richard Lin, actor June 10 - Jun (entertainer) (born Wen Junhui), singer, actor, member of Seventeen June 22 — Zhang Xiaoang, actor June 25 — Cai Yi Jia, actor July 8 — Zhang He Hao Zhen, actor July 24 — Zhang Mo Huai, actor August 27 — Wang Jian, long jumper September 20 — Leo Dong, actor October 4 — Lin Yiming, actor October 19 — Caesar Wu, actor October 29 — Chen Zheyuan, actor December 29 — Marcus Li, actor Deaths January 4 — Zhou Mingzhen, paleomammalogist and vertebrate paleontologist (b. 1918) January 17 — Zhu Xuefan, politician (b. 1905) January 20 — Lo Wei, Hong Kong film director and film actor (b. 1918) January 27 — Chen Chu, diplomat (b. 1917) February 2 — Li Peiyao, politician (b. 1933) February 8 — Li Guoping, mathematician (b. 1910) March 1 — Ng Wui, Hong Kong film director, writer and actor (b. 1913) March 14 — Wang Luobin, songwriter (b. 1913) March 19 — Chen Jingrun, mathematician (b. 1933) May 5 — Ai Qing, poet (b. 1910) May 9 — Lu Dingyi, politician (b. 1906) May 12 — Chiang Chao-shen, calligrapher, painter and seal engraver (b. 1925) June 24 — Zhao Lei, actor (b. 1928) June 28 — Kwan Tak-hing, Hong Kong martial artist and actor (b. 1905) August 25 — Dai Houying, novelist (b. 1938) September 13 — Wang Shoudao, politician (b. 1906) September 18 — Bai Yang, film and drama actress (b. 1920) September 26 — David Chan Yuk-cheung, prominent leader of the Baodiao movement in Hong Kong (b. 1950) September 27 — Lee Tit, director (b. 1913) September 29 — Li Qiang, revolutionary, military engineer, secret agent, radio scientist, diplomat and politician (b. 1905) October 1 — Deng Yuzhi, social activist (b. 1900) October 5 — Duanmu Hongliang, writer (b. 1912) October 21 — Wang Li, propagandist (b. 1922) November 2 — Yan Jici, physicist and politician (b. 1901) November 10 — Zhou Gucheng, politician (b. 1898) November 17 — Huo Shilian, politician (b. 1909) November 18 — Zhu Zuxiang, soil scientist and politician (b. 1916) December 13 — Cao Yu, playwright (b. 1910) December 17 Li Han-hsiang, film director (b. 1926) Sun Yaoting, last imperial court eunuch of Chinese history (b. 1902) See also List of Chinese films of 1996 List of Hong Kong films of 1996 Category:1996 Establishments in China China at the 1996 Summer Olympics China at the 1996 Summer Paralympics China at the 1996 Asian Winter Games References External sources China in 1996 :: The Economy -- Encyclopædia Britannica 1996 in Category:Years of the 20th century in China China Category:1990s in China