What Happened on July 1, 1996

• Canadian NHL franchise Winnipeg Jets officially moves to Arizona, renamed the Phoenix Coyotes
• In a tour match v India, Hampshire's Kevan James becomes the only 1st class cricketer to take 4 wickets in 4 balls - and then score a century (103)

• WBSI TV replaces WNYC on channel 31 in NYC

• Adelina Sotnikova, Russian figure skater (Olympic gold individual, 2014), born in Moscow, Russia

• Alfred Marks, British actor and comedian (Desert Mice; Scream & Scream Again), dies at 75
• Margaux Hemingway, American fashion model and actress (Lipstick), commits suicide with an overdose of phenobarbital, at 42
• Michael Fraser, British Conservative Party political administrator, dies at 80
• Steve Tesich, Serbian-American Academy Award-winning screenwriter (Breaking Away; The World According To Garp), and playwright, dies of a heart attack at 53
• William T. Cahill, American politician, 46th Governor of New Jersey (1970-74), dies at 84

Holidays: Canada Day (Canada)

• #1 Song: Tha Crossroads - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
• #1 Song: Three Lions (The Official Song Of The England Football Team) - Baddiel & Skinner & Lightning Seeds