Born in 1996
People born in 1996 turn 30 in 2026. A dollar in 1996 buys what $2.15 buys in September 2026, and about 5.84 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 1996
1996
What things cost in 1996
| U.S. average | 1996 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $2.15 | CPI-U |
| Gallon of regular gasoline APU000074714 | $1.23 | $2.64 | $4.48 |
| Dozen large eggs APU0000708111 | $1.11 | $2.38 | $2.27 |
| Pound of white bread APU0000702111 | $0.88 | $1.88 | $1.83 |
| Gallon of whole milk APU0000709112 | $2.62 | $5.64 | $4.11 |
| Pound of ground beef APU0000703112 | $1.37 | $2.94 | $6.79 |
| Pound of ground coffee APU0000717311 | $3.43 | $7.37 | $9.33 |
| Pound of bananas APU0000711211 | $0.49 | $1.05 | $0.66 |
| Kilowatt-hour of electricity APU000072610 | $0.09 | $0.20 | $0.20 |
| Median price of a new house sold MSPUS | $140,250 | $301,280 | $410,700 |
| Median household income MEHOINUSA646N | $35,490 | $76,238 | $87,460 |
| Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG | $4.25 | $9.13 | $7.25 |
1996 figures are annual averages of the published monthly (or quarterly) values. “Today’s dollars” uses the Consumer Price Index for September 2026; “latest” is the most recent published price. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, via FRED.
Who was in charge in 1996
- United States
- Bill Clinton (President)
- United Kingdom
- Elizabeth II (Queen); John Major (Prime minister)
- Russia
- Boris Yeltsin (President); Viktor Chernomyrdin (Prime minister)
- People's Republic of China
- Jiang Zemin (General Secretary; Paramount Leader); Jiang Zemin (President); Li Peng (Premier)
- France
- Jacques Chirac (President); Alain Juppé (Prime minister)
- Federal Republic of Germany
- Roman Herzog (President); Helmut Kohl (Chancellor of reunified Germany)
- Japan
- Akihito (Emperor); Tomiichi Murayama, then Ryutaro Hashimoto (Prime minister)
- Republic of India
- Shankar Dayal Sharma (President); P. V. Narasimha Rao, then Atal Bihari Vajpayee, then H. D. Deve Gowda (Prime minister)
From Wikipedia’s List of state leaders in the 20th century (1951–2000) (revision 1371751893), each name checked against Wikidata. Every country in 1996 →
No. 1 songs of 1996
- “One Sweet Day” — Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men (11 weeks)
- “Because You Loved Me” — Céline Dion (6 weeks)
- “Always Be My Baby” — Mariah Carey (2 weeks)
- “Tha Crossroads” — Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (8 weeks)
- “How Do U Want It / California Love” — 2Pac featuring K-Ci & JoJo / featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman (2 weeks)
- “You're Makin' Me High / Let It Flow” — Toni Braxton (1 week)
- “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” — Los del Río (14 weeks)
- “No Diggity” — Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre (4 weeks)
- “Un-Break My Heart” — Toni Braxton (4 weeks)
Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 1996, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1996 (Wikipedia revision 1363062649).
Famous people born in 1996
- May 20 – Michael Brown, African-American teen killed by the Ferguson Police Department (died 2014) source
- May 21 – Josh Allen, American football quarterback source
- 8 February – Jaison McGrath, footballer source
- January 16 – Jennie, South Korean singer and rapper source
- 24 April – Ashleigh Barty, tennis player source
- Ahmed Siddiqui was born in 1996 and He is an American of Pakistani descent who described being kidnapped with his mother and two younger siblings in March 2003. source
- January 3 – Florence Pugh, English actress source
- August 28 - Kim Se-jeong, singer and actress, member of I.O.I source
- September 17 – Esteban Ocon, French racing driver source
- January 6 – Elisse Joson, actress and model source
- 7 November – Ella Yelich-O'Connor (aka Lorde), singer-songwriter source
- March 9 – Giorgio Minisini, Italian synchronized swimmer source
- February 13 – Muhammad Rian Ardianto, Indonesian badminton player source
- February 11 – Daniil Medvedev, Russian tennis player source
- November 22 – Hailey Bieber, American model and socialite source
What happened in 1996
- February 5 – The Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) was founded. source
- February 9 – An IRA ceasefire ends with the Docklands bombing in London's Canary Wharf District, killing two people and causing over £85,000,000 worth of damage. source
- 1 January – The old laminated NRICs are no longer valid for identification in Singapore. source
- 1 January – The inauguration of the new Penghu Great Bridge in Penghu County. source
- August 16 – Brookfield Zoo, Chicago. After a 3-year-old boy falls into the 20 ft deep gorilla enclosure, Binti Jua, a female lowland gorilla sits with the injured boy until his rescue. source
- 4 February – LAC Colombia Flight 028: A flight from Líneas Aéreas del Caribe (LAC), a Colombian airline, crashes near a soccer field in Mariano Roque Alonso, Paraguay, killing 4 people on board and 18 people on the ground, mostly children. source
- March 17 – Sri Lanka wins the Cricket World Cup by beating Australia in the final. source
- January 31 – Colombo Central Bank bombing: an explosives-filled truck rams into the gates of the Central Bank in Colombo, Sri Lanka, killing at least 86 people and injuring 1,400. source