1996

Events

 * 30th January - Scott Windsor is confronted by his parents Vic and Viv after his sisters Kelly and Donna watch one of his video nasties. They question him about him missing school and then discover that he bought a hunting rifle. Donna is accidentally shot in the face when Scott tries to wrestle the gun out of Vic's hands.
 * 4th April - Roy Glover accidentally cuts off one of his fingers while using a circular saw.
 * 11th April - Nick Bates and Seth Armstrong confront a gang of poachers. The confrontation goes horribly wrong when Nick accidentally fires a stray bullet, which kills gang member Jed Connell.
 * 16th May - Zoe Tate and Emma Nightingale enter a civil partnership, the first of its kind in a primetime soap opera.
 * 4th July - First appearance of Andy Hopwood.
 * 9th July - Andy Hopwood has his foot trapped under a rock at Demdyke Quarry. He is then rescued by Biff Fowler.
 * 30th July - Terry Woods and Sean Rossi come to Scott Windsor's rescue when Scott is threatened by Marcus Ellis and his gang with a gun.
 * 22nd August - Faye Clarke nearly runs over Sam Dingle but Eric Pollard yanks him out of the way in the nick of time.
 * 6th September - Thomas King is born to Carl and Colleen King.
 * 24th September - Kim Tate gives birth to a son.
 * 17th October - First appearance of Marlon Dingle and final appearance of Susie Wilde.
 * 28th November - Dave Glover and Kathy Bates marry.
 * 5th December - First appearance of Ashley Thomas
 * 24th December - Biff Fowler and Linda Glover marry. A fire starts in the nursery of Home Farm. Tina Dingle leaves the village (final appearance of the character).
 * 26th December - Dave Glover dies of burns and lung damage after rescuing James Tate from a fire.

Real life events
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