Unix Timestamp: 824256000
Wednesday, February 14. 1996, 12:00:00 AM UTC

The U.S. Embassy in Athens, Greece comes under mortar fire.

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Garry Kasparov beats Deep Blue in a second chess match.

In Irian Jaya, an earthquake of magnitude 7.5 and associated tidal waves kills 102 people and causes widespread devastation.

The UK government publishes the Scott Report.

Begum Khaleda Zia is reelected as prime minister of Bangladesh. The country's second democratic election is marred by low voter turnout, due to several boycotts and pre-election violence, which result in at least 13 deaths.

Violent clashes erupt between Filipino soldiers and Vietnamese boat people, as the Philippines government attempts to forcibly repatriate hundreds of Vietnamese asylum seekers.

A Long March 3 rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing as many as 50.

In south-west Wales, the oil tanker "Sea Empress" runs aground, spilling 73,000 tonnes of crude oil, killing many birds.