On July 17, 1996, Clinton issued Executive Order 13011 – Federal Information Technology, ordering the heads of all federal agencies to utilize information technology fully to make the information of the agency easily accessible to the public.

In a July 2, 2011 editorial the New York Times opined, " The Defense of Marriage Act was enacted in 1996 as an election-year wedge issue, signed by President Bill Clinton in one of his worst policy moments.

In July 1996, former Burundian President Buyoya returned to power in a bloodless coup.

Borland named Gary Wetsel as CEO, but he resigned in July 1996.

Costa Rican colones (₡) per US $ 1 – 512. 11 ( September 4, 2010 ), US $ 1 – 559. 51 ( October 24, 2008 ), per US $ 1 – 500. 10 ( December 2007 ), 516. 78 ( November 2007 ), 506. 11 ( April 2006 ), 479. 57 ( July 2005 ), 299. 63 ( February 2000 ), 285. 68 ( 1999 ), 257. 23 ( 1998 ), 232. 60 ( 1997 ), 207. 69 ( 1996 ) and 179. 73 ( 1995 )

On July 11, 1996, the United States Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp depicting " Mighty Casey.

The album debuted at number one in Australia, New Zealand and the UK in July 1996.

However, it soon started losing money due to over-expansion, went bankrupt on July 15, 1996, and was liquidated.

The History of Cash Registers ", Museum of American Heritage, Palo Alto, California, March 29 to July 7, 1996, Exhibit Companion

Stephen Donaldson ( July 27, 1946 – July 18, 1996 ), born Robert Anthony Martin, Jr and also known by the pseudonym Donny the Punk, was an American bisexual-identified LGBT political activist.

Dolly ( 5 July 1996 – 14 February 2003 ) was a female domestic sheep, and the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell, using the process of nuclear transfer.

She was born on 5 July 1996 and she lived until the age of six, at which point she died from a progressive lung disease.

Dolly was born on 5 July 1996 to three mothers ( one provided the egg, another the DNA and a third carried the cloned embryo to term ).

Although tariff cuts that were expected in July 1996 were delayed until 1997, the Government of El Salvador is committed to a free and open economy.

In July 1996 the Constitution of Eritrea was ratified, but it has yet to be implemented.

ITU-T Recommendations T. 2 and T. 3 were withdrawn as obsolete in July 1996.

* Sir David Omand ( July 1996 – December 1997 )

Microsoft released Windows NT 4. 0 to manufacturing in July 1996, one year after the release of Windows 95.

It chaired the CSCE ( the forerunner of the OSCE ) in 1994, the EU in 1996, and the G8 in 2001, and held the EU presidency from July to December 2003.

In July 1996, disagreement on policy caused EFnet to break in two: the slightly larger European half ( including Australia and Japan ) formed IRCnet, while the American servers continued as EFnet.

From 25 users in July 1994, the number of users grew to 1, 000 by November 1995, 5, 000 by June 1996, 10, 000 by December 1996, 50, 000 by October 1999, 100, 000 in November 2001, and peaked around 142, 000 in April 2002.

* IOI 1996 was held in Veszprém, Hungary, July 25 – August 2, 1996

* 1950 – Bhumibol Adulyadej marries Queen Sirikit after their quiet engagement in Lausanne, Switzerland on July 19, 1949.

In 1931, the castle gardens were first opened to the public, and are now open daily between April and the end of July, after which the Queen arrives for her annual stay.

The Queen also participated in celebrations of Canada's 100th anniversary on July 1, 1967.

The line was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 30 July 1987, and passenger services began on 31 August.

From July to August 1892 he served in the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert while Queen Victoria was holidaying in the Mediterranean.

Louis was posted as midshipman to the battlecruiser HMS Lion in July 1916 and, after seeing action in August 1916, transferred to the battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth during the closing phases of World War I.

Mountbatten's qualification for offering advice to this particular heir to the throne was unique ; it was he who had arranged the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Dartmouth Royal Naval College on 22 July 1939, taking care to include the young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret in the invitation, but assigning his nephew, Cadet Prince Philip of Greece, to keep them amused while their parents toured the facility.

The Policy and Resources Committee of the States of Jersey established the Constitutional Review Group in July 2005, chaired by Sir Philip Bailhache, with terms of reference ' to conduct a review and evaluation of the potential advantages and disadvantages for Jersey in seeking independence from the United Kingdom or other incremental change in the constitutional relationship, while retaining the Queen as Head of State '.

The handing over of the Koh-i-Noor diamond to the Queen on 3 July 1850 as part of the terms of the conclusion of the Sikh War also coincided with the 250th anniversary of the EIC.

* 1867 – Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which establishes the Dominion of Canada on July 1.

When King Sigismund took Dobor in Bosnia in July 1394, Queen Mary ordered the captured John Horvat to be tortured to death.

Mary I ( 18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558 ) was the Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death.

Scott received a knighthood, in honor of his substantial contribution to the British film industry, from Queen Elizabeth II on 8 July 2003.

In July 1966 the Queen appointed Menzies to the ancient office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Constable of Dover Castle, taking official residence at Walmer Castle during his annual visits to Britain.

The St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009 was made by HM the Queen and the Privy Council on 8 July and is expected to come into operation shortly thereafter.

In July 1878, he walked from Dundee to Balmoral, a distance of about over mountainous terrain and through a violent thunderstorm, " wet to the skin ", to perform for Queen Victoria.

* July 23 – Te Atairangi Kaahu, Māori Queen ( d. 2006 )

* July 9 – Queen Victoria gives her royal assent to the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act.

* July 31 – Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, second son of Queen Victoria ( b. 1844 )

* July 5 – Princess Helena, third daughter of Queen Victoria, marries Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein.

* July 4 – Sonja Haraldsen, Queen of Norway and wife to King Harald V of Norway

* July 5 – Liberal Wars – Battle of Cape St. Vincent: The forces of Queen Maria II of Portugal win decisively.

** Canadian Confederation: Queen Victoria signs the British North America Act, creating the Dominion of Canada with effect from July 1.

* July 19 – Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of Prussia ( b. 1776 )

* July 13 – Queen Victoria moves from Kensington Palace into Buckingham Palace, the first reigning British monarch to make this, rather than St James's Palace, her London home.