1996 in South Korea

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See also:	Other events in 1996 Years in South Korea Timeline of Korean history 1996 in North Korea

Events from the year 1996 in South Korea .

Incumbents

• President: Kim Young-sam
• Prime Minister: Lee Soo-sung

Events

September 18:1996 Gangneung submarine infiltration incident

Births

January

• January 16 — Jennie, member of Blackpink

February

• February 9 – Chungha, singer, member of I.O.I

March

• March 2 – Kim Young-dae, actor

June

• June 4 — Yu So-jeong, handball player ^[1]
• June 15 - Hoshi, member of K-pop group Seventeen

July

• July 1 — Choi Mi-sun, archer ^[2]
• July 10 — Moon Ga-young, actress
• July 17 — Wonwoo, member of Seventeen
• July 19 — Oh Ha-young, member of Apink

August

• August 5 - Cho Seung-youn, member of X1 and UNIQ
• August 7 – Rowoon, actor, singer and dancer
• August 12 – Choi Yu-jin, member of Kep1er
• August 19 — Yerin, actress and member of GFriend
• August 28 - Kim Se-jeong, singer and actress, member of I.O.I

September

• September 3 — Joy, member of Red Velvet ^[3]
• September 17 — Choi Young-jae, member of Got7
• September 23 — Lee Hi, singer

October

• October 15 — Zelo, member of B.A.P
• October 22 — B.I, member of iKON

November

• November 1;
  • Jeongyeon, member of Twice
  • Kim Min-jae, actor
• November 22 — Woozi, member of Seventeen

December

• December 10 — Kang Daniel, member of Wanna One

Deaths

• January 1 - Kim Wol-ha, singer (b. 1918)
• January 6 - Kim Kwang-seok, folk rock singer (b. 1964)
• October 1 - Choe Deok-geun, consular official (b. 1951/1952)
• November 2 - Kang Hyo-shil, film and stage actress (b. 1932)
• Han Hong-ki, footballer (b. 1924)

See also

• List of South Korean films of 1996
• Years in Japan
• Years in North Korea

References

1. "Sojeong YU - Olympic Handball | Republic of Korea". International Olympic Committee. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
2. "Misun CHOI - Olympic | Republic of Korea". International Olympic Committee. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
3. "Profile". redvelvet.smtown.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2018.