1996 (production)


Events

January 
 1 January –  airs.
 2 January – UK VHS releases: Star Trek - 30th Anniversary Trial Pack, VOY volume 1.10 (end season 1).
 3 January – Oscar Katz dies.
 6 January – Keith Smith dies.
 8 January –  airs.
 15 January –  airs.
 17 January – Victoria Goodman is born.
 22 January –  airs.
 25 January –  released.
 27 January –
 UK VHS release:  Special Collectors Edition.
 Pocket TOS #77: Twilight's End by Jerry Oltion is published by Pocket Books.
 29 January –  airs.
 29 January –  airs.

February 
 5 February –  airs.
 5 February –  airs.
 9 February –
 Jimmy Bennett is born.
 Vince Cadiente dies.
 12 February –  airs.
 12 February –  airs.
 19 February –  airs
 19 February –  airs.
 26 February –
  airs.
  airs.
 UK VHS releases: DS9 volume 4.1, VOY volume 2.1.
 29 February –  released.

March 
 5 March – Whit Bissell dies.
 11 March – UK VHS releases: DS9 volume 4.2, VOY volume 2.2.
 13 March –  airs.
 18 March –  airs.
 19 March – Bo Ching dies.
 25 March –
 Mike Roy dies.
 UK VHS releases: DS9 volume 4.3, VOY volume 2.3.
 28 March –  released.
 29 March – The original release of  on VHS in the UK is deleted, in preparation for a re-release later this year.

April 
 8 April –  airs.
 8 April –  airs.
 15 April –  airs.
 16 April – Trevor Logan is born.
 22 April – UK VHS releases: DS9 volume 4.4, VOY volume 2.4.
 22 April –  airs.
 25 April –
 Robert Hamner dies.
  released.
 27 April – Adam Roarke dies.
 29 April –  airs.
 29 April –  airs.
 30 April – Jeanne Bal and David Opatoshu die.

May 
 6 May –  airs.
 6 May –  airs.
 13 May – UK VHS releases: DS9 volume 4.5, VOY volume 2.5.
 13 May –  airs.
 13 May –  airs.
 20 May –  airs.
 20 May – s second season ends with .
 24 May – John Abbott dies.
 30 May –  released.

June 
 1 June – The hardcover edition of Inside Star Trek: The Real Story is released by Pocket Books.
 3 June – Prior to their rerelease of , CIC Video releases the Star Trek: The Original Series - Tricorder Pack, featuring episodes chosen by the readers of . Also released: DS9 volume 4.6.
 5 June – Bernie Pock dies.
 10 June –  airs.
 11 June – Curt Perkins dies.
 16 June – Curt Swan dies.
 17 June – s fourth season ends with .
 24 June – UK VHS release: TOS rerelease volume 1.1.
 27 June –  released.

July 
 8 July – UK VHS releases: TOS volumes 1.2 & 1.3, DS9 volume 4.7, VOY volume 2.6.
 9 July – Melvin Belli dies.
 20 July – Megha Sandhu is born.
 22 July – UK VHS releases: DS9 volume 4.8, VOY volume 2.7.
 25 July –
  released.
 Final draft script for  is submitted.

August 
 5 August – UK VHS releases: TOS volume 1.4, VOY volume 2.8.
 7 August – Brett Gray is born.
 10 August – Evan Evagora is born.
 12 August – Torri Webster is born.
 26 August – The BBC shows Star Trek Night. The evening includes the UK premiere of Star Trek: Voyager. 28 August – Final draft script of  is submitted.
 29 August –
 , a 100-page 30th anniversary special, released.
 First day of filming on  on Paramount Stage 8.
 30 August – Second day of filming on  on Paramount Stage 8 and 9.

 September 
 3 September – Third day of filming on  on Paramount Stage 9.
 4 September –
 s third season begins with .
 Fourth day of filming on  on Paramount Stage 16.
 5 September –
 Christine Trinh is born.
 Fifth day of filming on  on Paramount Stage 16.
 6 September – Sixth day of filming on  on Paramount Stage 16.
 7 September – Bibi Besch dies.
 8 September – Star Trek celebrates its 30th anniversary. UPN broadcasts a special tribute from Paramount Studios hosted by Ted Danson. Nearly the entire casts of all four Star Trek series are in attendance.  and Buzz Aldrin presented them with American flags, each flown in space aboard the space shuttle orbiter.
 9 September –
 UK VHS releases: TOS volume 1.5, DS9 volume 4.9, VOY volume 2.9.
 Seventh day of filming on  on Paramount Stage 16.
 10 September – Eight and final first unit filming day on  on Paramount Stage 16.
 11 September –  airs.
 16 September – Gene Nelson dies.
 17 September – Ella Purnell is born.
 18 September –  airs.
 25 September –  airs.
 26 September –  released.
 30 September – s fifth season begins with .

 October 
 2 October –
  airs.
 Second unit filming on  on Paramount Stage 16 and 9.
 7 October – s one hundredth episode,  airs; UK VHS releases: TOS volume 1.6, DS9 volume 4.10, VOY volume 2.10.
 9 October –
 Harvey Vernon dies.
  airs.
 14 October –  airs.
 21 October –  airs.
 28 October –  airs; Jasmine Anthony is born; UK VHS releases: DS9 volumes 4.11 and 4.12.
 30 October –  airs.
 31 October –  released.

 November 

 1 November –
  (2nd edition) released.
 Pocket VOY novel Bless the Beasts is published.
 Pocket Books pop-up book Star Trek: These Are the Voyages... is published.
 4 November – s 30th anniversary tribute to the Original Series airs.  features almost all of the original series stars appearing with the DS9 actors, using technology similar to that used in Forrest Gump''. The episode features footage from  and ; UK VHS releases: TOS volume 1.7, VOY volume 2.11 (end season 2).
 6 November –  airs.
 11 November –  airs.
 13 November –  airs.
 14 November – Mason Gooding is born.
 18 November –  airs; UK VHS release: DS9 volume 4.13 (end season 4).
 20 November –  airs.
 22 November –
 , directed by Jonathan Frakes, premieres in the US and Canada.
 Mark Lenard dies.
 25 November –  airs.
 27 November –  airs.
 28 November –
  premieres in Australia.
  released.

December 
 2 December –
 André Dae Kim is born.
 UK VHS release: TOS volume 1.8.
 9 December – UK VHS releases: Special releases of , ,  to tie-in with the UK release of .
 11 December –  airs.
 13 December –  premieres in the UK and Ireland.
 14 December – Edward K. Milkis dies.
 16 December – Derek Garth dies.
 19 December –  premieres in Germany and New Zealand.
 27 December –  released.
 30 December –  airs; UK VHS release: TOS volume 1.9.

Unknown month 
 UK VHS release via  – Jonathan Ross' Guide to Star Trek: First Contact.
 Maximillian Orion Kesmodel is born.

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