Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. 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The 2020s is the 3rd decade of the 21st century of the Anno Domini ( common) era This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The year 1995 in Archaeology involved some significant events The year 1995 in architecture involved some significant events Events Exhibitions Young British Artists, Brilliant! Works Eduardo Paolozzi This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1995: Events January January 26 - Outbreak of the Cenepa War The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris Industry milestones Movie releases The following movies were released on video on the following dates The Lion King - part of Masterpiece The year 1995 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events February 16 &mdash Announcement that 300 poems by ST Coleridge have been discovered February 17 &mdash Sotheby's See also 1995 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1995 Record See also 1994 in country music, 1995 in music, other events of 1995, 1996 in country music, 1990s in music This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1995. Events January events January - David L Gunn becomes commissioner of the Toronto Transit Commission. The year 1995 in radio involved some significant events Events April - KJJO in Minneapolis Minnesota The year 1995 in Science and Technology involved many significant events listed below || 10 January, 0618 GMT || Atlas IIAS || LC-36B, Cape Canaveral || ILS || Intelsat 704 || Intelsat || Geostationary Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1995 in athletics (track and field Marathon January The year 1995 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1995. Events May 11 – Introduction of trade magazine GameWeek (then called Video Game Advisor May 11 - 16 &mdash The 1st annual See also 1994 in Australia, other events of 1995, 1996 in Australia ---- See also 1994 in Canada, other events of 1995, 1996 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. See also 1994 in India, other events of 1995, 1996 in India and the Timeline of Indian history. Events January 27 - An Taoiseach, John Bruton, and Gerry Adams hold their first formal discussions 1995 in Malaysia 38 years of the nationhood Incumbents Federal level Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Jaafar Population Estimated Population as of 31 December 3706700 Increase since 31/12/1994 58400 (1 Events Norsk Hydro merges its Gas stations in Norway and Denmark with the Texaco, creating the Joint venture HydroTexaco See also 1994 in Pakistan other events of 1995, 1996 in Pakistan and the Timeline of Pakistani history. See also 1994 in Singapore | Other events of 1995 | 1996 in Singapore | List of years in Singapore ---- Events See also 1994 in South Africa, other events of 1995, 1995 in South African sport, 1996 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African Incumbents Monarch - HM Queen Elizabeth II Prime Minister - John Major, Conservative Events General elections were held in March 1990 In July the government lifted the 25-year old State of emergency. States With Wide Recognition A - Islamic State of Afghanistan - Republic of Albania - People's Africa Algeria - President - Liamine Zéroual, President of Algeria ( 1994 - 1999) 1994 religious leaders - Events of 1995 - 1996 religious leaders - Religious leaders by year ----- Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Sunday ( Dominical letter A) or for any year in which “ Doomsday ” is Tuesday
The year 1995 was the beginning of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995-2005). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1]
Events of 1995
January
- January 1 - Austria, Finland and Sweden enter the European Union. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in
- January 1 - The World Trade Organization is established to replace GATT. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC The 'General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade' (typically abbreviated 'GATT' was the outcome of the failure of negotiating governments to create the International Trade Organization (ITO
- January 1 - The Draupner wave in the North Sea in Norway is detected, confirming the existence of freak waves. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC The Draupner wave is the name of the first rogue wave to be detected by a Measuring instrument, occurring at the Draupner Oil platform in the The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Rogue waves, also known as freak waves, monster waves or extreme waves, are relatively large and spontaneous Ocean surface waves that are a threat
- January 4 - The 104th Congress, the first controlled by Republicans in both houses since 1953, convenes. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- January 6 - January 7 - A chemical fire occurs in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental The City of Manila Policemen led by watch commander Aida Fariscal and investigators find a bomb factory and a laptop computer and disks that contain plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack. Aida D Fariscal (1940? -) is a former police officer and watch commander in the Manila Police Department in the Philippines. The Bojinka Plot ( Arabic: بجنكة Tagalog: Planong Bojinka was a planned large-scale terrorist attack by Ramzi Yousef and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed The mastermind, Ramzi Yousef, is arrested one month later. Ramzi Ahmed Yousef or Ramzi Mohammed Yousef (also transliterated as Ramzi Yusuf, Ramzi Youssef) (رمزي يوسف birth name possibly Abdul Basit
- January 9 - Valeri Polyakov completes 366 days in space while aboard the Mir space station, breaking a duration record. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Valeriy Vladimirovich Polyakov (Валерий Владимирович Поляков Valeriy Vladmirovich Polyakov) (born April 27, 1942) is a Russian Mir (Мир which can mean both Peace and World, and was the name given to peasant communes in pre-revolutionary Russia was a Soviet (and
- January 16 - An avalanche hits the village Súðavík in Iceland, killing 14 people. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. This article refers to the natural event For other uses see Avalanche (disambiguation An avalanche is an abrupt and rapid flow of snow often Súðavík is a fishing village on the west coast of Álftarfjörður in Vestfirðir, Iceland Latitude / Longitude 66 Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland (
- January 17 - A magnitude 7. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca 3 earthquake called the "Great Hanshin earthquake" occurs near Kobe, Japan, causing great property damage and killing 6,434 people. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer The Great Hanshin Earthquake, or Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known outside of Japan, was an Earthquake in Japan that occurred on Tuesday is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture and a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
- January 25 - The Norwegian rocket incident: A rocket launched from the space exploration centre at Andøya, Norway is briefly interpreted by the Russians as an incoming attack. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate The Norwegian rocket incident refers to a few minutes of post- Cold War nuclear tension that took place on January 25, 1995. Andøya is the northernmost island in the Archipelago of Vesterålen in Nordland county Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
- January 25 - Eric Cantona of Manchester United, after being red carded, kicks a Crystal Palace fan in the head and is suspended until October. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Éric Daniel Pierre Cantona (born 24 May 1966 is a French former footballer of the late 1980s and 1990s Crystal Palace FC is an English football club based in South Norwood, London.
- January 29 - The San Francisco 49ers become the first NFL franchise to win five Super Bowls, as they defeat the San Diego Chargers in Super Bowl XXIX at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. Super Bowl XXIX was an American football game played on January 29 1995 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami Florida (now part of the Suburb Dolphin Stadium (previously known as Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Park, Pro Player Stadium, and Dolphins Stadium) is a football Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the
- January 30 - John Howard becomes leader of the Liberal Party of Australia to challenge Paul Keating for the 1996 Federal Election and the position of Prime Minister of Australia. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Paul John Keating (born 18 January 1944 was the 24th Prime Minister of Australia, from 1991 to 1996 House of Reps preference flows The Democrats contested 138 electorates with preferences slightly favouring Labor (54 The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General.
- January 31 - U. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes S. President Bill Clinton invokes emergency powers to extend a $20 billion loan to help Mexico avert financial collapse. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.
February
- February 1 - Lyricist/guitarist Richey Edwards of the Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers goes missing from a hotel in Bayswater, London on the eve of a planned tour of the United States. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Richard "Richey" James Edwards (born 22 December 1967 in Blackwood, Wales, UK) (also known as Richey James Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Manic Street Preachers (often known colloquially as the " Manics " or " MSP " are a Welsh rock band consisting of James Bayswater is an area of west London in the City of Westminster. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the His car is found two weeks later at Severn View services in Aust. Severn View services is a Motorway service station on the M48 motorway near the village of Aust, northwest of Bristol. Aust is a small village in South Gloucestershire, England. It is near the eastern end of the Severn Bridge, which was built in 1966 to carry the M4
- February 9 - STS-63: Dr. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Crew James D Wetherbee (3 Commander Eileen Collins (1 Pilot Michael Foale (3 Mission Specialist 1 Bernard A. Harris, Jr. and Michael Foale become the first African American and Briton, respectively, to walk in space. Bernard Anthony Harris Jr (born June 26, 1956 in Temple Texas) is a former NASA Astronaut. Colin Michael Foale, CBE, PhD, (born 6 January 1957) is an Anglo - American Astrophysicist and a NASA African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Extra-vehicular activity ( EVA) is work done by an Astronaut away from the Earth and outside of a Spacecraft.
- February 13 - A United Nations tribunal on human rights violations in the Balkans charges 21 Bosnian Serb commanders with genocide and crimes against humanity. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled Serbs are one of the three constitutive nations of Bosnia-Herzegovina, predominantly concentrated in the Republic of Srpska Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction in whole or in part of an ethnic racial religious or national group
- February 15 - Hacker Kevin Mitnick is arrested by the FBI and charged with breaking into some of the United States' most "secure" computer systems. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Hack has several meanings in the technology and computer science fields Kevin David Mitnick (born August 6, 1963) is a computer security consultant who was a controversial Computer hacker in the late 20th century This article describes how security can be achieved through design and engineering
- February 15 - Taiwan's deadliest fire occurs at a karaoke restaurant in Taichung, killing 64. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. (kɑːrɑːˌoʊkɛ in Japanese karaoke) is a form of Entertainment in which Amateur Singers sing along with recorded Music (and/or a Taichung ( is a city located in west-central Taiwan with a population of just over one million people making it the third largest city on the island after Taipei
- February 15 - Dublin - Republic of Ireland vs England football match in Lansdowne Road abandoned due to violence and rioting. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Location The stadium is situated in the neighbourhood of Ballsbridge in the city's Dublin 4 area
- February 17 - Colin Ferguson is convicted of six counts of murder for the December 1993 Long Island Rail Road shootings and later receives a 200+ year sentence. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)
- February 21 - Serkadji prison mutiny in Algeria: Four guards and 96 prisoners are killed in a day and a half. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's
- February 21 - Ibrahim Ali, a 17-year-old Comorian living in France, is murdered by 3 far right National Front activists. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Ibrahim Ali (1978 &ndash 1995 was a seventeen-year-old French -man with Comorian origins killed in Marseille, France, on February 21 The Comoros (ˈkɒməroʊz; جزر القمر Juzur al-Qumur) officially the Union of the Comoros (Union des Comores الإتّحاد القمريّ The National Front ( FN, Front national is a French Far right, Nationalist Political party, founded in 1972 by Jean-Marie
- February 21 - Steve Fossett lands in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada, becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland James Stephen Fossett (born April 22 1944 missing September 3 2007 declared legally dead February 15 2008 On September 3 2007 Fossett was reported missing after Leader is a Town in southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada, located approximately 350 km directly east of Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions A balloon is a flexible bag filled with a type of Gas, such as Helium, Hydrogen, Nitrous oxide or air.
- February 23 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 30. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( also called the DJIA, Dow 30, INDP, or informally the Dow Jones or The Dow) is one of several 28 to close at 4,003. 33 -- the Dow's first ever close above 4,000. This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the best-known Stock market index in the world
- February 26 - The United Kingdom's oldest investment banking firm, Barings Bank, collapses after securities broker Nick Leeson loses $1. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Barings Bank (1762 to 1995 was the oldest Merchant bank in London until its collapse in 1995 after one of the bank's employees Nick Leeson, lost £827 Nicholas Leeson (born February 25, 1967) is a former derivatives trader whose unsupervised speculative trading caused the collapse of Barings 4 billion by speculating on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Speculation, in a financial context is making an investment that increases the overall risk in a portfolio The, or TSE, located in Tokyo, Japan, is the second largest Stock exchange market in the world by market value second only to the New York Stock
- February 27 - In Denver, Colorado, Stapleton Airport closes and is replaced by the new Denver International Airport, the largest airport in the United States. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States Stapleton International Airport was Denver, Colorado 's primary Airport from 1929 to 1995 Denver International Airport, often called DIA, is by land size at, the largest international Airport in the United States, and the second largest
- February 28 - Members of the group Patriot's Council are convicted in Minnesota of manufacturing ricin. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers Ricin (ˈraɪ sɨn is a Protein Toxin that is extracted from the castor bean ( Ricinus communis)
March
- March 1 - Polish Prime Minister Waldemar Pawlak resigns from Parliament and is replaced by ex-communist Jozef Oleksy. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Waldemar Pawlak (valˈdɛmar ˈpavlak born 5 September, 1959) is a Polish politician Józef Oleksy (ˈjuzɛf ɔˈlɛksɨ born 22 June, 1946 in Nowy Sącz) is a Polish politician former chairman of Democratic Left Alliance
- March 1 - In Moscow, Russian anti-corruption journalist Vladislav Listyev is killed by a gunman. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Vlad(islav Nikolayevich Listyev (Влад(исла́в Никола́евич Листьев ( May 10, 1956 &ndash March 1, 1995)
- March 1 - Yahoo! is founded in Santa Clara, California. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Santa Clara California (ˌsæntəˈklærə founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852 is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U
- March 2 - Nick Leeson is arrested for his role in the collapse of Barings Bank. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Nicholas Leeson (born February 25, 1967) is a former derivatives trader whose unsupervised speculative trading caused the collapse of Barings Barings Bank (1762 to 1995 was the oldest Merchant bank in London until its collapse in 1995 after one of the bank's employees Nick Leeson, lost £827
- March 3 - In Somalia, the United Nations peacekeeping mission ends. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known Peacekeeping, as defined by the United Nations, is "a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace
- March 6 - On an episode of The Jenny Jones Show ("Same-Sex Crushes"), Scott Amedure reveals a crush on his heterosexual friend Jonathan Schmitz. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of The Jenny Jones Show was an American syndicated daytime Tabloid talk show that was hosted by comedian/actress/singer Jenny Jones. Schmitz kills Amedure several days after the show.
- March 13 - David Daliberti and William Barloon, two Americans working for a military contractor in Kuwait, are arrested after straying into Iraq. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
- March 14 - Astronaut Norman Thagard becomes the first American to ride into space aboard a Russian launch vehicle (the Soyuz TM-21),lifting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Norman Earl Thagard (born July 3 1943 is an American scientist and former NASA Astronaut. Soyuz TM-21 was Soyuz mission a Human spaceflight mission transporting personnel to the Russian space station Mir. The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ğarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the
- March 16 - Mississippi ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution officially abolished and continues to prohibit Slavery, and with limited exceptions such as those As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another The thirteenth amendment was nationally ratified in 1865.
- March 20 - Members of the Aum Shinrikyo religious cult release sarin gas on five railway trains in Tokyo, killing 12 and injuring 5,510. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Aum Shinrikyo, now known as Aleph, is a Japanese new religious movement organization Sarin, also known by its NATO designation of GB, is an extremely toxic substance whose sole application is as a Nerve agent. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū.
- March 22 - Cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returns after setting a record for 438 days in outer space. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Valeriy Vladimirovich Polyakov (Валерий Владимирович Поляков Valeriy Vladmirovich Polyakov) (born April 27, 1942) is a Russian Outer space, often simply called space, comprises the relatively empty regions of the Universe outside the escape velocities of Celestial bodies.
- March 24 - For the first time in 26 years, no British soldiers patrol the streets of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of
- March 26 - The Schengen Agreement, easing cross-border travel, goes into effect in several European countries. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. The term Schengen Agreement is used for two agreements concluded among European states in 1985 and 1990 which deal with the abolition of systematic Border controls
- March 27 - The 67th Academy Awards, hosted by David Letterman, are held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, with Forrest Gump winning Best Picture. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates The 67th Academy Awards, honoring the best movies of 1994, were held on March 27, 1995 at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles California David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American late-night Talk show host and Comedian and the host since 1993 The Shrine Auditorium is a landmark large-event venue in Los Angeles California, USA. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Forrest Gump is a 1994 Comedy film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom and the name of the title character The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working
- March 30 - A police officer tries to assassinate Takaji Kunimatsu, chief of the National Police Agency of Japan. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
April
- April 2 - An explosion in Gaza kills eight, including a Hamas leader. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Gaza (غزة, עַזָּה ʕazzā is the largest city in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories.
- April 5 - The U.S. House of Representatives votes 246-188 to cut taxes for individuals and corporations. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate.
- April 7 - House Republicans celebrate passage of most of the Contract with America. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor The Contract with America was a document released by the United States Republican Party during the 1994 Congressional election campaign
- April 19 - Oklahoma City bombing: 168 people, including 8 Federal Marshals and 19 children, are killed at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist attack on April 19 1995 aimed at the U The Alfred P Murrah Federal Building was a United States Federal Government complex located at 200 N Timothy McVeigh and one of his accomplices, Terry Nichols, set off the bomb. Timothy James McVeigh ( April 23, 1968 &ndash June 11, 2001) was a United States Army veteran and security guard who bombed Terry Lynn Nichols (born April 1, 1955) is a US Army veteran who was convicted of being an accomplice of Timothy McVeigh, the man convicted
- April 24 - A Unabomber bomb kills lobbyist Gilbert Murray in Sacramento, California. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to
- April 28 - A gas explosion at the subway construction site kills 101 persons, mostly teenage schoolboys in Daegu, South Korea. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Daegu (pronounced) also spelled Taegu (pronounced) officially called Daegu Metropolitan City, is the fourth largest city in South Korea after South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː
May
- May 7 - Jacques Chirac is elected president of France. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
- May 7 - Finland wins the ice hockey world championship. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice.
- May 11 - More than 170 countries agree to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty indefinitely and without conditions. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ( NPT or NNPT) is a Treaty to limit the spread
- May 13 - Earthquake hit the regions of Kozani and Grevena in Greece, with an intensity of 6. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Kozani (Κοζάνη is a city in northern Greece, capital of Kozani Prefecture and of West Macedonia Periphery. Grevena (Γρεβενά Grevená, ɣɾe̞ve̞ˈna is a town and municipality in Greece, capital of the Grevena Prefecture. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία 6R.
- May 14 - The Dalai Lama proclaims 6-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima as the eleventh reincarnation of the Panchen Lama. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso (born Lhamo Döndrub ( 6 July 1935 in Qinghai) He is the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile Gedhun Choekyi Nyima (born April 25 1989 is the eleventh Panchen Lama as interpreted by most Tibetan Buddhists The Panchen Lama ( Tibetan: པན་ཆེན་བླ་མ་ Chinese: 班禪喇嘛 is the second highest ranking Lama after the Dalai Lama
- May 16 - Japanese police besiege the headquarters of Aum Shinrikyo near Mount Fuji and arrest cult leader Shoko Asahara. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Aum Shinrikyo, now known as Aleph, is a Japanese new religious movement organization is the highest Mountain in Japan at.An Active volcano that last erupted in 1707–08 it straddles the boundary of Shizuoka and is a founder of Japan 's controversial Buddhist religious group Aum Shinrikyo (now known as Aleph) and identified himself as and his children as in his
- May 17 - Shawn Nelson, 35, goes on a tank rampage in San Diego. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Shawn Timothy Nelson (1960 – May 17 1995) was a US Army veteran and unemployed Plumber who at the age of 35 and under the influence of A tank is a tracked, Armoured fighting vehicle designed for Front-line combat which combines Operational mobility and tactical
- May 21 - Pope John Paul II canonizes John Sarkander during his visit to Olomouc, the Czech Republic. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Pope Canonization is the act by which a particular Christian church declares a deceased person to be a Saint and is included in the canon or list of recognized saints Saint John Sarkander ( Czech and Polish: Jan Sarkander) (1576 – 1620 was a Polish and Moravian priest Olomouc (ˈolomoʊ̯ts ( local Haná dialect Olomóc or Holomóc, German Olmütz, Polish Ołomuniec, Latin The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia,
- May 23 - Oklahoma City bombing: In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the remains of the Alfred P. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the US state of Oklahoma. Murrah Federal Building are imploded.
- May 25 - Egan v. Canada: The Supreme Court of Canada rules that sexual orientation is a prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Egan v Canada, 2 SCR 513 was one of a trilogy of equality rights cases published by a very divided Supreme Court of Canada in the spring of 1995 The Supreme Court of Canada ( French: Cour suprême du Canada) is the highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeal in the Canadian The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (also known as The Charter of Rights and Freedoms or simply the Charter) is a Bill of rights entrenched in the
- May 27 - In Culpeper, Virginia, actor Christopher Reeve is paralyzed from the neck down after falling from his horse in a riding competition. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Culpeper is an Incorporated town in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States. Christopher D'Olier Reeve ( September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American Actor, director, Paralysed redirects here For other uses see xx Paralysed (disambiguation Paralysis is the complete loss of Muscle function The horse ( Equus caballus) is a hoofed ( Ungulate) Mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae.
- May 28 - Neftegorsk, Russia is hit by a 7. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Neftegorsk (Нефтего́рск called Vostok (ru Восто́к before 1970 was an oil -producing Urban-type settlement in Sakhalin 6 magnitude earthquake, killing at least 2000.
June
- June 1 - The busiest hurricane season in 62 years begins
- June 2 - United States Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady's F-16 is shot down over Bosnia-Herzegovina while patrolling the NATO no-fly zone. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected TemplateHurricane season single. -->The 1995 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1 1995 and lasted until November 30 1995 Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Scott F O'Grady (born October 12, 1965 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former United States Air Force captain who gained prominence Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan The North Atlantic Treaty
- June 2 - SS Captain Erich Priebke is extradited from Argentina to Italy. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the Erich Priebke (born July 29, 1913 at Hennigsdorf, Brandenburg, Germany) was a Hauptsturmführer Extradition is the official process by which one nation or state requests and obtains from another nation or state the surrender of a suspected or convicted criminal For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
- June 6 - U. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year S. astronaut Norman Thagard breaks NASA's space endurance record of 14 days, 1 hour and 16 minutes, aboard the Russian space station Mir. Norman Earl Thagard (born July 3 1943 is an American scientist and former NASA Astronaut. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Mir (Мир which can mean both Peace and World, and was the name given to peasant communes in pre-revolutionary Russia was a Soviet (and
- June 8 - Downed U. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable S. Air Force pilot Captain Scott O'Grady is rescued by U. Scott F O'Grady (born October 12, 1965 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former United States Air Force captain who gained prominence S. Marines in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
- June 13 - French President Jacques Chirac announces the resumption of nuclear tests in French Polynesia. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Second French Republic (1848-1852 President of the Provisional Government of the Republic Jacques Charles Dupont de l'Eure (24 February 1848 French Polynesia ( French: Polynésie française, Tahitian: Pōrīnetia Farāni) is a French Overseas collectivity in the
- June 15 - During his murder trial, O.J. Simpson puts on a pair of gloves that were presumably worn by the person who murdered his ex-wife and her friend Ron Goldman. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Orenthal James "O J" Simpson (born July 9 1947 who has also been called The Juice, is a retired American football player,
- June 15 - A powerful earthquake, registering a moment magnitude of 6. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history 2, hits the city of Egion, Greece, resulting in several deaths and significant damage to many buildings. Aigio ( Greek: Modern Αίγιο Ancient/Katharevousa -on Latin: Aegium also Egio or Egion is a town in northeast Achaea
- June 20 - Oil multinational Royal Dutch Shell caves in to international pressure and abandons plans to dump the Brent Spar oil rig at sea. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known simply as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins Brent Spar or Brent E was a North Sea oil storage and tanker loading Buoy in the Brent oilfield, operated by Shell UK
- June 22 - Japanese police rescue 365 hostages from a hijacked All Nippon Airways Flight 857 of Boeing 747-200 super-jumbo at Hakodate airport. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. also known as or ANA, is an airline headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The hijacker was armed with a knife and demanded the release of Shoko Asahara. is a founder of Japan 's controversial Buddhist religious group Aum Shinrikyo (now known as Aleph) and identified himself as and his children as in his
Atlantis docked to
Mir for the first time on
June 29, 1995.
Space Shuttle Atlantis ( Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-104 is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of Mir (Мир which can mean both Peace and World, and was the name given to peasant communes in pre-revolutionary Russia was a Soviet (and Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland.
- June 24 - The New Jersey Devils sweep the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings to win their first Stanley Cup in the lock-out shortened season. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place The New Jersey Devils are a professional Ice hockey team based in Newark New Jersey. The Detroit Red Wings are a professional Ice hockey team based in Detroit Michigan, and current Stanley Cup champions The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion South Africa wins the Rugby World Cup
- June 29 - Lisa Clayton completes her 10-month solo circumnavigation from the Northern Hemisphere. The Rugby World Cup is the premier international Rugby union competition Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Lisa Lyttelton Dowager Viscountess Cobham (born c 1958 as Lisa Clayton) is the first British woman to sail single-handed and non-stop around
- June 29 - STS-71: Space Shuttle Atlantis docks with the Russian Mir space station for the first time. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. STS-71 was the third mission of the US / Russian Shuttle-Mir Program, which carried out the first Space Shuttle docking to Mir NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System ( STS) is the Spacecraft currently used by the United States Atlantis (in Greek,, "island of Atlas " is the name of a Legendary Island, first mentioned in Plato 's dialogues A space station is an artificial structure designed for Humans to live in Outer space.
- June 29 - The Sampoong Department Store collapses in the Seocho-gu district of Seoul, South Korea, killing 501 and injuring 937. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. The Sampoong Department Store ( 삼풍백화점; 三豊百貨店) collapse was a Structural failure that occurred on June 29, Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː
- June 29 - Summer - Iraq disarmament crisis: According to UNSCOM, the unity of the UN Security Council begins to fray, as a few countries, particularly France and Russia, become more interested in making financial deals with Iraq than in disarming the country. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Summer is one of the four Temperate Seasons Summer marks the warmest time of year with the longest days The issue of Iraq's disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003 when U This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
July
The Taiwan Strait
- Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq threatens to end all cooperation with UNSCOM and IAEA, if sanctions against the country are not lifted by Thursday, August 31, 1995. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne
- Midwestern United States heat wave: An unprecedented heat wave strikes the Midwestern United States for most of the month. The 1995 Chicago heat wave was a Heat wave which led to approximately 600 heat-related deaths in Chicago over a period of five days Temperatures peak at 106 °F (41 °C), and remain above 94 °F (34 °C) in the afternoon for five straight days. At least 739 people die in Chicago alone. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
- July 1 - Iraq disarmament crisis: In response to UNSCOM's evidence, Iraq admits for first time the existence of an offensive biological weapons program, but denies weaponization. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song.
- July 4 - UK Prime Minister John Major wins his battle to remain leader of the Conservative Party. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Sir John Major KG CH ACIB (born 29 March 1943 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom.
- July 5 - The U.S. Congress passes the Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act, requiring that producers of pornography keep records of all models who are filmed or photographed, and that all models be at least 18 years of age. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act of 1988 ( Pub Pornography or porn is the explicit depiction of Sexual subject matter with the sole intention of sexually exciting the viewer
- July 10 - Burmese dissident Aung San Suu Kyi is freed from house arrest. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Aung San Suu Kyi ( àunsʰánsṵtʃì born 19 June 1945 in Rangoon, is a pro- Democracy activist and leader of the National League for
- July 11 - Bosnian Serbs march into Srebrenica while UN Dutch peacekeepers leave. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Serbs are one of the three constitutive nations of Bosnia-Herzegovina, predominantly concentrated in the Republic of Srpska Srebrenica ( Cyrillic: Сребреница srɛbrɛnitsa is a Town and municipality in the east of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the Republika Srpska Peacekeeping, as defined by the United Nations, is "a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace Large numbers of Bosniak men and boys are killed in the Srebrenica massacre. The Bosniaks or Bosniacs (Bošnjak pl Bošnjaci bɔ'ʃɲaːt͡si are a South Slavic people living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina ("Bosnia" The Srebrenica Massacre, also known as Srebrenica Genocide, was the July 1995 killing of an estimated 8000 Bosniak men and boys in the region of Srebrenica
- July 13 - Dozens of cities, most notably Chicago and Milwaukee, set all-time record high temperatures. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Hundreds in these and other cities die as the Chicago Heat Wave of 1995 reaches its peak. The 1995 Chicago heat wave was a Heat wave which led to approximately 600 heat-related deaths in Chicago over a period of five days
- July 17 - The Nasdaq Composite index closes above the 1,000 mark for the first time. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians The NASDAQ (acronym of National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American Stock exchange.
- July 21-July 26 - Third Taiwan Strait Crisis: The People's Liberation Army fires missiles into the waters north of Taiwan. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis, also called the 1995-1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis or the 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was the effect of a series of missile tests conducted The People's Liberation Army ( PLA) ( is the unified Military organization of all land sea and air forces of the People's Republic of China. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia.
- July 23 - David Daliberti and William Barloon, two Americans held as spies by Iraq, are released by Saddam Hussein after negotiations with US Congressman Bill Richardson. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 William Blaine "Bill" Richardson III (born November 15, 1947) is the current Governor of New Mexico and was a candidate for the 2008
- July 27 - In Washington, DC, the Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located in Washington DC 's West Potomac
- Iraq disarmament crisis: Following the defection of his son-in-law, Hussein Kamel, Saddam Hussein makes new revelations about the full extent of Iraq's biological and nuclear weapons programs. Hussein Kamel Hassan al-Majid (حسين كامل حسن المجيد (died February 23, 1996) was the son-in-law and second cousin of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 Iraq also withdraws its last UN declaration of prohibited biological weapons and turns over a large amount of new documents on its WMD programs.
August
- August 4 - Croatian forces launch Operation Storm against Serbian forces in Krajina, with the cooperation of the ARBiH, and force them to withdraw to central Bosnia-Herzegovina. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Operation Storm ( Croatian: Operacija Oluja, Serbian Cyrillic: Oпeрaциja Oлуja was the Code name given to a large-scale military operation Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( ARBiH; Armija Republike Bosne i Hercegovine) was a military force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan
- August 5 - Croatian forces take Knin and continue to advance. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Knin ( Croatian: Knin Latin and medieval Hungarian: Tinin, Italian Tenin, Serbian: Книн is a historical town in the
- August 6 - Hundreds in Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Washington, D.C., and Tokyo mark the 50th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. The Japanese city of ( is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japan 's ( is the Capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion.
- August 7 - Operation Storm ends with a UN-brokered ceasefire; remaining Serbian forces start surrendering. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. A ceasefire (or truce) is a temporary stoppage of a War or any Armed conflict, where each side of the conflict agrees
- August 11 - Russell Hill subway accident in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation The Russell Hill subway accident refers to the Toronto Transit Commission subway accident that took place on the Yonge-University Spadina line on August 11
- August 14 - An avalanche buries Alison Hargreaves, the first woman to climb Mt. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Alison Hargreaves ( February 17, 1963 &ndash August 13, 1995) was an English (from Derbyshire) female Mountain climber. Everest without oxygen; she is reported dead.
- August 24 - Microsoft releases Windows 95. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented Graphical user interface -based Operating system.
- August 28 - A Serbian mortar bomb near a Sarajevo market square kills 37 civilians. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital A mortar is a muzzle-loading Indirect fire weapon that fires shells at low velocities short ranges and high-arcing ballistic trajectories TemplateInfobox City for more fields--> Sarajevo is the Capital city and largest urban center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with
- August 30 - The NATO bombing campaign against Serb artillery positions begins in Bosnia and Herzegovina, continuing into October. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and The North Atlantic Treaty The 1995 NATO bombing in Bosnia and Herzegovina (code-named by NATO Operation Deliberate Force) was a sustained air campaign conducted by the Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan At the same time, ARBiH forces begin an offensive against the Serb Army around Sarajevo, central Bosnia, and Bosnian Krajina. The Army of the Republika Srpska (Војска Републике Српске (ВРС Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian Vojska Republike Srpske Bosanska Krajina or Bosnian Frontier ( Serbian, Bosnian, and Croatian: Bosanska Krajina or Босанска Крајина Turkish
September
- September - DVD, an optical disc computer storage media format, is announced. Events in September It is the start of the academic year in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, refers to Computer components devices and recording media that retain digital
- September 4 - eBay is founded. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself eBay Inc is an American Internet company that manages eBaycom an Online auction and shopping Website in which people and businesses buy and
- September 4 - The Fourth World Conference on Women opens in Beijing with over 4,750 delegates from 181 countries in attendance. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself The United Nations convened the Fourth World Conference on Women on September 4 - 15, 1995 in Beijing, China.
- September 6 - NATO air strikes continue, after repeated attempts at a solution with the Serbs fail. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started The 1995 NATO bombing in Bosnia and Herzegovina (code-named by NATO Operation Deliberate Force) was a sustained air campaign conducted by the
- September 6 - Cal Ripken Jr of the Baltimore Orioles breaks the all time consecutive games played record in MLB. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.
- September 19 - The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber's manifesto. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D
- September 22 - American millionaire Steve Forbes announces his candidacy for the 1996 Republican presidential nomination. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Malcolm Stevenson " Steve " Forbes Jr (born July 18, 1947) is the son of Malcolm Forbes and the editor-in-chief of business
- September 23 - Argentine national Guillermo "Bill" Gaede is arrested in Phoenix, Arizona on charges of industrial espionage. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, Industrial espionage or corporate espionage is Espionage conducted for commercial purposes instead of National security purposes His sales to Cuba, China, North Korea and Iran are believed to have involved Intel and AMD trade secrets worth USD$10-20 million. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. A trade secret is a Formula, practice, Process, Design, instrument, Pattern, or compilation of Information which
- September 26 - The trial against former Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti, accused of Mafia connections, begins. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Giulio Andreotti (born 14 January 1919 in Rome) is an Italian Politician of the centrist Christian Democratic party The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century
- September 27-September 28 - Bob Denard's mercenaries capture President Said Mohammed Djohor of the Comoros; the local army does not resist. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. "Colonel" Bob Denard ( April 7, 1929 &ndash October 13, 2007) born Gilbert Bourgeaud, was one of the most famous and A mercenary is a person who takes part in an armed conflict who is not a national or a party to the conflict and is "motivated to take part in the hostilities essentially by The Comoros (ˈkɒməroʊz; جزر القمر Juzur al-Qumur) officially the Union of the Comoros (Union des Comores الإتّحاد القمريّ
October
- October 1 - Ten people are convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in 1993. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)
- October 3 - O.J. Simpson is found not guilty of double murder for the deaths of former wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Orenthal James "O J" Simpson (born July 9 1947 who has also been called The Juice, is a retired American football player, Nicole Brown Simpson ( May 19, 1959 - June 12, 1994) was the ex-wife of American football player O Ronald Lyle Goldman ( July 2, 1968 June 12, 1994) was Killed in Los Angeles California, along with Nicole
- October 4 - France launches a counter-coup in the Comoros with 600 soldiers. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. They arrest Bob Denard and his mercenaries and take Denard to France; Caabi el-Yachroutu becomes the interim president. "Colonel" Bob Denard ( April 7, 1929 &ndash October 13, 2007) born Gilbert Bourgeaud, was one of the most famous and Hurricane Opal makes landfall at Pensacola Beach, FL as a Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph winds. Hurricane Opal was a major hurricane that formed in the Gulf of Mexico in September 1995 Pensacola Beach is an Unincorporated community located on Santa Rosa Island, a Barrier island, in Escambia County, Florida,
- October 6 - Michael Mayor and Didier Queloz announce the discovery of 51 Pegasi b, the first confirmed Extrasolar planet. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Michel G E Mayor (born 12 January, 1942) is a Swiss professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Geneva. Didier Queloz (born February 23 1966) is a Geneva -based Astronomer with a prolific record in finding Extrasolar planets He is understudy 51 Pegasi b, also unofficially named Bellerophon and or abbreviated as 51 Peg b, is an Extrasolar planet approximately 50 Light-years An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a Planet beyond the Solar System, orbiting around other Stars As of September 2008 312
- October 9 - 1995 Palo Verde derailment: An Amtrak Sunset Limited train is derailed by saboteurs near Palo Verde, Arizona. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 The Sunset Limited is a Passenger train that for most of its history has run between New Orleans and Los Angeles California, and that from early The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States.
- October 15 - The Carolina Panthers win their first-ever regular season game by defeating the New York Jets at Clemson Memorial Stadium in South Carolina. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the The Carolina Panthers are a professional football team based in Charlotte North Carolina, representing both North Carolina and South Carolina in the The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. Frank Howard Field at Memorial Stadium, popularly known as Death Valley, is home to the Clemson University Tigers a NCAA Division I-A football South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America.
- October 16 - The Million Man March is held in Washington, D.C.. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western The Million Man March was a Political march convened by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan in Washington DC on October 16 Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The event was conceived by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. The Nation of Islam ( NOI) (أمة الإسلام Ummah al-Islāmu) is a group founded in Detroit, Michigan, Louis Farrakhan (born Louis Eugene Walcott, May 11, 1933) is the Supreme Minister of the Nation of Islam as the National Representative
- October 17- French woman Jeanne Calment reaches the confirmed age of 120 years and 238 days making her the oldest person ever recorded. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Jeanne Louise Calment (ʒan lwiz kalˈmɑ̃ February 21, 1875  – August 4, 1997) She lived in Arles, France
- October 23 - In Houston, Texas, Yolanda Saldivar is convicted of first degree murder in the shooting death of Selena Quintanilla Perez and three days later would be sentenced to life in prison. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Yolanda Saldívar (born September 19 1960 was convicted in 1995 for the murder of Tejano music singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, which occurred on March 31 1995 Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (April 16 1971 – March 31 1995 best known as Selena, was an American Singer who has been called "The Queen of
- October 24 - A total solar eclipse is visible from Iran, India, Thailand, and Southeast Asia. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is wholly or partially obscured [2]
- October 25 - A Metra commuter train slams into a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Metra (officially known as the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation) is a Regional rail system that serves the city of Chicago Illinois Fox River Grove is a village in the Cuba Township of Lake County and the Algonquin Township of McHenry County, Illinois, United
- October 26 - An avalanche hits the village Flateyri in Iceland, killing 20 people. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death This article refers to the natural event For other uses see Avalanche (disambiguation An avalanche is an abrupt and rapid flow of snow often Flateyri is a Village situated in the Westfjords of Iceland. With a population of approximately 350 it is the largest settlement on Önundarfjörður Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland (
- October 28 - Fire breaks on a crowded metro train in Baku, Azerbaijan killing more than 300 passengers--world's worst metro disaster. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway Baku (Bakı sometimes known as Baqy, Baky, Baki or Bakü, is the capital the largest city and the largest port of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan ( English; Azərbaycan officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikası is the largest and most populous country in the South
- October 30 - Quebec separatists narrowly lose a referendum for a mandate to negotiate independence from Canada. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk The 1995 Quebec referendum was the second Referendum to ask voters in the Canadian province of Quebec whether Quebec should Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
November
- November 1 - Participants in the Yugoslav War begin negotiations at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi The Yugoslav Wars were a series of violent conflicts in the territory of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY that took place between 1991 and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Greene and Montgomery counties eight miles (13 km) northeast of Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the County seat and largest city of Montgomery County.
- November 1 - The U.S. House of Representatives votes to ban partial birth abortions by a vote of 288-139. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. An
- November 2 - The Supreme Court of Argentina orders the extradition of Erich Priebke, ex-S. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 The Supreme Court of Argentina (in Spanish, Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación) is the highest Court of Law of the Argentine Erich Priebke (born July 29, 1913 at Hennigsdorf, Brandenburg, Germany) was a Hauptsturmführer S. captain.
- November 3 - At Arlington National Cemetery, U. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States, established during the American Civil War S. President Bill Clinton dedicates a memorial to the victims of the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States
- November 4 - Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated at a peace rally in Tel Aviv. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.
- November 10 - Iraq disarmament crisis: With help from Israel and Jordan, UNSCOM inspector Scott Ritter intercepts 240 Russian gyroscopes and accelerometers on their way to Iraq from Russia. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern United Nations Special Commission ( UNSCOM) was an inspection regime created by the United Nations to ensure Iraq 's compliance with policies concerning William Scott Ritter Jr (born July 15 1961 is noted for his role as a chief United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq from 1991 to 1998 and later for his
- November 10 - In Nigeria, playwright and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, along with eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, are hanged by government forces. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Kenule "Ken" Beeson Saro-Wiwa ( October 10, 1941 &ndash November 10, 1995) was a Nigerian author television producer and The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP is a campaigning organization representing the Ogoni people in their struggle for ethnic and environmental rights
- November 12 - Agreement and announcement of the Millbrook Commonwealth Action Programme, a programme to on the implementation of the Harare Declaration, by Commonwealth Heads of Government. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days The Millbrook Commonwealth Action Programme on the Harare Declaration, sometimes abbreviated to just Millbrook, is a policy programme of the Commonwealth of Nations The Harare Commonwealth Declaration was a declaration of the Commonwealth of Nations, setting out the Commonwealth's core principles and values detailing the Commonwealth's The leaders of the nations with membership in the Commonwealth of Nations (formerly the British Commonwealth are collectively known as the Commonwealth Heads of Government.
- November 14 - A budget standoff between Democrats and Republicans in the Congress of the United States, forces the federal government to temporarily close national parks and museums, and run most government offices with skeleton staff. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses A national park is a reserve of land usually declared and owned by a national Government, protected from most Human development and pollution A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the
- November 16 - A United Nations tribunal charges Radovan Karadžić and Ratko Mladic with genocide during the Bosnian War. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Radovan Karadžić (Радован Караџић râdovaːn kâraʤiʨ born in Petnjica, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Bosnian Ratko Mladić (Ратко Младић râtkɔ mlǎːditɕ born March 12, 1942, was the Chief of Staff of the Army of Republika Srpska (the Bosnian Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction in whole or in part of an ethnic racial religious or national group The War in Bosnia and Herzegovina, commonly known as the Bosnian War, was an international armed conflict that took place between March 1992 and November 1995
- November 21 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 40. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( also called the DJIA, Dow 30, INDP, or informally the Dow Jones or The Dow) is one of several 46 to close at 5,023. 55, its first close above 5,000. This makes 1995 the first year where the Dow surpasses 2 millennium marks in a single year.
- November 21 - The Dayton Agreement to end the Bosnian War is reached at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement, Dayton Accords, Paris Protocol The War in Bosnia and Herzegovina, commonly known as the Bosnian War, was an international armed conflict that took place between March 1992 and November 1995 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Greene and Montgomery counties eight miles (13 km) northeast of Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the County seat and largest city of Montgomery County. It will be signed on December 14. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people
- November 22 - Rosemary West is sentenced to life for killing 10 women and girls, including her daughter and stepdaughter, after the jury returns a guilty verdict at Winchester Crown Court. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Rosemary Pauline ("Rose" West née Letts (born 29 November 1953 in Barnstaple) is an English Serial killer, now an inmate The trial judge recommends that she should never be released from prison, making her only the second woman in British legal history to be subjected to a whole life tariff (the other is Myra Hindley). Myra Hindley (23 July 1942 &ndash 15 November 2002 was an English Serial killer convicted along with her lover Ian Brady, of killing four children between
- November 22 - Six year old Elisa Izquierdo's child abuse related death at the hands of her mother makes headlines, and instigates major reform in New York City's child welfare system. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Elisa Izquierdo ( February 11, 1989 &ndash November 22, 1995) was a six-year-old girl who became a symbol of Child abuse after being The City of New York Child protection is used to describe a set of usually government-run services designed to protect Children and encourage Family stability
- November 22 - Egypt, Eilat, Israel, and much of the North African Mediterranean is struck by the strongest earthquake (7. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Eilat (Hebrew אילת should not be confused with the nearby kibbutz of Eilot (Hebrew אילות 2 Mw) along the Dead Sea Transform in a century, killing eight. TalkMoment magnitude scale#Real world examples please.--> The moment magnitude scale The Dead Sea Transform (DST fault system, also sometimes referred to as the Dead Sea Rift, is a Geologic fault which extends through the Jordan River Valley
- November 28 - The Barcelona Treaty is signed by 27 attending nations. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (or Barcelona Process) started in 1995 with the Barcelona Euro-Mediterranean Conference
- November 28 - U. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events S. President Bill Clinton signs the National Highway Designation Act, which ends the federal 55 mph speed limit. The National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 () is a United States Act of Congress that was signed into law by President Bill Clinton See also Speed limit Speed limits in the United States are set by each state or territory.
- November 30 - Javier Solana becomes the new NATO General Secretary; official end of Operation Desert Storm. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga, PhD (born 14 July 1942 in Madrid, Spain is the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP The North Atlantic Treaty
December
- Strikes paralyze France's public sector. The 1995 strikes in France were a series of General strikes in France, mostly in the Public sector in late 1995
- December 7 - NASA's Galileo probe reenters over Jupiter. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Galileo was an Unmanned spacecraft sent by NASA to study the Planet Jupiter and its moons Named after the Astronomer
- December 14 - The Dayton Peace Agreement is signed in Paris. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement, Dayton Accords, Paris Protocol
- December 15 - The European Court of Justice rules that all EU football players have the right to a free transfer among member states at the end of their contracts. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of This article refers to the European Union court not the European Court of Human Rights of the Council of Europe The Court of Justice The Bosman ruling (Union Royal Belges des Sociétés de Football Association ASBL & others v
- December 15 - Because of the "quadruple-witching" option expiration, volume on the New York Stock Exchange hits 638 million shares, the highest single-day volume since October 20, 1987 when the Dow staged a stunning recovery a day after Black Monday. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Options are financial instruments that convey the right but not the obligation to engage in a future transaction on some Underlying security, or in a Futures The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) In financial markets Black Monday refers to Monday, October 19, 1987, when Stock markets around the world crashed, shedding a
- December 16 - Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraqi scuba divers, under the direction of UNSCOM, dredge the Tigris River near Baghdad. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion The Tigris is the eastern member of the two great Rivers that define Mesopotamia, along with the Euphrates, which flows from the mountains of southeastern Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous The divers find over 200 prohibited Russian made missile instruments and components.
- December 30 - The lowest ever United Kingdom temperature of -27. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St 2°C is recorded at Altnaharra in the Scottish Highlands. Altnaharra is a small hamlet in Sutherland in the Highland region of northern Scotland. The Scottish Highlands ( Scottish Gaelic: A' Ghàidhealtachd, Scots: Hielans) include the rugged and Mountainous This equals the record set at Braemar, Aberdeenshire in 1895 and 1982. Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around 58 miles west of Aberdeen in the Highlands. Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain is one of the 32 unitary Council areas in Scotland. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)
- The Republic of Texas group claims to have formed a provisional government in Texas. The Republic of Texas is a small group of individuals posing as an independence movement that claims that the Annexation of Texas by the United Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State.
Ongoing
- Console wars, Computer Age. " Console wars " is a term used to refer to periods of intense competition for market share between Video game console manufacturers Information Age is a term that has been used to refer to the present era
Fictional
World population
| World population |
|
1995 |
1990 |
2000 |
World |
5,674,380,000 |
5,263,593,000 |
410,787,000 |
6,070,581,000 |
396,201,000 |
Africa |
707,462,000 |
622,443,000 |
85,019,000 |
795,671,000 |
88,209,000 |
Asia |
3,430,052,000 |
3,167,807,000 |
262,245,000 |
3,679,737,000 |
249,685,000 |
Europe |
727,405,000 |
721,582,000 |
5,823,000 |
727,986,000 |
581,000 |
|
|
481,099,000 |
441,525,000 |
39,574,000 |
520,229,000 |
39,130,000 |
|
|
299,438,000 |
283,549,000 |
15,889,000 |
315,915,000 |
16,477,000 |
Oceania |
28,924,000 |
26,687,000 |
2,237,000 |
31,043,000 |
2,119,000 |
Births
January-June
- January 4 - María Isabel, Spanish singer
- January 5 - Jordan Orr, American actress
- January 12 - Laurel McGoff, American singer and actress
- January 13 - Qaasim Middleton, American actor
- January 21 - Jennifer Rae Daykin English actress
- February 8 - Jordan Todosey, Canadian actress
- March 27 - Taylor Atelian, American actress
- May 2 - Kelsey Lewis, American actress
- May 12 - Luke Benward, American actor
- May 12 - Sullivan and Sawyer Sweeten, American actors
- May 15 - Ksenia Sitnik, Belarusian singer
- May 24 - Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein
July-December
- July 3 - Alex Steele, Canadian Television actress
- July 7 - Chloe Greenfield, American actress
- July 9 - Georgie Henley, English actress
- August 8 - Malin Reitan, Norwegian singer
- August 23 - Eliza Pineda, Filipina actress
- August 24 - Runa Tsukishima, Japanese child model
- September 13 - Mitch Holleman, American actor
- September 20 - Sammi Hanratty, American actress
- September 22 - Juliette Goglia, American actress
- October 6 - Jessica Lunsford, American murder victim (d. (commonly abbreviated MG) is a Stealth game designed by Hideo Kojima. is a semi-realistic Flight simulator developed by Namco for the PlayStation 2 video game console The world population is the total number of living Humans on Earth at a given time Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. "The world " is a proper noun for the planet Earth envisioned from an Anthropocentric or Human Worldview, as a place The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays is the current era name in Japan. The Heisei era started on January 8, 1989, just one day after the death of the reigning Emperor Hirohito The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Unix time, or POSIX time, is a system for describing points in Time, defined as the number of seconds elapsed since Midnight Coordinated Universal Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Jordan Orr (born January 5, 1995 in Sarasota Florida) is an American child actor and voice actor Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Laurel McGoff (born January 12, 1995) is an actress and singer most widely known for her appearance in the CBS reality Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Qaasim Asani Malik Seawright-Middleton (Swahili name means Just/Righteous Rebellious King(born January 13 1995 in Brooklyn, New York) is Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Jennifer Rae Daykin (born January 21, 1995) is an English Child actor, best known for her role as Lily Brown in the film Nanny Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Jordan Todosey is a Canadian Child actress Biography Jordan is probably most famous for her portrayal of Lizzie McDonald on Life Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Taylor Marie Atelian (born March 27, 1995 in Santa Barbara California) is an American actress Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Kelsey Danae Lewis (born May 2, 1995 in Lancaster California) is an American Child actress. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Luke Aaron Benward (born May 12, 1995) is an American actor and Singer. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Sullivan and Sawyer Sweeten (born May 12, 1995, in Brownwood Texas) are twin brothers and Child actors Sullivan and Sawyer played Michael and Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Ksenia Sitnik (Ксения Ситник sometimes also transliterated as Kseniya Sitnik or Xenia Sitnik born on 15 May 1995 in Mozyr Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein, Count of Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Alexandra Rose "Alex" Steele (born July 3 1995, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian Television actress Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Chloe Linnea Ayla Greenfield (born July 7 1995) is an American Child actress. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Georgia "Georgie" Laura Henley (born July 9 1995) is an English child actress who played Lucy Pevensie in the Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Malin (born Malin Reitan on August 8, 1995 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian Child singer Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Eliza Pineda (born on August 23 1995 in Angeles City Pampanga Philippines is a Filipina child actress who is currently a member of ABS-CBN's elite circle of homegrown talents Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River is a Japanese Junior idol from Kanagawa Prefecture affiliated to the Charm Kids talent agency Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Mitch Holleman (born September 13, 1994 in Auburn Alabama) is an American Child actor who is most notable for his portrayal of Jake Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Samantha "Sammi" Hanratty (born September 20, 1995) is an American Child actress whose movie and television roles include Holly Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Juliette Rose Goglia was born September 22, 1995 in a suburb of Los Angeles California. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Jessica Marie Lunsford ( October 6, 1995 &ndash February 27, 2005) was a nine-year-old girl who was Abducted from her home in 2005)
- October 17 - Alexandria, McKenzie and Megan Calabrese, American actresses
- October 25 - Conchita Campbell, Canadian actress
- November 13 - Stella Hudgens, American actress
- November 16 - Noah Gray-Cabey, American actor
- December 6 - Joy Gruttmann, German singer
Deaths
January-June
- January 1 - Fred West, English serial killer (b. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Alexandria, McKenzie and Megan Calabrese (born October 17, 1995) are American actresses. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Conchita Elizabeth Campbell (born October 25, 1995) is a Canadian actress Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Vanessa Anne Hudgens (born December 14 1988 is an American actress and singer. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Noah Gray-Cabey (born November 16, 1995) is an American Television actor and Pianist. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Joy Gruttmann (born December 6, 1995 in Gelsenkirchen) is a German singer New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Frederick Walter Stephen West (29 September 1941 – 1 January 1995 better known as Fred West, was an English Serial killer. 1941)
- January 1 - Eugene Wigner, Hungarian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Eugene Paul "EP" Wigner ( Hungarian Wigner Pál Jenő) ( November 17, 1902 &ndash January 1, 1995) was a The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1902)
- January 2 - Siyad Barre, President of Somalia (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Mohamed Siad Barre (Maxamed Siyaad Barre محمّد سياد بري) (b This page contains a list of the Presidents of Somalia. See also History of Somalia List of Prime Ministers of Somalia 1919)
- January 4 - Sol Tax, American anthropologist (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Sol Tax ( 30 October, 1907 &ndash 4 January, 1995) was an American Anthropologist. 1907)
- January 7 - Murray Rothbard, American economist (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Murray Newton Rothbard (March 2 1926 – January 7 1995 was an American economist of the Austrian School who helped define modern Libertarianism 1926)
- January 7 - Larry Grayson, British comedian and game show host (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Larry Grayson (21 August 1923 – January 7 1995 born William White, was an English stand-up comedian and Gameshow host of the late 1923)
- January 9 - Peter Cook, English comedian and writer (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Peter Edward Cook (17 November 1937 &ndash 9 January 1995 was an English Satirist, Writer and Comedian. 1937)
- January 18 - Adolf Butenandt, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt ( March 24, 1903 &ndash January 18, 1995) was a German Biochemist. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1903)
- January 18 - Ron Luciano, American baseball umpire (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Ronald Michael Luciano ( 1937)
- January 22 - Rose Kennedy, American philanthropist (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy ( July 22, 1890 &ndash January 22, 1995) was the wife of Joseph Kennedy and the mother of President 1890)
- January 30 - Gerald Durrell British naturalist, zookeeper, author, and television presenter (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Gerald ('Gerry' Malcolm Durrell OBE ( January 7, 1925 &ndash January 30, 1995) was a naturalist, Zookeeper 1925)
- January 31 - George Abbott, American writer, director, and producer (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes George Francis Abbott ( June 25, 1887 - January 31, 1995) was an American Theater producer and director, Playwright 1887)
- February 2 - Fred Perry, English tennis player (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Frederick John Perry (18 May 1909 – 2 February 1995 born in Stockport, Cheshire, was an English Tennis and Table tennis 1909)
- February 2 - Donald Pleasence, English actor (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE, (5 October 1919 – 2 February 1995 was an English stage and film actor. 1919)
- February 4 - Patricia Highsmith, American author (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Patricia Highsmith ( January 19, 1921 - February 4, 1995) was an American Novelist known for her Psychological thrillers 1921)
- February 12 - Robert Bolt, English writer (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Robert Oxton Bolt, CBE (August 15 1924 – February 21 1995 was an English playwright and a two-time Oscar winning screenwriter 1924)
- February 12 - Philip Taylor Kramer, American musician (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Philip Taylor Kramer ( July 12, 1952 - February 12, 1995) was a bass guitar player for the rock group 1952)
- February 14 - U Nu, Burmese politician (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German U Nu (ဦးနု ú nṵ otherwise known as Thakin Nu 25 May 1907 – 14 February 1995) was a leading Burmese Nationalist 1907)
- February 23 - Melvin Franklin, American singer (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Melvin Franklin (born David Melvin English October 12 1942 &ndash February 23 1995) was an American bass Singer 1942)
- February 23 - James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable James Herriot is the Pen name of James Alfred Wight OBE, also known as Alf Wight (3 October 1916 &ndash 1916)
- February 24 - Hideko Maehata, Japanese swimmer (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the was a Japanese breaststroke swimmer. She won gold medal for the Women's 200 m breaststroke in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and silver medal for the Women's 200 m breaststroke 1914)
- March 1 - Vladislav Nikolayevich Listyev, Russian journalist (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Vlad(islav Nikolayevich Listyev (Влад(исла́в Никола́евич Листьев ( May 10, 1956 &ndash March 1, 1995) Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends 1956). Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- March 3 - Howard W. Hunter, American Mormon leader (b. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Howard William Hunter ( November 14, 1907 &ndash March 3, 1995) was the fourteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of 1907)
- March 5 - Vivian Stanshall, English comedian, writer, artist, broadcaster, and musician (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Vivian Stanshall (born Victor Anthony Stanshall, 21 March 1943 &ndash 5 March 1995) was an 1943)
- March 7 - Georges J.F. Kohler, German biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Georges Jean Franz Köhler ( Munich, March 17 1946 &ndash March 1 1995 in Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1946)
- March 8 - Ingo Schwichtenberg, German drummer (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Ingo Schwichtenberg ( May 18, 1965 - March 8, 1995) was one of the founding members of German Power metal band Helloween 1965)
- March 12 - Juanin Clay, American actress (b. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Juanin Clay ( November 26, 1949 - March 12, 1995) was an American actress who appeared in the 1983 movie WarGames 1949)
- March 13 - Leon Day, American baseball player (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Leon Day ( October 30 1916 - March 13 1995) was an American right-handed Pitcher in the Negro Leagues. 1916)
- March 13 - Odette Sansom, French World War II heroine (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Odette Marie Céline Sansom, (née Brailly GC, MBE, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, ( 28 April 1912)
- March 14 - William Alfred Fowler, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. William Alfred "Willie" Fowler ( August 9, 1911 &ndash March 14, 1995) was an American Astrophysicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1911)
- March 17 - Ronald Kray, British organised crime leader (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Reginald "Reggie" Kray ( 24 October 1933 &ndash 1 October 2000) and Ronald "Ronnie" Kray ( 24 October "Crime syndicate" redirects here For the DC Comics group of villains see Crime Syndicate. 1933)
- March 17 - Rick Aviles, American actor (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Richard Anthony Aviles ( October 14, 1952 - March 17, 1995) was an American Stand-up comedian and Actor 1952)
- March 18 - Robin Jacques, English illustrator (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Robin Jacques (born March 27, 1920 in London, England; died March 18, 1995) was an Illustrator whose work was 1920)
- March 19 - Yasuo Yamada, Japanese voice actor (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. ( 10 September 1932 - 19 March 1995) was a Japanese voice Actor. 1932)
- March 23 - Davie Cooper, Scottish footballer (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. For other people known by this name see the David Cooper disambiguation page 1956)
- March 26 - Eazy-E, American rapper and record producer (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Eric Lynn Wright (September 7 1963 – March 26 1995 better known by the stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper, producer, and Record executive 1963)
- March 27 - Maurizio Gucci, Italian businessman (b. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Maurizio Gucci ( 1948 - March 27 1995) son of Rodolfo Gucci was an Italian businessman and the former head of the famous Gucci fashion 1948)
- March 29 - Tony Lock, English cricketer (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Graham Anthony Richard Lock ( 5 July 1929 - 30 March 1995) was an English Cricketer who played primarily as a left-arm 1929)
- March 31 - Selena Quintanilla Perez, Mexican American singer (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (April 16 1971 – March 31 1995 best known as Selena, was an American Singer who has been called "The Queen of 1971)
- April 2 - Harvey Penick, American golfer (b. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Harvey Morrison Penick ( October 23, 1904 &ndash April 2, 1995) was a well-known Golf pro and instructor 1904)
- April 2 - Hannes Alfvén, Swedish chemist, Nobel-prize (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén ( May 30, 1908; Norrköping, Sweden &ndash April 2, 1995; Djursholm, Sweden 1908)
- April 4 - Kenny Everett, British comedian (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Kenny Everett (born Maurice Cole in Seaforth Lancashire; 25 December 1944 – 4 April 1995 was an English radio DJ and television entertainer 1944)
- April 10 - Morarji Desai, Indian politician (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Morarji Ranchhodji Desai ( मोरारजी देसाई) (29 February 1896 &ndash 10 1896)
- April 14 - Burl Ives, American singer (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives ( 14 June 1909 &ndash 14 April 1995) was an Academy Award winning American actor and acclaimed 1909)
- April 15 - Harry Shoulberg, American painter and serigrapher (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Harry Shoulberg (1903 &ndash 1995 was an American Expressionist painter. Screen printing is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink blocking stencil 1903)
- April 18 - Arturo Frondizi, President of Argentina (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Arturo Frondizi Ercoli ( October 28, 1908 - April 18, 1995) was the President of Argentina between 1 May For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. 1908)
- April 23 - Howard Cosell, American sportscaster (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Howard William Cosell (born Howard William Cohen; March 25 1918 - April 23 1995 was an American sports journalist 1918)
- April 24 - Art Fleming, American actor and game show host (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Art Fleming ( May 1 1924 - April 25 1995) was an American television host most notably the original host of the TV Game show 1924)
- April 25 - Ginger Rogers, American actress and dancer (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Ginger Rogers ( July 16, 1911 &ndash April 25, 1995) was an Academy Award -winning American film and stage actress 1911)
- April 25 - Andrea Fortunato, Italian football player (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Andrea Fortunato ( July 26, 1971 &ndash April 25, 1995) was an Italian football player who played as a left-back for 1971)
- May 5 - Mikhail Botvinnik, Russian chess player (b. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik (mʲixaˈiɫ̺ mʌiˈs̺ʲɛjɛvʲiʧʲ bʌt̺ˈvʲin̺n̻ʲik Михаи́л Моисе́евич Ботви́нник) ( &ndash May 1911)
- May 5 - Al Sanders, American news anchorman (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Al Sanders ( March 13, 1941 - May 5, 1995) was an American, award winning television news Anchorman at WJZ-TV 1941)
- May 6 - Noel Brotherston, Irish footballer (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Noel Brotherston ( 18 November 1956 &ndash 6 May 1995) was a footballer. 1956)
- May 8 - Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Teresa Teng ( January 29, 1953 – May 8, 1995) ( sometimes spelled as Teresa Tang or Teresa Deng, was a popular Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. 1953)
- May 14 - Christian B. Anfinsen, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Christian Boehmer Anfinsen Jr ( March 26, 1916 &ndash May 14, 1995) was a Biochemist and a 1972 Nobel Prize laureate The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1916)
- May 15 - Eric Porter, English actor (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Eric Richard Porter (8 April 1928 - 15 May 1995 was a distinguished English actor who appeared on stage as well as in cinema and television 1928)
- May 15 - Ben Bubar, American activist (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Benjamin Calvin Bubar Jr ( June 17, 1917 — May 15, 1995) better known as Ben Bubar, was an ordained minister who actively 1917)
- May 18 - Elisha Cook Jr., American actor (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Elisha Vanslyck Cook Jr ( December 26, 1903 was an American actor who made a career out of playing cowardly villains and neurotics earning him the nickname "Hollywood's 1903)
- May 18 - Alexander Godunov, Russian-born ballet dancer and actor (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Alexander Borisovich Godunov ( Russian: ru Александр Борисович Годунов November 28 1949 — May 18 1995) 1949)
- May 18 - Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery ( April 15, 1933 &ndash May 18, 1995) was an American Film and television 1933)
- May 24 - Harold Wilson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned James Harold Wilson Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 &ndash 24 May 1995 was one of the most prominent British politicians The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1916)
- May 26 - Friz Freleng, American animator (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Isadore "Friz" Freleng ( August 21, 1906  &ndash May 26, 1995) was an Animator, Cartoonist, director 1905)
- May 28 - Irfan Ljubijankic, Bosnian diplomat (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Dr Irfan Ljubijankić (1952 – May 28 1995) was a Bosnian facial surgeon classical music composer politician and diplomat 1952)
- May 30 - Ted Drake, English footballer (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Edward Joseph "Ted" Drake (16 August 1912 - 30 May 1995 was an English football player and manager 1912)
- June 7 - Hsuan Hua, Chinese Buddhist master (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Hsuan Hua ( Traditional Chinese: 宣化上人 Hanyu Pinyin: Xuān Huà Shàng Rén, literal meaning "proclaim and transform") ( 1918)
- June 12 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Italian pianist (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli ( January 5, 1920 – June 12, 1995) was an Italian classical Pianist. 1920)
- June 20 - Emil Cioran, Romanian philosopher and essayist (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Emil Cioran ( April 8 1911 – June 20 1995) was a Romanian Philosopher and Essayist. 1911)
- June 23 - Jonas Salk, American medical researcher (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Jonas Edward Salk ( October 28 1914 &ndash June 23, 1995) was an American Biologist and Physician best 1914)
- June 26 - Ernest Walton, Irish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton (6 October 1903 &ndash 25 June 1995 was an Irish physicist and Nobel laureate for his work with John Cockcroft with The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1903)
- June 29 - Lana Turner, American actress (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Lana Turner ( February 8, 1921 &ndash June 29, 1995) was an Academy Award -nominated American Film 1921)
- June 30 - Georgi Beregovoi, Russian cosmonaut (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Georgi Timofeyevich Beregovoi ( Георгий Тимофеевич Береговой; April 15, 1921, Fedorovka Poltava Oblast of Ukrainian 1921)
July-December
- July 1 - Wolfman Jack, American disc jockey (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. 1938)
- July 4 - Eva Gabor, Hungarian actress (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Eva Gabor ( February 11 1919 &ndash July 4 1995) was a Hungarian -born actress best known as Lisa Douglas, the 1919)
- July 4 - Bob Ross, American television painter (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Bob Norman Ross (October 29 1942 – July 4 1995 was an American painter and Television host 1942)
- July 5 - Takeo Fukuda, Japanese politician (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. was a Japanese Politician and the 67th Prime Minister of Japan from December 24, 1976 to December 7, 1978. 1905)
- July 17 - Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine race car driver (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Juan Manuel Fangio ( Balcarce, June 24, 1911 - Buenos Aires, July 17, 1995) nicknamed "El Chueco" ("knock-kneed" 1911)
- July 18 - Fabio Casartelli, Italian cyclist (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Fabio Casartelli ( August 16, 1970 &ndash July 18, 1995) was an Italian cyclist and an Olympic gold medalist 1970)
- July 24 - George Rodger, British photojournalist (b. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. George Rodger ( 1908 - 24 July 1995) was a British photojournalist noted for his work in Africa and for taking the first 1908)
- August 3 - Ida Lupino, British actress (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Ida Lupino (4 February &ndash 3 August) was an English film actress, director, and a pioneer among women filmmakers 1914)
- August 3 - Edward Whittemore, American author and Central Intelligence agent (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Edward Whittemore ( May 26, 1933 &ndash August 3, 1995) was an American novelist the author of five novels written between 1974 and 1987 1933)
- August 4 - J. Howard Marshall, American billionaire (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. James Howard Marshall II ( January 24 1905 – August 4 1995) was a wealthy magnate, American oil Business 1905)
- August 7 - Brigid Brophy, English author (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Brigid Antonia Brophy Lady Levey ( June 12, 1929, in London, England &ndash August 7, 1995, in Louth, Lincolnshire 1929)
- August 9 - Jerry Garcia, American guitarist (Grateful Dead) (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1 1942 &ndash August 9 1995 was a Musician, Songwriter, Artist, and Lead guitarist and The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. 1942)
- August 11 - Phil Harris, American actor (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Phil Harris (born Wonga Philip Harris) ( June 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995) was an American Singer, 1904)
- August 13 - Mickey Mantle, baseball player (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Mickey Charles Mantle ( October 20, 1931 &ndash August 13, 1995) was an American Baseball player who was inducted 1931)
- August 15 - John Cameron Swayze, American journalist (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed John Cameron Swayze ( April 4, 1906 – August 15, 1995) was a popular news commentator and Game show panelist in the 1906)
- August 19 - Pierre Schaeffer, French composer (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Pierre Henri Marie Schaeffer ( August 14, 1910 &ndash August 19, 1995) was a French 1910)
- August 21 - Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Indian-born astrophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Padma Vibhushan Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, FRS ( Tamil: சுப்பிரமணியன் சந்திரசேகர் English ˌtʃʌndrəˈʃeɪkɑr( The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1910)
- August 29 - Michael Ende, German author (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Michael Andreas Helmuth Ende ( November 12, 1929 - August 28, 1995) was a German writer of fantasy and Children's 1929)
- August 30 - Fischer Black, American economist (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Fischer Sheffey Black ( January 11, 1938 - August 30, 1995) was an American Economist, best known as one of the authors 1938)
- August 30 - Sterling Morrison, American guitarist (The Velvet Underground) (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Holmes Sterling Morrison Jr ( August 28 1942 &ndash August 30, 1995) was one of the founding members of the Rock group The This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book 1942)
- September 12 - Jeremy Brett, English actor (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Jeremy Brett (3 November 1933 – 12 September 1995 born Peter Jeremy William Huggins, was an English Actor famous among other things for his 1933)
- September 15 - Harry Calder, South African cricketer (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Harry Lawton Calder, born January 24, 1901, in South Africa and died at Cape Town on September 15, 1995, was perhaps the 1901)
- September 15 - Dietrich Hrabak, German World War II flying ace (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Dietrich "Dieter" Hrabak (born 19 December 1914 in Groß-Deuben Leipzig, died 15 September 1995 in Pfaffenhofen 1914)
- September 15 - Gunnar Nordahl, Swedish footballer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Gunnar Nordahl ( October 19, 1921 &ndash September 15, 1995) was a Swedish football player best known for his play 1921)
- September 19 - Orville Redenbacher, American entrepreneur and businessman
- September 20 - Eileen Chang, Chinese writer (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Orville Clarence Redenbacher ( July 16 1907 &ndash September 19 1995) was an American Businessman most often An entrepreneur is a person who has possession over a company enterprise, or Venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome A businessperson (also businessman or businesswoman) is someone who is employed at usually a profit-oriented enterprise, or more specifically someone Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. 1920)
- September 25 - Bessie Delany, American physician and author (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Dr Annie Elizabeth (Bessie Delany ( September 3, 1891 - September 25, 1995) also known widely as Dr 1891)
- October 5 - Linda Gary, American voice actress (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Linda Gary ( November 4, 1944 – October 5, 1995) was an American voice-over artist who worked on many animated projects 1944)
- October 9 - Alec Douglas-Home, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home Baron Home of the Hirsel, KT, PC (2 July 1903 - 9 October 1995 14th Earl of Home from 1951 to 1963 was a British The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1903)
- October 12 - Johnny Gammage, African American motorist
- October 21 - Maxene Andrews, American singer (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Jonny Gammage was a black motorist who died on October 12, 1995, after being stopped for "driving erratically" by Police from African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. The Andrews Sisters were a Close harmony singing group consisting of sisters LaVerne Sophie Andrews ( Contralto; July 6, 1911 &ndash May 1916)
- October 21 - Jesús Blasco, Spanish comic book author (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Jesús Blasco ( November 3, 1919 - October 21, 1995) was a Spanish author and artist of Comic books, whose career covered 1919)
- October 21 - Shannon Hoon, American singer (Blind Melon) (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Richard Shannon Hoon ( September 26, 1967 &ndash October 21, 1995) was an American Singer-songwriter and Musician Blind Melon is an American rock band that originally existed from 1991 to 1995 and ceased with the death of lead vocalist Shannon Hoon shortly after the release of the 1967)
- October 22 - Mary Wickes, American actor (b. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Mary Wickes ( June 13, 1910 – October 22, 1995) was an American Film and Television Actress. 1915)
- October 26 - Gorni Kramer, Italian bandleader and songwriter (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Gorni Kramer ( 22 July 1913 - 26 October 1995) was an Italian Songwriter, Musician and Band leader. 1913)
- October - Margaret Gorman, first Miss America (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic Margaret Gorman ( August 18, 1905 – October 15, 1995) is best known for being the very first Miss America, from the year 1905)
- November 4 - Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel (the President of Israel being a titular figurehead The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1922)
- November 4 - Gilles Deleuze, French philosopher (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Gilles Deleuze ( (January 18 1925 &ndash November 4 1995 was a French philosopher of the late 20th century 1925)
- November 21 - Noel Jones, British diplomat (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Noel Andrew Stephen Jones ( December 22, 1940 &ndash November 21, 1995) was an Indian born British Diplomat, 1940)
- November 22 - Elisa Izquierdo, American murder victim (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Elisa Izquierdo ( February 11, 1989 &ndash November 22, 1995) was a six-year-old girl who became a symbol of Child abuse after being 1989)
- December 2 - Robertson Davies, Canadian novelist (b. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire William Robertson Davies, CC, FRSC, FRSL (born August 28, 1913, at Thamesville, Ontario, and died December 1913)
- December 3 - Jimmy Jewel, English actor (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French James Arthur Thomas J Marsh, always known as Jimmy Jewel, (born December 4, 1909, Sheffield; died December 3, 1995 1909)
- December 10 - Darren "Buffy, the Human Beatbox" Robinson, American rapper (The Fat Boys) (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Darren Robinson ( June 10, 1967 – December 10, 1995) also known as Buffy, The Human Beat Box, and DJ Doctor Nice The Fat Boys was an American Hip-hop music trio from Brooklyn, New York City 1967)
- December 16 - Johnny Moss, American poker player (b. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Johnny Moss ( May 14, 1907 &ndash December 16, 1995) was a long-time gambler and professional Poker player 1907)
- December 18 - Konrad Zuse, German engineer (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Konrad Zuse (ˈkɔnʁat ˈtsuːzə June 22, 1910 Berlin - December 18, 1995 Hünfeld) was a German 1910)
- December 22 - James Meade, English economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies James Edward Meade ( June 23 1907, Swanage, Dorset December 22 1995, Cambridge) was a British Economist The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1907)
- December 23 - Patric Knowles, English actor (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Reginald Lawrence Knowles ( November 11, 1911 &ndash December 23, 1995) was an English film Actor who renamed himself 1911)
- December 25 - Nicolas Slonimsky, Russian/American musicologist (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Nicolas Slonimsky (b &ndash d December 25, 1995) was a Russian American composer conductor musician Music critic lexicographer 1894)
- December 25 - Dean Martin, American actor (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7 1917 &ndash December 25 1995 was an American Singer, Film Actor, television personality 1917)
- December 30 - Doris Grau, American actress (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Doris Grau ( October 12 1924 - December 30 1995) was an American actress script supervisor and voice actress 1924)
- December 30 - Heiner Müller, German poet and playwriter (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Heiner Müller ( January 9, 1929 &ndash December 30, 1995) was a (formerly East) German Dramatist, Poet 1929)
Nobel prizes
Templeton Prize
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