Significant Events
- Apr 19 Oklahoma City bombing - a truck bomb at Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building kills 168 & injures 500
- May 11 In New York City, more than 170 countries decide to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty indefinitely and without conditions.
- Jul 11 7,000 Bosnian Muslim men are massacred when Bosnian Serbs overrun the UN 'safe haven' of Srebrenica
- Jul 23 Comet Hale-Bopp is discovered and becomes visible to the naked eye nearly a year later
- Dec 14 Yugoslav Wars: The Dayton Agreement is signed in Paris by leaders of various governments ending the conflict in former Yugoslavia
1995 in Film & TV
1995 in Music
- Aug 14 "Battle of Brit Pop" rival bands Oasis (Roll with It) and Blur (Country House) release singles on the same day
- Oct 2 British band Oasis release their second studio album "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?", sells record 347,000 copies 1st week
- Dec 7 American rock band The Grateful Dead break up
1995 in Sport
- Oct 3 O.J. Simpson found not guilty of the murder of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman in Los Angeles, California
Did You Know?
51 Pegasi discovered as the first major star, apart from the Sun, to have a planet orbiting around it
On October 6, 1995
World Leaders in 1995
Bill Clinton
42nd US President
Boris Yeltsin
Russian President
Jiang Zemin
Paramount Leader of China
Famous People in 1995
Cal Ripken Jr
Sportsperson
of the Year
Nicolas Cage
Oscar for Best Actor
Susan Sarandon
Oscar for Best Actress
Logan Paul
Melanie MartinezFamous Weddings
- Jan 7 Actor-comedian Martin Lawrence (29) weds former Miss Virginia USA Patricia Southall (24) at Norfolk Waterside Marriott in Virginia
- Feb 6 "The Beach Boys" leader and chief songwriter Brian Wilson (52) weds former model Melinda Ledbetter (47) at Palos Verdes in Peninsula, California
- Feb 11 Tennis star Yannick Noah (34) weds Victoria's Secret model Heather Stewart-Whyte (25) in France
- Feb 14 Actress-comedienne Roseanne Barr (42) weds bodyguard Ben Thomas (28) at Caesars Tahoe, Nevada
- Feb 19 "Baywatch" actress Pamela Anderson (27) weds rocker Tommy Lee (32) in Cancun, Mexico
Famous Divorces
- Mar 3 Camilla Parker Bowles & her husband Andrew divorce
- Sep 21 Actor and host Wayne Brady (23) divorces Diana Lasso after almost 2 years of marriage
- Nov 17 Retired MLB player Johnny Bench (47) divorces Laura Cwikowski after nearly 8 years of marriage
- Dec 19 Queen Elizabeth askes Prince Charles & Diana to divorce
Bobby Riggs
Elizabeth Montgomery
Ginger Rogers
Jonas Salk
Mickey Mantle
Orville RedenbacherArticles on Events in 1995
Lomu – The Unstoppable Gentle Giant
Jonah Lomu was a phenomenon in Rugby Union – a man-mountain who inspired fear and respect in equal measure among his opponents.
June 18, 1995
Gucci Chief Falls Prey to the Black Widow
The world of design and fashion was shocked when Maurizio Gucci was shot dead in 1995. His execution would lead to an even greater sensation three years later.
March 27, 1995