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{{Year article header|1995}}
{{Year article header|1995}}


This was the year that the [[Internet]] entered public consciousness and also the year it was completely privatized and the [[United States Government]] no longer funded it with public money - in April '''1995''' the [[NSFNET]] was retired.<ref>http://homes.cs.washington.edu/~lazowska/cra/networks.html</ref><ref>http://www.studymode.com/essays/Electronic-Commerce-In-Private-Purchasing-1549362.html</ref> [[America Online]] and [[Prodigy (online service)|Prodigy]] offered access to the [[World Wide Web]] system for the first time this year, releasing browsers that made it easily accessible to the general public.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/31/business/company-news-prodigy-sees-quick-growth-from-internet-web-service.html</ref>
This was the year that the [[Internet]] entered public consciousness and also the year it was completely privatized and the United States Government no longer funded it with public money - in April '''1995''' the [[NSFNET]] was retired.<ref>http://homes.cs.washington.edu/~lazowska/cra/networks.html</ref><ref>http://www.studymode.com/essays/Electronic-Commerce-In-Private-Purchasing-1549362.html</ref> [[America Online]] and [[Prodigy (online service)|Prodigy]] offered access to the [[World Wide Web]] system for the first time this year, releasing browsers that made it easily accessible to the general public.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/31/business/company-news-prodigy-sees-quick-growth-from-internet-web-service.html</ref>


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* [[January 1]]
* [[January 1]]
** The [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO) is established to replace the [[General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade]] (GATT).
** The [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO) is established to replace the [[General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade]] (GATT).
** [[Austria]], [[Finland]] & [[Sweden]] act to join the [[European Union]].
** Austria, Finland and Sweden act to join the [[European Union]].
** The [[Draupner wave]] in the [[North Sea]] in [[Norway]] is detected, confirming the existence of [[rogue wave]]s.
** The [[Draupner wave]] in the [[North Sea]] in Norway is detected, confirming the existence of [[rogue wave]]s.
* [[January 6]]–[[January 7]] – A chemical fire occurs in an apartment complex in [[Manila, Philippines]]. 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. The mastermind, [[Ramzi Yousef]], is arrested one month later.
* [[January 6]]–[[January 7]] – A chemical fire occurs in an apartment complex in [[Manila]], Philippines. 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. The mastermind, [[Ramzi Yousef]], is arrested one month later.
* [[January 9]] – [[Valeri Polyakov]] completes 366 days in space while aboard the [[Mir]] space station, breaking a duration record.
* [[January 9]] – [[Valeri Polyakov]] completes 366 days in space while aboard the [[Mir]] space station, breaking a duration record.
* [[January 16]]
* [[January 16]]
** An [[avalanche]] hits the village [[Súðavík]] in [[Iceland]], killing 14 people.
** An [[avalanche]] hits the village [[Súðavík]] in [[Iceland]], killing 14 people.
** The fourth ''[[Star Trek]]'' TV series, ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]'', premieres on [[UPN]].
** The fourth ''[[Star Trek]]'' TV series, ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]'', premieres on [[UPN]].
* [[January 17]] – A magnitude 6.8 [[earthquake]] called the "[[Great Hanshin earthquake]]" occurs near [[Kobe]], [[Japan]], causing great property damage and killing 6,434 people.
* [[January 17]] – The magnitude 6.8 "[[Great Hanshin earthquake]]" occurs near [[Kobe]], Japan, causing great property damage and killing 6,434 people.
**Prodigy online service offers access to the [[World Wide Web]].<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/31/business/company-news-prodigy-sees-quick-growth-from-internet-web-service.html</ref>
**Prodigy online service offers access to the [[World Wide Web]].<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/31/business/company-news-prodigy-sees-quick-growth-from-internet-web-service.html</ref>
* [[January 24]] - Opening statements open the trial of O J Simpson for murder.
* [[January 24]] - Opening statements open the trial of O J Simpson for murder.
* [[January 25]] – [[Norwegian rocket incident]]: A rocket launched from the space exploration centre at [[Andøya]], [[Norway]] is briefly interpreted by the Russians as an incoming attack.
* [[January 25]] – [[Norwegian rocket incident]]: A rocket launched from the space exploration centre at [[Andøya]], Norway is briefly interpreted by the Russians as an incoming attack.
* [[January 30]] – [[John Howard]] becomes leader of the [[Liberal Party of Australia]] to challenge [[Paul Keating]] for the [[Australian federal election, 1996|1996 Federal Election]] and the position of [[Prime Minister of Australia]].
* [[January 30]] – [[John Howard]] becomes leader of the [[Liberal Party of Australia]] to challenge [[Paul Keating]] for the [[Australian federal election, 1996|1996 Federal Election]] and the position of [[Prime Minister of Australia]].
* [[January 31]] – U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]] invokes emergency powers, to extend a $20 billion loan to help [[Mexico]] avert financial collapse.
* [[January 31]] – U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]] invokes emergency powers, to extend a $20 billion loan to help Mexico avert financial collapse.


=== February ===
=== February ===
* [[February 1]] &ndash; Lyricist/guitarist [[Richey Edwards]] of the [[Wales|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]]. His car is found two weeks later at [[Severn View services]] in [[Aust]].
* [[February 1]] &ndash; 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. His car is found two weeks later at [[Severn View services]] in [[Aust]].
* [[February 9]] &ndash; ''[[STS-63]]'': Dr. [[Bernard A. Harris, Jr.]] and [[Michael Foale]] became the second [[African American]] and [[United Kingdom|Briton]], respectively, to [[extra-vehicular activity|walk in space]].
* [[February 9]] &ndash; ''[[STS-63]]'': Dr. [[Bernard A. Harris, Jr.]] and [[Michael Foale]] became the second [[African American]] and Briton, respectively, to [[extravehicular activity|walk in space]].
* [[February 13]] &ndash; A [[United Nations]] tribunal on [[human rights]] violations in the [[Balkans]] charges 21 [[Bosnian Serb]] commanders with [[genocide]] and crimes against humanity.
* [[February 13]] &ndash; A [[United Nations]] tribunal on [[human rights]] violations in the [[Balkans]] charges 21 [[Bosnian Serb]] commanders with [[genocide]] and crimes against humanity.
* [[February 15]] &ndash; [[Hack (technology slang)|Hacker]] [[Kevin Mitnick]] is arrested by the [[FBI]] and charged with penetrating some of the United States' most [[computer security|"secure" computer systems]].
* [[February 15]] &ndash; [[Hacker (term)|Hacker]] [[Kevin Mitnick]] is arrested by the [[FBI]] and charged with penetrating some of the United States' most [[computer security|"secure" computer systems]].
* [[February 17]]
* [[February 17]]
** [[Colin Ferguson (convict)|Colin Ferguson]] is convicted of 6 counts of [[murder]] for the December [[1993]] Long Island Rail Road shootings and later receives a 25-year sentence for each of the 6 murders.
** [[Colin Ferguson (convict)|Colin Ferguson]] is convicted of 6 counts of [[murder]] for the December [[1993]] Long Island Rail Road shootings and later receives a 25-year sentence for each of the 6 murders.
* [[February 21]]
* [[February 21]]
** [[Serkadji prison mutiny]] in [[Algeria]]: Four guards and 96 prisoners are killed in a day and a half.
** [[Serkadji prison mutiny]] in [[Algeria]]: Four guards and 96 prisoners are killed in a day and a half.
** [[Ibrahim Ali (France)|Ibrahim Ali]], a 17-year-old [[Comores|Comorian]] living in France, is murdered by 3 far-right [[National Front (France)|National Front]] activists.
** [[Ibrahim Ali (France)|Ibrahim Ali]], a 17-year-old [[Comoros|Comorian]] living in France, is murdered by 3 far-right [[National Front (France)|National Front]] activists.
** [[Steve Fossett]] lands in [[Leader, Saskatchewan]], [[Canada]], becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the [[Pacific Ocean]] in a [[balloon]].
** [[Steve Fossett]] lands in [[Leader, Saskatchewan]], Canada, becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a [[balloon]].
* [[February 23]] &ndash; The [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] gains 30.28 to close at 4,003.33 – the Dow's [[Closing milestones of the Dow Jones Industrial Average|first ever]] close above 4,000.
* [[February 23]] &ndash; The [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] gains 30.28 to close at 4,003.33 – the Dow's [[Closing milestones of the Dow Jones Industrial Average|first ever]] close above 4,000.
* [[February 25]] &ndash; [[Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization]] (ACTO) (Organización del Tratado de Cooperación Amazónica [OTCA]).
* [[February 25]] &ndash; [[Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization]] (ACTO) (Organización del Tratado de Cooperación Amazónica [OTCA]).
* [[February 26]] &ndash; The [[United Kingdom]]'s oldest investment banking firm, [[Barings Bank]], collapses after securities broker [[Nick Leeson]] loses $1.4 billion by [[speculation|speculating]] on the [[Tokyo Stock Exchange]]
* [[February 26]] &ndash; The United Kingdom's oldest investment banking firm, [[Barings Bank]], collapses after securities broker [[Nick Leeson]] loses $1.4 billion by [[speculation|speculating]] on the [[Tokyo Stock Exchange]]
* [[February 27]] &ndash; In [[Denver, Colorado]], [[Stapleton International Airport|Stapleton Airport]] closes and is replaced by the new [[Denver International Airport]], the largest in the United States.
* [[February 27]] &ndash; In [[Denver, Colorado]], [[Stapleton International Airport|Stapleton Airport]] closes and is replaced by the new [[Denver International Airport]], the largest in the United States.
* [[February 28]] &ndash; Members of the group Patriot's Council are convicted in [[Minnesota]] of manufacturing [[ricin]].
* [[February 28]] &ndash; Members of the group Patriot's Council are convicted in [[Minnesota]] of manufacturing [[ricin]].
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=== March ===
=== March ===
* [[March 1]]
* [[March 1]]
** [[Julio María Sanguinetti]] is sworn in as [[List of Presidents of Uruguay|President of Uruguay]] for his second term.
** [[Julio María Sanguinetti]] is sworn in as [[President of Uruguay]] for his second term.
** Polish Prime Minister [[Waldemar Pawlak]] resigns from Parliament and is replaced by ex-communist [[Jozef Oleksy]].
** Polish Prime Minister [[Waldemar Pawlak]] resigns from Parliament and is replaced by ex-communist [[Józef Oleksy]].
** In [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]n anti-corruption journalist [[Vladislav Listyev]] is killed by a gunman.
** In Moscow, Russian anti-corruption journalist [[Vladislav Listyev]] is killed by a gunman.
** The first [[Yahoo! Search|search engine service Yahoo!]] is founded.
** The first [[Yahoo! Search|search engine service Yahoo!]] is founded.
* [[March 2]] &ndash; [[Nick Leeson]] is arrested for his role in the collapse of [[Barings Bank]].
* [[March 2]] &ndash; [[Nick Leeson]] is arrested for his role in the collapse of [[Barings Bank]].
* [[March 3]] &ndash; In [[Somalia]], the United Nations [[peacekeeping]] mission ends.
* [[March 3]] &ndash; In [[Somalia]], the United Nations [[peacekeeping]] mission ends.
* [[March 6]] &ndash; On an episode of ''[[The Jenny Jones Show]]'' ("Same-Sex Crushes"), [[Scott Amedure]] reveals a crush on his heterosexual friend Jonathan Schmitz. Schmitz kills Amedure several days after the show.
* [[March 6]] &ndash; On an episode of ''[[The Jenny Jones Show]]'' ("Same-Sex Crushes"), [[Scott Amedure]] reveals a crush on his heterosexual friend Jonathan Schmitz. Schmitz kills Amedure several days after the show.
* [[March 12]] &ndash; The [[1995 Gazi Quarter riots]] occur in [[Sultangazi]] (then [[Gaziosmanpaşa]]), [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]. A few days later, riots broke out in [[Ümraniye]], Istanbul and [[Kızılay, Ankara|Kızılay]], [[Ankara]] also.
* [[March 12]] &ndash; The [[Gazi Quarter riots]] occur in [[Sultangazi]] (then [[Gaziosmanpaşa]]), [[Istanbul]], Turkey. A few days later, riots broke out in [[Ümraniye]], Istanbul and [[Kızılay, Ankara|Kızılay]], [[Ankara]] also.
* [[March 13]] &ndash; David Daliberti and William Barloon, 2 Americans working for a military contractor in [[Kuwait]], are arrested after straying into [[Iraq]].
* [[March 13]] &ndash; David Daliberti and William Barloon, 2 Americans working for a military contractor in [[Kuwait]], are arrested after straying into [[Iraq]].
* [[March 14]] &ndash; 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]].
* [[March 14]] &ndash; 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]].
* [[March 16]] &ndash; [[Mississippi]] ratifies the [[Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Thirteenth Amendment]], becoming the last state to approve the abolition of [[slavery]]. The amendment was nationally ratified in [[1865]].
* [[March 16]] &ndash; [[Mississippi]] ratifies the [[Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Thirteenth Amendment]], becoming the last state to approve the abolition of [[slavery]]. The amendment was nationally ratified in [[1865]].
* [[March 20]] &ndash; [[Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway]]: Members of the [[Aum Shinrikyo]] religious cult release [[sarin]] gas on 5 subway trains in [[Tokyo]], killing 13 and injuring 5,510.
* [[March 20]] &ndash; [[Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway]]: Members of the [[Aum Shinrikyo]] religious cult release [[sarin]] gas on 5 subway trains in Tokyo, killing 13 and injuring 5,510.
* [[March 22]] &ndash; Cosmonaut [[Valeri Polyakov]] returns after setting a record for 438 days in [[outer space]].
* [[March 22]] &ndash; Cosmonaut [[Valeri Polyakov]] returns after setting a record for 438 days in [[outer space]].
* [[March 24]] &ndash; For the first time in 26 years, no British soldiers patrol the streets of [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]].
* [[March 24]] &ndash; For the first time in 26 years, no British soldiers patrol the streets of [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]].
* [[March 26]] &ndash; The [[Schengen Agreement]], easing cross-border travel, goes into effect in several European countries.
* [[March 26]] &ndash; The [[Schengen Agreement]], easing cross-border travel, goes into effect in several European countries.
* [[March 30]] &ndash; A police officer tries to assassinate Takaji Kunimatsu, chief of the National Police Agency of [[Japan]].
* [[March 30]] &ndash; A police officer tries to assassinate Takaji Kunimatsu, chief of the National Police Agency of Japan.
* [[March 31]] &ndash; Mexican American [[Tejano music|Tejano pop]] singer [[Selena]] is [[Murder of Selena|murdered]] at a [[Days Inn]] motel in [[Corpus Christi, Texas]] by her former employee, [[Yolanda Saldívar]].
* [[March 31]] &ndash; Mexican American [[Tejano music|Tejano pop]] singer [[Selena]] is [[Murder of Selena|murdered]] at a [[Days Inn]] motel in [[Corpus Christi, Texas]] by her former employee, [[Yolanda Saldívar]].


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* [[April 19]] &ndash; [[Oklahoma City bombing]]: 168 people, including 8 Federal Marshals and 19 children, are killed at the [[Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building]]. [[Timothy McVeigh]] and one of his accomplices, [[Terry Nichols]], set off the bomb.
* [[April 19]] &ndash; [[Oklahoma City bombing]]: 168 people, including 8 Federal Marshals and 19 children, are killed at the [[Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building]]. [[Timothy McVeigh]] and one of his accomplices, [[Terry Nichols]], set off the bomb.
* [[April 24]] &ndash; A [[Unabomber]] bomb kills lobbyist Gilbert Murray in [[Sacramento, California]].
* [[April 24]] &ndash; A [[Unabomber]] bomb kills lobbyist Gilbert Murray in [[Sacramento, California]].
* [[April 28]] &ndash; In [[Daegu]], [[South Korea]], a gas explosion at a subway construction site kills 101 people, mostly teenage schoolboys.
* [[April 28]] &ndash; In [[Daegu]], South Korea, a gas explosion at a subway construction site kills 101 people, mostly teenage schoolboys.
* [[April 30]] &ndash; The United States government stops funding the [[NSFNET]], making the [[Internet]] a wholly privatised system.<ref>http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/nsfnet.htm</ref>
* [[April 30]] &ndash; The United States government stops funding the [[NSFNET]], making the [[Internet]] a wholly privatised system.<ref>http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/nsfnet.htm</ref>


=== May ===
=== May ===
* [[May 1]]
* [[May 1]]
** [[Jacques Chirac]] is elected president of [[France]].
** [[Jacques Chirac]] is elected president of France.
** Croatian forces launch [[Operation Flash]] against rebel Serb forces in western [[Slavonia]].
** Croatian forces launch [[Operation Flash]] against rebel Serb forces in western [[Slavonia]].
* [[May 7]] &ndash; [[Finland]] wins the [[ice hockey]] [[1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|world championship]].
* [[May 7]] &ndash; Finland wins the [[ice hockey]] [[1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|world championship]].
* [[May 10]] &ndash; At [[Vaal Reefs]] gold mine in [[Orkney, North West|Orkney]], a runaway locomotive falls into a lift shaft onto an ascending cage and causes it to plunge {{convert|1500|ft}} to the bottom of the {{convert|6900|ft}} deep shaft, killing 104.<ref>{{cite web|title=104 miners are crushed to death when an elevator carrying gold miners plunges to the bottom of a Vaal Reef mineshaft near Orkney|url=http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/104-miners-are-crushed-death-when-elevator-carrying-gold-miners-plunges-bottom-vaal-reef|publisher=South African History Online|accessdate=27 August 2014}}</ref><ref name=indep>{{cite web|title=Locomotive crushes 105 gold miners|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/locomotive-crushes-105-gold-miners-1619145.html|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=27 August 2014}}</ref>
* [[May 10]] &ndash; At [[Vaal Reefs]] gold mine in [[Orkney, North West|Orkney]], a runaway locomotive falls into a lift shaft onto an ascending cage and causes it to plunge {{convert|1500|ft}} to the bottom of the {{convert|6900|ft}} deep shaft, killing 104.<ref>{{cite web|title=104 miners are crushed to death when an elevator carrying gold miners plunges to the bottom of a Vaal Reef mineshaft near Orkney|url=http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/104-miners-are-crushed-death-when-elevator-carrying-gold-miners-plunges-bottom-vaal-reef|publisher=South African History Online|accessdate=27 August 2014}}</ref><ref name=indep>{{cite web|title=Locomotive crushes 105 gold miners|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/locomotive-crushes-105-gold-miners-1619145.html|work=The Independent|accessdate=27 August 2014}}</ref>
* [[May 11]] &ndash; More than 170 countries agree to extend the [[Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty]] indefinitely and without conditions.
* [[May 11]] &ndash; More than 170 countries agree to extend the [[Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty]] indefinitely and without conditions.
* [[May 13]] &ndash; An [[earthquake]] hits the regions of [[Kozani]] and [[Grevena]] in [[Greece]], with an intensity of 6.6 on the Richter scale.
* [[May 13]] &ndash; An earthquake hits the regions of [[Kozani]] and [[Grevena]] in Greece, with an intensity of 6.6 on the Richter scale.
* [[May 14]]
* [[May 14]]
** The [[Tenzin Gyatso|Dalai Lama]] proclaims 6-year-old [[Gedhun Choekyi Nyima]] as the 11th [[reincarnation]] of the [[Panchen Lama]].
** The [[Tenzin Gyatso|Dalai Lama]] proclaims 6-year-old [[Gedhun Choekyi Nyima]] as the 11th [[reincarnation]] of the [[Panchen Lama]].
** [[Team New Zealand]] wins the [[America's Cup]] in [[San Diego]], beating [[Stars & Stripes (yacht)|Stars and Stripes]] 5–0.
** [[Team New Zealand]] wins the [[America's Cup]] in [[San Diego]], beating [[Stars & Stripes (America's Cup syndicate)|Stars and Stripes]] 5–0.
* [[May 16]] &ndash; Japanese police besiege the headquarters of [[Aum Shinrikyo]] near [[Mount Fuji]] and arrest cult leader [[Shoko Asahara]].
* [[May 16]] &ndash; Japanese police besiege the headquarters of [[Aum Shinrikyo]] near [[Mount Fuji]] and arrest cult leader [[Shoko Asahara]].
* [[May 17]] &ndash; [[Shawn Nelson]], 35, goes on a [[tank]] rampage in [[San Diego]].
* [[May 17]] &ndash; [[Shawn Nelson]], 35, goes on a [[tank]] rampage in [[San Diego]].
* [[May 20]] &ndash; [[U.S. President]] [[Bill Clinton]] indefinitely closes part of the street in front of the [[White House]], [[Pennsylvania Avenue (Washington, D.C.)|Pennsylvania Avenue]], to vehicular traffic in response to the [[Oklahoma City bombing]].
* [[May 20]] &ndash; U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]] indefinitely closes part of the street in front of the [[White House]], [[Pennsylvania Avenue]], to vehicular traffic in response to the [[Oklahoma City bombing]].
* [[May 20]] &ndash; [[Everton FC]], Won their last ever trophy. Blue nose cunts
* [[May 21]] &ndash; [[Pope John Paul II]] [[canonization|canonizes]] [[John Sarkander]] during his visit to [[Olomouc]], the Czech Republic.
* [[May 21]] &ndash; [[Pope John Paul II]] [[canonization|canonizes]] [[John Sarkander]] during his visit to [[Olomouc]], the [[Czech Republic]].
* [[May 24]] &ndash; [[AFC Ajax]] wins the [[UEFA Champions League]] in the [[Ernst Happel Stadium]] in [[Vienna]] by defeating [[AC Milan]] 0–1 by a goal of [[Patrick Kluivert]]. This was the third consecutive win of AFC Ajax over AC Milan that season, ranking AFC Ajax on the 4th place on the [[list of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners]].
* [[May 24]] &ndash; [[AFC Ajax]] wins the [[UEFA Champions League]] in the [[Ernst Happel Stadium]] in [[Vienna]] by defeating [[AC Milan]] 0–1 by a goal of [[Patrick Kluivert]]. This was the third consecutive win of AFC Ajax over AC Milan that season, ranking AFC Ajax on the 4th place on the [[list of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners]].
* [[May 27]] &ndash; In [[Culpeper, Virginia]], actor [[Christopher Reeve]] is [[paralysis|paralyzed]] from the neck down after falling from his [[horse]] in a riding competition.
* [[May 27]] &ndash; In [[Culpeper, Virginia]], actor [[Christopher Reeve]] is [[paralysis|paralyzed]] from the neck down after falling from his [[horse]] in a riding competition.
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=== June ===
=== June ===
* [[June 1]] &ndash; The [[1995 Atlantic Hurricane season|busiest hurricane season in 62 years]] begins.
* [[June 1]] &ndash; The [[1995 Atlantic hurricane season|busiest hurricane season in 62 years]] begins.
* [[June 2]]
* [[June 2]]
** [[Mrkonjić Grad incident]]: A [[United States Air Force]] [[F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]] piloted by [[Captain (United States)|Captain]] [[Scott O'Grady]] is shot down over [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] while patrolling the [[NATO]] [[no-fly zone]]. O'Grady is rescued by [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marines]] six days later.
** [[Mrkonjić Grad incident]]: A United States Air Force] [[F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]] piloted by Captain [[Scott O'Grady]] is shot down over [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] while patrolling the [[NATO]] [[no-fly zone]]. O'Grady is rescued by [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marines]] six days later.
** [[Waffen-SS]] [[Hauptsturmführer]] [[Erich Priebke]] is [[extradited]] from [[Argentina]] to [[Italy]].
** [[Waffen-SS]] [[Hauptsturmführer]] [[Erich Priebke]] is [[extradited]] from [[Argentina]] to Italy.
**The Dimmitt, Texas Tornado strikes.
**The Dimmitt, Texas Tornado strikes.
* [[June 3]] &ndash; [[Montreal Expos]] pitcher [[Pedro Martinez]] becomes the second [[major league baseball]] [[pitcher]] to pitch a "perfect game" leading into the 10th inning.
* [[June 3]] &ndash; [[Montreal Expos]] pitcher [[Pedro Martínez]] becomes the second [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]] to pitch a "perfect game" leading into the 10th inning.
* [[June 6]]
* [[June 6]]
** U.S. astronaut [[Norman Thagard]] breaks [[NASA]]'s space endurance record of 14 days, 1 hour and 16 minutes, aboard the Russian space station [[Mir]].
** U.S. astronaut [[Norman Thagard]] breaks [[NASA]]'s space endurance record of 14 days, 1 hour and 16 minutes, aboard the Russian space station [[Mir]].
** The [[Constitutional Court of South Africa]] abolishes [[capital punishment in South Africa]] in the case of ''[[S v Makwanyane and Another]]''.
** The [[Constitutional Court of South Africa]] abolishes [[capital punishment in South Africa]] in the case of ''[[S v Makwanyane and Another]]''.
* [[June 13]] &ndash; [[President of France|French President]] Jacques Chirac announces the resumption of nuclear tests in [[French Polynesia]].
* [[June 13]] &ndash; French President [[Jacques Chirac]] announces the resumption of nuclear tests in [[French Polynesia]].
* [[June 15]] &ndash; A powerful earthquake, registering a [[Moment magnitude scale|moment magnitude]] of 6.2, hits the city of [[Aigio]], Greece, resulting in several deaths and significant damage to many buildings.
* [[June 15]] &ndash; A powerful earthquake, registering a [[Moment magnitude scale|moment magnitude]] of 6.2, hits the city of [[Aigio]], Greece, resulting in several deaths and significant damage to many buildings.
* [[June 16]] &ndash; The IOC selects [[Salt Lake City]] to host the [[2002 Winter Olympics]].
* [[June 16]] &ndash; The IOC selects [[Salt Lake City]] to host the [[2002 Winter Olympics]].
* [[June 20]] &ndash; Oil multinational [[Royal Dutch Shell]] caves in to international pressure and abandons plans to dump the [[Brent Spar]] oil rig at sea.
* [[June 20]] &ndash; Oil multinational [[Royal Dutch Shell]] caves in to international pressure and abandons plans to dump the [[Brent Spar]] oil rig at sea.
* [[June 22]] &ndash; [[Japan]]ese police rescue 365 hostages from a hijacked [[All Nippon Airways]] Flight 857 ([[Boeing 747-200]]) at Hakodate airport. The hijacker was armed with a knife and demanded the release of [[Shoko Asahara]].
* [[June 22]] &ndash; Japanese police rescue 365 hostages from a hijacked [[All Nippon Airways]] Flight 857 ([[Boeing 747-200]]) at Hakodate airport. The hijacker was armed with a knife and demanded the release of [[Shoko Asahara]].
* [[June 24]]
* [[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.
** The [[New Jersey Devils]] sweep the heavily favored [[Detroit Red Wings]] to win their first [[Stanley Cup]] in the lock-out shortened season.
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** [[Lisa Clayton]] completes her 10-month solo [[circumnavigation]] from the Northern Hemisphere.
** [[Lisa Clayton]] completes her 10-month solo [[circumnavigation]] from the Northern Hemisphere.
** ''[[STS-71]]'': [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'']] docks with the Russian Mir [[space station]] for the first time.
** ''[[STS-71]]'': [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'']] docks with the Russian Mir [[space station]] for the first time.
** The [[Sampoong Department Store collapse]]s in the Seocho-gu district of [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]], killing 501 and injuring 937.
** The [[Sampoong Department Store collapse]]s in the Seocho-gu district of [[Seoul]], South Korea, killing 501 and injuring 937.
** [[Iraq disarmament crisis]]: According to UNSCOM, the unity of the U.N. 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.
** [[Iraq disarmament crisis]]: According to UNSCOM, the unity of the U.N. 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.


=== July ===
=== July ===
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* [[July 10]] &ndash; Burmese dissident [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] is freed from house arrest.
* [[July 10]] &ndash; Burmese dissident [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] is freed from house arrest.
* [[July 11]] &ndash;
* [[July 11]] &ndash;
** [[Srebrenica massacre]]: Units of the [[Army of the Republika Srpska]], [[command responsibility|under the command]] of [[General officer|General]] [[Ratko Mladić]], enter [[Srebrenica]] with little resistance from Dutch [[peacekeeping|peacekeepers]] of the [[United Nations Protection Force]], going on to kill of thousands of [[Bosniaks|Bosniak]] men and boys and [[rape]] many women.
** [[Srebrenica massacre]]: Units of the [[Army of Republika Srpska]], [[command responsibility|under the command]] of [[General officer|General]] [[Ratko Mladić]], enter [[Srebrenica]] with little resistance from Dutch [[peacekeeping|peacekeepers]] of the [[United Nations Protection Force]], going on to kill of thousands of [[Bosniaks|Bosniak]] men and boys and [[rape]] many women.
** President Clinton announces the restoration of [[United States–Vietnam relations]] twenty years after the [[Vietnam War]].
** President Clinton announces the restoration of [[United States–Vietnam relations]] twenty years after the [[Vietnam War]].
** A [[Cubana de Aviación]] [[Antonov An-24]] crashes into the [[Caribbean]] off southeast [[Cuba]] killing 44 people.
** A [[Cubana de Aviación]] [[Antonov An-24]] crashes into the [[Caribbean]] off southeast [[Cuba]] killing 44 people.
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=== August ===
=== August ===
* [[August 2]] &ndash; The first [[cold front]] of the [[White Earthquake]] strikes [[Chile]]; during the rest of August several communities becomes isolated due to heavy snowfall and livestock is decimated.
* [[August 2]] &ndash; The first [[cold front]] of the [[White Earthquake]] strikes [[Chile]]; during the rest of August several communities becomes isolated due to heavy snowfall and livestock is decimated.
* [[August 3]] &ndash; An [[Il-76]]TD piloted by a Russian crew is [[1995 Airstan incident|forced down]] by [[Taliban]] fighter planes. The crew escape with the aircraft on August 16, 1996.
* [[August 3]] &ndash; An [[Il-76TD]] piloted by a Russian crew is [[1995 Airstan incident|forced down]] by [[Taliban]] fighter planes. The crew escape with the aircraft on August 16, 1996.
* [[August 4]] &ndash; [[Croatia]]n forces, with the cooperation of the [[Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina|ARBiH]], launch [[Operation Storm]] against rebel [[Republic of Serbian Krajina|Croatian Serb]] forces in the Krajina, which subsequently ceases to exist as a political entity.
* [[August 4]] &ndash; [[Croatia]]n forces, with the cooperation of the [[Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina|ARBiH]], launch [[Operation Storm]] against rebel [[Republic of Serbian Krajina|Croatian Serb]] forces in the Krajina, which subsequently ceases to exist as a political entity.
* [[August 5]] &ndash; Croatian forces take the [[Croatian Serb]] capital, [[Knin]], and continue their advance into the Republic of Serbian Krajina.
* [[August 5]] &ndash; Croatian forces take the [[Croatian Serb]] capital, [[Knin]], and continue their advance into the Republic of Serbian Krajina.
* [[August 6]] &ndash; Hundreds in [[Hiroshima]], [[Nagasaki, Nagasaki|Nagasaki]], [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[Tokyo]] mark the 50th anniversary of the dropping of the [[atomic bomb]].
* [[August 6]] &ndash; Hundreds in [[Hiroshima]], [[Nagasaki]], [[Washington, D.C.]], and Tokyo mark the 50th anniversary of the dropping of the [[atomic bomb]].
* [[August 7]] &ndash; Operation Storm ends with a UN-brokered [[ceasefire]]; remaining Croatian Serb forces start surrendering.
* [[August 7]] &ndash; Operation Storm ends with a UN-brokered [[ceasefire]]; remaining Croatian Serb forces start surrendering.
* [[August 11]] &ndash; The [[Russell Hill subway accident]] results in 3 deaths and 30 injuries in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
* [[August 11]] &ndash; The [[Russell Hill subway accident]] results in 3 deaths and 30 injuries in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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* [[September 4]]
* [[September 4]]
** [[eBay]] is founded.
** [[eBay]] is founded.
** The [[Fourth World Conference on Women]] opens in [[Beijing]] with over 4,750 delegates from 181 countries in attendance.
** The [[Fourth World Conference on Women]] opens in Beijing with over 4,750 delegates from 181 countries in attendance.
* [[September 6]] &ndash; [[Operation Deliberate Force|NATO air strikes]] against Bosnian Serb forces continue, after repeated attempts at a solution to the Bosnian War fail.
* [[September 6]] &ndash; [[Operation Deliberate Force|NATO air strikes]] against Bosnian Serb forces continue, after repeated attempts at a solution to the Bosnian War fail.
* [[September 19]] &ndash; The ''[[Washington Post]]'' and ''[[The New York Times]]'' publish the [[Unabomber]]'s manifesto.
* [[September 19]] &ndash; The ''[[Washington Post]]'' and ''[[The New York Times]]'' publish the [[Unabomber]]'s manifesto.
* [[September 22]] &ndash; American millionaire [[Steve Forbes]] announces his candidacy for the 1996 [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] presidential nomination.
* [[September 22]] &ndash; American millionaire [[Steve Forbes]] announces his candidacy for the 1996 [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] presidential nomination.
* [[September 23]] &ndash; [[Argentina|Argentine]] national [[Bill Gaede|Guillermo "Bill" Gaede]] is arrested in [[Phoenix, Arizona]] on charges of [[industrial espionage]]. His sales to [[Cuba]], [[China]], [[North Korea]] and [[Iran]] are believed to have involved [[Intel]] and [[AMD]] [[trade secret]]s worth US$10–20 million.
* [[September 23]] &ndash; [[Argentina|Argentine]] national [[Bill Gaede|Guillermo "Bill" Gaede]] is arrested in [[Phoenix, Arizona]] on charges of [[industrial espionage]]. His sales to [[Cuba]], China, [[North Korea]] and [[Iran]] are believed to have involved [[Intel]] and [[AMD]] [[trade secret]]s worth US$10–20 million.
* [[September 26]] &ndash; The trial against former Italian Prime Minister [[Giulio Andreotti]], who is accused of [[Mafia]] connections, begins.
* [[September 26]] &ndash; The trial against former Italian Prime Minister [[Giulio Andreotti]], who is accused of [[Mafia]] connections, begins.
* [[September 27]]&ndash;[[September 28]] &ndash; [[Bob Denard]]'s [[mercenary|mercenaries]] capture President Said Mohammed Djohor of the [[Comoros]]; the local army does not resist.
* [[September 27]]&ndash;[[September 28]] &ndash; [[Bob Denard]]'s [[mercenary|mercenaries]] capture President Said Mohammed Djohor of the [[Comoros]]; the local army does not resist.
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* [[October 3]] &ndash; [[O. J. Simpson]] is found not guilty of double murder for the deaths of former wife [[Nicole Simpson]] and [[Ronald Goldman]].
* [[October 3]] &ndash; [[O. J. Simpson]] is found not guilty of double murder for the deaths of former wife [[Nicole Simpson]] and [[Ronald Goldman]].
* [[October 4]]
* [[October 4]]
** [[France]] launches a counter-[[coup]] in the Comoros with 600 soldiers. They arrest [[Bob Denard]] and his mercenaries and take Denard to France; Caabi el-Yachroutu becomes the interim president.
** France launches a counter-[[coup]] in the Comoros with 600 soldiers. They arrest [[Bob Denard]] and his mercenaries and take Denard to France; Caabi el-Yachroutu becomes the interim president.
** [[Hurricane Opal]] makes landfall at [[Pensacola Beach, Florida]] as a Category 3 hurricane with {{convert|115|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} winds.
** [[Hurricane Opal]] makes landfall at [[Pensacola Beach, Florida]] as a Category 3 hurricane with {{convert|115|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} winds.
* [[October 5]] &ndash; [[Tansu Çiller]] of [[True Path Party (Turkey)|DYP]] forms the new government of [[Turkey]] (51st government, a minority government which failed to receive the vote of confidence).
* [[October 5]] &ndash; [[Tansu Çiller]] of [[True Path Party (Turkey)|DYP]] forms the new government of [[Turkey]] (51st government, a minority government which failed to receive the vote of confidence).
* [[October 6]] &ndash; [[Michael Mayor]] and [[Didier Queloz]] announce the discovery of [[51 Pegasi b]], the first confirmed [[extrasolar planet]] orbiting an ordinary [[main sequence|main-sequence]] star.
* [[October 6]] &ndash; [[Michel Mayor]] and [[Didier Queloz]] announce the discovery of [[51 Pegasi b]], the first confirmed [[extrasolar planet]] orbiting an ordinary [[main sequence|main-sequence]] star.
* [[October 9]] &ndash; [[1995 Palo Verde derailment]]: An [[Amtrak]] [[Sunset Limited]] train is derailed by saboteurs near [[Palo Verde, Arizona]].
* [[October 9]] &ndash; [[1995 Palo Verde derailment]]: An [[Amtrak]] [[Sunset Limited]] train is derailed by saboteurs near [[Palo Verde, Arizona]].
* [[October 15]] &ndash; The [[Carolina Panthers]] win their first-ever regular season game by defeating the [[New York Jets]] at [[Memorial Stadium, Clemson|Clemson Memorial Stadium]] in [[South Carolina]].
* [[October 15]] &ndash; The [[Carolina Panthers]] win their first-ever regular season game by defeating the [[New York Jets]] at [[Memorial Stadium, Clemson|Clemson Memorial Stadium]] in [[South Carolina]].
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* [[October 17]] &ndash; French woman [[Jeanne Calment]] reaches the confirmed age of 120 years and 238 days, making her the oldest person ever recorded.
* [[October 17]] &ndash; French woman [[Jeanne Calment]] reaches the confirmed age of 120 years and 238 days, making her the oldest person ever recorded.
* [[October 23]] &ndash; In [[Houston]], [[Texas]], [[Yolanda Saldívar]] is convicted of first degree murder in the shooting death of [[Selena|Selena Quintanilla Perez]], and 3 days later is sentenced to life in prison.
* [[October 23]] &ndash; In [[Houston]], [[Texas]], [[Yolanda Saldívar]] is convicted of first degree murder in the shooting death of [[Selena|Selena Quintanilla Perez]], and 3 days later is sentenced to life in prison.
* [[October 24]] &ndash; A total [[solar eclipse]] is visible from Iran, India, Thailand, and Southeast Asia.<ref>[http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/SEcat/SEdecade1991.html NASA &ndash; Solar Eclipses: 1991 &ndash; 2000]</ref>
* [[October 24]] &ndash; A [[total solar eclipse]] is visible from Iran, India, Thailand, and Southeast Asia.<ref>[http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/SEcat/SEdecade1991.html NASA &ndash; Solar Eclipses: 1991 &ndash; 2000]</ref>
* [[October 25]] &ndash; A [[Metra]] commuter train slams into a school bus in [[Fox River Grove, Illinois]], killing seven students.
* [[October 25]] &ndash; A [[Metra]] commuter train slams into a school bus in [[Fox River Grove, Illinois]], killing seven students.
* [[October 26]] &ndash; An [[avalanche]] hits the village [[Flateyri]] in [[Iceland]], killing 20 people.
* [[October 26]] &ndash; An [[avalanche]] hits the village [[Flateyri]] in [[Iceland]], killing 20 people.
* [[October 28]] &ndash; A [[1995 Baku Metro fire|fire in Baku Metro]], [[Azerbaijan]], kills 289 passengers (the world's worst subway disaster).
* [[October 28]] &ndash; A [[1995 Baku Metro fire|fire in Baku Metro]], [[Azerbaijan]], kills 289 passengers (the world's worst subway disaster).
* [[October 30]]
* [[October 30]]
** [[Quebec]] independentists narrowly lose a [[1995 Quebec referendum|referendum]] for a mandate to negotiate independence from [[Canada]].
** [[Quebec]] independentists narrowly lose a [[1995 Quebec referendum|referendum]] for a mandate to negotiate independence from Canada.
** [[Tansu Çiller]] of [[True Path Party (Turkey)|DYP]] forms the new government of [[Turkey]].
** [[Tansu Çiller]] of [[True Path Party (Turkey)|DYP]] forms the new government of [[Turkey]].


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* [[November 2]] &ndash; The [[Supreme Court of Argentina]] orders the extradition of [[Erich Priebke]], ex-S.S. captain.
* [[November 2]] &ndash; The [[Supreme Court of Argentina]] orders the extradition of [[Erich Priebke]], ex-S.S. captain.
* [[November 3]] &ndash; At [[Arlington National Cemetery]], U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]] dedicates a memorial to the victims of the [[Pan Am Flight 103]] bombing.
* [[November 3]] &ndash; At [[Arlington National Cemetery]], U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]] dedicates a memorial to the victims of the [[Pan Am Flight 103]] bombing.
* [[November 4]] &ndash; [[Israel]]i Prime Minister [[Yitzhak Rabin]] is assassinated at a peace rally in Tel Aviv.
* [[November 4]] &ndash; Israeli Prime Minister [[Yitzhak Rabin]] is assassinated at a peace rally in Tel Aviv.
* [[November 7]] &ndash; [[Typhoon Angela (1995)|Typhoon Angela]] leaves the [[Philippines]] and [[Vietnam]] devastated, with 882 deaths and damage of P 10,829,000,000. The typhoon was the strongest ever to strike the Philippines in 25 years, with wind speeds of {{convert|130|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} and gusts of {{convert|180|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}.
* [[November 7]] &ndash; [[Typhoon Angela]] leaves the [[Philippines]] and [[Vietnam]] devastated, with 882 deaths and damage of P 10,829,000,000. The typhoon was the strongest ever to strike the Philippines in 25 years, with wind speeds of {{convert|130|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} and gusts of {{convert|180|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}.
* [[November 10]]
* [[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.
** 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.
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* [[November 14]] &ndash; A budget standoff between [[United States Democratic Party|Democrats]] and [[United States Republican Party|Republicans]] in the [[Congress of the United States]], forces the [[United States federal government shutdown of 1995|federal government to temporarily close]] [[national park]]s and [[museum]]s, and run most government offices with skeleton staff.
* [[November 14]] &ndash; A budget standoff between [[United States Democratic Party|Democrats]] and [[United States Republican Party|Republicans]] in the [[Congress of the United States]], forces the [[United States federal government shutdown of 1995|federal government to temporarily close]] [[national park]]s and [[museum]]s, and run most government offices with skeleton staff.
[[File:Toy Story.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Toy Story]]'' became the first-ever fully computer animated feature film on November 22, 1995 by [[Walt Disney Pictures]] and [[Pixar|Pixar Animation Studios]].]]
[[File:Toy Story.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Toy Story]]'' became the first-ever fully computer animated feature film on November 22, 1995 by [[Walt Disney Pictures]] and [[Pixar|Pixar Animation Studios]].]]
* [[November 16]] &ndash; A United Nations tribunal charges [[Radovan Karadžić]] and [[Ratko Mladic]] with [[genocide]] during the [[Bosnian War]].
* [[November 16]] &ndash; A United Nations tribunal charges [[Radovan Karadžić]] and [[Ratko Mladić]] with [[genocide]] during the [[Bosnian War]].
* [[November 21]]
* [[November 21]]
** The [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] gains 40.46 to close at 5,023.55, its first close above 5,000. This makes 1995 the first year where the Dow surpasses two millennium marks in a single year.
** The [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] gains 40.46 to close at 5,023.55, its first close above 5,000. This makes 1995 the first year where the Dow surpasses two millennium marks in a single year.
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* [[November 22]]
* [[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. 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]]).
** [[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. 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]]).
** 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.
** 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.
** [[Egypt]], [[Eilat, Israel]], and much of the North African Mediterranean is struck by the strongest earthquake (7.2 [[Moment magnitude scale|<math>M_\mathrm{w}</math>]]) along the [[Dead Sea Transform]] in a century; 8 are killed.
** [[Egypt]], [[Eilat, Israel]], and much of the North African Mediterranean is struck by the strongest earthquake (7.2 [[Moment magnitude scale|<math>M_\mathrm{w}</math>]]) along the [[Dead Sea Transform]] in a century; 8 are killed.
** The first-ever full length computer animated feature film, ''[[Toy Story]]'', is released by [[Pixar|Pixar Animation Studios]] and [[Walt Disney Pictures]].
** The first-ever full length computer animated feature film, ''[[Toy Story]]'', is released by [[Pixar|Pixar Animation Studios]] and [[Walt Disney Pictures]].
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!colspan="2"|[[2000]]
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![[File:Globe.svg|50px]] &nbsp; [[World]]
![[File:Globe.svg|50px]] &nbsp; World
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![[File:Africa satellite orthographic.jpg|50px]] &nbsp; Africa
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|align="right"|'''707,462,000'''
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![[File:Two-point-equidistant-asia.jpg|50px]] &nbsp;&nbsp; Asia
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|align="right"|'''3,430,052,000'''
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|align="right"|3,167,807,000
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|align="right"|[[File:Green Arrow Up.svg|10px]]249,685,000
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|-
![[File:Europe satellite orthographic.jpg|50px]] [[Europe]]
![[File:Europe satellite orthographic.jpg|50px]] Europe
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|align="right"|'''725,405,000'''
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|align="right"|721,582,000
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![[File:Oceania (World-Factbook).jpg|50px]] Oceania
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|align="right"|'''28,924,000'''
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|align="right"|26,687,000
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** [[Adnan Januzaj]], Belgian footballer
** [[Adnan Januzaj]], Belgian footballer
* [[February 6]]
* [[February 6]]
** [[Moon Jongup]], South Korean singer and dancer
** [[Moon Jong-up]], South Korean singer and dancer
** [[Nyck de Vries]], Dutch kart racer
** [[Nyck de Vries]], Dutch kart racer
* [[February 8]] &ndash; [[Jordan Todosey]], Canadian actress
* [[February 8]] &ndash; [[Jordan Todosey]], Canadian actress
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** [[Marsel Efroimski]], Israeli chess player
** [[Marsel Efroimski]], Israeli chess player
** [[Ayame Koike]], Japanese actress
** [[Ayame Koike]], Japanese actress
* [[February 14]] &ndash; [[Diego Fagundez]], American footballer
* [[February 14]] &ndash; [[Diego Fagúndez]], American footballer
* [[February 23]] &ndash; [[Andrew Wiggins]], Canadian basketball player
* [[February 23]] &ndash; [[Andrew Wiggins]], Canadian basketball player
* [[February 26]] &ndash; [[Liam Fairhurst]], British charity fundraiser (d.[[2009]])
* [[February 26]] &ndash; [[Liam Fairhurst]], British charity fundraiser (d.[[2009]])
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* [[July 19]] &ndash; [[María José Alvarado]],Miss Honduras World 2014 (d.[[2014]])
* [[July 19]] &ndash; [[María José Alvarado]],Miss Honduras World 2014 (d.[[2014]])
* [[July 26]] &ndash; [[Holly Bodimeade]], British actress
* [[July 26]] &ndash; [[Holly Bodimeade]], British actress
* [[August 1]] &ndash; [[Derick Monasterio]], Filipino actor, dancer and singer
* [[August 1]] &ndash; [[Derrick Monasterio]], Filipino actor, dancer and singer
* [[August 4]]
* [[August 4]]
** [[Bruna Marquezine]], Brazilian actress
** [[Bruna Marquezine]], Brazilian actress
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=== March ===
=== March ===
* [[March 1]] &ndash; [[Vladislav Listyev]], [[Russia]]n [[journalist]] (b. [[1956]]).
* [[March 1]] &ndash; [[Vladislav Listyev]], Russian [[journalist]] (b. [[1956]]).
* [[March 2]] &ndash; [[Sasha Krasny]], Russian poet and song-writer. (b. [[1882]])
* [[March 2]] &ndash; [[Sasha Krasny]], Russian poet and song-writer. (b. [[1882]])
* [[March 3]] &ndash; [[Howard W. Hunter]], American Mormon leader (b. [[1907]])
* [[March 3]] &ndash; [[Howard W. Hunter]], American Mormon leader (b. [[1907]])
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* [[December 22]]
* [[December 22]]
** [[Butterfly McQueen]], American actress (b. [[1911]])
** [[Butterfly McQueen]], American actress (b. [[1911]])
** [[James Meade]], English economist, [[Nobel Prize in Economics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1907]])
** [[James Meade]], English economist, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1907]])
* [[December 23]] &ndash; [[Patric Knowles]], English actor (b. [[1911]])
* [[December 23]] &ndash; [[Patric Knowles]], English actor (b. [[1911]])
* [[December 25]]
* [[December 25]]
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* [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Medicine]] &ndash; [[Edward B. Lewis]], [[Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard]], [[Eric F. Wieschaus]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Medicine]] &ndash; [[Edward B. Lewis]], [[Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard]], [[Eric F. Wieschaus]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Literature]] &ndash; [[Seamus Heaney]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Literature]] &ndash; [[Seamus Heaney]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Economics|Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel]] &ndash; [[Robert Lucas, Jr.]]
* [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel]] &ndash; [[Robert Lucas, Jr.]]
* [[Nobel Peace Prize|Peace]] &ndash; [[Joseph Rotblat]] and the [[Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs]]
* [[Nobel Peace Prize|Peace]] &ndash; [[Joseph Rotblat]] and the [[Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs]]



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Millennium: 2nd millennium
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1995 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar1995
MCMXCV
Ab urbe condita2748
Armenian calendar1444
ԹՎ ՌՆԽԴ
Assyrian calendar6745
Baháʼí calendar151–152
Balinese saka calendar1916–1917
Bengali calendar1402
Berber calendar2945
British Regnal year43 Eliz. 2 – 44 Eliz. 2
Buddhist calendar2539
Burmese calendar1357
Byzantine calendar7503–7504
Chinese calendar甲戌年 (Wood Dog)
4692 or 4485
    — to —
乙亥年 (Wood Pig)
4693 or 4486
Coptic calendar1711–1712
Discordian calendar3161
Ethiopian calendar1987–1988
Hebrew calendar5755–5756
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat2051–2052
 - Shaka Samvat1916–1917
 - Kali Yuga5095–5096
Holocene calendar11995
Igbo calendar995–996
Iranian calendar1373–1374
Islamic calendar1415–1416
Japanese calendarHeisei 7
(平成7年)
Javanese calendar1927–1928
Juche calendar84
Julian calendarGregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar4328
Minguo calendarROC 84
民國84年
Nanakshahi calendar527
Thai solar calendar2538
Tibetan calendar阳木狗年
(male Wood-Dog)
2121 or 1740 or 968
    — to —
阴木猪年
(female Wood-Pig)
2122 or 1741 or 969
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1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1995th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 995th year of the 2nd millennium, the 95th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1990s decade.

This was the year that the Internet entered public consciousness and also the year it was completely privatized and the United States Government no longer funded it with public money - in April 1995 the NSFNET was retired.[1][2] America Online and Prodigy offered access to the World Wide Web system for the first time this year, releasing browsers that made it easily accessible to the general public.[3]

Events

January

February

March

April

April 19: A car bomb explodes outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, killing 168 people and wounding 680 more

May

June

July

Exhumed grave of victims of the July Srebrenica massacre.
The Taiwan Strait

August

September

October

November

Toy Story became the first-ever fully computer animated feature film on November 22, 1995 by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios.

December

Date unknown

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 725,405,000 721,582,000 5,823,000 730,986,000 5,581,000
Latin America/Caribbean
481,099,000 441,525,000 39,574,000 520,229,000 39,130,000
Northern America
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–March

Sardar Azmoun
Joey Badass
Adnan Januzaj
Julia Montes

April–June

Celeste Buckingham
Kenton Duty

July–September

Caroline Sunshine

October–December

Nick D'Aloisio

Deaths

Deaths
January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December

January

Siad Barre

February

Donald Pleasence
David Wayne

March

April

Lang Jingshan
Arturo Frondizi

May

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Harold Wilson

June

Warren E. Burger
Lana Turner

July

Juan Manuel Fangio

August

Jerry Garcia
Sterling Morrison

September

Gunnar Nordahl
Madalyn Murray O'Hair

October

Alec Douglas-Home

November

Yitzhak Rabin

December

Konrad Zuse
Dean Martin

Nobel Prizes

References

  1. ^ http://homes.cs.washington.edu/~lazowska/cra/networks.html
  2. ^ http://www.studymode.com/essays/Electronic-Commerce-In-Private-Purchasing-1549362.html
  3. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/31/business/company-news-prodigy-sees-quick-growth-from-internet-web-service.html
  4. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/31/business/company-news-prodigy-sees-quick-growth-from-internet-web-service.html
  5. ^ http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/nsfnet.htm
  6. ^ "104 miners are crushed to death when an elevator carrying gold miners plunges to the bottom of a Vaal Reef mineshaft near Orkney". South African History Online. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  7. ^ "Locomotive crushes 105 gold miners". The Independent. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  8. ^ NASA – Solar Eclipses: 1991 – 2000