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April 1995 was the fourth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Saturday, ended on a Sunday after 30 days.

Portal:Current events

Current events of April 1, 1995 (1995-04-01) (Saturday) Dialog Telekom launches Sri Lanka's first GSM mobile phone network. Current events of April 2, 1995 (1995-04-02) (Sunday) An explosion in Gaza kills 8, including a Hamas leader. Current events of April 5, 1995 (1995-04-05) (Wednesday) The U.S. House of Representatives votes 246–188 to cut taxes for individuals and corporations. Current events of April 7, 1995 (1995-04-07) (Friday) First Chechen War – Samashki massacre: Russian paramilitary troops begin a massacre of at least 250 civilians in Samashki, Chechnya. In the United States, House Republicans celebrate passage of most of the Contract with America. Current events of April 11, 1995 (1995-04-11) (Tuesday) Former United States Defense Secretary Robert MacNamara admits in his book that the Vietnam War was a terrible mistake. Current events of April 12, 1995 (1995-04-12) (Wednesday) Young fascist give the Nazi salute at the funeral of Mussolini's daughter. The Princess of Wales makes a flying visit to Northern Ireland. The Hubble Telescope sends back pictures of the Cats-Eye Nebula, the Cart Wheel Galaxy, and the planet Mars. Actor Sylvester Stallone announces his engagement to model Angie Eberhard. A new Californian legal decision means that gun-makers can be sued for the damage that their guns cause. Current events of April 13, 1995 (1995-04-13) (Thursday) A stream of lava threatens to engulf a village on the Cape Verdi Islands. The shipwreck of torpedoed Second World War hospital ship, the "Centaur", is discovered off Cape Moreton, Queensland. Actor Burl Ives remains seriously ill in a coma. Current events of April 18, 1995 (1995-04-18) (Tuesday) Rox becomes first television series distributed via internet. Current events of April 19, 1995 (1995-04-19) (Wednesday) Oklahoma City bombing: 168 people, including 8 Federal Marshals and 19 children, are killed at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building and 680 wounded by a bomb set off by Timothy McVeigh and one of his accomplices, Terry Nichols. Current events of April 24, 1995 (1995-04-24) (Monday) A Unabomber bomb kills lobbyist Gilbert Murray in Sacramento, California. Current events of April 28, 1995 (1995-04-28) (Friday) In Daegu, South Korea, a gas explosion at a subway construction site kills 101 people, mostly teenage schoolboys. Current events of April 30, 1995 (1995-04-30) (Sunday) The United States government stops funding the NSFNET, making the Internet a wholly privatised system.

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