Search results
Dec 26, 2005 · India in 1995: Major events and happenings. It was the year the Shiv Sena came to power in Maharashtra, Bombay became Mumbai and Mayawati became Uttar Pradesh's first Dalit chief minister. Advertisement. UPDATED: Apr 30, 2012 17:33 IST.
- Cover Story
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
January 1: British serial killer, Fred West, is found hanged in his cell at Winson Green Prison, Birmingham. He and his wife are due to go on trial for murdering up to 12 women and children (including two of Fred’s daughters), January 2: Using the Keck telescope in Hawaii, scientists discover the most distant galaxy known to man so far (estimated t...
February 1: Richey James Edwards of Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers goes missing after leaving the London Embassy Hotel. He is never found. February 9: During US/Russian space mission STS-63, Bernard A. Harris Jr. becomes the first African American and Michael Foale becomes the first Briton to walk in space. February 10: Danny Boyle’s direct...
March 9: The Queen and Prince Phillip visit Northern Ireland for the first time since the ceasefire between IRA and Loyalists came into force in ‘94. March 16: The American state Mississippi becomes the last state to approve the abolition of slavery as it ratifies the 13th amendment. The thirteenth amendment was nationally ratified in 1865, but was...
April 7: The most notorious attack on civilian life takes place during the First Chechen War. Russian troops kill around 100 people in the village of Samashki in Chechnya. April 18: Texas newspaper the Huston Postceases publication after 116 years. April 19: Timothy McVeigh and an accomplice, Terry Nichols park a pickup truck full of explosives in ...
May 11: Over 170 countries agree to indefinitely extend the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The treaty was created in the 1960s to promote peaceful uses of nuclear power and to achieve nuclear disarmament globally. May 13: Northwestern Greece is struck with a severe earthquake. Western Macedonia suffers $450 million in damage and 25 people are in...
June 2: A United States Air Force pilot, Captain Scott O’Grady is shot down when patrolling the NATO no-fly zone over Bosnia. He survives by ejecting from his F-16 fighter plane but will not be rescued for six days. June 6: NASA’s space endurance record is broken by U.S. astronaut, Norman Thagard, who spends 84 days in space during a single mission...
July 11: For the first time in 20 years (since the Vietnam War) President Clinton announces the restoration of relations between the United States and Vietnam. July 6: As 1995 events unfold in the Bosnian War, Bosnian Serb troops begin shelling the town of Srebrenica. As a result over 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men are killed. This genocide is the worst ...
August 4: The last major battle of the Croatian war of independence begins. Operation Storm is launched by the Croatian army with the cooperation of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, they reclaim 10,400 square kilometres (4,000 square miles) of territory within 3 days. August 6: In the UK new legislation goes into effect which all...
September 2: Frank Bruno takes the World Boxing Championship heavyweight title, beating Oliver McCall in 12 rounds on points. September 4: Xena: Warrior Princessstarring Lucy Lawless debuts in America and soon reaches cult TV status. September 7: At the 12th MTV Video Music Awards Michael Jackson performs a non-stop medley of his greatest songs for...
October 3: One of the most notable events in this 1995 timeline; in the case dubbed the trial of the century by the media, O. J. Simpson is found not guilty of murdering his former wife Nicole Simpson and her boyfriend, Ronald Goldman. The jury had deliberated for approximately four hours. October 4: Category 3 Hurricane Opal hits Florida winds are...
Mar 29, 2012 · Historical events from year 1995. Learn about 622 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1995 or search by date or keyword.
Nov 17, 2015 · The tiger timeline depicts the series of events that occurred in Nepal and around the world to save tigers starting from the year 1950.
This Year in History: 1995. Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
People also ask
What happened in 1995?
What happened on July 11th 1995?
What is a tiger timeline?
What happened on April 19 1995?
January 4 – The 104th United States Congress, the first controlled by Republicans in both houses since 1953 to 1955, convenes. January 24 – State of the Union Address. January 26 – The House of Representatives passes a balanced budget amendment to the US Constitution by a vote of 300-132.