1995

1995 in othercalendars
Gregorian calendar	1995; MCMXCV
Ab urbe condita	2748
Armenian calendar	1444; ԹՎ ՌՆԽԴ
Assyrian calendar	6745
Bahá'í calendar	151–152
Balinese saka calendar	1916–1917
Bengali calendar	1402
Berber calendar	2945
British Regnal year	43Eliz. 2– 44Eliz. 2
Buddhist calendar	2539
Burmese calendar	1357
Byzantine calendar	7503–7504
Chinese calendar	Giáp tuấtNiên(WoodDog); 4691 or 4631; — to —; Ất hợi niên(WoodPig); 4692 or 4632
Coptic calendar	1711–1712
Discordian calendar	3161
Ethiopian calendar	1987–1988
Hebrew calendar	5755–5756
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	2051–2052
-Shaka Samvat	1916–1917
-Kali Yuga	5095–5096
Holocene calendar	11995
Igbo calendar	995–996
Iranian calendar	1373–1374
Islamic calendar	1415–1416
Japanese calendar	Heisei7; ( bình thành ７ niên )
Javanese calendar	1927–1928
Juche calendar	84
Julian calendar	Gregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar	4328
Minguo calendar	ROC84; Dân quốc 84 niên
Nanakshahi calendar	527
Thai solar calendar	2538
Tibetan calendar	Dương mộc cẩu niên; (male Wood-Dog); 2121 or 1740 or 968; — to —; Âm mộc trư niên; (female Wood-Pig); 2122 or 1741 or 969
Unix time	788918400 – 820454399

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	19th century–20th century–21st century
Decades:	1960s1970s1980s–1990s–2000s2010s2020s
Years:	199219931994–1995–199619971998

1995(MCMXCV) was acommon year starting on Sundayin theGregorian calendar,the 995th year of the2nd millennium,the 95th year of the20th century,and the 6th year of the1990sdecade

Events

January 17: Houses destroyed in the Great Hanshin Earthquake

January 1–Austria,FinlandandSwedenjoined theEU.
January 2– FormerPresident of Somalia,Siyad Barredied. He had been ousted in1991.
January 6toJanuary 7– A chemical fire happened in an apartment complex inManila, Philippines.Policemen led by watch commanderAida Fariscaland investigators found a bomb factory and a laptop computer and disks that contain plans forProject Bojinka,a mass-terrorist attack. The mastermind,Ramzi Yousef,was arrested one month later
January 9–Valeri Polyakovcompleted 366 days in space while aboard theMirspace station breaking a duration record.
January 16– Anavalanchehit the village of Sudavik inIceland's West Fjords, killing 14 people.
January 17– A magnitude 7.3earthquakecalled "the Great Hanshin earthquake"happened nearKōbe,Japan,causing great property damage and killing 6,433 people
January 24– The prosecution delivered its opening statement in theO. J. Simpson murder trial.
January 30–John Howardbecame leader of theLiberal Party of Australia.
January 31–United States President Bill Clintonused emergency powers to extend a $20 billion loan to helpMexicoavoid financial collapse.
February 21–Steve Fossettlanded in Leader,Saskatchewan,having set a record for a solo balloon flight across thePacific Ocean.
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[March 20]] –Tokyo subway sarin attack:Members of theAum Shinrikyocult release sarin gas on five subway trains inTokyo,killing 12 people and injuring 5,510.
March 22–Valeri Polyakovreturned toEarthafter 438 days in space.
March 26—Eazy-E,an American rapper, died ofAIDS.
March 31–Selena,an American singer, wasmurderedbyYolanda Saldivar.
April 19–Oklahoma City bombing:Timothy McVeighandTerry Nicholsset off a bomb outside the Alfred P. Murrah building, killing 168 people.
April 28– A gas explosion on the subway construction site inDaegu,South Korea,killed 101 people, mainly teenage boys.
May 16– Japanese police raided the headquarters of theAum Shinrikyocult near Mt. Fuji, arresting its leader,Shoko Asahara.
May 17–Jacques ChiracbecamePresident of France.
May 28– A magnitude 7.6earthquakehits Neftegorsk,Russia,killing at least 2000 people.
June 13–Jacques Chiracannounced the continuation of nuclear tests inFrench Polynesia.
June 16–Salt Lake Cityannounced as the host city of the 2002Winter Olympics.
June 29– The roof collapsed at the Sampoong shopping centre inSeoul,South Korea.
July 11–Srebrenica massacre:Bosniak Serbs killed more than 8,000 people-most men and boys, inEurope's worst post-World War IImassacre.
July 18– The Soufriere Hills volcano began erupting on the Caribbean island ofMontserrat.
July 21– ThePeople's Liberation Armyfired missiles into waters north ofTaiwan.
August 6– The 50th anniversary of theHiroshimabombing is commemorated.
August 24–MicrosoftreleasedWindows 95.
August 29–Presidentof theRepublic of Georgia Eduard Shevardnadzesurvived an assassination attempt.
September 4–eBaywas founded.
September 27–Bob Denard's mercenaries captured President Said Mohammad Djohor of theComoros.
October– Thestoner rockiconKyussannounced they would take an indefinite hiatus. The group did not completely disband until2 yearslater.
October 1– Ten people are convicted of the1993 World Trade Center bombing.
October 3– ThebritpopbandOasisreleased their breakthrough album(What's the Story) Morning Glory?.
October 3–O.J. Simpsonwas found not guilty of the murders ofNicole Brown SimpsonandRonald Goldman.
October 17– At the age of 120 years, 238 days,Jeanne Calmentwas confirmed as the oldest human on record.
October 26– Anavalanchehit the village ofFlateyriinIceland's West Fjords.
October 28– TheBakumetro fire killed 289 people.
October 30– Voters inQuebecnarrowly rejected independence fromCanadain a referendum.
November 4–Prime MinisterofIsrael Yitzhak Rabinwas shot dead byYigal Amirat a peace rally inTel Aviv.
November 10–Nigerianhuman rights activists, including the writerKen Saro-Wiwawere executed.
November 21–Dayton Peace Agreement,the end of the civil war inBosniaandCroatia.
November 30–Javier SolanabecameNATOSecretary-General.
December 20– American Airlines Flight 965 crashed inColombia,killing 159 people.
December 30– TheUK's coldest temperature was recorded at Altnaharra in the Highlands ofScotlandat -27.2 degrees Celsius.
December 31– After 10 years,Bill Watterson,ended his legendaryCalvin and Hobbescomic strip.
Puzzle Bobblewas created, a video game popular worldwide.