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# 1995

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Years : | 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: | 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
Years: | 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

1995 is a year in the 20th century. It is a common year that started with a Sunday.

## [edit] Events

- January 2 - Former President of Somalia, Siyad Barre died. He had been ousted in 1991.
- January 6 to 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 17 - A magnitude 7.3 earthquake called "the Great Hanshin earthquake" occurs near Kōbe, Japan, causing great property damage and killing 6,433 people
- January 24 - The prosecution delivers its opening statement in the O. J. Simpson murder trial
- January 31 - United States President Bill Clinton invokes emergency powers to extend a $20 billion loan to help Mexico avert financial collapse.
- October - The stoner rock icon Kyuss announces they would take an indefinite hiatus. The group did not completely disband until 2 years later.
- October 3 - The britpop band Oasis released their breaktrough album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?.
- December 31 - After 10 years, Bill Watterson, puts an end to his legendary Calvin and Hobbes comic strip.

## [edit] Deaths

- February 22-Ed Flanders, American actor
- March 26 - Eazy-E, rapper and record producer, N.W.A.
- July 4 - Eva Gabor, Hungarian actress
- July 25 - Charlie Rich
- August 9 - Jerry Garcia, American musician, The Grateful Dead
- December 25 - Dean Martin, American singer

## [edit] Films released

- Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
- Apollo 13
- Babe
- Batman Forever
- Casino
- Casper
- Die Hard With a Vengeance
- GoldenEye
- Jumanji
- Major Payne
- Mallrats
- Pocahontas
- Se7en
- Toy Story

## [edit] Hit songs

- "Alright" - Supergrass
- "California Love" - Dr. Dre
- "Fantasy" - Mariah Carey
- "Hey Man, Nice Shot" Filter
- "I'll Be There For You" - Rembrandts
- "Waterfalls" - TLC
- "Wonderwall" - Oasis
- "You Oughta Know" - Alanis Morissette
- "All Over You" - Live
- "As I Lay Me Down" - Sophie B. Hawkins
- "Baby" - Brandy
- "Beautiful Life" - Ace of Base
- "Besame Mucho" - Dalida (remix)
- "Breakfast At Tiffany's" - Deep Blue Something
- "Buddy Holly" - Weezer
- "Carnival" - Natalie Merchant
- "Connection" - Elastica
- "Don't Take It Personal" - Monica
- "Good" - Better Than Ezra
- "Hand In My Pocket" - Alanis Morissette
- "Hook" - Blues Traveler
- "It's Midnight Cinderella" - Garth Brooks
- "J.A.R." - Green Day
- "Jusqu'au boût du rêve" - Dalida (remix)
- "Laissez-moi danser" - Dalida (remix)ch
- "Life's a Bitch" - Nas
- "Misery" - Soul Asylum
- "Missing" - Everything But The Girl
- "One Of Us" - Joan Osborne
- "Only Wanna Be With You" - Hootie & the Blowfish
- "Rock And Roll Is Dead" - Lenny Kravitz
- "Roll To Me" - Del Amitri
- "Run-Around" - Blues Traveler
- "She's Every Woman" - Garth Brooks
- "Stutter" - Elastica
- "Take A Bow" - Madonna
- "Today" - The Smashing Pumpkins
- "Tomorrow" - Silverchair
- "When I Come Around" - Green Day
- "You Are Not Alone" - Michael Jackson
- "You Gotta Be" - Des'ree
- "You'll See" - Madonna

## [edit] New books

- The Apocalypse Watch - Robert Ludlum
- Blood Sport - James B. Stewart
- The Diamond Age, or A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer - Neal Stephenson
- The First Man (Le premier homme) - Albert Camus
- Five Days In Paris - Danielle Steel
- GoldenEye - John Gardner
- The Horse Whisperer - Nicholas Evans
- Independence Day - Richard Ford
- The Information - Martin Amis
- The Island of the Day Before - Umberto Eco
- Landscape and Memory - Simon Schama
- The Lost World - Michael Crichton
- Man Ray, 1890-1976 - Man Ray, Andre Breton
- Maskerade - Terry Pratchett
- Microserfs - Douglas Coupland
- Miracle in Seville - James A. Michener
- Morning, Noon, & Night - Sidney Sheldon
- Northern Lights (published in the US as The Golden Compass) - Philip Pullman
- Our Game - John le Carré
- Puerto Vallarta Squeeze - Robert James Waller
- The Rainmaker - John Grisham
- Rose Madder - Stephen King
- Silent Night - Mary Higgins Clark
- The Tortilla Curtain - T.C. Boyle

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