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  • Johannesburg, South Africa
    Sunday Jan 1, 1995
    Nelson Mandela

    The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund

    Johannesburg, South Africa
    Sunday Jan 1, 1995

    In 1995, Mandela stopped to talk to street children in Cape Town, and was inspired to found organisation.So he founded Nelson Mandela Children's Fund.




  • Kosovo
    1995
    Kosovo War

    The KLA first campaign

    Kosovo
    1995

    The KLA (the Kosovo Liberation Army) , formed in the early 90's to fight against Serbian persecution of Kosovo Albanians, initiated its first campaign in 1995 when it launched attacks targeting Serbian law enforcement in Kosovo.




  • Cairo, Egypt
    1995
    George Weah

    Winning The African Footballer of The Year For The Third Time

    Cairo, Egypt
    1995

    Weah won the African Player of the Year Award for the third time in his career, and was named to the Onze de Onze by the French football magazine Onze Mondial.




  • Japan
    1995
    Cameras

    First camera with a liquid Display

    Japan
    1995

    The first consumer camera with a liquid crystal display on the back was the Casio QV-10 developed by a team led by Hiroyuki Suetaka in 1995.




  • Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
    1995
    Virtual reality

    Virtual Boy

    Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
    1995

    Nintendo's Virtual Boy console was released in 1995. A group in Seattle created public demonstrations of a "CAVE-like" 270-degree immersive projection room called the Virtual Environment Theater, produced by entrepreneurs Chet Dagit and Bob Jacobson. Forte released the VFX1, a PC-powered virtual reality headset that same year.




  • Kyrgyzstan
    1995
    Sooronbay Jeenbekov

    Deputy of The Assembly of People's Representatives

    Kyrgyzstan
    1995

    He became a Deputy of the Assembly of People's Representatives in 1995.




  • U.S.
    1995
    Jim Carrey

    Divorve

    U.S.
    1995

    Carrey and Womer divorced in 1995.


  • Tokyo, Japan
    1995
    Cameras

    First video clips recording DSLR

    Tokyo, Japan
    1995

    The first camera that offered the ability to record video clips may have been the Ricoh RDC-1 in 1995.


  • Geneva, Switzerland
    Sunday Jan 1, 1995
    World Trade Organization

    World Trade Organization

    Geneva, Switzerland
    Sunday Jan 1, 1995

    It officially commenced operations on 1 January 1995, pursuant to the 1994 Marrakesh Agreement, thus replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) that had been established in 1948. The WTO is the world's largest international economic organization, with 164 member states representing over 96% of global trade and global GDP.


  • New York, U.S.
    1995
    New York Stock Exchange

    Dow Jones Industrial Average exceeds 5,000

    New York, U.S.
    1995

    In 1995, the Dow Jones Industrial Average exceeds 5,000.


  • U.S.
    1995
    Computer animation

    Toy Story

    U.S.
    1995

    In 1995, there came the first fully computer-animation feature film, Disney-Pixar's Toy Story, which was a huge commercial success.


  • Philadelphia, U.S.
    1995
    Kobe Bryant

    1995 senior MVP

    Philadelphia, U.S.
    1995

    At Adidas ABCD camp, Bryant earned the 1995 senior MVP award while playing alongside future NBA teammate Lamar Odom. While in high school, then 76ers coach John Lucas invited Bryant to work out and scrimmage with the team, where he played one-on-one with Jerry Stackhouse. In his senior year of high school, Bryant led the Aces to their first state championship in 53 years. During the run, he averaged 30.8 points, 12 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4 steals, and 3.8 blocked shots in leading the Aces to a 31–3 record. Bryant ended his high school career as Southeastern Pennsylvania's all-time leading scorer at 2,883 points, surpassing both Wilt Chamberlain and Lionel Simmons.


  • Chechnya, Russia
    Saturday Jan 7, 1995
    First Chechen War

    The First on a long list of Russian generals to be killed

    Chechnya, Russia
    Saturday Jan 7, 1995

    On 7 January 1995, Russian Major-General Viktor Vorobyov was killed by mortar fire, becoming the first on a long list of Russian generals to be killed in Chechnya.


  • Hyōgo, Japan
    Tuesday Jan 17, 1995
    05:46:00 AM
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    Great Hanshin Earthquake

    Hyōgo, Japan
    Tuesday Jan 17, 1995
    05:46:00 AM

    The Great Hanshin earthquake or Kobe earthquake, occurred on January 17, 1995 at 05:46:53 JST (January 16 at 20:46:53 UTC) in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, including the region known as Hanshin. It measured 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum intensity of 7 on the JMA Seismic Intensity Scale. The tremors lasted for approximately 20 seconds. Up to 6,434 people lost their lives; about 4,600 of them were from Kobe. Among major cities, Kobe, with its population of 1.5 million, was the closest to the epicenter and hit by the strongest tremors.


  • Geneva, Switzerland
    Jan, 1995
    World Trade Organization

    Agreement on Agriculture

    Geneva, Switzerland
    Jan, 1995

    The Agreement on Agriculture came into effect with the establishment of the WTO at the beginning of 1995. The AoA has three central concepts, or "pillars": domestic support, market access, and export subsidies.


  • Geneva, Switzerland
    Jan, 1995
    World Trade Organization

    General Agreement on Trade in Services

    Geneva, Switzerland
    Jan, 1995

    The General Agreement on Trade in Services was created to extend the multilateral trading system to service sector, in the same way as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) provided such a system for merchandise trade. The agreement entered into force in January 1995.


  • Geneva, Switzerland
    Jan, 1995
    World Trade Organization

    Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

    Geneva, Switzerland
    Jan, 1995

    The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) sets down minimum standards for many forms of intellectual property (IP) regulation. It was negotiated at the end of the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1994.


  • Geneva, Switzerland
    1995
    World Trade Organization

    Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

    Geneva, Switzerland
    1995

    The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures—also known as the SPS Agreement—was negotiated during the Uruguay Round of GATT, and entered into force with the establishment of the WTO at the beginning of 1995. Under the SPS agreement, the WTO sets constraints on members' policies relating to food safety (bacterial contaminants, pesticides, inspection, and labeling) as well as animal and plant health (imported pests and diseases).


  • Geneva, Switzerland
    1995
    World Trade Organization

    Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade

    Geneva, Switzerland
    1995

    The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade is an international treaty of the World Trade Organization. It was negotiated during the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and entered into force with the establishment of the WTO at the end of 1994. The object ensures that technical negotiations and standards, as well as testing and certification procedures, do not create unnecessary obstacles to trade".


  • Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
    Saturday Jan 21, 1995
    Jim Carrey

    The First Golden Globe Award nomination

    Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
    Saturday Jan 21, 1995

    Jim Carrey received his first Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor for his work in The Mask.


  • New York, U.S.
    1995
    Donald Trump

    Citibank

    New York, U.S.
    1995

    In 1995, Trump lost the hotel to Citibank and investors from Singapore and Saudi Arabia, who assumed $300 million of the debt.


  • Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, U.S.
    1995
    Donald Trump

    President's Medal from the Freedoms Foundation

    Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, U.S.
    1995

    In 1995 was awarded the President's Medal from the Freedoms Foundation for his support of youth programs.


  • Burbank, California, U.S.
    Feb, 1995
    Marvel Studios

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to raise money to finance the new corporation

    Burbank, California, U.S.
    Feb, 1995

    Filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to raise money to finance the new corporation, Marvel, Isaac Perlmutter's Zib, Inc. and Avi Arad sold Toy Biz stocks, which Marvel had started and took public in February 1995.


  • Colombia
    1995
    Pedro López (serial killer)

    Lopez was sent to a mental hospital

    Colombia
    1995

    In 1995, Pedro Lopez was put on trial in Colombia for murder, but he was declared insane and sent to a mental hospital instead of prison.


  • Palm Desert Marriott Ballroom, Palm Desert, California, U.S.
    Saturday Feb 25, 1995
    Frank Sinatra

    Sinatra sang For The Very Last Time

    Palm Desert Marriott Ballroom, Palm Desert, California, U.S.
    Saturday Feb 25, 1995

    Sinatra sang for the very last time on February 25, 1995, before a live audience of 1200 select guests at the Palm Desert Marriott Ballroom, on the closing night of the Frank Sinatra Desert Classic golf tournament.


  • U.S.
    Mar, 1995
    Michael Jordan

    Major League Baseball strike

    U.S.
    Mar, 1995

    In March 1995, Jordan decided to quit baseball due to the ongoing Major League Baseball strike, as he wanted to avoid becoming a potential replacement player.


  • New York, U.S.
    Monday Mar 6, 1995
    Dollar Tree

    Dollar Tree, Inc. went public on the NASDAQ exchange

    New York, U.S.
    Monday Mar 6, 1995

    On March 6, 1995, Dollar Tree, Inc. went public on the NASDAQ exchange at $15 a share, with a market cap then calculated at $225 million.


  • Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
    Monday Mar 6, 1995
    First Chechen War

    The battle for the southern part of the city continued

    Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
    Monday Mar 6, 1995

    The battle for the southern part of the city continued until the official end on 6 March 1995.


  • Hamburg, Germany
    Saturday Mar 11, 1995
    Samsung

    Prohibiting The advertising and Sale of Rollei Watches On German Territory

    Hamburg, Germany
    Saturday Mar 11, 1995

    Samsung Techwin acquired German camera-maker Rollei in 1995. Samsung (Rollei) used its optic expertise on the crystals of a new line of 100% Swiss-made watches, designed by a team of watchmakers at Nouvelle Piquerez S.A. in Bassequort, Switzerland. Rolex's decision to fight Rollei on every front stemmed from the close resemblance between the two names and fears that its sales would suffer as a consequence. In the face of such a threat, the Geneva firm decided to confront. This was also a demonstration of the Swiss watch industry's determination to defend itself when an established brand is threatened. Rolex sees this front-line battle as vital for the entire Swiss watch industry. Rolex has succeeded in keeping Rollei out of the German market. On 11 March 1995, the Cologne District court prohibited the advertising and sale of Rollei watches on German territory.


  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Mar, 1995
    United Nations

    Worldwide ridicule

    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Mar, 1995

    UN mission to Bosnia faced "worldwide ridicule" for its indecisive and confused mission in the face of ethnic cleansing.


  • Madagascar
    1995
    Plague

    Drug-resistant

    Madagascar
    1995

    The plague bacterium could develop drug resistance and again become a major health threat. One case of a drug-resistant form of the bacterium was found in Madagascar in 1995. Further outbreaks in Madagascar were reported in November 2014 and October 2017.


  • U.S.
    Saturday Mar 18, 1995
    Michael Jordan

    Back to NBA

    U.S.
    Saturday Mar 18, 1995

    On March 18, 1995, Jordan announced his return to the NBA through a two-word press release: "I'm back."


  • California, United States
    1995
    Elon Musk

    The PhD

    California, United States
    1995

    In 1995, Musk was accepted to a Ph.D. program in energy physics or materials science at Stanford University in California.


  • U.S.
    1995
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal's third season

    U.S.
    1995

    In O'Neal's third season, 1994–95, he led the NBA in scoring with a 29.3 point average, while finishing second in MVP voting to David Robinson and entering his third straight All-Star Game along with Hardaway. They formed one of the league's top duos and helped Orlando to a 57–25 record and the Atlantic Division crown. The Magic won their first ever playoff series against the Boston Celtics in the 1995 NBA Playoffs. They then defeated the Chicago Bulls in the conference semifinals. After beating Reggie Miller's Indiana Pacers, the Magic reached the NBA Finals, facing the defending NBA champion Houston Rockets. O'Neal played well in his first Finals appearance, averaging 28 points on 59.5% shooting, 12.5 rebounds, and 6.3 assists. Despite this, the Rockets, led by future Hall-of-Famers Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler, swept the series in four games.


  • U.S.
    1995
    Shaquille O'Neal

    "2 Bad"

    U.S.
    1995

    O'Neal was featured alongside Michael Jackson as a guest rapper on "2 Bad", a song from Jackson's 1995 album HIStory. He contributed three tracks, including the song "We Genie", to the Kazaam soundtrack.


  • Samashki, Chechnya, Russia
    Friday Apr 7, 1995
    First Chechen War

    OMON and other federal forces killed at least 103 civilians while seizing the border village of Samashki

    Samashki, Chechnya, Russia
    Friday Apr 7, 1995

    Following the fall of Grozny, the Russian government slowly but systematically expanded its control over the lowland areas and then into the mountains. In what was dubbed the worst massacre in the war, the OMON and other federal forces killed at least 103 civilians while seizing the border village of Samashki on 7 April (several hundred more were detained and beaten or otherwise tortured).


  • Chechnya, Russia
    Saturday Apr 15, 1995
    First Chechen War

    The Russians launched an offensive along the entire front

    Chechnya, Russia
    Saturday Apr 15, 1995

    In the southern mountains, the Russians launched an offensive along the entire front on 15 April, advancing in large columns of 200–300 vehicles.


  • U.S.
    Sunday Apr 30, 1995
    Internet

    The Final restrictions on carrying commercial traffic ended

    U.S.
    Sunday Apr 30, 1995

    The final restrictions on carrying commercial traffic ended on April 30, 1995 when the National Science Foundation ended its sponsorship of the NSFNET Backbone Service and the service ended.


  • Geneva, Switzerland
    Monday May 1, 1995
    World Trade Organization

    Renato Ruggiero

    Geneva, Switzerland
    Monday May 1, 1995

    Renato Ruggiero was an Italian politician. He was Director-General of the World Trade Organization from 1995 to 1999.


  • Kikwit, Zaire (Present Day Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    May, 1995
    Ebola Most Major Outbreaks

    Zaire second Outbreak

    Kikwit, Zaire (Present Day Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    May, 1995

    This occurred in Kikwit and surrounding areas. The outbreak was traced to a patient who worked in a forest adjoining the city. The epidemic spread through families and hospital admissions. This outbreak infected 315 and killed 254.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday May 23, 1995
    Java (programming language)

    Originally Developed

    U.S.
    Tuesday May 23, 1995

    On 23 May 1995, Java was originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform.


  • Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Thursday May 25, 1995
    Bosnian War

    NATO bombed VRS positions in Pale due to their failure to return heavy weapons

    Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Thursday May 25, 1995

    On 25 May 1995, NATO bombed VRS positions in Pale due to their failure to return heavy weapons.


  • Redmond, Washington, U.S.
    Friday May 26, 1995
    Microsoft

    Internet Tidal Wave memo

    Redmond, Washington, U.S.
    Friday May 26, 1995

    Following Bill Gates' internal "Internet Tidal Wave memo" on May 26, 1995, Microsoft began to redefine its offerings and expand its product line into computer networking and the World Wide Web.


  • Russia
    Jun, 1995
    First Chechen War

    More than 1,500 people hostage in southern Russia

    Russia
    Jun, 1995

    In June 1995, a group led by the maverick field commander Shamil Basayev took more than 1,500 people hostage in southern Russia in the Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis; about 120 Russian civilians died before a ceasefire was signed after negotiations between Basayev and the Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Thursday Jun 1, 1995
    World Bank

    James David Wolfensohn served as the president of the World Bank Group

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Thursday Jun 1, 1995

    Sir James David Wolfensohn served as the ninth president of the World Bank Group (1995–2005).


  • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
    Jun, 1995
    KFC

    India

    Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
    Jun, 1995

    The first Indian KFC was a two-story outlet on the fashionable Brigade Road in Bangalore in June 1995. There are 350 KFC outlets in India. The company has adopted the standard KFC offerings to Indian tastes and the menu options in India include the Hot & Crispy Chicken and Fiery Grilled bucket options, Chicken Zinger, Krushers, Rice Bowlz, and the more recently launched 5-in-1 Meal Box.


  • Canada
    1995
    Black History Month

    Canada's House of Commons officially recognized February as Black History Month and honored Black Canadians

    Canada
    1995

    In 1995, after a motion by politician Jean Augustine, representing the riding of Etobicoke—Lakeshore in Ontario, Canada's House of Commons officially recognized February as Black History Month and honored Black Canadians.


  • Milan, Italy
    Saturday Jul 1, 1995
    George Weah

    Moving To A.C. Milan

    Milan, Italy
    Saturday Jul 1, 1995

    Weah joined A.C. Milan in 1995, with whom he immediately won the Italian league in 1996 under Fabio Capello, playing alongside Roberto Baggio and Dejan Savićević in Milan's attack, as well as Marco Simone, on occasion, and finishing the season as Milan's top goalscorer; he won the Serie A title once again in 1999.


  • San Jose, California, U.S
    Jul, 1995
    Gary Webb

    Dark Alliance

    San Jose, California, U.S
    Jul, 1995

    Webb began researching "Dark Alliance" in July 1995.


  • Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
    Saturday Jul 1, 1995
    Michael Ballack

    Ballack earned his First Professional Contract

    Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
    Saturday Jul 1, 1995

    In 1995, Ballack earned his first professional contract, thanks to his performances in the role of central midfielder. He was dubbed the "Little Kaiser", in reference to Franz Beckenbauer, who was nicknamed "Der Kaiser".


  • Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Tuesday Jul 11, 1995
    Bosnian War

    (VRS) occupied the UN "safe area" of Srebrenica

    Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Tuesday Jul 11, 1995

    On 11 July 1995, Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) forces under general Ratko Mladić occupied the UN "safe area" of Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia.


  • Split, Croatia
    Saturday Jul 22, 1995
    Bosnian War

    The Split Agreement

    Split, Croatia
    Saturday Jul 22, 1995

    the Split Agreement signed between Tuđman and Izetbegović on 22 July.


  • Dinara, Croatia
    Tuesday Jul 25, 1995
    Croatian War of Independence

    Operation Summer 95

    Dinara, Croatia
    Tuesday Jul 25, 1995

    From 25–30 July, the Croatian Army and Croatian Defense Council (HVO) troops attacked Serb-held territory north of Mount Dinara, capturing Bosansko Grahovo and Glamoč during Operation Summer '95.


  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Tuesday Jul 25, 1995
    Bosnian War

    Operation Summer 95

    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Tuesday Jul 25, 1995

    Military offensive by the HV (the Croatian Army) and the HVO (the Croatian Defence Council) codenamed Operation Summer 95 took place in western Bosnia.


  • Chechnya, Russia
    Aug, 1995
    First Chechen War

    Effort to convince the local commanders to release Russian prisoners

    Chechnya, Russia
    Aug, 1995

    in August, the Gen. Romanov and ChRI Chief of Staff Aslan Maskhadov went to southern Chechnya in an effort to convince the local commanders to release Russian prisoners.


  • Malaysia
    1995
    KFC

    The Charity

    Malaysia
    1995

    In 1995, Projek Penyayang KFC was founded, in Malaysia, in an effort to provide food to more than 150 orphanages every quarter.


  • Colombo, Sri Lanka
    1995
    KFC

    Sri Lanka

    Colombo, Sri Lanka
    1995

    In 1995, KFC was first launched at Majestic City, Sri Lanka. Now, there exist more than 40 KFC restaurants in Sri Lanka.


  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Friday Aug 4, 1995
    Bosnian War

    Operation Storm

    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Friday Aug 4, 1995

    On 4 August, the HV (the Croatian Army) launched Operation Storm that effectively dissolved the Republic of Serbian Krajina.


  • Croatia
    Friday Aug 4, 1995
    Croatian War of Independence

    Operation Storm

    Croatia
    Friday Aug 4, 1995

    On 4 August, Croatia started Operation Storm, with the aim of recapturing almost all of the occupied territory in Croatia, except for a comparatively small strip of land, located along the Danube, at a considerable distance from the bulk of the contested land. The offensive, involving 100,000 Croatian soldiers, was the largest single land battle fought in Europe since World War II. Operation Storm achieved its goals and was declared completed on 8 August.


  • Germany
    Friday Aug 4, 1995
    Michael Ballack

    His professional debut

    Germany
    Friday Aug 4, 1995

    His professional debut came on 4 August 1995, on the first day of the new 2. Bundesliga season.


  • Uganda
    Aug, 1995
    Internet

    InfoMail Uganda, Ltd.

    Uganda
    Aug, 1995

    In August 1995, InfoMail Uganda, Ltd., a privately held firm in Kampala now known as InfoCom, and NSN Network Services of Avon, Colorado, sold in 1997 and now known as Clear Channel Satellite, established Africa's first native TCP/IP high-speed satellite Internet services. The data connection was originally carried by a C-Band RSCC Russian satellite which connected InfoMail's Kampala offices directly to NSN's MAE-West point of presence using a private network from NSN's leased ground station in New Jersey. InfoCom's first satellite connection was just 64 kbit/s, serving a Sun host computer and twelve US Robotics dial-up modems.


  • San Siro, Milan, Italy
    Thursday Aug 17, 1995
    Marco van Basten

    Retirement

    San Siro, Milan, Italy
    Thursday Aug 17, 1995

    Van Basten had been hopeful of playing for his country at the 1994 World Cup as well as for his club in the 1994–95 season after spending the whole 1993–94 season out of action (missing Milan's victory in the European Cup as well as their Serie A title glory), but his club ordered him not to take part in the World Cup amid fear of ruining his rehabilitation. Father Joop (1931-2014) proudly declared before he died that he had no regrets whatsoever of his son's shortened career because "Marco became a top, top player and fulfilled all my hopes and dreams". Joop himself was a semi professional in Holland in the 1950's but attended his son's every game at Ajax and Milan. Marco finally conceded defeat in his battle to recover on 17 August 1995, when he announced his retirement as a player after two whole years on sidelines.Van Basten made a farewell appearance to thank the Milan fans before a home game at the San Siro, with an emotional Milan coach Fabio Capello breaking down in tears.


  • California, United States
    1995
    Angelina Jolie

    Addicted

    California, United States
    1995

    Jolie also struggled with insomnia and an eating disorder and began experimenting with drugs; by age 20, she had used "just about every drug possible," particularly heroin.


  • Los Angeles, California, United States
    1995
    Angelina Jolie

    In to Hollywood

    Los Angeles, California, United States
    1995

    Jolie also enrolled in a supporting role in the independent film Without Evidence (1995), she starred in her first Hollywood picture, Hackers (1995). The New York Times critic Janet Maslin wrote that Angelina's character Kate "stands out. That's because she scowls even more sourly than [her co-stars] and is that rare female hacker who sits intently at her keyboard in a see-through top.".


  • Redmond, Washington, U.S.
    Thursday Aug 24, 1995
    Microsoft

    Windows 95

    Redmond, Washington, U.S.
    Thursday Aug 24, 1995

    The company released Windows 95 on August 24, 1995, featuring pre-emptive multitasking, a completely new user interface with a novel start button, and 32-bit compatibility; similar to NT, it provided the Win32 API.


  • Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium
    Sunday Aug 27, 1995
    Heysel Stadium Events

    New Stadium

    Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium
    Sunday Aug 27, 1995

    On 28 August 1995 the new stadium welcomed the return of football to Heysel in the form of a friendly match between Belgium and Germany.


  • Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Monday Aug 28, 1995
    Bosnian War

    VRS mortar attack on the Sarajevo Markale marketplace

    Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Monday Aug 28, 1995

    On 28 August, a VRS mortar attack on the Sarajevo Markale marketplace killed 43 people.


  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Wednesday Aug 30, 1995
    Bosnian War

    Operation Deliberate Force

    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Wednesday Aug 30, 1995

    The Secretary General of NATO announced the start of Operation Deliberate Force, widespread airstrikes against Bosnian Serb positions supported by UNPROFOR rapid reaction force artillery attacks.


  • Turkey
    Friday Sep 1, 1995
    Cypriot intercommunal violence

    Rauf Denktaş repeated his claim to the famous Turkish newspaper Milliyet in Turkey

    Turkey
    Friday Sep 1, 1995

    On January 9, 1995 Rauf Denktaş repeated his claim to the famous Turkish newspaper Milliyet in Turkey.


  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Friday Sep 8, 1995
    Bosnian War

    Operation Mistral 2

    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Friday Sep 8, 1995

    The HV-HVO secured over 2,500 square kilometers (970 square miles) of territory during Operation Mistral 2, including the towns of Jajce, Šipovo and Drvar.


  • New York, U.S.
    1995
    Apple Inc.

    Fortune Global 500 List of 1995

    New York, U.S.
    1995

    Apple was ranked 123 on the 1995 Fortune Global 500 list.


  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Wednesday Sep 13, 1995
    Bosnian War

    Operation Sana

    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Wednesday Sep 13, 1995

    At the same time, the ARBiH engaged the VRS further to the north in Operation Sana and captured several towns, including Bosanska Krupa, Bosanski Petrovac, Ključ and Sanski Most.


  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Thursday Sep 14, 1995
    Bosnian War

    The NATO air strikes were suspended to allow the implementation of an agreement with Bosnian Serbs for the withdrawal of heavy weapons from around Sarajevo

    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Thursday Sep 14, 1995

    On 14 September 1995, the NATO air strikes were suspended to allow the implementation of an agreement with Bosnian Serbs for the withdrawal of heavy weapons from around Sarajevo.


  • Geneva, Switzerland
    Friday Sep 15, 1995
    United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

    Rubens Ricupero

    Geneva, Switzerland
    Friday Sep 15, 1995

    Rubens Ricupero served as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development from September 1995 to September 2004.


  • Salalah, Oman
    Sep, 1995
    Qaboos bin Said al Said

    Qaboos was involved in a car accident

    Salalah, Oman
    Sep, 1995

    In September 1995, Qaboos was involved in a car accident in Salalah just outside his palace, which claimed the life of one of his most prominent and influential ministers, Qais Bin Abdul Munim Al Zawawi.


  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Monday Sep 18, 1995
    Bosnian War

    Operation Una

    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Monday Sep 18, 1995

    Operation Una, began on 18 September 1995, when HV crossed the Una river and entered Bosnia.


  • California, United States
    1995
    Elon Musk

    Dropping out a PhD

    California, United States
    1995

    After only two days of enrolment in Ph.D., Elon Musk couldn't ignore opportunities in the Internet boom. So, He dropped out of his Ph.D. and he decided instead to launch his first company on the internet.


  • Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    1995
    Angelina Jolie

    First Love For a Lady

    Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    1995

    During the filming of Hackers (1995), Jolie had a romance with British actor Jonny Lee Miller, her first lover since the relationship in her early teens.


  • Connecticut College, Connecticut, U.S.
    Sep, 1995
    Ruby Bridges

    Bridges and Robert Coles were awarded honorary degrees

    Connecticut College, Connecticut, U.S.
    Sep, 1995

    In September 1995, Bridges and Robert Coles were awarded honorary degrees from Connecticut College and appeared together in public for the first time to accept the awards.


  • New York, U.S.
    Tuesday Sep 26, 1995
    Bosnian War

    An agreement of further basic principles for a peace accord

    New York, U.S.
    Tuesday Sep 26, 1995

    Twelve days later, on 26 September, an agreement of further basic principles for a peace accord was reached in New York City between the foreign ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and the FRY.


  • Colombia
    Friday Oct 6, 1995
    Shakira

    Releasing Her 3rd Album

    Colombia
    Friday Oct 6, 1995

    Shakira returned to recording music under Sony Music along with Columbia Records in 1995 with Luis F. Ochoa,These recordings spawned her third studio album, and her major-label debut, titled Pies Descalzos,which was released in February 1996. It only managed to reach number one-hundred-eighty on the U.S. Billboard 200 but reached number five on the U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. The album spawned six hit singles, "Estoy Aquí", which reached number two on the U.S. Latin chart, "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?" which reached number five on the U.S. Latin chart, "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos" which reached number 11 on the U.S. Latin chart, "Un Poco de Amor" which reached number six on the U.S. Latin chart, "Antología" which reached number 15 on the U.S. Latin chart, and "Se quiere, Se Mata" which reached number eight on the U.S. Latin chart.


  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Sunday Oct 8, 1995
    Bosnian War

    Operation Southern Move

    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Sunday Oct 8, 1995

    The ARBiH requested Croatian assistance and on 8 October the HV-HVO launched Operation Southern Move under the overall command of HV Major General Ante Gotovina. The VRS lost the town of Mrkonjić Grad, while HVO units came within 25 kilometres (16 miles) south of Banja Luka.


  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Thursday Oct 12, 1995
    Bosnian War

    Ceasefire came into effect

    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Thursday Oct 12, 1995

    A 60-day ceasefire came into effect on 12 October.


  • Somalia
    1995
    United Nations

    UN mission in Somalia was widely viewed as a failure

    Somalia
    1995

    The UN mission in Somalia was widely viewed as a failure after the US withdrawal following casualties in the Battle of Mogadishu.


  • Munich, Germany
    1995
    3D printing

    Fraunhofer Society developed the selective laser melting process

    Munich, Germany
    1995

    In 1995, the Fraunhofer Society developed the selective laser melting process.


  • Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
    Wednesday Nov 1, 1995
    Bosnian War

    Peace talks began

    Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
    Wednesday Nov 1, 1995

    On 1 November, peace talks began in Dayton, Ohio.


  • Erdut, Croatia
    Sunday Nov 12, 1995
    Croatian War of Independence

    Erdut Agreement

    Erdut, Croatia
    Sunday Nov 12, 1995

    Further combat was averted on 12 November when the Erdut Agreement was signed by the RSK acting defense minister Milan Milanović, on instructions received from Slobodan Milošević and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia officials.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Monday Nov 13, 1995
    James Bond

    GoldenEye premiere

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Monday Nov 13, 1995

    GoldenEye is a 1995 spy film, the seventeenth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, and the first to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It was directed by Martin Campbell and is the first in the series not to utilize any story elements from the works of novelist Ian Fleming.


  • Islamabad, Pakistan
    Sunday Nov 19, 1995
    Ayman al-Zawahiri

    The Egyptian Islamic Jihad's first success under Zawahiri's Leadership

    Islamabad, Pakistan
    Sunday Nov 19, 1995

    The 1995 attack on the Egyptian embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, was the Egyptian Islamic Jihad's first success under Zawahiri's leadership, but Bin Laden had disapproved of the operation. The bombing alienated Pakistan, which was "the best route into Afghanistan".


  • Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 21, 1995
    Bosnian War

    The war ended with the Dayton Peace Agreement

    Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 21, 1995

    The war ended with the Dayton Peace Agreement signed on 21 November 1995.


  • Israel
    Nov, 1995
    Shimon Peres

    A Prime Minister for Second Time

    Israel
    Nov, 1995

    Shimon Peres served as Acting Prime Minister until 22 November 1995.


  • Mexico City, Mexico
    1995
    Carlos Slim

    Fundación Telmex

    Mexico City, Mexico
    1995

    In 1995 Slim established Fundación Telmex, a broad-ranging philanthropic foundation, which as he announced in 2007 had been provided with an asset base of US$4 billion to establish Carso Institutes for Health, Sports and Education.


  • Paris, France
    Thursday Dec 14, 1995
    Bosnian War

    End of war

    Paris, France
    Thursday Dec 14, 1995

    The war was brought to an end by the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, negotiated at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio between 1 and 21 November 1995 and signed in Paris on 14 December 1995.


  • U.S.
    1995
    Jimmy Hoffa

    American Tabloid

    U.S.
    1995

    Author James Ellroy features a fictional historical version of Hoffa in the Underworld USA Trilogy novels as an important secondary character, most prominently in the novels American Tabloid (1995).


  • U.S.
    1995
    Dwayne Johnson

    Graduation

    U.S.
    1995

    Johnson graduated in 1995 with a Bachelor of General Studies in criminology and physiology.


  • Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    1995
    Dwayne Johnson

    Calgary Stampeders

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    1995

    In 1995, Johnson signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League as a linebacker. He was assigned to the practice roster but was cut two months into the season.


  • Paris,France
    Sunday Dec 24, 1995
    George Weah

    Winning the Ballon d'Or

    Paris,France
    Sunday Dec 24, 1995

    Due to his performances with both Paris Saint-Germain and Milan, in 1995 Weah won the Ballon d'Or.


  • California, United States
    1995
    Elon Musk

    Zip2

    California, United States
    1995

    In 1995, Musk and his brother, Kimbal, started Zip2, a web software company, with money raised from a small group of angel investors, an individual who provides capital for a business start-up in exchange convertible debt or ownership equity. With the vector graphics mapping and direction coded by Musk in Java, the company aimed to develop and market an Internet city guide for the newspaper publishing industry, with maps, directions, and yellow pages. Musk obtained contracts with The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune and persuaded the board of directors to abandon plans for a merger with CitySearch. Musk's attempts to become CEO were thwarted by the board.


  • United States
    1995
    Angelina Jolie

    Without Evidence

    United States
    1995

    Jolie played a supporting role in the independent film Without Evidence (1995).


  • Kyoto, Japan
    1995
    Nintendo

    The Nintendo 64

    Kyoto, Japan
    1995

    In 1996, Nintendo renamed the Ultra 64 to Nintendo 64, releasing it in Japan and North America, and in 1997 in Europe and Australia. The Nintendo 64 continued what had become a Nintendo tradition of hardware design which is focused less on high-performance specifications than on design innovations intended to inspire game development. With its market shares slipping to the Sega Saturn and partner-turned-rival Sony PlayStation, Nintendo revitalized its brand by launching a $185 million marketing campaign centered around the "Play it Loud" slogan.


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