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  • 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.




  • 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.




  • 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.


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