WORLD HISTORY · 1995 日本語
Events of 1995Heisei 7 (Japan) · Year of the Pig
What happened in 1995?
In 1995, Japan was struck by the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake around Kobe and the Tokyo subway sarin attack, and Prime Minister Murayama issued his statement on the war. Around the world, the Dayton Agreement on the Bosnian War was signed.
- Austria and two others join EUEurope
- Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake strikesAsia
- Tokyo subway sarin attackAsia
- Federal building bombed in Oklahoma CityNorth America
- Aum Shinrikyo leader Asahara arrestedAsia
- Prime Minister Murayama issues Murayama StatementAsia
- Israeli Prime Minister Rabin assassinatedMiddle East
- Dayton Agreement on Bosnian War signedEurope
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1995 at a glance
| Japanese era | Heisei 7 |
|---|---|
| Chinese zodiac | Year of the Pig |
| Age of people born in 1995 | Turn 31 in 2026 |
| Previous / next year | 1994 (Heisei 6) ／ 1996 (Heisei 8) |
| Events | 118 |
| AP World History | Unit 9 (Globalization) |
| AP U.S. History | Period 9 |
Famous people born in 1995
Our birthday pages list 446 people born in 1995. Here are some of them.
- Timothée ChalametBorn December 27 · turns 31 this year · American actor known for Call Me by Your Name, the Dune films, Wonka, and playi…
- Mikaela ShiffrinBorn March 13 · turns 31 this year · American alpine ski racer who holds the all-time record for World Cup race wins…
- Patrick MahomesBorn September 17 · turns 31 this year · American football quarterback who led the Kansas City Chiefs to three Super Bow…
- Gabby DouglasBorn December 31 · turns 31 this year · American gymnast who won Olympic all-around gold in 2012 and team gold at both…
- Aoi MorikawaBorn June 17 · turns 31 this year
- Tao TsuchiyaBorn February 3 · turns 31 this year
- VBorn December 30 · turns 31 this year
- Tommy EdmanBorn May 9 · turns 31 this year
- Rina IkomaBorn December 29 · turns 31 this year
- Cody BellingerBorn July 13 · turns 31 this year
- Dua LipaBorn August 22 · turns 31 this year
- PoppyBorn January 1 · turns 31 this year
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- Sardar AzmounBorn January 1 · turns 31 this year
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- Kim Seol-hyunBorn January 3 · turns 31 this year
- Paddy PimblettBorn January 3 · turns 31 this year
- Rondae Hollis-JeffersonBorn January 3 · turns 31 this year
- Tonny VilhenaBorn January 3 · turns 31 this year
- Adam WebsterBorn January 4 · turns 31 this year
- Sarah NurseBorn January 4 · turns 31 this year
- Toafofoa SipleyBorn January 5 · turns 31 this year
- Jordan BellBorn January 7 · turns 31 this year
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- Ryan DestinyBorn January 8 · turns 31 this year
- Braden Hamlin-UeleBorn January 9 · turns 31 this year
- Dominik LivakovićBorn January 9 · turns 31 this year
- Nicola PeltzBorn January 9 · turns 31 this year
- Nick SolakBorn January 11 · turns 31 this year
- Allisha GrayBorn January 12 · turns 31 this year
- Mike McGlincheyBorn January 12 · turns 31 this year
- Eros VlahosBorn January 13 · turns 31 this year
- Maxim MaminBorn January 13 · turns 31 this year
- Natalia DyerBorn January 13 · turns 31 this year
- Jonathan AllenBorn January 16 · turns 31 this year
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- Tre'Davious WhiteBorn January 16 · turns 31 this year
- Indya MooreBorn January 17 · turns 31 this year
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Events of 1995 (timeline · 118)
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The Draupner wave in the North Sea in Norway is detected, confirming the existence of freak waves.
A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines, leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack.
An avalanche hits the Icelandic village Súðavík, destroying 25 homes and burying 26 people, 14 of whom died.
The 6.9 Mw Great Hanshin earthquake shakes the southern Hyōgo Prefecture with a maximum Shindo of 7, leaving 5,502–6,434 people dead, and 251,301–310,000 displaced.
After being struck by lightning the crew of Bristow Helicopters Flight 56C are forced to ditch. All 18 aboard are later rescued.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Beit Lid suicide bombing: In central Israel, near Netanya, two Gazans blow themselves up at a military transit point, killing 19 Israeli soldiers.
The Norwegian rocket incident: Russia almost launches a nuclear attack after it mistakes Black Brant XII, a Norwegian research rocket, for a US Trident missile.
Hydroxycarbamide becomes the first approved preventive treatment for sickle cell disease.
Astronaut Eileen Collins becomes the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle as mission STS-63 gets underway from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Steve Fossett lands in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.
The Corona reconnaissance satellite program, in existence from 1959 to 1972, is declassified.
The UK's oldest investment banking institute, Barings Bank, collapses after a rogue securities broker Nick Leeson loses $1.4 billion by speculating on the Singapore International Monetary Exchange using futures contracts.
Space Shuttle Endeavour launches from the Kennedy Space Center on STS-67, carrying the ASTRO-2 spacelab observatory.
Norman Thagard becomes the first American astronaut to ride to space on board a Russian launch vehicle.
Mississippi formally ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was officially ratified in 1865.
The Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo carries out a sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway, killing 14 and wounding over 6,200 people.
Cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returns to earth after setting a record of 438 days in space.
WikiWikiWeb, the world's first wiki, and part of the Portland Pattern Repository, is made public by Ward Cunningham.
TAROM Flight 371, an Airbus A310-300, crashes near Balotesti, Romania, killing all 60 people on board.
Selena is murdered by her fan club president Yolanda Saldívar at a Days Inn in Corpus Christi, Texas.
First Chechen War: Russian paramilitary troops begin a massacre of civilians in Samashki, Chechnya.
Oklahoma City bombing: The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, US, is bombed, killing 168 people including 19 children under the age of six.
During the Croatian War of Independence, the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina fires cluster bombs at Zagreb, killing seven and wounding over 175 civilians.
Alison Hargreaves, a 33-year-old British mother, becomes the first woman to ascend Everest without oxygen or the help of sherpas.
Shawn Nelson steals an M60 tank from the California Army National Guard Armory in San Diego and proceeds to go on a rampage.
While attempting to return to Leeds Bradford Airport in the United Kingdom, Knight Air Flight 816 crashes in Dunkeswick, North Yorkshire, killing all 12 people on board.
The 7.0 Mw Neftegorsk earthquake shakes the former Russian settlement of Neftegorsk with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Total damage was $64.1–300 million, with 1,989 deaths and 750 injured. The settlement was not rebuilt.
Downed U.S. Air Force pilot Captain Scott O'Grady is rescued by U.S. Marines in Bosnia.
Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 crashes into the Tararua Range during approach to Palmerston North Airport on the North Island of New Zealand, killing four.
Rugby World Cup: South Africa defeats New Zealand and Nelson Mandela presents Francois Pienaar with the Webb Ellis Cup in an iconic post-apartheid moment.
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani deposes his father Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, in a bloodless coup d'état.
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-71, the first space shuttle mission to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
Space Shuttle program: STS-71 Mission (Atlantis) docks with the Russian space station Mir for the first time.
The Sampoong Department Store collapses in the Seocho District of Seoul, South Korea, killing 502 and injuring 937.
Armenia adopts its constitution, four years after its independence from the Soviet Union.
In the Bosnian War, under the command of General Ratko Mladić, Serbia begins its attack on the Bosnian town of Srebrenica.
The Navaly church bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force killing 125 Tamil civilian refugees.
The NIOSH air filtration ratings update with the enactment of 42 CFR 84, previously published in the Federal Register. The new regulation includes rules governing the new N95 respirator standard.
Chinese seismologists successfully predict the 1995 Myanmar–China earthquake, reducing the number of casualties to 11.
On the Caribbean island of Montserrat, the Soufrière Hills volcano erupts. Over the course of several years, it devastates the island, destroying the capital, forcing most of the population to flee.
Third Taiwan Strait Crisis: The People's Liberation Army begins firing missiles into the waters north of Taiwan.
Comet Hale–Bopp is discovered; it becomes visible to the naked eye on Earth nearly a year later.
A gas bottle explodes in Saint Michel station of line B of the RER (Paris regional train network). Eight are killed and 80 wounded.
Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence begins.
Yugoslav Wars: The city of Knin, Croatia, a significant Serb stronghold, is taken by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated in Croatia as Victory Day.
The Chilean government declares state of emergency in the southern half of the country in response to an event of intense, cold, wind, rain and snowfall known as the White Earthquake.
Aviateca Flight 901 crashes into the San Vicente volcano in El Salvador, killing all 65 people on board.
Oklahoma City bombing: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing. Michael Fortier pleads guilty in a plea-bargain for his testimony.
The Russell Hill subway accident in Toronto kills three and injures 30, due to a combination of human error and a safety system design flaw.
In South Carolina, Shannon Faulkner becomes the first female cadet matriculated at The Citadel (she drops out less than a week later).
Tomiichi Murayama, Prime Minister of Japan, releases the Murayama Statement, which formally expresses remorse for Japanese war crimes committed during World War II.
Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, attempts to divert to West Georgia Regional Airport after the left engine fails, but the aircraft crashes in Carroll County near Carrollton, Georgia, killing nine of the 29 people on board.
Bosnian War: NATO launches Operation Deliberate Force against Bosnian Serb forces.
The 1995 Okinawa rape occurs when 3 US servicemen abduct and rape a schoolchild. This would cause widespread protest against the US military presence on the prefecture.
Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles plays in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking a record that had stood for 56 years.
Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-69, the second flight of the Wake Shield Facility.
The first game of the PCA World Chess Championship 1995, pitting incumbent champion Garry Kasparov against challenger Viswanathan Anand, takes place on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center's South Tower in New York City.
The Nagerkovil school bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force in which at least 34 die, most of them ethnic Tamil schoolchildren.
An E-3B AWACS crashes outside Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska after multiple bird strikes to two of the four engines soon after takeoff; all 24 on board are killed.
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat sign the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Bob Denard and a group of mercenaries take the islands of the Comoros in a coup.
O. J. Simpson murder case: O. J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
An Amtrak Sunset Limited train is derailed by saboteurs near Palo Verde, Arizona.
Yolanda Saldívar is found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of popular Latin singer Selena.
A commuter train slams into a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students.
Mossad agents assassinate Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Fathi Shaqaqi in his hotel in Malta.
An avalanche hits the Icelandic village of Flateyri, destroying 29 homes and burying 45 people, and killing 20.
Quebec citizens narrowly vote (50.58% to 49.42%) in favour of remaining a province of Canada in their second referendum on national sovereignty.
Israel-Palestinian conflict: Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated by an extremist Israeli.
André Dallaire attempts to assassinate Prime Minister Jean Chrétien of Canada. He is thwarted when the Prime Minister's wife locks the door.
Cleveland Browns relocation controversy: Art Modell announces that he signed a deal that would relocate the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore.
In Nigeria, playwright and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, along with eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (Mosop), are hanged by government forces.
Erdut Agreement regarding the peaceful resolution to the Croatian War of Independence is reached.
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-74 to deliver the Mir Docking Module to the Russian space station Mir.
Mozambique becomes the first state to join the Commonwealth of Nations without having been part of the former British Empire.
Nigeria Airways Flight 357 crashes at Kaduna International Airport in Kaduna, Nigeria, killing 11 people and injuring 66.
A budget standoff between Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress forces the federal government to temporarily close national parks and museums and to run most government offices with skeleton staffs.
The Dayton Agreement is initialed at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton, Ohio, ending three and a half years of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
U.S. President Bill Clinton visits Northern Ireland and speaks in favor of the "Northern Ireland peace process" to a huge rally at Belfast City Hall; he calls IRA fighters "yesterday's men".
Cameroon Airlines Flight 3701 crashes on approach to Douala International Airport in Douala, Cameroon, killing 71 of the 76 people on board.
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lanka's government announces the conquest of the Tamil stronghold of Jaffna.
Azerbaijan Airlines Flight A-56 crashes near Nakhchivan International Airport in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, killing 52 people.
The United States Food and Drug Administration approves Saquinavir, the first protease inhibitor to treat HIV/AIDS. Within 2 years of its approval, annual deaths from AIDS in the United States fall from over 50,000 to approximately 18,000.
The Galileo spacecraft arrives at Jupiter, a little more than six years after it was launched by Space Shuttle Atlantis during Mission STS-34.
An Air Saint Martin (now Air Caraïbes) Beechcraft 1900 crashes near the Haitian commune of Belle Anse, killing 20.
Khabarovsk United Air Group Flight 3949 crashes into the Bo-Dzhausa Mountain, killing 98.
Banat Air Flight 166 crashes in Sommacampagna near Verona Villafranca Airport in Verona, Italy, killing 49.
Yugoslav Wars: The Dayton Agreement is signed in Paris by the leaders of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. On the same day, NATO began ground peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The United States Government restores federal recognition to the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Native American tribe.
American Airlines Flight 965, a Boeing 757, crashes into a mountain 50 km north of Cali, Colombia, killing 159 of the 163 people on board.
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FAQ
What year was 1995 in the Japanese calendar?
1995 was Heisei 7 in the Japanese era system.
What Chinese zodiac animal is 1995?
1995 is the Year of the Pig.
How old is someone born in 1995?
They turn 31 on their birthday in 2026.
What happened in 1995?
In 1995, Japan was struck by the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake around Kobe and the Tokyo subway sarin attack, and Prime Minister Murayama issued his statement on the war. Around the world, the Dayton Agreement on the Bosnian War was signed.
Dates and events are based on Wikipedia and other references. Summaries and regions are written by the site editors.