February 1995 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in February 1995.
The US president was Bill Clinton (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Sir John Major (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.
But much more happened on February 1995: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of February 1995?
Events
- 01 Feb 1995 Amtrak New York-Tampa run ends.
- 02 Feb 1995 Moliere Comedies opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 56 performances
- 03 Feb 1995 STS 63 (Discovery 19), launches into orbit
- 04 Feb 1995 Sandra Volker swims female European record 50m backstroke (27.77)
- 05 Feb 1995 NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 41-13.
- 06 Feb 1995 Beachboy Brian Wilson weds Melinda Ledbetter.
- 08 Feb 1995 6.4 earthquake at Trujillo, Colombia (46+ killed).
- 09 Feb 1995 Heiress opens at Cort Theater NYC for 340 performances
- 10 Feb 1995 Sun Cayun pole vaults female indoor world record (4.12m)
- 11 Feb 1995 Space shuttle STS-63 (Discovery 19), lands
- 12 Feb 1995 PRI loses / PAN wins Mexican regional elections
- 13 Feb 1995 West Indies beats New Zealand by innings and 332, Courtney Walsh 13-55.
- 14 Feb 1995 Roseanne weds bodyguard Ben Thomas
- 15 Feb 1995 Dow-Jones closes at record 3986.17
- 17 Feb 1995 11th Soap Opera Digest Awards
- 18 Feb 1995 Angela Kennedy swims world record 100 metre butterfly.
- 19 Feb 1995 1st broadcast of Woman of Independent Means on NBC-TV
- 21 Feb 1995 RAF-pilot Jo Salter is 1st woman to fly in a tornado
- 22 Feb 1995 Algiers police kill at least 99 prison rioters
- 23 Feb 1995 Uncle Vanya opens at Circle in the Square Theater NYC for 29 performances
- 24 Feb 1995 Dow-Jones hits record 4011.74
- 25 Feb 1995 PBA National Championship Won by Scott Alexander.
- 26 Feb 1995 London finance house of Barings collapse after losses in Singapore by trader Nick Leeson
- 27 Feb 1995 In Denver, Colorado, the old Stapleton Airport closes; it is replaced by a new Denver International Airport, the largest airport in the United States.
- 28 Feb 1995 Members of the group Patriot's Council are convicted in Minnesota of manufacturing ricin.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in February 1995?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- TLC - Creep
- Madonna - Take A Bow
- Boyz II Men - On Bended Knee
- Real McCoy - Another Night
- Soul For Real - Candy Rain
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Celine Dion - Think Twice
- N-Trance - Set You Free
- Alex Party - Don't Give Me Your Life
- MN8 - I've Got A Little Something For You
- Cher, Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry With Eric Clapton - Love Can Build A Bridge
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Books
Which were the most popular books released in February 1995?
The Murderers
By: W.E.B. Griffin
In his Philadelphia home, a narcotics officer is killed. An attempted robbery leads to the death of a bar owner's partner and wife.
Border Music
By: Robert James Waller
Texas Jack Carmine is an independent soul, a rider on roads and a man with deep secrets dating back to Vietnam. He also has hungers that prevent him from settling down.
Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man
By: Tim Allen
A comic who is a man's comic is now a bookseller's dream. Tim Allen, the star of ABC's Home Improvement and the #1 TV show, has written the book that millions have been waiting for: the naked truth about Allen's …
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
By: John Berendt
In the early morning hours of May 2, 1981, shots rang out from Savannah's grandest mansion. Is it murder? Or self-defense? The shooting and its aftermath were heard throughout the hauntingly beautiful city of shaded squares and moss-hung oaks for …
No Ordinary Time
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
No Ordinary Time won the Pulitzer Prize for History. It is a monumental book that brilliantly chronicles one of the most exciting and innovative periods in history.