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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 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 August 1995: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of August 1995?


Events

  • 01 Aug 1995 Westinghouse purchases CBS-TV network
  • 02 Aug 1995 The first cold front of the White Earthquake strikes Chile, during the rest of August several communities becomes isolated due to heavy snowfall and livestock is decimated.
  • 03 Aug 1995 CNN en Espanol premieres
  • 04 Aug 1995 Darryl Strawberry joins the New York Yankees
  • 05 Aug 1995 Croatian forces liberate, Knin, and continue their advance into the Republic of Serbian Krajina.
  • 06 Aug 1995 Damn Yankees closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 510 performances
  • 07 Aug 1995 Operation Storm ends with a UN-brokered ceasefire; remaining Republic of Serbian Krajina forces start surrendering.
  • 08 Aug 1995 Jeff King of Pirates is 16th NL player to HR twice in one inning
  • 09 Aug 1995 Jerry Garcia, famed guitarist of The Grateful Dead dies from an overdose of heroin while in rehab.
  • 10 Aug 1995 Dodgers leading 2-1 in 9th forfeit game to Cards, fans become unruly
  • 11 Aug 1995 The Russell Hill subway accident results in 3 deaths and 30 injuries in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • 13 Aug 1995 77th PGA Championship: Steve Elkington shoots a 267 at Riviera, California
  • 14 Aug 1995 Shannon Faulkner becomes 1st woman to attend the Citadel
  • 15 Aug 1995 Keylee Sue Sanders, 18, of Kansas, crowned 13th Miss Teen USA
  • 16 Aug 1995 Bermudans reject independence in a referendum.
  • 18 Aug 1995 Cards reliever Tom Henke earns his 300th career save
  • 19 Aug 1995 After 5 days Shannon Faulkner quits as 1st woman at the Citadel
  • 21 Aug 1995 US District Court Judge Thomas Jackson holds the first and only hearing on the consent decree between Microsoft and the US Department of Justice. Within 17 minutes, he signs his approval of it. The decree will govern Microsoft's licensing practices of Windows for the next 6.5 years, barring the company from linking unrelated software licenses. The ruling comes after five years of investigation of monopolistic licensing practices.
  • 23 Aug 1995 Larry Hagman receives a liver transplant
  • 24 Aug 1995 Fire that wipes 6,000 acres begins in Hamptons on Long Island
  • 25 Aug 1995 Andrew Symonds scores 254 Gloucs vs. Glam, world record 16 x 6
  • 26 Aug 1995 Andrew Symonds hits 20 sixes in match for Gloucs vs. Glamorgan
  • 27 Aug 1995 Arcadia closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater NYC after 204 performances
  • 28 Aug 1995 A Bosnian Serb mortar bomb near a Sarajevo market square kills 37 civilians.
  • 29 Aug 1995 Eduard Shevardnadze, the Georgian head of state, survives an assassination attempt in Tbilisi.
  • 30 Aug 1995 Cable News Network joins internet

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in August 1995?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Waterfallsyoutube
  2. - Kiss From A Rose
  3. - You Are Not Aloneyoutube
  4. - Don't Take It Personal
  5. - Gangsta's Paradise

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Never Forget
  2. - You Are Not Aloneyoutube
  3. - Boom Boom Boom
  4. - Country House
  5. - Kiss From A Rose / I'm Alive

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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La Cérémonie

La Cérémonie

Release year: 1995

Directed by: Claude Chabrol

Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Sandrine Bonnaire, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Cassel

Maborosi

Maborosi

Release year: 1995

Directed by: Hirokazu Koreeda

Starring: Makiko Esumi, Takashi Naitô, Tadanobu Asano, Gohki Kashiyama

Strange Days

Strange Days

Release year: 1995

Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow

Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore

Country: United States of America

Mighty Aphrodite

Mighty Aphrodite

Release year: 1995

Directed by: Woody Allen

Starring: Woody Allen, Mira Sorvino, Pamela Blair, Rene Ceballos

The Five

The Five

Release year: 1995

Directed by: Takashi Ishii

Starring: Kôichi Satô, Masahiro Motoki, Jinpachi Nezu, Kippei Shîna

Books

Which were the most popular books released in August 1995?
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Ladder Of Years by Anne Tyler

Ladder Of Years

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The headline states that a NEW YORK TIMES BOOKBALTIMORE WOMAN DISAPPEARS DURING FAMILY vacation. Delia Grinstead, forty-year-old, was last seen walking along the Delaware shore wearing only a bathing suit.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

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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 …

Lightning by Danielle Steel

Lightning

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Alexandra Parker, a partner in one of New York's most prestigious law offices, barely manages to balance her career, husband, and three-year-old baby she gave birth at forty. But

Dave Barry'S Complete Guide To Guys by Dave Barry

Dave Barry'S Complete Guide To Guys

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In this wholly original book--except for one classic column on testosterone--Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dave Barry explains why the American guy is not to be confused with a husband, father, hunk, or

From Potter's Field by Patricia Cornwell

From Potter's Field

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Patricia Cornwell, #1 New York Times Bestseller, enters the chilling world Dr. Kay Scarpetta, Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner, and a brave, brilliant killer from her past.