May 1995 calendar

Events

• 01 May 1995 On the Waterfront opens at Atkinson Theater NYC for 8 performances
• 02 May 1995 Hamlet opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 121 performances
• 03 May 1995 My Thing of Love opens at Beck Theater NYC for 16 performances
• 05 May 1995 Last basketball game at Boston Gardens (Orlando Magic beats Boston Celtics).
• 06 May 1995 Classic Sports Network begins on cable TV.
• 07 May 1995 On the Waterfront closes at Atkinson Theater NYC after 8 performances
• 09 May 1995 Kinshasa, Zaire under quarantine after an outbreak of Ebola virus.
• 10 May 1995 Britain lifts a 23-year ban on ministerial talks with Sinn Fein.
• 11 May 1995 In New York City, more than 170 countries decide to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty indefinitely and without conditions.
• 12 May 1995 Jose Mesa gets first of his Major League record 37 consecutive saves.
• 13 May 1995 6.5 earthquake hits Greece
• 14 May 1995 My Thing of Love closes at Beck Theater NYC after 16 performances
• 16 May 1995 Japanese police besiege the headquarters of Aum Shinrikyo near Mount Fuji and arrest cult leader Shoko Asahara.
• 17 May 1995 Shawn Nelson, 35, goes on a tank rampage in San Diego, California.
• 18 May 1995 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Sandra Postma.
• 19 May 1995 Emmy 22nd Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 15th time
• 20 May 1995 CBS News fires co-anchor Connie Chung.
• 21 May 1995 Chris Johnson wins Star Bank LPGA Golf Classic.
• 22 May 1995 Laverne and Shirley 20th anniversary reunionn special, televised
• 23 May 1995 47th time opposing pitchers hit HRS, K Foster (Cubs) / M Freeman (Rocks)
• 24 May 1995 AFC Ajax wins the UEFA Champions League at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna by defeating A.C. Milan 0–1 by a goal of Patrick Kluivert. This was the third consecutive win of Ajax over Milan that season, ranking Ajax in the fourth place on the list of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners.
• 26 May 1995 Microsoft chairman Bill Gates issues an internal memo "The Internet Tidal Wave", saying he believes the Internet to be the single most important development in the computer industry since the IBM Personal Computer. He gives the highest level of importance to the Internet, calling it "critical to every part of our business".
• 27 May 1995 The 7.0 M  Neftegorsk earthquake shakes northern Sakhalin Island in Russia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 1,989 people dead and 750 injured.
• 28 May 1995 Inspector Calls closes at Royale Theater NYC after 454 performances

Famous Birthday

• Ilona Hallyday

  French noted family, the daughter of model Estelle Lefebure and singer David Hallyday and granddaughter of rock star Johnny Hallyday.

• Clara Augarde
• Missy Franklin

  Swimmer.

• Kenton Duty

  TV Actor.

• Kelly Gale

  Swedish model.

• Gabriella Papadakis

  American-French ice dancer of pair skating, of Greek descent, training in Montreal (Quebec).

• Julien Marchand
• Kiiara
• Tiera Skovbye

  TV Actress.

• Radhika Madan

  TV Actress.

• Celeste Buckingham

  Pop Singer.

• Jai Brooks

  YouTube Star.

• Gabriella Demartino

  YouTube Star.

• Niki Demartino

  YouTube Star.

• Kenny Holland

  Pop Singer.

• Ksenia Sitnik

  Belarusian singer.

• Luke Brooks

  YouTube Star.

• Shaquon Thomas

  Rapper.

• Arden Rose

  YouTube Star.

• Erin Kelly

  American noted family, first daughter of quarterback Jim Kelly and his fiancé Jill Waggoner.

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Famous Deaths

• Elizabeth Montgomery

  American actress who hit her stride on TV, especially in the series "Bewitched," which began taping in July 1964 and lasted until 1972.

• Mia Martini

  Italian pop singer, songwriter and sister of rock singer Loredana Berte.

• Mikhail Botvinnik

  Russian chess player, grandmaster and world champion (Born 1911).

• Harold Wilson

  British politician who became Prime Minister 3/04/1974 upon Edward Heath’s resignation.

• Dany Robin

  French actress whose international work includes Alfred Hitchcock's "Topaz," 1969.

• Michael Hordern

  Hertfordshire, England -- Actor (Friar Domingo-Shogun).

• Les Aspin

  American politician, the former Secretary of Defense, appointed by President Bill Clinton to steer the Pentagon into the uncharted waters of...

• Elisha Cook Jr

  American actor (Maltese Falcon, Shane), dies at age 91 (born 1903).

• Harold Berens

  Comedian, dies at 92.

• Ulyses Simpson Kay

  Composer, dies at 78.

• Michael Horden

  Actor (Fool, Green Man, Scoop), dies at 83.

• Jerry Zipkin

  socialite, dies at age 80.

• Maria Pia de Saxe-Coburgo e Braganca (also known as Hilda Toledano)

  writer, self-styled Duchess of Braganza and claimant to the throne of Portugal (Born 1907).

• Eric Porter

  British actor (Born 1928).

• Edouard Dermit

  Actor (Testament of Orpheus), dies at 69.

• Henning Kronstam

  Dancer, dies at 60.

• James Pack

  naval officer museum curator, dies at age 81.

• Mike Pyne

  Jazz Pianist, dies at 54.

• Prem Bhatia

  Journalist, dies at 83.

• Bernard Benjamin Gillis

  judge, dies at age 89.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It
2. Adina Howard - Freak Like Me
3. Bryan Adams - Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?
4. TLC - Red Light Special
5. Boyz II Men - Water Runs Dry

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Robson Green & Jerome Flynn - Unchained Melody / White Cliffs Of Dover
2. Oasis - Some Might Say
3. Livin' Joy - Dreamer
4. Perez 'Prez' Prado & His Orchestra - Guaglione
5. Take That - Back For Good