October 1995 calendar

Events

• 01 Oct 1995 Bermuda begins using new area code 441
• 02 Oct 1995 Moon Over Buffalo opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 308 performances
• 03 Oct 1995 1st 1st-class match at Hurstville Oval, Sydney (New South Wales vs. W Prov)
• 04 Oct 1995 29th Country Music Association Award: Krauss Jackson win
• 05 Oct 1995 Company opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 68 performances
• 06 Oct 1995 Colorodo Avalanche (former Quebec Nordiques) 1st NHL game, beat Detroit
• 07 Oct 1995 Mariners rally from 5-0 to force Game 5 of Division Series vs. Yankees
• 08 Oct 1995 Edgar Martinez drives home tying andwinning runs to rally Mariners to 6-5 win in bottom of 11th to beat Yankees andwin AL Division Series
• 09 Oct 1995 1995 Palo Verde derailment: An Amtrak Sunset Limited train is derailed by saboteurs near Palo Verde, Arizona.
• 10 Oct 1995 Garden District opens at Circle in the Square Theater, New York City
• 11 Oct 1995 John Bobbitt has plastic surgery to increase his penis 3 inches
• 12 Oct 1995 Patti LuPone on Broadway opens at Walter Kerr NYC for 46 performances
• 13 Oct 1995 Joseph Rotblat awarded Nobel Peace Prize
• 14 Oct 1995 Atlanta Braves become 1st team to sweep in NL playoff (beat Reds)
• 15 Oct 1995 Carolina Panthers win 1st game ever beating New York Jets 26-15
• 16 Oct 1995 Allan Donald takes 8-71 as South Africa defeat Zimbabwe
• 17 Oct 1995 Keith Moore sentenced to 6 years for robbing Sting of $9,000,000
• 18 Oct 1995 NHL Winnipeg Jets sold to Americans who plan to move them to Phoenix
• 19 Oct 1995 Hello Dolly! opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 118 performances
• 20 Oct 1995 Sri Lanka beat West Indies to win Sharjah Champions Trophy final
• 21 Oct 1995 Addison Vance, 18, of Hickory NC, crowned 7th Ms Venus Swimwear
• 22 Oct 1995 Swinging On a Star opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 97 performances
• 23 Oct 1995 In Houston, Texas, Yolanda Saldivar is convicted of first degree murder in the shooting death of Selena Quintanilla Perez and three days later is sentenced to life in prison. Saldivar will be eligible for parole in 2025.
• 24 Oct 1995 Total solar eclipse in SW / S Asia (2m09s)
• 25 Oct 1995 Victor / Victoria, opens at Marquis Theater NYC for 738 performances
• 26 Oct 1995 Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Mossad agents assassinate Islamic Jihad leader Fathi Shikaki in his hotel in Malta.
• 27 Oct 1995 Latvia applies for membership in the European Union.
• 28 Oct 1995 Atlanta Braves beat Cleveland Indians in 6 games in World Series
• 29 Oct 1995 Fool Moon opens at Ambassador Theater, New York City
• 30 Oct 1995 Quebec Referendum votes to remain part of Canada
• 31 Oct 1995 NHL New Jersey Devils agree to stay in New Jersey

Famous Birthday

• Jimin (BTS)
• Conchita Campbell
• Ireland Baldwin

  American fashion model, blonde and blue-eyed and noted for her height of 6 ft 2 in (1.

• Billy Unger

  TV Actor.

• Paige Reifler

  Model.

• MomoFifaHD

  YouTube Star.

• Lil Chuckee

  Rapper.

• Slade Pearce

  American actor.

• Alex Sanchez

  Vine Star.

• Mimi Elashiry

  Instagram Star.

• Jasmine Robinson

  Dancer.

• Marcus Blanks

  YouTube Star.

• John Robertson

  Reality Star.

• Liam Ferrari

  Dancer.

• Michael Boxleitner

  American noted family, the son of acting couple Melissa Gilbert and Bruce Boxleitner, married 1/01/1995.

• LPSLover

  YouTube Star.

• Jennifer Pappas

  Dancer.

• Grayson Allen

  Basketball Player.

• Tyler Christie

  YouTube Star.

• Park Jimin

  Pop Singer.

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Famous Deaths

• Shannon Hoon

  American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Blind Melon) (d. 1995).

• Paolo Gucci

  Italian noted family, the grandson of Guccio Gucci, founder of a fashion empire.

• Viveca Lindfors

  Swedish actress and director with a face carved of magnificent planes and angles.

• Edith Pargeter

  Author (Brother Cadfael), dies of a stroke at 82.

• Maxene Andrews

  American soprano singer, the middle child of the three siblings known as The Andrews Sisters, a close harmony singing group of the swing and...

• Rosalind Cash

  American actress, leading lady of the '70s on film, stage and TV.

• Terry Southern

  American screenwriter (Born 1924).

• Terry Southern

  American screenwriter (Born 1924).

• Bobby Riggs

  American tennis player and champion of the Wimbledon Men's Singles in 1939.

• Henry Roth

  Austria-Hungary / US writer (Call it Sleep).

• Iri Maruki

  Artist, dies at 94.

• Rene Mable Neighbour Cloke

  Illustrator, dies at 90.

• Russ Karel

  Director, dies at 45.

• Elizabeth Jane Lloyd

  Artist / teacher, dies at 67.

• Margaret Gorman Cahill

  1st Miss America (1921), dies at 90.

• Bryan Johnson

  Singer / actor, dies at 69.

• Ralph Whitlock

  Writer, dies at 81.

• Aditya Biria

  Industrialist, dies at 50.

• Hugh Charles

  Songwriter / impressario, dies at 88.

• Fred Fehl

  Photographer, dies at 89.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Mariah Carey - Fantasy
2. Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
3. Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone
4. Janet Jackson - Runaway
5. Seal - Kiss From A Rose

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Simply Red - Fairground
2. Def Leppard - When Love And Hate Collide
3. Smokie featuring Roy 'Chubby' Brown - Living Next Door To Alice (Who The F**k Is Alice)
4. Pulp - Mis-shapes / Sorted For E's And Wizz
5. Shaggy - Boombastic