1995 Calendar

January 6, 1995 – A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines, leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack.

January 31, 1995 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Pig in Chinese astrology.

February 9, 1995 – Space Shuttle astronauts Bernard A. Harris, Jr. and Michael Foale become the first African American and first Briton, respectively, to perform spacewalks.

March 14, 1995 – Space Exploration: Astronaut Norman Thagard becomes the first American astronaut to ride to space on-board a Russian launch vehicle.

March 25, 1995 – WikiWikiWeb, the world’s first wiki, and part of the Portland Pattern Repository, is made public by Ward Cunningham.

April 19, 1995 – Oklahoma City bombing: The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, is bombed, killing 168. That same day convicted murderer Richard Wayne Snell, who had ties to one of the bombers, Timothy McVeigh, is executed in Arkansas.

June 29, 1995 – The Sampoong Department Store collapses in the Seocho-gu district of Seoul, South Korea, killing 501 and injuring 937.

July 25, 1995 – A gas bottle explodes in Saint Michel station of line B of the RER (Paris regional train network). Eight are killed and 80 wounded.

August 4, 1995 – Operation Storm begins in Croatia.

December 14, 1995 – Yugoslav Wars: The Dayton Agreement is signed in Paris by leaders of various governments.

January 12, 1995 – Laurel McGoff, American reality show contestant

January 13, 1995 – Qaasim Middleton, American musician and actor

February 10, 1995 – Haruna Kawaguchi, Japanese model and actress

April 17, 1995 – Paulie Litt, American actor

May 12, 1995 – Kenton Duty, American actor

May 25, 1995 – Gabby Soleil, American actress

June 28, 1995 – Kåre Hedebrant, Swedish actor

September 20, 1995 – Sammi Hanratty, American actress

November 2, 1995 – Brandon Soo Hoo, American actor