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What Happened In October 1995 In History

Historical Events for October, 1995

  • 3rd » O. J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case known as acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
  • 6th » 51 Pegasi is discovered to be the second major star apart from the Sun to have a extrasolar planet e.g planet orbiting around it.
  • 9th » An Amtrak Sunset Limited train is 1995 Palo Verde derailment known as derailed by saboteurs near Palo Verde, Arizona.
  • 15th » Marco Campos, died in an accident in a International Formula 3000 race at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours circuit, making him the only driver ever killed in the International Formula 3000 series.
  • 16th » The Million Man March occurs in Washington, D.C.
  • 16th » The Skye Bridge is opened.
  • 23rd » Yolanda Saldívar is found guilty of first degree murder in the shooting death of popular Latin singer Selena. Three days later, Saldívar was sentenced to life in prison, eligible for parole in 2025
  • 25th » Fox River Grove level crossing accident or A commuter train slams into a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students.
  • 26th » Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Mossad agents assassinate Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine e.g Islamic Jihad leader Fathi Shikaki in his hotel in Malta.
  • 27th » Latvia applies for membership in the European Union.
  • 27th » Former Prime Minister of Italy Bettino Craxi is trial in absentia named convicted 'in absentia' of Political corruption e.g corruption.
  • 28th » 289 people are killed and 265 injured in 1995 Baku Metro fire or Baku Metro fire, the deadliest Rapid transit or subway disaster.
  • 30th » Quebec citizens narrowly vote (50.58% to 49.42%) to remain a province of Canada in their Quebec referendum, 1995 or second referendum on national sovereignty.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1995

  • 7th » Slade Pearce, American actor
  • 12th » Claudio Encarnacion Montero, English actor
  • 12th » Jordan Howe, Welsh sprinter
  • 15th » Billy Unger, American actor
  • 20th » Zhenwei Wang, Chinese actor and martial artist
  • 21st » Antoinette Guedia Mouafo, Cameroonian swimmer
  • 21st » Shannon Magrane, American singer
  • 22nd » Stevie Lynn Jones, American actress
  • 31st » Joana Valle Costa, Portuguese tennis player

Famous Deaths for October 1995

  • 3rd » Ma. Po. Si., Indian politician (b. 1906)
  • 5th » Linda Gary, American voice actress (b. 1944)
  • 6th » Benoît Chamoux, French mountaineer (b. 1961)
  • 7th » Ernest Ingenito, American murderer (b. 1924)
  • 8th » Christopher Keene, American conductor (b. 1946)
  • 9th » Alec Douglas-Home, English-Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1903)
  • 15th » Bengt Åkerblom, Swedish ice hockey player (b. 1967)
  • 15th » Marco Campos, Brazilian race car driver (b. 1976)
  • 19th » Don Cherry (trumpeter) known as Don Cherry, American trumpet player (Codona, New York Contemporary Five, and Old and New Dreams) (b. 1936)
  • 19th » Harilaos Perpessas, Greek composer (b. 1907)
  • 20th » Christopher Stone (actor) or Christopher Stone, American actor (b. 1942)
  • 21st » Maxene Andrews, American singer (The Andrews Sisters) (b. 1916)
  • 21st » Jesús Blasco, Spanish author and illustrator (b. 1919)
  • 21st » Shannon Hoon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Blind Melon) (b. 1967)
  • 22nd » Kingsley Amis, English author and poet (b. 1922)
  • 25th » Te Ata Fisher, American actress (b. 1895)
  • 25th » Viveca Lindfors, Swedish actress (b. 1920)
  • 25th » Bobby Riggs, American tennis player (b. 1918)
  • 26th » Wilhelm Freddie, Danish painter and sculptor (b. 1909)
  • 26th » Gorni Kramer, Italian bassist, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1913)
  • 29th » Terry Southern, American author, screenwriter, and academic (b. 1924)
  • 31st » Rosalind Cash, American actress and singer (b. 1938)

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