At A Glance

12 November 1995 at a glance

Day of the week
12 November 1995 was a Sunday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Gangsta's Paradise” by Coolio featuring L.V..
Top Film of 1995
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1995 was Toy Story.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 1995
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1995 was the Ford Falcon.
Star sign
The star sign for 12 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 12 November 1995 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 12 November 1995 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 12 November

  • 1990 Crown Prince Akihito is formally installed as Emperor Akihito of Japan, becoming the 125th Japanese monarch.
  • 1990 Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web.
  • 1995 Erdut Agreement regarding the peaceful resolution to the Croatian War of Independence is reached.
  • 1995 Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-74 to deliver the Mir Docking Module to the Russian space station Mir.
  • 2001 War in Afghanistan: Taliban forces abandon Kabul, ahead of advancing Afghan Northern Alliance troops.

Famous people born on 12 November

  • Anne Hathaway, American actress (born 1982)
  • Ryan Gosling, Canadian actor, producer and singer (born 1980)
  • Russell Westbrook, American basketball player (born 1988)
  • Neil Young, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1945)

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Events of 1995 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1995 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 4 January – Chief justice of the Family Court of Australia, Alastair Nicholson calls for the law to recognise homosexual couples and their children as a family unit, stating that it was "unhelpful to attempt to set limits to what a family can be."
  • 2 February – Tasmanian Premier Ray Groom defies Prime Minister Paul Keating's moratorium on logging in 72 Tasmanian coupes.
  • 25 March – Liberal candidate Brendan Smyth wins the 1995 Canberra by-election with a 16% swing, a formerly safe Labor seat occupied by Ros Kelly.

Life in Australia in 1995

Prime Minister

Paul Keating

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.72

Loaf of Bread

$1.80

Average House

$140,000

Weekly Wage

$680.00

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