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19 January 1995 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 19 January 1995 was a Thursday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Zombie” by The Cranberries.
- 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 19 January is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 19 January 1995 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 19 January 1995 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 19 January
- 1993 Czech Republic and Slovakia join the United Nations.
- 1995 After being struck by lightning the crew of Bristow Helicopters Flight 56C are forced to ditch. All 18 aboard are later rescued.
- 1996 The barge North Cape oil spill occurs as an engine fire forces the tugboat Scandia ashore on Moonstone Beach in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.
- 1997 Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city.
- 1999 British Aerospace agrees to acquire the defence subsidiary of the General Electric Company, forming BAE Systems in November 1999.
Famous people born on 19 January
- Dolly Parton, American singer-songwriter and actress (1946–2026)
- Shelley Fabares, American actress and singer (1944–2026)
- Mac Miller, American rapper (1992–2018)
- Edgar Allan Poe, American short story writer, poet, and critic (1809–1849)
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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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