At A Glance
25 January 1995 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 25 January 1995 was a Wednesday.
- 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 25 January is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 25 January 1995 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 25 January 1995 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 25 January
- 1980 Mother Teresa is honored with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.
- 1986 The National Resistance Movement topples the government of Tito Okello in Uganda.
- 1994 The spacecraft Clementine by BMDO and NASA is launched.
- 1995 The Norwegian rocket incident: Russia almost launches a nuclear attack after it mistakes Black Brant XII, a Norwegian research rocket, for a US Trident missile.
- 1998 During a historic visit to Cuba, Pope John Paul II demands political reforms and the release of political prisoners while condemning US attempts to isolate the country.
Famous people born on 25 January
- Xavi, Spanish footballer (born 1980)
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian actor, comedian, and politician, 6th President of Ukraine (born 1978)
- Virginia Woolf, English novelist, essayist, short story writer, and critic (1882–1941)
- Alicia Keys, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (born 1981)
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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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