At A Glance

9 October 1995 at a glance

Day of the week
9 October 1995 was a Monday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Fantasy” by Mariah Carey.
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 9 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 9 October 1995 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 9 October 1995 was Full Moon.

On this day: 9 October

  • 1984 The popular children's television show Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends, based on The Railway Series by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, premieres on ITV.
  • 1986 The Phantom of the Opera, eventually the second longest running musical in London, opens at Her Majesty's Theatre.
  • 1986 Fox Broadcasting Company (FBC) launches as the fourth US television network.
  • 2006 North Korea conducts its first nuclear test.
  • 2007 The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its all-time high of 14,164 points before rapidly declining due to the 2008 financial crisis.

Famous people born on 9 October

  • Ben Shelton, American tennis player (born 2002)
  • John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (1940–1980)
  • Jacob Batalon, Filipino-American actor (born 1996)
  • Sean Lennon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (born 1975)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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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