At A Glance

11 November 1995 at a glance

Day of the week
11 November 1995 was a Saturday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “I Believe / Up on the Roof” by Robson & Jerome.
Top Film of 1995
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1995 was Toy Story.
Star sign
The star sign for 11 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 11 November 1995 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 11 November 1995 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 11 November

  • 1992 The General Synod of the Church of England votes to allow women to become priests.
  • 1993 A sculpture honoring women who served in the Vietnam War is dedicated at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
  • 1999 The House of Lords Act is given Royal Assent, restricting membership of the British House of Lords by virtue of a hereditary peerage.
  • 2002 Russian mathematician Grigori Perelman posts the first of three preprint texts with his proof of the Poincaré conjecture. It remains the only of the Millennium Prize Problems in mathematics to be solved. He later refused both the prize money from Clay Mathematics Institute as well as the Fields Medal for his work.
  • 2004 New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is dedicated at the National War Memorial, Wellington.

Famous people born on 11 November

  • Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor and producer (born 1974)
  • Demi Moore, American actress, director, and producer (born 1962)
  • Stanley Tucci, American actor and director (born 1960)
  • Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and philosopher (1821–1881)

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Events of 1995 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '1995 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 16 February – Neil Kinnock, former Leader of the Labour Party, resigns from Parliament after twenty-five years to take up a new role as a European Commissioner, sparking a by-election in his Islwyn constituency in South Wales.
  • 16 April – PhONEday changes all telephone area dialing codes UK-wide.
  • 22 June – In an attempt to reassert his authority, John Major resigns as leader of the Conservative Party (but not as Prime Minister) triggering a leadership election.

Life in 1995

Prime Minister

John Major

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£1.40

Loaf of Bread

64p

Average House

£56,955

Weekly Wage

£348.00

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