At A Glance
14 December 1995 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 14 December 1995 was a Thursday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Earth Song” by Michael Jackson.
- Top Film of 1995
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1995 was Toy Story.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 14 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 14 December 1995 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 14 December 1995 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 14 December
- 1981 Arab–Israeli conflict: Israel's Knesset ratifies the Golan Heights Law, extending Israeli law to the Golan Heights.
- 1985 Wilma Mankiller takes office as the first woman elected to serve as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
- 1994 Construction begins on the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river.
- 1995 Yugoslav Wars: The Dayton Agreement is signed in Paris by the leaders of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. On the same day, NATO began ground peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- 2004 The Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world, is formally inaugurated near Millau, France.
Famous people born on 14 December
- George VI (1895–1952)
- Raphinha, Brazilian footballer (born 1996)
- Michael Owen, English footballer and sportscaster (born 1979)
- Vanessa Hudgens, American actress and singer (born 1988)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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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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