At A Glance

17 January 1995 at a glance

Day of the week
17 January 1995 was a Tuesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Cotton Eye Joe” by Rednex.
Top Film of 1995
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1995 was Toy Story.
Star sign
The star sign for 17 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 17 January 1995 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 17 January 1995 was Full Moon.

On this day: 17 January

  • 1992 During a visit to South Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II.
  • 1996 The Czech Republic applies for membership in the European Union.
  • 1997 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station: A Delta II carrying the GPS IIR-1 satellite explodes 13 seconds after launch, dropping 250 tons of burning rocket remains around the launch pad.
  • 1998 Clinton–Lewinsky scandal: Matt Drudge breaks the story of the Bill Clinton–Monica Lewinsky affair on his Drudge Report website.
  • 2002 Mount Nyiragongo erupts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing an estimated 400,000 people.

Famous people born on 17 January

  • Jim Carrey, Canadian-American actor, comedian, and producer (born 1962)
  • Enzo Fernández, Argentinian footballer (born 2001)
  • Muhammad Ali, American boxer and activist (1942–2016)
  • Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Jr., American environmental lawyer, writer, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)

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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.
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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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