At A Glance

18 September 1995 at a glance

Day of the week
18 September 1995 was a Monday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Boombastic” by Shaggy.
Top Film of 1995
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1995 was Toy Story.
Star sign
The star sign for 18 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 18 September 1995 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 18 September 1995 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 18 September

  • 1988 The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar comes to an end.
  • 1989 An attempted coup d'état against Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaoré is uncovered and foiled.
  • 1990 Liechtenstein becomes a member of the United Nations.
  • 1997 The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is adopted.
  • 2001 First mailing of anthrax letters from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax attacks.

Famous people born on 18 September

  • Jason Sudeikis, American actor and comedian (born 1975)
  • James Gandolfini, American actor and producer (1961–2013)
  • John McAfee, British-American computer programmer and businessman, founded McAfee (1945–2021)
  • James Marsden, American actor (born 1973)

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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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