At A Glance

22 April 1995 at a glance

Day of the week
22 April 1995 was a Saturday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Back for Good” by Take That.
Top Film of 1995
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1995 was Toy Story.
Star sign
The star sign for 22 April is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 22 April 1995 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 22 April 1995 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 22 April

  • 1970 The first Earth Day is celebrated.
  • 1970 Chicano residents in San Diego, California occupy a site under the Coronado Bridge, leading to the creation of Chicano Park.
  • 1977 Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.
  • 2005 Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record.
  • 2016 The Paris Agreement is signed, an agreement to help fight global warming.

Famous people born on 22 April

  • J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (1904–1967)
  • Jack Nicholson, American actor and producer (born 1937)
  • Jeffrey Dean Morgan, American actor (born 1966)
  • Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionary and founder of Soviet Russia (1870–1924)

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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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