At A Glance

24 July 1995 at a glance

Day of the week
24 July 1995 was a Monday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Boom Boom Boom” by The Outhere Brothers.
Top Film of 1995
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1995 was Toy Story.
Star sign
The star sign for 24 July is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 24 July 1995 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 24 July 1995 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 24 July

  • 1980 The Quietly Confident Quartet of Australia wins the men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the Moscow Olympics, the only time the United States has not won the swimming event at Olympic level.
  • 1983 George Brett, playing for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, has a game-winning home run nullified in the "Pine Tar Incident".
  • 1987 Hulda Crooks, at 91 years of age, climbs Mt. Fuji. Crooks became the oldest person to climb Japan's highest peak.
  • 2001 The Bandaranaike Airport attack is carried out by 14 Tamil Tiger commandos, resulting in military and civilian casualties and destroyed aircraft.
  • 2012 Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Girkê Legê.

Famous people born on 24 July

  • Jennifer Lopez, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1969)
  • Rose Byrne, Australian actress (born 1979)
  • Anna Paquin, Canadian-New Zealand actress (born 1982)
  • Jorge Jesus, Portuguese footballer and manager (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.

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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