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30 May 1995 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 30 May 1995 was a Tuesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Unchained Melody / White Cliffs of Dover” by Robson & Jerome.
- Top Film of 1995
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1995 was Toy Story.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 30 May is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 30 May 1995 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 30 May 1995 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 30 May
- 1982 Cold War: Spain joins NATO.
- 1989 Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 10-metre high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators.
- 1990 Croatian Parliament is constituted after the first free, multi-party elections, today celebrated as the National Day of Croatia.
- 1998 Nuclear Testing: Pakistan conducts an underground test in the Kharan Desert. It is reported to be a plutonium device with yield of 20kt TNT equivalent.
- 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions is adopted.
Famous people born on 30 May
- Larry Silverstein, American real estate magnate (born 1931)
- Tom Morello, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1964)
- Mel Blanc, American voice actor (1908–1989)
- Idina Menzel, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1971)
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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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