At A Glance

31 March 1995 at a glance

Day of the week
31 March 1995 was a Friday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle)” 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 31 March is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 31 March 1995 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 31 March 1995 was New Moon.

On this day: 31 March

  • 1991 Georgian independence referendum: Nearly 99 percent of the voters support the country's independence from the Soviet Union.
  • 1992 The USS Missouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, is decommissioned in Long Beach, California.
  • 1992 The Treaty of Federation is signed in Moscow.
  • 1993 The Macao Basic Law is adopted by the Eighth National People's Congress of China to take effect December 20, 1999. Resumption by China of the Exercise of Sovereignty over Macao
  • 1998 Netscape releases Mozilla source code under an open source license.

Famous people born on 31 March

  • Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor (born 1971)
  • Christopher Walken, American actor (born 1943)
  • Angus Young, Scottish-Australian guitarist and songwriter (born 1955)
  • Rhea Perlman, American actress (born 1948)

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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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