At A Glance

7 June 1995 at a glance

Day of the week
7 June 1995 was a Wednesday.
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 7 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 7 June 1995 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 7 June 1995 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 7 June

  • 1975 Sony launches Betamax, the first videocassette recorder format.
  • 1977 Five hundred million people watch the high day of the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II begin on television.
  • 1981 The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera.
  • 1991 Mount Pinatubo erupts, generating an ash column 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) high.
  • 2000 The United Nations defines the Blue Line as the border between Israel and Lebanon.

Famous people born on 7 June

  • Prince, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor (1958–2016)
  • Liam Neeson, Irish-American actor (born 1952)
  • Tom Jones, Welsh singer and actor (born 1940)
  • Dean Martin, American singer, actor, and producer (1917–1995)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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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