At A Glance

1 May 1995 at a glance

Day of the week
1 May 1995 was a Monday.
Irish Chart Song in 1995
The Irish chart song for 1995 was “Gangsta's Paradise” by Coolio ft. L.V..
Top Film of 1995
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1995 was Toy Story.
Star sign
The star sign for 1 May is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 1 May 1995 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 1 May 1995 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 1 May

  • 1982 Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during the Falklands War.
  • 1991 Angolan Civil War: The MPLA and UNITA agree to the Bicesse Accords, which are formally signed on May 31 in Lisbon.
  • 1997 The Labour Party wins the 1997 General Election and Tony Blair is elected as Prime Minister.
  • 2003 Invasion of Iraq: In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (off the coast of California), U.S. President George W. Bush declares that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended".
  • 2004 Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union, celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in Dublin.

Famous people born on 1 May

  • Wes Anderson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1969)
  • Jamie Dornan, Northern Irish model and actor (born 1982)
  • Tim McGraw, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1967)
  • Ajith Kumar, Indian actor and race car driver (born 1971)

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Events of 1995 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1995 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 14 March – The American embassy in Dublin wrote to the Department of Foreign Affairs to say that the United States space administration, NASA, might need to use Shannon Airport as a landing site for their Space Shuttles during possible launch emergencies.
  • 10 April – The Heritage Act 1995 was signed into law.
  • 23 May – President Robinson visited the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma to express the thanks of the Irish people for a donation by the tribe to the starving people of Ireland during the Great Famine in April 1847.

Life in Ireland in 1995

Taoiseach

John Bruton

Petrol (per litre)

£1.65/gal

Loaf of Bread

£0.73

Average House

£44,000

Weekly Wage

£105

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