UK, 
US, 
Australia & 
IrelandAt A Glance
24 July 1995 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 24 July 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 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)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Choose your country: the charts, news and leaders change to match.
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
Or
Browse by Year
Famous Faces Born in the 1990s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Saoirse Ronan12 April 1994ActressView their day →Ian Machado Garry17 November 1997Mixed martial arts fighterView their day →Paul Mescal2 February 1996ActorView their day →Barry Keoghan18 October 1992ActorView their day →Eve Hewson7 July 1991ActressView their day →Jack Gleeson20 May 1992ActorView their day →Mark English18 March 1993Middle-distance runnerView their day →Grian Chatten19 July 1995SingerView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
About The Day You Were Born
Ever wondered what was happening in the world when you took your first breath? Our birthday lookup tool reveals the fascinating history of your special day.
About The Birthday Chronicle and where our data comes from →