At A Glance

26 March 1995 at a glance

Day of the week
26 March 1995 was a Sunday.
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 26 March is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 26 March 1995 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 26 March 1995 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 26 March

  • 1979 Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Egypt–Israel peace treaty in Washington, D.C.
  • 1981 Social Democratic Party (UK) is founded as a party.
  • 1982 A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C.
  • 1991 Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay sign the Treaty of Asunción, establishing Mercosur, the South Common Market.
  • 2005 Around 200,000 to 300,000 Taiwanese demonstrate in Taipei in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of China.

Famous people born on 26 March

  • Diana Ross, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1944)
  • Keira Knightley, English actress (born 1985)
  • James Caan, American actor and singer (1940–2022)
  • Mikel Arteta, Spanish footballer (born 1982)

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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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