At A Glance

27 September 1995 at a glance

Day of the week
27 September 1995 was a Wednesday.
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 27 September is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 27 September 1995 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 27 September 1995 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 27 September

  • 1988 The National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and others to fight dictatorship in Myanmar.
  • 1992 Palestinian prisoners went on a 15-day hunger strike.
  • 1996 The Battle of Kabul ends in a Taliban victory; an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is established.
  • 1996 Confusion on a tanker ship results in the Julie N oil spill in Portland, Maine.
  • 1998 The Google internet search engine retroactively claims this date as its birthday.

Famous people born on 27 September

  • Gwyneth Paltrow, American actress, blogger, and businesswoman (born 1972)
  • Jenna Ortega, American actress (born 2002)
  • Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer (born 1984)
  • Meat Loaf, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (1947–2022)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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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