At A Glance

7 January 1995 at a glance

Day of the week
7 January 1995 was a Saturday.
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 7 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 7 January 1995 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 7 January 1995 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 7 January

  • 1989 Sutton United, a team in the fifth tier of English league football, defeated top-tier Coventry City in one of the biggest upsets in FA Cup history.
  • 1991 Roger Lafontant, former leader of the Tonton Macoute in Haiti under François Duvalier, attempts a coup d'état, which ends in his arrest.
  • 1993 The Fourth Republic of Ghana is inaugurated with Jerry Rawlings as president.
  • 1993 Bosnian War: The Bosnian Army executes a surprise attack at the village of Kravica in Srebrenica.
  • 1999 The Senate trial in the impeachment of U.S. President Bill Clinton begins.

Famous people born on 7 January

  • Andy Burnham, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1970)
  • Lewis Hamilton, English racing driver (born 1985)
  • Nicolas Cage, American actor (born 1964)
  • Jeremy Renner, American actor (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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