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8 December 1995 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 8 December 1995 was a Friday.
- 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 8 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 8 December 1995 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 8 December 1995 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 8 December
- 1985 The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union in South Asia, is established.
- 1987 Cold War: The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is signed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the White House.
- 1991 The leaders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine sign an agreement dissolving the Soviet Union and establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States.
- 2004 The Cusco Declaration is signed in Cusco, Peru, establishing the South American Community of Nations.
- 2010 With the second launch of the Falcon 9, and the first launch of the Dragon, SpaceX becomes the first private company to successfully launch, orbit and recover a spacecraft.
Famous people born on 8 December
- Raheem Sterling, English footballer (born 1994)
- Mary, Queen of Scots, Queen of Scots, daughter of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise (1542–1587)
- Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer-songwriter (1966–2023)
- Nicki Minaj, Trinidadian-American rapper and actress (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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