At A Glance

10 September 1995 at a glance

Day of the week
10 September 1995 was a Sunday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Gangsta's Paradise” by Coolio featuring L.V..
Top Film of 1995
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1995 was Toy Story.
Bestselling Novel of 1995
“The Rainmaker” by John Grisham was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1995.
Top-Rated TV Show
“ER” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1995–96 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 10 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 10 September 1995 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 10 September 1995 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 10 September

  • 1974 Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal.
  • 2000 Operation Barras successfully frees six British soldiers held captive for over two weeks and contributes to the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War.
  • 2001 During his appearance on the British TV game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, contestant Charles Ingram reaches the £1 million top prize, but it was later revealed that he had cheated to the top prize by listening to coughs from his wife and another contestant.
  • 2002 Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, becomes a full member of the United Nations.
  • 2007 Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan after seven years in exile, following a military coup in October 1999.

Famous people born on September 10

  • Guy Ritchie, English director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1968)
  • Jack Grealish, English footballer (born 1995)
  • Ryan Phillippe, American actor and producer (born 1974)
  • Colin Firth, English actor and producer (born 1960)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1995 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1995 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • February 27 – In Denver, Colorado, Stapleton Airport closes and is replaced by the new Denver International Airport, the largest in the United States.
  • March 27 – The 67th Academy Awards, hosted by David Letterman, are held at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, with Robert Zemeckis' Forrest Gump winning six awards out of 13 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.
  • June 23 – Walt Disney Pictures' 33rd feature film, Pocahontas, is released, garnering a predominately mixed reception (the first Disney animated film to do so since 1988's Oliver & Company) but strong financial success.

Life in the US in 1995

President

Bill Clinton

Gas (per gallon)

$1.15

Loaf of Bread

$0.93

Average House

$133,900

Weekly Wage

$474

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