At A Glance

12 February 1995 at a glance

Day of the week
12 February 1995 was a Sunday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Creep” by TLC.
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 12 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 12 February 1995 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 12 February 1995 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 12 February

  • 1990 Carmen Lawrence becomes the first female Premier in Australian history when she becomes Premier of Western Australia.
  • 1992 The current Constitution of Mongolia comes into effect.
  • 1994 Four thieves break into the National Gallery of Norway and steal Edvard Munch's iconic painting The Scream.
  • 1999 United States President Bill Clinton is acquitted by the United States Senate in his impeachment trial.
  • 2001 NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.

Famous people born on February 12

  • Abraham Lincoln, American lawyer and statesman, 16th President of the United States (1809–1865)
  • Josh Brolin, American actor (born 1968)
  • Michael McDonald, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (born 1952)
  • Christina Ricci, American actress and producer (born 1980)

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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.
More events of 1995 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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