At A Glance
17 September 1995 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 17 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 17 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 17 September 1995 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 17 September 1995 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 17 September
- 1991 Estonia, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations.
- 1991 The first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.
- 2001 The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression.
- 2001 George W. Bush, president of the United States, delivers remarks at the Islamic Center of Washington praising Muslim Americans and condemning Islamophobia in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.
- 2006 Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska erupts, marking the first eruption for the volcano in at least 10,000 years.
Famous people born on September 17
- Kyle Chandler, American actor (born 1965)
- Narendra Modi, Indian politician; Chief Minister of Gujarat and 14th Prime Minister of India (born 1950)
- Patrick Mahomes, American football player (born 1995)
- John Ritter, American actor and producer (1948–2003)
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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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