At A Glance

28 October 1995 at a glance

Day of the week
28 October 1995 was a Saturday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Fantasy” by Mariah Carey.
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 28 October is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 28 October 1995 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 28 October 1995 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 28 October

  • 1982 The Spanish general election begins fourteen years of rule by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party.
  • 1990 Georgia holds its only free election under Soviet rule.
  • 2007 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner becomes the first directly elected female President of Argentina.
  • 2009 NASA successfully launches the Ares I-X mission, the only rocket launch for its short-lived Constellation program.
  • 2009 US President Barack Obama signs the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.

Famous people born on October 28

  • Julia Roberts, American actress and producer (born 1967)
  • Annie Potts, American actress (born 1952)
  • Joaquin Phoenix, American actor and producer (born 1974)
  • Caitlyn Jenner, American decathlete and actress (born 1949)

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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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