At A Glance

31 March 1995 at a glance

Day of the week
31 March 1995 was a Friday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Take a Bow” by Madonna.
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 31 March is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 31 March 1995 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 31 March 1995 was New Moon.

On this day: 31 March

  • 1991 Georgian independence referendum: Nearly 99 percent of the voters support the country's independence from the Soviet Union.
  • 1992 The USS Missouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, is decommissioned in Long Beach, California.
  • 1992 The Treaty of Federation is signed in Moscow.
  • 1993 The Macao Basic Law is adopted by the Eighth National People's Congress of China to take effect December 20, 1999. Resumption by China of the Exercise of Sovereignty over Macao
  • 1998 Netscape releases Mozilla source code under an open source license.

Famous people born on March 31

  • Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor (born 1971)
  • Christopher Walken, American actor (born 1943)
  • Angus Young, Scottish-Australian guitarist and songwriter (born 1955)
  • Rhea Perlman, American actress (born 1948)

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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