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9 July 1995 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 9 July 1995 was a Sunday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Waterfalls” 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 9 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 9 July 1995 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 9 July 1995 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 9 July
- 1993 The Parliament of Canada passes the Nunavut Act leading to the 1999 creation of Nunavut, dividing the Northwest Territories into arctic (Inuit) and sub-arctic (Dene) lands based on a plebiscite.
- 1997 An explosion aboard a Brazilian airline TAM Fokker 100 launches engineer Fernando Caldeira de Moura Campos into a 2,400 meters free fall.
- 1999 Days of student protests begin after Iranian police and hardliners attack a student dormitory at the University of Tehran.
- 2002 The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, replacing the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The organization's first chairman is Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa.
- 2004 The Senate Report on Iraqi WMD Intelligence is released by the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, casting doubt on the rationale for the Iraq War.
Famous people born on July 9
- Tom Hanks, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1956)
- Courtney Love, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (born 1964)
- Lindsey Graham, American lawyer and politician (1955–2026)
- Jack White, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1975)
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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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