A Look Back At
Born in 1995
What Was Life Like in 1995?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
John Major
Monarch
Elizabeth II
What Things Cost
Pint of Beer
£1.40
Loaf of Bread
64p
Petrol (per litre)
50p
Average House
£56,955
Weekly Wage
£348.00
Value of Money
£1 in 1995 would be worth approximately £2.20 in today's money.
Events of 1995 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1995 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 16 February – Neil Kinnock, former Leader of the Labour Party, resigns from Parliament after twenty-five years to take up a new role as a European Commissioner, sparking a by-election in his Islwyn constituency in South Wales.
- 16 April – PhONEday changes all telephone area dialing codes UK-wide.
- 22 June – In an attempt to reassert his authority, John Major resigns as leader of the Conservative Party (but not as Prime Minister) triggering a leadership election.
- 20 August – BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir London, Europe's first traditional-style purpose-built Hindu temple (and England's largest), is inaugurated in Neasden.
- 26 August – Middlesbrough F.C. move into their new 30,000-seat Riverside Stadium, to replace Ayresome Park which had been their home since 1903. Their new stadium is the largest club stadium to be built in England since the 1920s.
- 2 October – Manchester band Oasis release their 2nd studio album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? which proves to be one of the most successful of all time.
- 17 November – Launch of the European Space Agency's Infrared Space Observatory including a Long Wave Spectrometer built in the UK.
- 20 November – "An Interview with HRH The Princess of Wales" an episode of Panorama, is broadcast on BBC One in which Diana, Princess of Wales, is interviewed by Martin Bashir.
Popular Toys & Games
- Beanie Babies
- Pogs
- PlayStation
UK No. 1 on 1 January 1995
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