WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO DECEMBER 1995
Find out what all happened July to December 1995

289 people are killed and 265 injured in Baku Metro fire, the deadliest subway disaster. (28. October 1995)

The Rova of Antananarivo, home of the sovereigns of Madagascar from the 16th to 19th centuries, is destroyed by fire. (6. November 1995)

The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber's manifesto. (19. September 1995)

The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.. (27. July 1995)

The Navaly church bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force killing 125 Tamil civilian refugees. (9. July 1995)

Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lankan government announces the conquest of the Tamil stronghold of Jaffna. (5. December 1995)

Body Worlds opens in Tokyo, Japan (14. September 1995)

The Million Man March occurs in Washington, D.C. (16. October 1995)

A truck-bomb explodes outside of a US-operated Saudi Arabian National Guard training center in Riyadh, killing five Americans and two Indians. A group called the Islamic Movement for Change claims responsibility. (13. November 1995)

Latvia applies for membership in the European Union. (27. October 1995)

The United States Government restores federal recognition to the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indian tribe. (19. December 1995)

The Dayton Peace Agreement is initialed at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton, Ohio, ending three and a half years of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The agreement is formally ratified in Paris, on December 14 that same year. (21. November 1995)

Yolanda Saldívar is found guilty of first degree murder in the shooting death of popular Latin singer Selena. Three days later, Saldívar was sentenced to life in prison, eligible for parole in 2025 (23. October 1995)

A Cubana de Aviación Antonov An-24 crashes into the Caribbean off southeast Cuba killing 44 people. (11. July 1995)

The city of Knin, a significant Serb stronghold, is captured by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated in Croatia as Victory Day. (5. August 1995)

Operation Storm begins in Croatia. (4. August 1995)

André Dallaire attempts to assassinate Prime Minister Jean Chrétien of Canada. He is thwarted when the Prime Minister's wife locks the door. (5. November 1995)

In South Carolina, Shannon Faulkner becomes the first female cadet matriculated at The Citadel (she drops out less than a week later). (15. August 1995)

A gas bottle explodes in Saint Michel station of line B of the RER (Paris regional train network). Eight are killed and 80 wounded. (25. July 1995)

Cleveland Browns relocation controversy: Art Modell announces that he signed a deal that would relocate the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore to become the Baltimore Ravens, the first time the city had a football team since 1983 when they were the Baltimore Colts. (6. November 1995)

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