Date: January 17, 1995
American Airlines Flight 965, a Boeing 757, crashes into a mountain 50 km north of Cali, Colombia, killing 159 of the 163 people on board. Date: December 20, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 20 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1995FDA…
In Nigeria, playwright and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, along with eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (Mosop), are hanged by government forces. Date: November 10, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)…
During the Croatian War of Independence, the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina fires cluster bombs at Zagreb, killing seven and wounding over 175 civilians. Date: May 2, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Nigeria Airways Flight 357 crashes at Kaduna International Airport in Kaduna, Nigeria, killing 11 people and injuring 66. Date: November 13, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1995Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches STS-74 to Mir,…
The United States Food and Drug Administration approves Saquinavir, the first protease inhibitor to treat HIV/AIDS. Within 2 years of its approval, annual deaths from AIDS in the United States fall from over 50,000 to approximately 18,000. Date: December 6, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on…
The Norwegian rocket incident: Russia almost launches a nuclear attack after it mistakes Black Brant XII, a Norwegian research rocket, for a US Trident missile. Date: January 25, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…