The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a ceasefire brokered by the UN. Date: February 17, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan. Date: February 7, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)
Astronaut Eileen Collins becomes the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle as mission STS-63 gets underway from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Date: February 3, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)
Hydroxycarbamide becomes the first approved preventive treatment for sickle cell disease. Date: January 30, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Beit Lid suicide bombing: In central Israel, near Netanya, two Gazans blow themselves up at a military transit point, killing 19 Israeli soldiers. Date: January 22, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)
After being struck by lightning the crew of Bristow Helicopters Flight 56C are forced to ditch. All 18 aboard are later rescued. Date: January 19, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 6.9 Mw Great Hanshin earthquake shakes the southern Hyōgo Prefecture with a maximum Shindo of 7, leaving 5,502–6,434 people dead, and 251,301–310,000 displaced. Date: January 17, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)
An avalanche hits the Icelandic village Súðavík, destroying 25 homes and burying 26 people, 14 of whom died. Date: January 16, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)
51 people are killed in a plane crash in María La Baja, Colombia. Date: January 11, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)