Date: January 17, 1995
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) More events from 1995Súðavík…
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) More events from 1995Valeri Polyakov…
The Chilean government declares state of emergency in the southern half of the country in response to an event of intense, cold, wind, rain and snowfall known as the White Earthquake. Date: August 7, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On…
The World Trade Organization comes into being. Date: January 1, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1995Soufrière Hills Volcano Erupts on Montserrat, Devastating Island July 18, 1995TAROM Flight 371 Crashes Near Balotesti, Romania, March…
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) More events from 1995Cal Ripken Jr. Breaks Consecutive Games Record, September 6,…
Shawn Nelson steals an M60 tank from the California Army National Guard Armory in San Diego and proceeds to go on a rampage. Date: May 17, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1995Serb Krajina…