Date: May 28, 1995
The UK's oldest investment banking institute, Barings Bank, collapses after a rogue securities broker Nick Leeson loses $1.4 billion by speculating on the Singapore International Monetary Exchange using futures contracts. Date: February 26, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This…
First Chechen War: Russian paramilitary troops begin a massacre of civilians in Samashki, Chechnya. Date: April 7, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1995Iceland Súðavík Avalanche Destroys Homes, Kills 14 – January 16, 1995Manila…
Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 crashes into the Tararua Range during approach to Palmerston North Airport on the North Island of New Zealand, killing four. Date: June 9, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 1995Austria, Finland, Sweden Join the EU – January 1, 1995Bose-Einstein Condensate First Created June 5, 1995Space Shuttle Endeavour…
Space Shuttle Endeavour launches from the Kennedy Space Center on STS-67, carrying the ASTRO-2 spacelab observatory. Date: March 2, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1995Knight Air Flight 816 Crashes in North Yorkshire, Killing…
Oklahoma City bombing: The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, US, is bombed, killing 168 people including 19 children under the age of six. Date: April 19, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…