The almanac
The 1995 Edition
Limited to about 135 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 1995. About 119 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 1995
- A shuttle docked with MirAtlantis linked up with the Russian space station for the first time.June · Source: NASA
- Norway won the Women's World CupNorway beat Germany 2 to 0 in the final in Stockholm, Sweden.June 18 · Source: RSSSF
- Jonathan Edwards set a triple jump recordThe British athlete leaped 18.29 meters in Sweden, a mark that still stands.August 7 · Source: Guinness World Records
- Windows 95 went on saleMicrosoft's new system arrived with a Start button and a huge launch campaign.August 24 · Source: Computer History Museum
- A planet found around a sunlike starTwo Swiss astronomers announced the first such planet beyond our solar system.October · Source: The Nobel Prize
- Toy Story opened in theatersPixar's Woody and Buzz starred in the first full-length computer-animated film.November 22 · Source: The Numbers
- One Sweet Day debuted at No. 1Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men entered the Billboard Hot 100 at the top.December 2 · Source: Billboard
- Galileo arrived at JupiterThe NASA probe went into orbit and dropped a probe into the planet's clouds.December 7 · Source: NASA
Famous people born in 1995
- Kendall JennerAmerican media personality and model · born November 3
- Timothée ChalametFrench-American actor · born December 27
- Joshua KimmichGerman association football player · born February 8
- JisooSouth Korean singer-songwriter, actress, and model · born January 3
- Takumi MinaminoJapanese association football player · born January 16
- Gigi HadidAmerican fashion model and television personality · born April 23
- Luke ShawEnglish association football player · born July 12
- Divock OrigiBelgian association football player · born April 18
From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages write about them. Spotted a mistake?
No. 1 songs of 1995
- On Bended KneeBoyz II Men · first week at No. 1: January 7, 1995
- CreepTLC · first week at No. 1: January 28, 1995
- Take A BowMadonna · first week at No. 1: February 25, 1995
- This Is How We Do ItMontell Jordan · first week at No. 1: April 15, 1995
- Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?Bryan Adams · first week at No. 1: June 3, 1995
- WaterfallsTLC · first week at No. 1: July 8, 1995
- Kiss From A RoseSeal · first week at No. 1: August 26, 1995
- You Are Not AloneMichael Jackson · first week at No. 1: September 2, 1995
- Gangsta's Paradise (From "Dangerous Minds")Coolio Featuring L.V. · first week at No. 1: September 9, 1995
- FantasyMariah Carey · first week at No. 1: September 30, 1995
- Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (From "Waiting To Exhale")Whitney Houston · first week at No. 1: November 25, 1995
- One Sweet DayMariah Carey & Boyz II Men · first week at No. 1: December 2, 1995
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 1995. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 1995
- Older than PokémonThe first Pokémon games, Red and Green, were released in Japan (month only; the day is not given by the source) on February 1, 1996.
- Older than Dolly the sheepDolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult cell, was born on July 5, 1996.
- Older than Deep BlueIBM's Deep Blue became the first computer to beat a reigning world chess champion (month only; the day is not given by the source) on May 1, 1997.
- Older than the first Mars roverMars Pathfinder landed on Mars, carrying Sojourner, the first rover on Mars on July 4, 1997.
- Younger than the PlayStationSony's PlayStation console went on sale in Japan (US launch: September 9, 1995) on December 3, 1994.
- Younger than FriendsFriends premiered on NBC on September 22, 1994.
- Younger than the text messageThe first text message (SMS) was sent: "Merry Christmas" on December 3, 1992.