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What Happened In February 1995 In History

Historical Events for February, 1995

  • 3rd » Astronaut Eileen Collins becomes the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle program e.g Space Shuttle as mission STS-63 gets underway from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  • 7th » Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • 17th » The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a cease-fire brokered by the United Nations called UN.
  • 21st » Steve Fossett lands in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.
  • 22nd » The Corona (satellite) named Corona reconnaissance satellite program, in existence from 1959 to 1972, is declassified.
  • 27th » Zakho: A terrorist explosion in a market in the city of Zakho leaves about 100 dead and 150 wounded.
  • 28th » Former Australian Liberal party leader John Hewson resigns from the Australian parliament almost two years after losing the Australian federal election, 1993.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1995

  • 2nd » Paul Digby, English footballer
  • 2nd » Arfa Karim, Pakistani student and computer programmer (d. 2012)
  • 5th » Adnan Januzaj, Belgian-Albanian footballer
  • 5th » Batuhan Karacakaya, Turkish actor
  • 5th » Trayvon Martin, American shooting victim (d. 2012)
  • 6th » Jong Up, South Korean singer and dancer (B.A.P)
  • 8th » Ksenia Gaydarzhi, Russian tennis player
  • 8th » Yao Jinnan, Chinese gymnast
  • 8th » Jordan Todosey, Canadian actress
  • 10th » Haruna Kawaguchi, Japanese model and actress
  • 11th » Yang Zhaoxuan, Chinese tennis player
  • 13th » Ayame Koike, Japanese actress
  • 16th » Katy Dunne, British tennis player
  • 16th » Carina Witthöft, German tennis player
  • 18th » Samantha Crawford, American tennis player
  • 23rd » Andrew Wiggins, Canadian basketball player
  • 24th » Jacob Murphy, English footballer
  • 27th » Laura Gulbe, Latvian tennis player
  • 28th » Quinn Shephard, American actress

Famous Deaths for February 1995

  • 1st » Richey Edwards, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (Manic Street Preachers) (b. 1967)
  • 2nd » Thomas Hayward (tenor) known as Thomas Hayward, American tenor (b. 1917)
  • 2nd » Fred Perry, English tennis player (b. 1909)
  • 2nd » Donald Pleasence, English actor (b. 1919)
  • 4th » Godfrey Brown, Indian runner (b. 1915)
  • 4th » Patricia Highsmith, American author (b. 1921)
  • 5th » Doug McClure, American actor (b. 1935)
  • 6th » James Merrill, American poet (b. 1926)
  • 9th » J. William Fulbright, American politician (b. 1905)
  • 9th » David Wayne, American actor (b. 1914)
  • 10th » Paul Monette, American author and activist (b. 1945)
  • 12th » Philip Taylor Kramer, American bass player (Iron Butterfly) (b. 1952)
  • 14th » Michael V. Gazzo, American actor and playwright (b. 1923)
  • 14th » U Nu, Burmese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1907)
  • 18th » Eddie Gilbert (wrestler) or Eddie Gilbert, American wrestler (b. 1961)
  • 18th » Bob Stinson, American guitarist (The Replacements (band) named The Replacements and Static Taxi) (b. 1959)
  • 21st » Juhan Viiding, Estonian poet and actor (b. 1948)
  • 22nd » Ed Flanders, American actor (b. 1934)
  • 23rd » Melvin Franklin, American singer (The Temptations) (b. 1942)
  • 23rd » James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (b. 1916)
  • 26th » Jack Clayton, English director and producer (b. 1921)

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