What Happened In July 1995 In History

Historical Events for July, 1995

• 5th » The Armenia known as Republic of Armenia adopts its constitution, four years after its independence from the Soviet Union.
• 6th » In the Bosnian War, under the command of General Ratko Mladić, Serbia begins its attack on the Bosnian town of Srebrenica, Srebrenica massacre or and kills more than 8000 Bosniaks, in what then- UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali called "the worst
• 11th » The Srebrenica massacre is carried out.
• 18th » On the Caribbean island of Montserrat, the Soufrière Hills volcano erupts. Over the course of several years, it devastates the island, destroying the capital and forcing most of the population to flee.
• 23rd » Comet Hale–Bopp is discovered; it becomes visible to the naked eye on Earth nearly a year later.
• 27th » The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C..

Famous Birthdays on July in 1995

• 9th » Georgie Henley, English actress
• 11th » Tyler Medeiros, Canadian singer-songwriter and dancer
• 12th » Luke Shaw, English footballer
• 12th » Jordyn Wieber, American gymnast
• 26th » Holly Bodimeade, English actress
• 28th » Ben Watton, English actor
• 29th » Kiray, Filipino actress

Famous Deaths for July 1995

• 1st » Wolfman Jack, American radio host (b. 1938)
• 1st » Ian Parkin, English guitarist (Be-Bop Deluxe) (b. 1950)
• 2nd » Alex Jordan, American porn actress (b. 1967)
• 2nd » Lloyd MacPhail, Canadian politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island (b. 1920)
• 2nd » Krissy Taylor, American model (b. 1978)
• 3rd » Pancho Gonzales, American tennis player (b. 1928)
• 3rd » Eddie Mazur, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1929)
• 4th » Eva Gabor, Hungarian-American actress and singer (b. 1919)
• 4th » Bob Ross, American painter and television host (b. 1942)
• 5th » Jüri Järvet, Estonian actor (b. 1919)
• 6th » Aziz Nesin, Turkish author and poet (b. 1915)
• 8th » Aleksander Arulaid, Estonian chess player (b. 1924)
• 11th » Don Starr, American actor (b. 1917)
• 13th » Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, Danish businessman (b. 1920)
• 16th » May Sarton, Belgian-American author and poet (b. 1912)
• 16th » Stephen Spender, English author and poet (b. 1909)
• 17th » Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1911)
• 18th » Srinagarindra, Thai wife of Mahidol Adulyadej (b. 1900)
• 18th » Fabio Casartelli, Italian cyclist (b. 1970)
• 22nd » Harold Larwood, English cricketer (b. 1904)
• 24th » Marjorie Cameron, American actress and painter (b. 1922)
• 24th » Jerry Lordan, English singer-songwriter (b. 1934)
• 24th » George Rodger, English photographer and journalist (b. 1908)
• 25th » Charlie Rich, American singer-songwriter (b. 1932)
• 26th » Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian-American guitarist and composer (b. 1917)
• 26th » Raymond Mailloux, Canadian politician (b. 1918)
• 26th » George W. Romney, American businessman and politician, 43rd Governor of Michigan (b. 1907)
• 27th » Miklós Rózsa, Hungarian-American composer and conductor (b. 1907)
• 27th » Rick Ferrell, American baseball player and coach (b. 1905)
• 29th » Les Elgart, American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1917)

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