1995
Bengt Åkerblom, Swedish ice hockey player (born 1967)
Bengt Ture Åkerblom was a Swedish professional ice hockey player.
Bengt Åkerblom, Swedish ice hockey player (born 1967)
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1995
Marco Campos, Brazilian racing driver, only driver ever killed in the International Formula 3000 series (born 1976)
Marco Antônio Ferreira Campos was a Brazilian racing driver. He died in an accident in a Formula 3000 race at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, making him the only driver to be fa…
Marco Campos, Brazilian racing driver, only driver ever killed in the International Formula 3000 series (born 1976)
1995
Harilaos Perpessas, Greek pianist and composer (born 1907)
Harilaos Perpessas was a Greek-German composer of the Postmodern period.
Harilaos Perpessas, Greek pianist and composer (born 1907)
1995
Alec Douglas-Home, British cricketer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1903)
Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, known as Lord Dunglass from 1918 to 1951 and the Earl of Home from 1951 to 1963, was a British Conservative politician a…
Alec Douglas-Home, British cricketer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1903)
1995
Don Cherry, American trumpet player (born 1936)
Donald Eugene Cherry was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist. Beginning in the late 1950s, he had a long tenure performing in the bands of saxophonist…
Don Cherry, American trumpet player (born 1936)
1995
Christopher Stone, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1942)
Christopher Stone was an American actor.
Christopher Stone, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1942)
1995
John Tonkin, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Western Australia (born 1902)
John Trezise Tonkin was an Australian politician who was the premier of Western Australia from 3 March 1971 to 8 April 1974. A member of the Labor Party, Tonkin was a minister in t…
John Tonkin, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Western Australia (born 1902)
1995
Maxene Andrews, American singer (born 1916)
The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews (1911–1…
Maxene Andrews, American singer (born 1916)
1995
Jesús Blasco, Spanish author and illustrator (born 1919)
Jesús Blasco was a Spanish author and artist of comic books, whose career covered most of the conventional history of comic strips. He worked extensively in British comics in the 1…
Jesús Blasco, Spanish author and illustrator (born 1919)
1995
Nancy Graves, American sculptor and painter (born 1939)
Nancy Graves was an American sculptor, painter, printmaker, and filmmaker known for her focus on natural phenomena like camels or maps of the Moon. Her works are included in many p…
Nancy Graves, American sculptor and painter (born 1939)
1995
Shannon Hoon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1967)
Richard Shannon Hoon was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer of the band Blind Melon from 1990 until his death in 1995.
Shannon Hoon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1967)
1995
Mary Wickes, American actress and singer (born 1910)
Mary Wickes was an American character actress, who worked in both film and television. From the 1930s to 1990s, she often played supporting roles as prim, professional women – such…
Mary Wickes, American actress and singer (born 1910)
1995
Viveca Lindfors, Swedish actress (born 1920)
Elsa Viveca Torstensdotter Lindfors was a Swedish-American stage, film, and television actress. She won an Emmy Award and a Silver Bear for Best Actress.
Viveca Lindfors, Swedish actress (born 1920)
1995
Kingsley Amis, English novelist, poet, critic (born 1922)
Sir Kingsley William Amis was an English novelist, poet, critic and teacher. He wrote more than 20 novels, six volumes of poetry, a memoir, short stories, radio and television scri…
Kingsley Amis, English novelist, poet, critic (born 1922)
1995
Bobby Riggs, American tennis player (born 1918)
Robert Larimore Riggs was an American tennis champion who was the world No. 1 amateur in 1939 and world No. 1 professional in 1946 and 1947. He played his first professional tennis…
Bobby Riggs, American tennis player (born 1918)
1995
Wilhelm Freddie, Danish painter and sculptor (born 1909)
Wilhelm Freddie, born Christian Frederik Wilhelm Carlsen was a Danish painter, sculptor and filmmaker. Initially working along a somewhat abstract line, he soon turned towards a mo…
Wilhelm Freddie, Danish painter and sculptor (born 1909)
1995
Gorni Kramer, Italian bassist, songwriter, and bandleader (born 1913)
Francesco Kramer Gorni, known as Gorni Kramer, was an Italian songwriter, musician and band leader.
Gorni Kramer, Italian bassist, songwriter, and bandleader (born 1913)
1995
Terry Southern, American novelist, essayist, screenwriter (born 1924)
Terry Southern was an American novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and university lecturer, noted for his distinctive satirical style. Part of the Paris postwar literary movement in …
Terry Southern, American novelist, essayist, screenwriter (born 1924)
1995
A truck bombing destroyed much of the Alfred P
On April 19, 1995, American anti-government extremist Timothy McVeigh, assisted by Terry Nichols, detonated a makeshift bomb stored in a rental truck parked in front of the Alfred …
A truck bombing destroyed much of the Alfred P
1995
Alison Hargreaves became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest without the aid of Sherpas or bottled oxyg
Alison Jane Hargreaves was a British mountaineer. Her accomplishments included scaling Mount Everest alone, without supplementary oxygen or support from a Sherpa team, in 1995. She…
Alison Hargreaves became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest without the aid of Sherpas or bottled oxyg
1995
Hale–Bopp, one of the most widely observed comets of the 20th century, was independently discovered by astronomers…
Comet Hale–Bopp is a long-period comet that was one of the most widely observed of the 20th century and one of the brightest seen for many decades.
Hale–Bopp, one of the most widely observed comets of the 20th century, was independently discovered by astronomers…
1995
Before a crowd of about 165,000 at the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Ric Flair and Antonio Inoki competed in the main eve
The Rungrado 1st of May Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium occupying an area of 20.7 hectares on the island Rŭngrado, Pyongyang, North Korea. It opened on 1 May 1989, with its firs…
Before a crowd of about 165,000 at the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Ric Flair and Antonio Inoki competed in the main eve
1995
Croatian War of Independence: Serb forces began rocket attacks on the Croatian capital Zagreb, killing 7 people and inju
The Croatian War of Independence was an armed conflict fought in Croatia from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence f…
Croatian War of Independence: Serb forces began rocket attacks on the Croatian capital Zagreb, killing 7 people and inju
1995
Six-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama selected by the 14th Dalai Lama, was kidnapped by the Chinese g
Gedhun Choekyi Nyima is the 11th Panchen Lama belonging to the Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism, as recognized and announced by the 14th Dalai Lama on 14 May 1995. Three days lat…
Six-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama selected by the 14th Dalai Lama, was kidnapped by the Chinese g