Page 13: Historical Events In 1995

Aug 19   Danny Arnold, British TV producer, dies at 70.   

Aug 20   Hugo Pratt, graphic artist, dies at 68.   

Aug 21   Anatole Fistoulari, conductor, dies at 88.   

Aug 21   NSW Police Royal Commission key witness Trevor Haken accuses 35 high ranking officers and others of corruption.   

Aug 23   Alfred Eisenstaedt, photojournalist, dies at 96   

Aug 23   Photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt (Life magazine) dies at age 96.   

Aug 24   Erich Geiringer, general Practitioner campaigner, dies at 78   

Aug 24   Microsoft holds a party for 2000 industry dignitaries on its Redmond, WA campus, as it introduces the Windows 95 personal computer operating system to the world. (Our webmaster was one of those who attended the event, along with Bill Gates and Jay Leno.).   

Aug 25   John Killan Houston Brunner, British sci-fi writer, dies at 60   

Aug 26   David James Moore, educationalist, dies at 62   

Aug 28   Agnes Patrick, campaigner, dies at 85.   

Aug 28   Chase Manhattan and Chemical Bank announce plans for a $10 billion merger to become the largest bank in the US   

Aug 29   Frank Perry, US dir (Diary of Mad Housewife, David and Lisa), dies at 65.   

Aug 30   Dame Pattie Maie Menzies, Australian, dies at 96   

Aug 31   Beant Singh, PM of Punjab province of India, assassinated at 73.   

Sep 01   Elizabeth Brown, minister healer/writer, dies at 32.   

Sep 01   Opening ceremonies for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame take place in Cleveland, OH   

Sep 02   Vaclav Neummann, conductor, dies at 74   

Sep 04   Chuck Greenberg, new age musician (Shadowfax), dies at 45   

Sep 04   The Fourth World Conference on Women opens in Beijing, China, with nearly 5000 delegates from around the world in attendance. V.   

Sep 05   France sets off an underground nuclear device in the South Pacific, ending a three-year moratorium on such tests   

Sep 05   Francis Showering, brewer, dies at 83   

Sep 06   Buster Mathis, heavyweight boxer, dies at 52   

Sep 06   Cal Ripken, Baltimore Orioles shortstop, breaks Lou Gehrig's record by playing in 2131 consecutive games.   

Sep 06   The Senate Ethics Committee recommends expulsion of US Senator Bob Packwood, accused of sexual misconduct.   

Sep 07   Gordon DeMarco, writer/activist, dies at 51   

Sep 07   Oregon Senator Bob Packwood announces his retirement, making it unnecessary for a full Senate vote to oust him for allegations of sexual misconduct   

Sep 08   Eileen Zhang Ailing Chang, writer, dies at 73.   

Sep 09   Ida Carroll, musician, dies at 89   

Sep 10   Charles Denner, actor (Mado, Stella, Z, Landru), dies at 69.   

Sep 12   Geoffrey Stokes, rock and roll writer, dies at 55.   

Sep 13   Francesco Messina, sculptor, dies at 94   

Sep 15   Marguerite Fawdry, museum curator, dies at 83   

Sep 16   Michael Balfour, historian, dies at 86   

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Jan 01   On this day in history eugene Wigner, physicist (Nobel prize for physics-1963), dies at 92   

Jan 02   Graham Sharp, ice skater, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Al Duncan, drummer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1995 d Elmina Davies, filmmaker, dies at 36   

Jan 05   Francis Lopez, Fren dentist/operetta composer (Andalousie), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Edward Sutcliffe, judge (British Central Criminal Court), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history arthur Leavins, violinist, dies at 77   

Jan 08   On this day in history carlos Monzon, [El Macho], Arg medium weight boxing champ (1970-77), dies at 52