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   Eugene wigner: Physicist (nobel prize for physics-1963),   

Jan 02   Graham sharp: Ice skater,   

Jan 03   Al duncan: Drummer,   

Jan 04   D elmina davies: Filmmaker,   

Jan 05   Francis lopez: Fren dentist/operetta composer (andalousie),    

Jan 06   Edward sutcliffe: Judge (british central criminal court),    

Jan 07   Arthur leavins: Violinist,    

Jan 08   Carlos monzon: [el macho], arg medium weight boxing champ (1970-77),