Page 3: Historical Events In 1995

Jan 23   Harold Collett Dent, journalist/educationist, dies at 100.   

Jan 23   In Toronto Ontario surgeons at The Hospital for Sick Children perform a 17 hour operation to separate Pakistani Siamese twins Hira and Nida Jamal; Nida will died a month later   

Jan 23   The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), a nationally funded watchdog organization, warned Internet users about sophisticated new hacker techniques.   

Jan 24   Ian Prestt, English ornithologist, dies at 65   

Jan 25   Lawyers for the defense make their opening statement in the murder trial of former pro football running back and sports commentator O.J. Simpson.   

Jan 25   Peter Black, TV critic, dies at 82.   

Jan 26   Bernardo Leighton, Chilian politician (1964-70), dies   

Jan 26   New Jersey Governor Christine Whitman, dedicates a rest stop to Howard Stern.   

Jan 27   Five thousand mourners gather at the site of the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its liberation   

Jan 27   Geoffrey Parsons, Australian/British pianist, dies at 65   

Jan 29   Arthur Guy Clutton-Brock, English agronomist (Rhodesia), dies at 88   

Jan 29   Greg Blewett scores century on Test debut vs England, Adelaide   

Jan 29   The San Francisco 49ers make NFL history by winning their fifth Super Bowl, defeating the San Diego Chargers in super Bowl XXIX by a score of 49-26.   

Jan 30   22nd American Music Award Boyz II Men and Ace of Base win.   

Jan 30   Belgium's TV channel 2 in Flanders goes on the air   

Jan 30   Car bomb explodes in Algiers, 42 killed/296 injured.   

Jan 30   George H Poyser, English soccer player (Manchester City), dies at 84   

Jan 30   Kevin Eubanks officially is recorded as becoming band leader of "Tonight Show"   

Jan 31   George Abbott, playwright/actor/producer (Damn Yankees), dies at 105.   

Feb 01   Amtrak New York-Tampa run ends.   

Feb 01   Andy and Grant Flower make 269 stand vs Pakistan, brotherly record   

Feb 01   Belgium's TV channel VT4 goes on the air.   

Feb 02   Egyptian, Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian leaders meet in Cairo to restore peace in the Middle East   

Feb 02   Henry Olonga no-balled for throwing in Zimbabwe-Pakistan Test Cricket   

Feb 02   US space shuttle Discovery launched   

Feb 03   Air Force Lt. Colonel Eileen Collins is recorded as becoming the inaugural woman commander of a U.S. space mission as the shuttle Discovery blasts off from Cape Kennedy.   

Feb 03   John Pinsent, classical scholar, dies at 72   

Feb 03   STS 63 (Discovery 19), launches into orbit   

Feb 04   Betty Davis, British dance teacher of Dame Margot Fonteyn, dies   

Feb 05   Courtenay E Benson, broadcaster, dies at 79   

Feb 05   Japan's Shinshinto Party win local elections   

Feb 06   Beachboy Brian Wilson wed Melinda Ledbetter   

Feb 06   Greg Blewett scores his 2nd century in his 2nd Test Cricket.   

Feb 07   Helen Wallis, cartographer/Librarian, dies at 70   

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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),