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   In the year 1995 eugene Wigner, physicist (Nobel prize for physics-1963), dies at 92   

Jan 02   In the year 1995 graham Sharp, ice skater, dies at 77   

Jan 03   Al Duncan, drummer, dies at 68 in the year 1995.   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1995 francis Lopez, Fren dentist/operetta composer (Andalousie), dies at 78   

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

Jan 07   Arthur Leavins, violinist, dies at 77 in the year 1995.   

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