Page 7: Historical Events In 1995

Mar 15   Carlos Menem Jr, son of Argentine pres, dies at 26.   

Mar 16   Albert Maurice Hackett, playwright/screenwriter, dies at 95.   

Mar 16   Dow-Jones hits record 4069.15.   

Mar 16   Mississippi House of Representatives ratifies 13th Amendement-formally abolishes slavery   

Mar 16   World best 7th wicket stand 461 by Bhupinder Singh Jr and P Dharmani   

Mar 17   Sinn-Fein leader Gerry Adams visits White House   

Mar 17   US approves inaugural chicken pox vaccine, Varivax by Merck and Co.   

Mar 18   Charles Drain, singer, dies at 65   

Mar 18   Michael Jordan announces he is ending his 17 month NBA retirement.   

Mar 18   Spanish princess Elena (31) weds Jaime de Marichalar y Saenez Tejada   

Mar 18   STS 67 (Endeavour 8) lands after 16½ days   

Mar 19   "Translations" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 25 performances.   

Mar 19   "Uncle Vanya" closes at Circle in Square Theater NYC after 29 performances   

Mar 19   5 die by poison gas in Japanese subway   

Mar 19   Arizona begins using new area code 520 outside of Phoenix.   

Mar 19   Bonnie Blair skates female world record point total (156.450)   

Mar 19   Fernand Lodewick, literature historian (Literature), dies at 85.   

Mar 19   In this year, Finland Social-Democratic Party claims parliamentary election   

Mar 19   In this year, Laura Davis claims LPGA Standard Register PING Golf Tournament   

Mar 19   In this year, Queen Elizabeth II of Britain starts a historic state visit to post-apartheid South Africa   

Mar 19   Michael Jordan rejoins Chicago Bulls after 17 months, beats Pacers.   

Mar 19   NBA New York Knicks beat New York Nets in 100th meeting (Knicks 53 Nets 47)   

Mar 19   Neil Marshall skates world record 3 km (3 4.08).   

Mar 20   Beatles song, "Free As A Bird", with late John Lennon as lead singer, is released, inaugural Fab Four single in more than 30 years   

Mar 20   Dow-Jones hits 4083.68 (record).   

Mar 20   In Tokyo, Japan, at the height of the morning rush hour, five two-man terrorist teams from the Aum Shinrikyo religious cult, riding on separate subway trains, converge at the Kasumigaseki station and secretly release lethal sarin gas into the air   

Mar 20   Merv Harvey, cricketer (scored 12 and 31 in Test Aus v Eng 46-47), dies.   

Mar 20   Poison Gas released in Tokyo subway 12 killed, 4700 injured   

Mar 21   Daan Wildschut, Dutch painter/author, dies at 81   

Mar 22   Deputy Governor of Bank of England, Rupert Pennant-Rea, steps down following revelations of his affair with a freelance journalist.   

Mar 22   In Buenos Aires Argentina Victoria BC rower Silken Laumann 1965- tests positive for banned stimulant ephedrine at the Pan-American Games   

Mar 22   Peter Woods, newsreader, dies at 64.   

Mar 23   Alan Barton, singer (Smokie, Black Lace), dies in a bus crash.   

Mar 23   Dollar equals 88.41 yen (record).   

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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),