Historical Events for January 1995
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Results 1 - 72 of 72
1st - "Glass Menagerie" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 57 perfs
1st - "Shadow Box" closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 49 performances
1st - Austria, Finland & Sweden act to join European Union
1st - Centennial of Canadian Mounties presence in Canada's Yukon Territory
1st - Fernando Henrique Cardoso installed as president of Brazil
1st - International Year of Tolerance
1st - Last "Far Side" by cartoonist Gary Larson (started 1980)
1st - Raman Lamba & Ravi Sehgal score 464 for 1st wicket for Delhi
1st - for"Tuna Christmas" closes at Booth Theater NYC 20 performances
1st - The Draupner wave in the North Sea in Norway is detected, confirming the existence of freak waves.
2nd - Bus crashes in Luzon Philippines, 29 killed
2nd - Carquest Bowl 5: South Carolina beats West Virginia, 24-21
2nd - Most distant galaxy yet discovered found by scientists using Keck telescope in Hawaii (est 15 billion light years away)
4th - Newt Gingrich (R) becomes speaker of the House
5th - AFC beats NFC 41-13 in the pro bowl
5th - Lockheed C-140 Jetstar crashes at Isfahan Persia, 18 killed
6th - Atlanta Hawks' Lenny Wilkens becomes NBA's winningest coach (939)
6th - A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines, leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack.
7th - "Christmas Carol" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC after 18 perfs
7th - "Passion" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 280 performances
8th - "Guys & Dolls" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 1143 perfs
8th - 15th United Negro College Fund raises $12,200,000
8th - Mike Schmidt is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame
9th - Ecuador & Peru involve in boundary fight
9th - Worker accidentally cuts electrial wires at Newark Airport
10th - "Late Late Show" with Tom Snyder premieres on CBS at 12:30 AM
11th - 5th TV network (WB) Warner Brothers begins (WPIX-TV in NYC)
11th - Birmingham Barracudas granted CFL franchise
11th - DC-9 crashes near Maria La Baya, Colombia: 51 die, 9 yr old girl lives
11th - NHLPA & owners agree to end NHL strike
12th - Major earthquake kills 5,092 in Kobe Japan
12th - Murder trial against OJ Simpson, begins in LA
12th - Pope John Paul II begins visit to SE Asia
13th - 26 HNL teams unanimously ratify agreement to end NHL strike
13th - America3 becomes 1st all-female crew to win an America's Cup race
14th - 10,000s South Africans attend state funeral of Joe Slovo
14th - 16th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 23 awards
15th - Dawn Coe-Jones wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Champion
15th - SD Chargers beat Pitt Steelers 17-13 for AFC championship
15th - SF 49ers beat Dallas Cowboys for NFC championship
15th - Southern Alabama begins using new area code 334
15th - Western Washington begins using new area code 360
16th - UPN (Universal-Parmount Network) begins telecasting (WWOR in NYC)
17th - "Carousel" closes at Beaumont Theater NYC after 322 performances
17th - 7.2 earthquake destroys Kobe Japan (5,372 die)
17th - Australia beat Australia A 2-0 to win the World Series Cup
17th - LA Rams announce that they are moving to St Louis
18th - Kumble takes 16-99 in match for Karnataka v Kerala
18th - Pope John Paul II begins visit to Australia
19th - Jean-Claude Juncker (28) sworn in as premier of Luxembourg
20th - "Love! Valor! Compassion!" opens at Walter Kerr NYC for 276 perfs
20th - 1994-95 NHL Season begin after a lengthy strike
20th - Russian ruble drops to 3,947 per dollar (record)
21st - 52th Golden Globes: Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks, Jessica Lange
22nd - Palestinian bomb attack in Beit Lid Israel, 21-22 killed
22nd - Pat Bradley wins LPGA HealthSouth Inaugural Golf Tournament
25th - Jacques Santer succeeds Jacques Delors as chairman of Euro Committee
26th - NJ Governor Christine Whitman, dedicates a rest stop to Howard Stern
27th - 69th Australian Womens Tennis: Mary Pierce beats A S Vicario (63 62)
28th - 69th Australian Women's Tennis Open: Mary Pierce beats Vicario (63 62)
28th - 83rd Australian Mens Tennis: Andre Agassi beats Sampras (46 61 76 64)
28th - Memphis Mad Dogs granted CFL's 13th franchise
29th - Andre Agassi defeats Pete Sampras to win Australian Open
29th - Greg Blewett scores century on Test debut vs England, Adelaide
29th - Superbowl XXIX: SF 49ers beat SD Chargers, 49-26 in Miami
29th - Superbowl MVP: Steve Young, San Francisco, QB
30th - 22nd American Music Award: Boyz II Men & Ace of Base win
30th - Belgium's TV channel 2 in Flanders goes on the air
30th - Car bomb explodes in Algiers, 42 killed/296 injured
30th - Kevin Eubanks officially becomes band leader of "Tonight Show"
30th - Workers from the National Institutes of Health announce the success of clinical trials testing the first preventive treatment for sickle-cell disease.
31st - President Bill Clinton authorizes a $20 billion loan to Mexico to stabilize its economy.
