October 23rd, 1995

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on October 23rd, 1995.

• Yolanda Saldívar is found guilty of the murder of Tejano singer Selena.

Popular songs.

On October 23rd, 1995, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK.

• United States: Fantasy - Mariah Carey
• United Kingdom: Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio

Take me back to October 23rd, 1995!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is October 23rd, 1995, and it's a Monday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Scorpio. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.

The summer is long gone. Temperatures have started to become much cooler and the evenings are beginning to get darker. Fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways, and sidewalks. There is also a fresh, earthy scent in the air. Halloween of 1995 is quickly approaching and stores are selling costumes and decorations.

In America, the song Fantasy by Mariah Carey is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio is the number-one hit song. Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie Seven is at the top of the box office.

John Major is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Mad About You", "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman", "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", and "Frasier". A new form of communication called "text messaging" is starting to become more widespread. However, it can only be done if both the sender and the receiver are on the same cell network.

Meanwhile, a global system called "the Internet" is also starting to take off. Each day, more and more people are learning how to send emails and browse "websites" on the World Wide Web by connecting their IBM computers to noisy dial-up modems. In fashion, "grunge" clothing has fallen out of favor, and women are beginning to wear form-fitting outfits such as slip dresses and pencil skirts. Movies such as Clueless and The Craft have popularized the "sexy schoolgirl" look. The CD is quickly becoming the dominant format for music, and people are buying portable players such as the "Discman". Consequently, sales of cassette tapes are continuing to decline.

It's 1995, so radio stations are being dominated by the likes of Celine Dion, Everything but the Girl, Coolio, Oasis, Michael Jackson, Boyzone, Madonna, Montell Jordan, TLC and Mariah Carey. A new video game console called the PlayStation has just been released by Sony. In Europe, a war is continuing to rage in Bosnia and Herzegovina. NATO, which intervened in August, is now carrying out a sustained air campaign against Serbian forces.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Yitzhak Rabin, Stretch, Roxie Roker, and Dean Martin would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Wario's Woods", "Air Combat", "Command & Conquer", and "Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Married... with Children", "Round the Twist", "Rugrats", and "Doug".

Children are playing with toys such as Cabbage Patch Kids, the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), and Street Sharks Action Figures.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 23rd, 1995.

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  Sony PlayStation.

  The Sony PlayStation (PS1) was released in September 1995. It was one of the best-selling video game consoles of the 1990s.

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  1995 in music.

  Popular music artists in 1995 included Coolio, Oasis, TLC, Seal, Boyz II Men, Mariah Carey, Luniz, The Notorious B.I.G., Michael Jackson, Madonna, Real McCoy, Bon Jovi, Des'ree, Shaggy, Boyz II Men, Montell Jordan, Bryan Adams, Green Day and Def Leppard.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1995?

  In 1995, the best NBA players were David Robinson, Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen, John Stockton, Penny Hardaway, Charles Barkley, Shawn Kemp, Shaquille O'Neal, Gary Payton, Mitch Richmond, Detlef Schrempf, Dennis Rodman, Hakeem Olajuwon, Reggie Miller and Clyde Drexler.

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  Newt Gingrich.

  Republican politician Newt Gingrich was named Time Person of the Year in 1995 after he led the "Republican Revolution".

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  1995 in movies.

  Movies released in 1995 included Die Hard with a Vengeance, Toy Story, Apollo 13, GoldenEye, Pocahontas, Batman Forever, Seven, Casper, Waterworld, Jumanji, Braveheart, The Usual Suspects, Bad Boys, Billy Madison, Outbreak and Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls.

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  Claudia Schiffer.

  German model Claudia Schiffer was listed as FHM's sexiest woman in 1995.

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  Best football players in 1995.

  In 1995, the best soccer players were George Weah, Jürgen Klinsmann, Jari Litmanen, Alessandro Del Piero, Patrick Kluivert, Gianfranco Zola, Paolo Maldini, Marc Overmars, Matthias Sammer and Michael Laudrup.

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  Braveheart.

  The film "Braveheart" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1995.

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  CDs have become the dominant music format.

  By this stage, the CD had become the dominant music format. Consequently, sales of CD players and the "Discman" continued to increase. Meanwhile, people were beginning to replace their cassette players.

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  Seal - "Kiss from a Rose"

  The song "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal went on to win a Grammy for 1995's Song of the Year.

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  First Chechen War.

  The First Chechen War was raging between Russia and the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

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  Mid-1990s fashion.

  During the mid-1990s, female clothing began to become more form-fitting as those badly-shaped "mom jeans" began to disappear. Grunge fashion started to decline, and popular outfits began to include tartan minikilts, hot pants, slip dresses, and knee-highs.

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  The Internet is growing.

  A new global, interconnected network called the Internet was beginning to grow. However, it was still a novelty.

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  Kids are reading Goosebumps.

  Kids were reading Goosebumps, which was a series of children's horror books that were written by author R. L. Stine. The original series included books such as "Monster Blood", "Say Cheese and Die!" and "The Barking Ghost".

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  VCRs are common household items.

  Everyone was using VCRs to watch tapes of movies and TV shows. The device also gave people the ability to record programs and films onto a blank tape.

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  Pogs.

  A game called Pogs (aka Milk caps) began to spread throughout the world in 1993. By 1995, it had become a full-blown craze.

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  The Bosnian War.

  A war was raging in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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  People are using pagers to communicate.

  Pagers achieved mainstream popularity during the 1990s. These small devices allowed the owner to receive messages. More often than not, the message was a short memo or a phone number that they were supposed to call back.

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  Wallpaper is beginning to go out of style.

  By the 1990s, "modernism" was starting to heavily influence interior design trends. As a result, sales of wallpaper started to decline. Instead of using decorative wallpaper, people were beginning to opt for minimalist, painted walls.

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  The Scrunchie.

  People are wearing an elastic hair tie called the "scrunchie".

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  The Game Boy.

  A hand-held game console called the "Game Boy" was all the rage. The console boasted games such as Super Mario Land, Tetris, Donkey Kong, Kirby's Dream Land, and a number of Pokémon releases.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 27 years, 11 months, and 11 days have passed since October 23rd, 1995.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 43 of 1995.
• Leap Year: 1995 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on October 23rd, 1995, are now 27 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1995 belong to the Generation Z generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 814406400.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around October 23rd, 1995.

• September 23rd, 1995: Legal drama series "JAG" is aired for the first time.
• September 24th, 1995: Golf: Europe wins the 1995 Ryder Cup at the Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York.
• September 28th, 1995: The film Dangerous Minds (1995) is released.
• October 3rd, 1995: O.J. Simpson is found not guilty of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
• October 12th, 1995: Rapper Tupac Shakur is released from prison.
• October 16th, 1995: The Million Man March is held in Washington, D.C.
• October 20th, 1995: The movie Mallrats (1995) is released.
• This date: October 23rd, 1995
• October 25th, 1995: Seven students are killed after a school bus is struck by a train in Fox River Grove, Illinois.
• October 26th, 1995: Yolanda Saldívar is sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Tejano singer Selena.
• October 26th, 1995: Actor Alec Baldwin allegedly assaults a paparazzi photographer for videotaping his family.
• October 27th, 1995: Leaving Las Vegas (1995) is released in cinemas.
• October 30th, 1995: Oasis release their single Wonderwall.
• November 1st, 1995: Former Irish Tanaiste Brian Lenihan Snr. passes away.
• November 3rd, 1995: NBA player Kevin Garnett makes his debut for the Sacramento Kings.
• November 4th, 1995: Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated.
• November 5th, 1995: The vehicle combat game "Twisted Metal" is released for the PlayStation.
• November 6th, 1995: NFL: Art Modell announces that he intends on moving the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore.
• November 7th, 1995: Tony Rich releases the song "Nobody Knows".
• November 8th, 1995: The fighting video game "Tekken" is released in North America.
• November 9th, 1995: Irish crime: 21-year-old "JoJo" Dollard disappears while hitchhiking.
• November 10th, 1995: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) is released.
• November 12th, 1995: The Croatian War of Independence comes to an end.
• November 14th, 1995: The United States federal government shutdown of 1995 occurs after a budget standoff between Democrats and Republicans.
• November 14th, 1995: Mariah Carey and R&B group Boyz II Men release the song "One Sweet Day".
• November 17th, 1995: James Bond: GoldenEye (1995) is released.
• November 20th, 1995: Lady Diana discusses her and her husband Prince Charles' extramarital affairs on the BBC show Panorama.
• November 20th, 1995: Trader Nick Leeson is arrested in Frankfurt and extradited back to Singapore for his role in collapsing Barings Bank.
• November 22nd, 1995: The movie Toy Story (1995) is released.
• November 22nd, 1995: Martin Scorsese's movie Casino (1995) is released.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 23rd, 1995, will have the star sign Scorpio.
• Zodiac Element: Water.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1995 was the year of the Pig (Yin Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 3.
• Native American Zodiac: October 23rd, 1995 falls under the Snake.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
• Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

Photos of mid-1990s fashion.

Photographs of mid-1990s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1995.

1995 saw the introduction of cars such as the Chrysler Cirrus, the Honda Civic (sixth generation), the Toyota Tacoma, the Renault Mégane, the Nissan Almera and the Ford Taurus (third generation).

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1995.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out October 23rd, 2001, instead.

Weather on October 23rd, 1995.

Historical weather information for October 23rd, 1995.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 15.7 degrees Celsius. It was a dry day. It was a windy day. It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 57.5 degrees Fahrenheit. 14.17 degrees Celsius. Precipitation: 0cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 11.44 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on October 23rd, 1995 was most likely conceived around January 30th, 1995.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 23rd, 1995 is close to July 15th, 1996.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about October 23rd, 1995.

• 10,208 days have passed since this date.
• 1,458 weeks have passed.
• 881,967,600 seconds have passed since October 23rd, 1995.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,028,962,200 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 455,095,281,600 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 146,994,600 times.
• You have taken approximately 75,849,214 steps. That's roughly 33,711 miles!
• Since this date, 10,583,611 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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