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Events from the year 1995 in the United Kingdom.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 1 January
- Fred West, the 53-year-old Gloucester builder charged with killing twelve women and children (including two of his own daughters), is found to have hanged himself in his cell at Winson Green Prison, Birmingham. He was due to go on trial this year, along with his 41-year-old wife Rosemary, who is charged with ten murders.
- South Korean industrial giant Daewoo announces plans to build a new car factory in the United Kingdom within the next few years, costing up to £350,000,000 and creating new jobs.[1]
- 10 January – The British football transfer fee record is broken when Manchester United sign striker Andy Cole from Newcastle United in a deal valued at £7million.
- 20 January – The first MORI poll of 1995 shows that the Conservative Party have cut Labour's lead in the polls from 39 points to 29.[2]
- 25 January – Footballer Eric Cantona, the French international forward, assaults a spectator after being sent off while playing for Manchester United against Crystal Palace in the FA Premier League.
- 27 January – Manchester United fine Eric Cantona £20,000 and announce that he will not play for the first team for the rest of the current football season. Cantona also faces assault charges, with a police investigation pending.
February
- 1 February – New domestic electrical appliances must be supplied with an appropriately fused pre-wired plug.[3]
- 2 February – Tennis legend Fred Perry dies aged 85 in hospital in Melbourne, Australia, following a fall.
- 7 February – Rumbelows, the electrical goods retailer and former sponsors of the Football League Cup, closes its 311 stores with the loss of more than 3,000 jobs.
- 14 February – Sizewell B nuclear power station, the UK's only commercial pressurised water reactor power station, is first synchronised with the National Grid.
- 15 February
- The manufacturing sector has reported its biggest rise in employment since the Conservatives first came to power sixteen years earlier, although the national unemployment rate rose slightly in January, still being in excess 2.5 million – it has not been below this level for more than three years.
- The England football team's friendly match against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin is abandoned due to the behaviour of a small number of English fans, believed to be members of far-right activist groups.
- 16 February – Neil Kinnock, former Leader of the Labour Party, resigns from Parliament after twenty-five years to take up a new role as a European Commissioner, sparking a by-election in his Islwyn constituency in South Wales. Don Touhig retains the seat for Labour, with nearly 70% of the vote.
- 17 February – The famous MG sports car brand, not seen on a volume sports car since 1980, is revived when the Rover Group announces the new MGF sports car which will go on sale in September this year.
- 19 February – Sir Nicholas Fairbairn, the Conservative MP for Perth and Kinross, dies in office aged 61.
- 21 February – George Graham, who has won six major trophies including two league titles since becoming manager of Arsenal F.C. in 1986, is sacked over allegations that he accepted illegal payments from an agent when signing two players in 1992.
- 24 February – The Football Association bans Eric Cantona from football for eight months, meaning that he will not be able to play competitively until after 30 September, and fine him £10,000.
- 26 February – Barings Bank, the UK's oldest merchant bank, collapses following $1,400,000,000 of losses by rogue trader, Nick Leeson.
- 28 February – The Diary of Bridget Jones column first published in The Independent.[4]
March
- 9 March – Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visit Northern Ireland for the first time since the IRA and Loyalist ceasefire which came into force last year.[5]
- 20 March – The Queen arrives in Cape Town for the first royal visit to South Africa in nearly fifty years.
- 23 March – Eric Cantona is sentenced to fourteen days imprisonment at Croydon Crown Court for his assault on a Crystal Palace fan two months ago. He remains free on bail pending an appeal against his sentence, but if this is unsuccessful he will be the first footballer to be jailed in Britain for an on-field offence. 39-year-old former Scotland winger Davie Cooper dies aged 39 after suffering a brain haemorrhage.
- 31 March – Eric Cantona wins his appeal against his prison sentence, which is reduced to a 120-hour community service order.
April
- 1 April – South Korean carmaker Daewoo begins selling cars in the United Kingdom. It offers a two-model range, the Nexia and Espero, updated versions of the previous generation Vauxhall Astra and Vauxhall Cavalier.[6]
- 8 April – British-born American national Nicholas Ingram, 31, is executed in Georgia for a murder committed in 1983.
- 16 April – PhONEday changes all telephone area dialing codes UK-wide.
May
- 4 May – The Conservative government's fortunes continue to decline as the local council elections see them in control of a mere eight councils, while Labour control 155 councils and the Liberal Democrats control 45. The Conservatives now have control of no councils in Wales or Scotland.
- 8 May – The fiftieth anniversary of VE Day is celebrated across Britain.
- 14 May – Blackburn Rovers become FA Premier League champions, earning them their first top division league title since 1914.
- 19 May – Geoffrey Dickens, the Conservative MP for Littleborough and Saddleworth, dies in office aged 63.
- 20 May – Everton win the FA Cup with a 1–0 win over Manchester United at Wembley Stadium.
- 21 May – United Kingdom BSE outbreak: First known death from variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, that of a 19-year old man; not until 20 March 1996 does the Secretary of State for Health announce that vCJD is caused by eating beef infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy.[7]
- 24 May – Former Prime Minister Harold Wilson dies of cancer in London, aged 79.
- 25 May – Roseanna Cunningham wins the Perth by-election for the Scottish National Party, three months after the seat became vacant upon the death of the Conservative MP Sir Nicholas Fairbairn. The Conservative majority has now fallen from 21 seats to 11, in the space of three years since the last general election.
June
- 9 June – Andrew Richards, a 26-year-old serial sex offender of West Glamorgan, becomes the first person to be convicted of male rape under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.[8]
- 14 June – Pauline Clare is appointed as Chief Constable of Lancashire Constabulary, becoming the first woman to hold the office of Chief Constable.[9]
- 20 June – Arsenal pay a British record fee of £7.5million for Inter Milan and Holland striker Dennis Bergkamp.
- 22 June – In an attempt to reassert his authority, John Major resigns as leader of the Conservative Party (but not as Prime Minister) triggering a leadership election.[4]
- 23 June – The latest MORI opinion poll shows that Conservative support has reached an 18-month high of 32%, but Labour still have a 22-point lead over them.[10]
- 28 June–22 August – 1995 Great Britain and Ireland heat wave: The driest summer in recorded English meteorological history, with an average EWP series of only 66.9 millimetres (2.63 in),[11] and also the third-hottest with an average Central England temperature of 17.40 °C (63.32 °F).[12]
July
- 3 July – The British football transfer record fee is broken for the third time this year when Liverpool sign striker Stan Collymore from Nottingham Forest for £8.5million.
- 4 July – John Major wins the Conservative Party leadership election, gaining 218 votes to John Redwood's 89.[13]
- 13 July – A memorial service is held for Harold Wilson in Westminster Abbey, attended by Prince Charles, John Major, and three other living former Prime Ministers.
- 19 July
- Pensions Act 1995 receives Royal Assent, proposing to phase in a state pension age for women at 65 (equalising it with that for men) over a ten-year period and introducing measures intended to safeguard occupational pension schemes.
- Unemployment is reported to be on the rise again, though the government denies that it is pointing towards another recession.
- 23 July – War in Bosnia and Herzegovina: British forces sent to Sarajevo to help relieve the Siege of Sarajevo.[14]
- 27 July – The Conservative government's majority is slashed further, to nine seats, as the Liberal Democrats win the Littleborough and Saddleworth seat in Lancashire, two months after it was left vacant by the death of Conservative MP Geoffrey Dickens.
- 30 July – A murder investigation is launched after two teenage boys, Robbie Gee and Paul Barker, are found dead near a lake in rural Cheshire. Police in North Wales begin a murder hunt after the body of seven-year-old Sophie Hook is found washed up on a beach near the Llandudno home of her uncle, shortly after she disappeared while sleeping in a tent in the garden.
August
- 3 August – 30-year-old Colwyn Bay man Howard Hughes is charged with the murder of Sophie Hook, and remanded in custody.
- 6 August – Pubs in England are permitted to remain open throughout Sunday afternoon for the first time.[15]
- 16 August – Unemployment is now at 2,315,300 – one of the lowest figures recorded in the last four years.
- 20 August – BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir London, Europe's first traditional-style purpose-built Hindu temple (and England's largest), is inaugurated in Neasden.[16]
- 26 August – Middlesbrough F.C. move into their new 30,000-seat Riverside Stadium, to replace Ayresome Park which had been their home since 1903. Their new stadium is the largest club stadium to be built in England since the 1920s.[17]
September
- 2 September – Boxer Frank Bruno wins the WBC world heavyweight championship.[4]
- 27 September – The BBC begins regular Digital Audio Broadcasting, from the Crystal Palace transmitting station.
October
- 2 October – Manchester band Oasis release their 2nd studio album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? which proves to be one of the most successful of all time.
- 7 October – Conservative MP Alan Howarth defects to Labour, cutting the government's majority to seven seats.[18]
- 9 October – Former Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home dies aged 92 at his home in Coldstream in the Scottish Borders.
- 16 October – Julie Goodyear, who joined the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as iconic character Bet Lynch in 1966 and had been a regular cast member since 1970, departs from the show.
- 18 October – Unemployment drops below 2.3 million for the first time since 1991.
- 20 October – Vauxhall unveils its new Vectra range of large family hatchbacks and saloons. The Vectra, which replaces the long-running Cavalier, will be built in Luton and from next year will also be sold as an estate.
- 22 October – Brilliant!, an exhibition by the Young British Artists group (who also feature heavily in this year's British Art Show), opens at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, USA.[19][20]
- 25 October – Singer Cliff Richard receives a knighthood.[4]
- 31 October – The Duke of Northumberland dies aged 42 of a heart attack caused by drug abuse. He is succeeded by the current holder of the title, his younger brother.
November
- 16 November –
- Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, 95, has a hip replacement operation. She is believed to be the oldest patient to undergo such surgery.[21]
- Essex teenager Leah Betts dies in hospital four days after slipping into a coma due to taking an ecstasy tablet whilst drinking large amounts of water, sparking a media crusade, backed by Leah's father and stepmother, against the drug and those supplying it.
- 17 November
- Launch of the European Space Agency's Infrared Space Observatory including a Long Wave Spectrometer built in the UK.[22]
- The Today newspaper is discontinued after nine years in circulation.
- 20 November – "An Interview with HRH The Princess of Wales" an episode of Panorama, is broadcast on BBC One in which Diana, Princess of Wales, is interviewed by Martin Bashir. She discusses her adultery, depression and bulimia, her children, the media and the future of the monarchy in candid detail.[23] An estimated 22.78 million watch the broadcast, the all-time record for a UK current affairs programme.[24]
- 22 November – Rose West is found guilty of murdering ten women and children, including her 16-year-old daughter Heather and seven-year-old stepdaughter Charmaine, after a trial at Winchester Crown Court. She is sentenced to life imprisonment with a recommendation that she is never released. Her husband Fred, who committed suicide on remand at the start of the year, is believed to have committed at least 12 murders since the mid 1960s.
- 24 November – The spy James Bond returns to U.K. cinemas six years after Licence to Kill, for the seventeenth film GoldenEye, with Irish actor Pierce Brosnan playing the part of Bond,[25] filmed at the newly created Leavesden Studios.
- 28 November – Budget: Chancellor Kenneth Clarke cuts the basic level of income tax to 24p in the pound.
- 30 November – President of the United States Bill Clinton visits Northern Ireland.[26]
December
- 2 December – "Rogue trader" Nick Leeson is jailed for six-and-a-half years in Singapore on a double fraud charge relating to the recent financial collapse of Barings Bank.[27]
- 8 December – Head teacher Philip Lawrence dies after being stabbed at the entrance of his school in Maida Vale, North London, where he was defending a pupil from a local teenage gang.
- 10 December – Joseph Rotblat wins the Nobel Peace Prize.[28]
- 13 December – A riot takes place in Brixton, London.
- 20 December – The Queen writes to the Prince and Princess of Wales (Charles and Diana) three years after their separation, urging them to divorce as soon as possible.[29]
- 29 December – The Conservative majority now stands at a mere five seats following the defection of MP Emma Nicholson to the Liberal Democrats.[30]
- 30 December – Altnaharra in the Scottish Highlands matches the lowest temperature UK Weather Record at −27.2 °C (−17.0 °F).
Undated
- Contingent fee litigation permitted in the Courts of England and Wales.[31]
- 1% of the UK population (some 600,000 people) now have internet access.[citation needed]
- AMCO Burglar Alarm Company is founded.
Publications
- Martin Amis's novel The Information.
- Iain Banks' novel Whit.
- Pat Barker's novel The Ghost Road.
- Nick Hornby's novel High Fidelity.
- Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel Maskerade.
- Philip Pullman's novel Northern Lights, first in the His Dark Materials trilogy.
- Delia Smith's cookery Winter Collection.
- Barry Unsworth's novel Morality Play.
Births
January
- January – Kane Haysman, footballer
- 1 January – Adam Campbell, footballer
- 5 January – Tom John, footballer
- 4 January – Adam Webster, footballer
- 7 January – Jessica Judd, runner
- 8 January
- Kyle Edmund, South Africa-born tennis player
- Stephen Hendrie, footballer
- Romello Nangle, footballer
- 13 January
- Steven Brisbane, footballer
- Eros Vlahos, actor[32]
- 16 January – Sam Long, footballer
- 18 January – Tommy O'Sullivan, footballer
- 20 January – Calum Chambers, footballer
- 23 January – Clifford Newby-Harris, footballer
- 25 January – Joel Logan, footballer
- 26 January – Lewis Small, footballer
- 28 January – Mimi-Isabella Cesar, rhythmic gymnast[33]
- 29 January – Germain Burton, cyclist
- 30 January – Jack Laugher, diver
February
- 1 February – Richard Wisker, actor
- 2 February – Paul Digby, footballer
- 6 February
- Jasper Johns, footballer
- Jack Shore, mixed martial artist
- 7 February
- Ashleigh Butler, dog trainer
- Tom Glynn-Carney, actor
- 10 February – Harry Finch, cricketer
- 11 February – Luke Humphries, darts player
- 12 February – Reece Hales, footballer
- 13 February
- Alex Mowatt, footballer
- Connor Waldon, footballer
- Craig Watson, footballer
- 18 February
- Mitchell Oxborrow, footballer
- Kimberley Reed, athlete
- 19 February
- Ryan Finnie, footballer
- Dylan McLaughlin, footballer
- 23 February – Rory Elrick, actor
- 24 February – Jacob Murphy, footballer
- 26 February – Liam Fairhurst, charity fundraiser (died 2009)
March
- 1 March – Danny Mullen, footballer
- 2 March – Joe Hanks, footballer
- 4 March – Bill Milner, actor
- 12 March – Forrayah Bass, footballer
- 20 March – Harry Lee, footballer
- 22 March – Dafydd Howells, rugby union player
- 27 March – Olivia Fergusson, women footballer
- 29 March – Joshua Sinclair-Evans, actor
- 30 March – Tao Geoghegan Hart, road racing cyclist
April
- 9 April – Coll Donaldson, footballer
- 11 April – Siobhan Cattigan, rugby union player (died 2021)[34]
- 12 April – Harry Middleton, footballer
- 14 April – Alan Frizzell, footballer
- 15 April – Nick Awford, footballer
- 16 April
- Poppy Lee Friar, actress[35]
- Josh Meade, footballer
- Ross M. Stewart, footballer
- 17 April – Will Hughes, footballer
- 21 April – Josh Adams, rugby union player
- 23 April
- Callum O'Dowda, footballer
- Kelly Simm, gymnast
- 25 April – Lewis Hornby, footballer
- 30 April – Drey Wright, footballer
May
- 4 May – Alex Lawther, actor
- 5 May – Gen Kitchen, politician
- 9 May – Beth Mead, footballer
- 14 May – Fox Jackson-Keen, actor, dancer and singer
- 18 May – Craig Sibbald, footballer
- 20 May – Brandon Zibaka, footballer
- 24 May – Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein
- 25 May – Jamie Allen, footballer
- 30 May – Jonah Hauer-King, actor
June
- June – Arran Fernandez, mathematician
- 1 June – Charlotte Jordan, actor
- 5 June
- Beckii Cruel, dancer and singer
- Ross Wilson, tennis player
- 8 June
- Bessie Cursons, actress
- Tom Grennan, singer
- 12 June – Hannah Starling, diver
- 16 June
- Jake Dennis, racing driver
- Oliver Lines, snooker player
- 17 June – Richie Fallows, squash player
- 20 June – Behzinga, Youtuber
- 22 June – Jack Lynch, footballer
- 23 June – Lauren Aquilina, singer–songwriter
- 29 June – Tyler Harvey, footballer
- 30 June – Declan John, footballer
July
- 5 July – Baily Cargill, footballer
- 7 July – Cameron Dawson, footballer
- 9 July – Georgie Henley, actress
- 12 July – Luke Shaw, footballer
- 15 July
- Matt Grimes, footballer
- Joseph N'Guessan, footballer
- 16 July – Kortney Hause, footballer
- 23 July – Faryl Smith, singer
- 26 July
- Holly Bodimeade, actress
- Darren Petrie, footballer
- 28 July – Ben Watton, actor
Augustedit
- 2 August – Vikkstar123, Youtuber
- 4 August – Chris Sutherland, footballer
- 5 August – Leo Chambers, footballer
- 11 August – Ben Davies, footballer
- 17 August – Alex Skeel, football coach and domestic violence survivor[36]
- 22 August – Dua Lipa, singer and songwriter
- 23 August – Cameron Norrie, tennis player
- 24 August – Cammy Smith, Scottish footballer
- 29 August – Shaquille Hunter, footballer
- 31 August – Ceallach Spellman, actor
Septemberedit
- 1 September – Dannielle Khan, cyclist
- 5 September – Dominic Sibley, cricketer
- 7 September – George Williams, footballer
- 10 September – Jack Grealish, footballer
- 13 September – Robbie Kay, actor
- 20 September
- Kirsty Howard, charity fundraiser (died 2015)
- Rob Holding, footballer
- 24 September – Conor McGrandles, footballer
- 26 September – Hayley Jones, racing cyclist
- 27 September – Ryan Haynes, footballer
- 30 September – Harry Stott, actor
Octoberedit
- 5 October – Diego De Girolamo, footballer
- 7 October – Dion Charles, footballer
- 12 October – Jordan Howe, athlete
- 28 October – Wesley Burns, footballer
Novemberedit
- 1 November – Nick D'Aloisio, Australia-born entrepreneur, computer programmer and designer
- 6 November – Bradley Tarbuck, footballer
- 9 November – Finn Cole, actor
- 13 November – Lucy Fallon, actress
- 16 November – Rolando Aarons, footballer
- 22 November – Declan McDaid, footballer Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=1995_in_the_United_Kingdom
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