Portal:Current events/August 1995

August 1995 was the eighth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Tuesday, ended on a Thursday after 31 days.

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August 2, 1995 (Wednesday)

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The first cold front of the White Earthquake strikes Chile; during the rest of August several communities becomes isolated due to heavy snowfall and livestock is decimated.

August 3, 1995 (Thursday)

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An Il-76TD piloted by a Russian crew is forced down by Taliban fighter planes. The crew escape with the aircraft on August 16, 1996.

August 4, 1995 (Friday)

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Croatian forces, with the cooperation of the ARBiH, launch Operation Storm against rebel Republic of Serbian Krajina forces, which subsequently ceases to exist as a political entity.

August 5, 1995 (Saturday)

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Croatian forces liberate, Knin, and continue their advance into the Republic of Serbian Krajina.

August 6, 1995 (Sunday)

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Hundreds in Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Washington, D.C., and Tokyo mark the 50th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb.

August 7, 1995 (Monday)

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Operation Storm ends with a UN-brokered ceasefire; remaining Republic of Serbian Krajina forces start surrendering.

August 11, 1995 (Friday)

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The Russell Hill subway accident results in 3 deaths and 30 injuries in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

August 14, 1995 (Monday)

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An avalanche buries Alison Hargreaves, the first woman to climb Mt. Everest without oxygen; she is reported dead.

August 16, 1995 (Wednesday)

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Bermudans reject independence in a referendum.

August 24, 1995 (Thursday)

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Microsoft releases Windows 95.

August 28, 1995 (Monday)

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A Bosnian Serb mortar bomb near a Sarajevo market square kills 37 civilians.

August 29, 1995 (Tuesday)

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Eduard Shevardnadze, the Georgian head of state, survives an assassination attempt in Tbilisi.

August 30, 1995 (Wednesday)

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The NATO bombing campaign against Bosnian Serb artillery positions begins in Bosnia and Herzegovina, continuing into September. At the same time, ARBiH forces begin an offensive against the Bosnian Serb Army around Sarajevo, central Bosnia, and Bosnian Krajina.

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