11 January 1995Inward InvestmentMichael Heseltine
Addresses Commons questions on inward investment and the Invest in Britain effort.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1995, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Addresses Commons questions on inward investment and the Invest in Britain effort.
Announces British troops will no longer carry out daylight street patrols in Belfast
"Free as a Bird," the first new Beatles single in 25 years, is premiered on the televised Beatles Anthology, the song is a 1977 demo by John Lennon completed in 1995 by the three surviving Beatles
Inbetweener reaches number sixteen on the UK singles chart and becomes one of Sleeper's breakthrough songs.
Promises Britain will not back a proposed single EU currency before 1997
Promises Britain will not back a proposed single EU currency before 1997
Death of Anthony Michael "Tony" Secunda
Major & Bruton present a 37 page peace guide at a press conference in Belfast
Major & Bruton present a 37 page peace guide at a press conference in Belfast
Elastica's Waking Up reaches number thirteen on the UK singles chart.
Makes Premier League debut for Manchester United in a goalless draw against Leeds United
Makes decisive saves as Arsenal defeat Sampdoria on penalties to reach a second consecutive Cup Winners' Cup final.
Taunts Prime Minister John Major at PMQs saying I lead my party he follows his
Party backs rewriting of clause IV Labours historic commitment to nationalization
At a special Conference Clause 4 of the Party is changed to reflect the "New Labour"
Some Might Say becomes Oasis first UK number one single, written by Noel Gallagher.
Presents the Government's second competitiveness White Paper and reports on measures to improve UK industrial performance.
Supergrass debut album I Should Coco reaches number one on the UK albums chart.
Releases A Spanner in the Works, continuing his 1990s adult rock style.
Common People enters the UK chart and peaks at number two, becoming one of Pulp's defining Britpop songs.
Sings on Forbidden, the final Black Sabbath studio album before the original-line-up reunion era.
The Bluetones enter the UK Top Forty with Are You Blue or Are You Blind.
Tells opponents in the Party to "shut up or put up" & is re-elected Party Leader
Resigns as Party Leader of the Conservative Party
Fronts Pulp as the band step in to headline Glastonbury after the Stone Roses withdraw.
Pulp's Common People reaches number two on the UK singles chart.
Major defeats John Redwood by 218 votes to 89 in the Party leadership ballot
Major defeats John Redwood by 218 votes to 89 in the Party leadership ballot
Appointed First Secretary of State and Deputy Prime Minister.
The Verve release A Northern Soul, which reaches the UK Top Twenty.
Alright enters the UK singles chart and peaks at number two, becoming Supergrass's signature Britpop hit.
Leaves Take That during the Nobody Else period and begins moving toward a solo career.
Appointed Foreign Minister
Appointed manager of Manchester Citys manager under the ownership of former England team-mate Francis Lee
Blur and Oasis released new singles on the same day, Blurs "Country House" outsold Morning Glorys second single, "Roll with It", 274,000 copies to 216,000 during the week
Blur and Oasis released new singles on the same day, Blurs "Country House" outsold Morning Glorys second single, "Roll with It", 274,000 copies to 216,000 during the week
Blur and Oasis released new singles on the same day, Blurs "Country House" outsold Morning Glorys second single, "Roll with It", 274,000 copies to 216,000 during the week
Blur's Country House reaches number one during the highly publicised chart contest with Oasis.
Blur's The Great Escape enters the UK albums chart at number one, extending the band's Britpop-era success.
Releases Outside, reuniting with Brian Eno for a dark concept album about art, crime and identity.
Tory Member of Parliament and former minister Alan Howarth resigns from the Tories and crosses the floor
Bluetonic reaches the UK Top Twenty as The Bluetones build momentum before their debut album.
Answers Commons questions concerning coordination of departmental priorities.
Death of Alec Douglas-Home, age of 93
Releases Different Class with Pulp at the height of the Britpop era.
Addresses Commons questions concerning presentation and coordination of the Government's competitiveness policy.
Addresses Commons questions concerning the European Social Chapter and Government policy.
Pulp's Different Class enters the UK albums chart at number one, confirming the band's commercial breakthrough.
Mansun make an early UK chart appearance with Skin Up Pin Up.
Answers Commons questions concerning Cabinet committees and coordination of Government policy.
Addresses Commons questions concerning regional policy and competitiveness.
The full and formal agreement is signed by French President Jacques Chirac, US President Bill Clinton, UK Prime Minister John Major, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin
EU leaders announce the new currency will be called the Euro
Pulp's Disco 2000 reaches number seven on the UK singles chart.
Scores as Arsenal defeat Liverpool 3-2 to win the Women's FA Cup.
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Sense and Sensibility
Cast release debut album All Change, which becomes a major commercial success in Britain.
Cast release Alright as their profile rises within the mid-1990s British guitar-pop scene.
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Sense and Sensibility
Helps interpret the broad iron line in MCG-6-30-15 as emission shaped by relativistic motion and gravity close to a black hole.
Kenneth Clarke presents the 1995 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The 1995 Budget under Kenneth Clarke sets out the Government's taxation, expenditure and borrowing plans.
Appointed Chairman of the Conservative Party
As Deputy Prime Minister, takes a central role in coordinating government work on competitiveness and industrial performance across departments.
Hoyle and Narlikar reviewed action-at-a-distance electrodynamics and its applications to cosmology.
Crocodile Shoes, created and starred as musician Jed Shepherd
Death of Frederick Mulley
Death of Harold Watkinson
Death of Kieth Joseph
Death of Kingsley Amiss
Pulp's Different Class reaches number one on the UK albums chart.
Disability Discrimination Act 1995 creates disability discrimination rights and duties
Releases, "Divinities: Twelve Dances With God", solo
Appointed Editor of the Sunday Telegraph
Fronts Elastica during the band's major 1995 breakthrough as their debut album and singles achieve substantial British chart success.
Elastica's self-titled debut album reaches number one on the UK albums chart.
Elizabeth II returns to South Africa for the 1st time in 48 yrs
Environment Act 1995 creates the Environment Agency and reforms environmental regulation
Argues that Britain should participate in preparations for a possible European single currency rather than exclude itself from the process.
Cast release Finetime, one of the singles that establishes John Power's new band in the Britpop era.
Publishes a major biography of William Ewart Gladstone.
Golden Globe for Best Adapted Screenplay for Sense and Sensibility
Debuts as M in GoldenEye, becoming the first woman to portray James Bond's intelligence chief in the film series.
Echobelly release Great Things, one of the band's best-known mid-1990s singles.
Publishes H G The History of Mr Wells, reflecting his interest in radical literature.
First stars in Kavanagh QC
Echobelly release King of the Kerb as the band's British chart profile continues to grow.
Lenny becomes a UK Top Ten single for Supergrass during the band's rapid 1995 rise.
Supergrass release Mansize Rooster as their early chart momentum builds during the Britpop boom.
Stars in Bullet to Midnight in Saint Petersburg. Stars in Bullet to Beijing
Pulp's double A-side single reaches number two on the UK singles chart.
Helps form Mogwai in Glasgow and becomes the band's bassist.
Helps form the post-rock band Mogwai in Glasgow.
Joins the founding lineup of Glasgow post-rock band Mogwai.
What's the Story Morning Glory becomes a UK number one album and one of the defining commercial successes of Britpop.
Brown promotes fiscal discipline and economic stability before the next general election.
Stars in Nixon
Shares the Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in international affairs.
Appears on Nobody Else, his final studio album with Take That before leaving the group.
Publication of "Northern Lights"
Oasis second album, (Whats the Story) Morning Glory? becomes the second-best selling album in British history
Echobelly release On, which becomes a UK Top Ten album during the height of Britpop.
Ozzy returns with a new album, "Ozzmosis"
Pensions Act 1995 reforms occupational pensions and pension protection after the Maxwell scandal
Nick Mason's biography of the band is stopped by Dave Gilmour who wants an official biography which involves all three members. A double album of "The Division Bell" tour is released, titled, "Pulse", the first 2,000,000 copies come in a "limited edition" box with a flashing light on the spine
Nick Mason's biography of the band is stopped by Dave Gilmour who wants an official biography which involves all three members
Porto win the Portuguese League
Robbie Williams leaves Take That
Pink Floyd are inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Led Zeppelin is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Pink Floyd are inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Led Zeppelin is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Led Zeppelin is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Pink Floyd are inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Pink Floyd are inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
The Royal Navy continues the shift from Polaris to continuous Trident deterrent patrols
Press allegations that Aitken had helped companies supply arms to Iran
Appointed Secretary of State for Wales
Stars in Sense and Sensibility
Plays Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility and receives her first Academy Award nomination.
Creates La Plante Productions, in 1994 and as La Plante Productions writes and produces the sequel to Widows, the equally gutsy Shes Out
Sleeper release Smart, their debut album, during the first major commercial wave of Britpop.
Oasis second album, (Whats the Story) Morning Glory? becomes the second-best selling album in British history. Oasis first UK #1 single with "Some Might Say"
Appointed Minister Spokesman for Employment
Wellers solo album "Stanley Road" takes him back to the top of the British charts, and goes on to become the best selling album of his career, named after the street in Woking where he had grown up
The Charlatans self-titled album reaches number one in Britain during the Britpop era.
Publication of "The Ghost Road"
Writes The Governor (ITV 1995-96), a series focusing on the female governor of a high security prison
Wins best Actress once again in Cannes for playing Queen Charlotte in The Madness of King George
Publication of "The Moor's Last Sigh"
Appointed Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party
Sleeper release What Do I Do Now, one of the band's most successful mid-1990s singles.
Wins the WBC world heavyweight title by defeating Oliver McCall
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