The Oscars Best Picture Ordinary People Best Actor Robert De Niro in Raging Bull Best Actress Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner’s Daughter Best Director Robert Redford for Ordinary People Best Supporting Actor Timothy Hutton for Ordinary People Best Supporting Actress Mary Steenburgen in Melvin and Howard Box Office Boffo Star … [Read more...]
Famous Deaths 1995
Deaths Alexander Godunov Bobby Riggs Burl Ives Butterfly McQueen Dean Martin Don Cherry Donald Pleasance Eazy-E Elisha Cook, Jr. Elizabeth Montgomery Eric Porter Eva Gabor Friz Freleng Ginger Rogers Howard Cosell Ida Lupino Jerry Garcia Jeremy Brett Juanin Clay Junior Walker Lana Turner Louis Malle Mary Wickes Maxene Andrews (The Andrews Sisters) … [Read more...]
Sports 1995
Baseball Atlanta Braves beat the Cleveland Indians, 4 games to 2 to win the World Series. Lou Gehrig’s long-time record falls as Cal Ripken, Jr. plays in his 2131st consecutive game. Football The San Francisco 49ers win Super Bowl XXIX, beating San Diego, 49-26. Golf Ben Crenshaw won The Masters Corey Pavin took the US Open John Daly was the British Open … [Read more...]
Famous Birthdays 1995
Births Parker McKenna Posey Sawyer Sweeten Sullivan Sweeten Liliana Mumy … [Read more...]
Music 1995
The Grammy Awards Honoring the music of 1994.. Record of the Year: Sheryl Crow & Bill Bottrell “All I Wanna Do” Album of the Year: Tony Bennett & David Kahne, MTV Unplugged Song of the Year: Bruce Springsteen writers of “Streets of Philadelphia” Best New Artist: Sheryl Crow … [Read more...]