1995 in the United Kingdom

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Events from the year 1995 in the United Kingdom.

1 Incumbents
2 Events
3 Births
4 Deaths
5 References

[edit] Incumbents

Monarch - HM Queen Elizabeth II
Prime Minister - John Major, Conservative

[edit] Events

January 1- Fred West is found hanged in his cell at Winson Green Prison in Birmingham. The 53-year-old had been on remand since February last year, having allegedly murdered 12 people whose bodies were found at three locations in and around Gloucester. The crimes are believed to have been committed between 1967 and 1987.
January 25- Manchester United footballer, Eric Cantona, launches a kung-fu style kick on Crystal Palace supporter Matthew Simmons after being sent off in a game at Selhurst Park.
January 27- Manchester United fine Eric Cantona £20,000 and suspend him until the end of the season for his kung-fu attack on a Crystal Palace supporter.
February 1- Animal rights campaigner Jill Phipps, 31, dies after being hit by a lorry during protesting at Coventry Airport.
February 9- The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visit Northern Ireland for the first time since the IRA and Loyalist ceasefires which came into force last year.
February 26- Barings Bank, the UK's oldest merchant bank collapses following $1.4 billion of losses by rogue trader, Nick Leeson.
28 February - The Diary of Bridget Jones column first published in The Independent. ^[1]
March 9- The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visit Northern Ireland.
March 23- Eric Cantona is found guilty of common assault at Croydon Crown Court. The trial judge sentences him to 14 days in prison, but grants him bail pending an appeal against the sentence.
March 31- Eric Cantona's prison sentence is quashed on appeal and replaced with a 120-hour community service order.
June - Rover Group launches the first MG sports car in 15 years with its new MG F, which is due on sale later this year. It also announces two new family car ranges - the Rover 200 and Rover 400.
June 9- A British legal precedent is made when 26-year-old serial sex offender Andrew Richards becomes the first person to be convicted of male rape.
July 4- John Major wins the Conservative Party leadership election, gaining 218 votes to John Redwood's 89.
July 30 - Police in North Wales launch a murder inquiry after the body of seven-year-old Sophie Hook is found on a beach near Llandudno. She had gone missing from a nearby house during the night, and her body was found on the beach by a man walking his dog.
August 6- Howard Hughes, a 30-year-old Colwyn Bay man, is charged with the murder of Sophie Hook.
August 11- An inquest records a verdict of accidental death on Jill Phipps, the animal rights campaigner who was knocked down and killed by a lorry during protests at Coventry Airport.
October 1 - Eric Cantona returns from his suspension after eight months and scores a late equaliser for Manchester United in their Premier League fixture against Liverpool.
October 20 - Vauxhall unveils its new Vectra range of large hatchbacks and saloons. The Vectra, which replaces the Cavalier, will be built in Luton and from next year will also be sold as an estate.
November 16- The Queen Mother has a hip replacement operation. At 95, she is believed to be the oldest patient to undergo such surgery.
November 16- Essex student Leah Betts, 18, dies in hospital three days after taking ecstasy at her home in Latchingdon.
November 20- The Princess of Wales gives a revealing television interview to Martin Bashir on the Panorama show on BBC One. The Princess openly discussed her adultery, depression and bulimia, her children, the media and the future of the monarchy in candid detail.
November 22- Rosemary West sentenced to life imprisonment for her part in 10 murders which were committed in conjunction with her late husband Fred between 1970 and 1987. The trial judge at Winchester Crown Court recommends that 42-year-old West should never be released from prison.
November 30- President of the United States, Bill Clinton visits Northern Ireland.
December 2- "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.
December 8- Headteacher Philip Lawrence is stabbed to death outside his school, St George's Roman Catholic Secondary School in West London.
December 8- Three drug dealers, part of the notorious "Essex Boys" gang, are found shot dead in the back of a Range Rover on an isolated country road.
December 13- Riots in Brixton.
December 20- The Queen writes to the Prince and Princess of Wales urging them to divorce as soon as possible.