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1995
01 Jan
Serial killer West found hanged
17 Jan
Earthquake devastates Kobe
27 Jan
Cantona banned over attack on fan
09 Feb
Space pioneers take first small steps
09 Mar
Queen marks peace in Belfast
03 Mar
MPs move to outlaw hunting
17 Mar
Killer Ronnie Kray dies
08 Apr
Death Row Briton is executed
19 Apr
Many feared dead in Oklahoma bombing
09 Jun
First man jailed for male rape
20 Jun
Shell makes dramatic U-turn
29 Jun
US shuttle docks with Russian space station
04 Jul
Major wins Conservative leadership
11 Jul
Serbs overrun UN 'safe haven'
15 Jul
Serbs force Muslims out of Srebrenica
23 Jul
British forces sent to Sarajevo
06 Aug
Japan mourns Hiroshima anniversary
28 Sep
Palestinian self-rule in West Bank agreed
03 Oct
OJ Simpson verdict: 'Not guilty'
02 Nov
Ex-minister charged with apartheid murders
04 Nov
Israeli PM shot dead
10 Nov
Nigeria hangs human rights activists
13 Nov
Ecstasy pill puts party girl in coma
16 Nov
Queen mum hip op 'successful'
20 Nov
Diana admits adultery in TV interview
21 Nov
Balkan leaders agree to peace
22 Nov
Life sentence for Rosemary West
30 Nov
Clinton kindles hope in Northern Ireland
02 Dec
Rogue trader jailed for six years
05 Dec
Jaffna falls to Sri Lankan army
08 Dec
Youth gang stabs head teacher to death
13 Dec
Riots break out in Brixton
14 Dec
Bosnia peace accord ends three-year war
20 Dec
'Divorce': Queen to Charles and Diana
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