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Events in August 1995 12
1898 – 1995Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898-1995)Died 24 August 1995, aged 96Alfred Eisenstaedt was a German-American photojournalist for Life magazine best known for his photograph of a sailor kissing a woman in Times Square on V-J Day. Over a career spanning decades, he photographed numerous political and cultural figures. His work helped define the golden age of American photojournalism.
1918 – 1995Ida Lupino (1918-1995)English-American actress and pioneering director, one of the few women directing in 1950s Hollywood.
1931 – 1995Mickey Mantle (1931-1995)Died 13 August 1995, aged 63Mickey Mantle was a New York Yankees outfielder widely regarded as one of the greatest switch hitters and power hitters in baseball history. He won three American League MVP awards and helped the Yankees to seven World Series titles. His later years were marked by public advocacy for organ donation and alcoholism treatment after a liver transplant.
1942 – 1995Jerry Garcia (1942-1995)Died 9 August 1995, aged 53Jerry Garcia was the lead guitarist and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, one of the most influential bands of the American counterculture. His improvisational style and the band's extensive touring built a devoted fan following known as Deadheads. His death effectively ended the Grateful Dead as a touring band.
1965 – 1995Grateful DeadAmerican rock bandSan Francisco band led by Jerry Garcia — the great improvising live band, followed from show to show by the Deadheads.
1995Fifth World Championship gold -- Gothenburg 1995Bubka wins his fifth consecutive world title at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg -- one more than anyone has ever won in a single event. At 31, he is competing at the absolute peak of the event's history and winning it. The Gothenburg performance is the penultimate chapter of the most sustained championship dominance in athletics history.
1995US Open 1995Men: Pete Sampras · Women: Steffi Graf
1995Ida Lupino dies in Los AngelesIda Lupino dies aged 77.
1995Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia diesEnd of the bandGarcia dies in a rehab clinic — the band retires the name.
1995Netscape goes publicBrowser company's IPO ignites the dot-com boomNetscape Communications, maker of the popular Netscape Navigator web browser, held an initial public offering that saw its share price more than double on the first day of trading. The IPO is widely credited with igniting investor enthusiasm for internet companies that fueled the dot-com boom. Netscape itself would be eclipsed by Microsoft's Internet Explorer within a few years.
1995Garbage -- the debut albumGarbage's self-titled debut album is released on 15 August 1995. Its sound is immediately distinctive: layered to the point of density, combining drum loops and samples with live drums, distorted guitars, keyboards and Manson's voice -- which delivers lyrics about desire, obsession and self-destruction with cool detachment. 'Stupid Girl,' 'Only Happy When It Rains,' 'Queer' and 'Vow' are its singles. The album sells over four million copies worldwide and reaches Number 6 in the UK. The production technique -- building tracks from hundreds of layered elements -- reflects Vig's studio mastery and points toward the digital production methods that will define 2000s rock.
1995Windows 95 launchedMicrosoft releases operating system with Start menuMicrosoft released Windows 95, a major overhaul of its operating system that introduced the Start menu and taskbar familiar to PC users for decades afterward. The launch was accompanied by an unprecedented marketing campaign, including a Rolling Stones song licensed for its ads. It became one of the best-selling software products in history.