Timeline February 1995

Events in February 1995 5

• 1921 – 1995 Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) Died 4 February 1995, aged 74 Patricia Highsmith was an American novelist best known for psychological thrillers including Strangers on a Train and the Ripley series. Alfred Hitchcock's 1951 film adaptation of Strangers on a Train brought her early fame. She spent much of her later life in Europe and remained a prolific writer until her death.
• 1995 – present Nikola Jokic The Joker 3-time MVP and champion; widely considered the best passing center in history.
• 1995 – present Nikola Jokic Basketball player, horse owner, b. 1995 Nikola Jokic (b. 1995, Sombor, Serbia) — three-time NBA MVP, the greatest passing center in basketball history, and the man who led the Denver Nuggets to their first NBA championship in 2023. A second-round pick turned franchise cornerstone, Jokic plays basketball like a chess grandmaster — and would rather be at the horse track.
• 1995 Nikola Jokic born in Sombor, Serbia Nikola Jokic is born in Sombor, a quiet city in northern Serbia (then Yugoslavia), the youngest of three brothers. His father Branislav runs a local harness racing club on the outskirts of town.
• 1995 Barings Bank collapses Rogue trader Nick Leeson's losses sink Britain's oldest merchant bank Barings Bank, one of Britain's oldest merchant banks, collapsed after unauthorized derivatives trading by Singapore-based trader Nick Leeson racked up losses of about 827 million pounds. The bank was sold to ING for a nominal sum. The scandal became a byword for inadequate risk controls in financial institutions.