Timeline July 1995

Events in July 1995 8

• 1911 – 1995 Juan Manuel Fangio El Maestro Won five World Championships in the 1950s with four different teams (Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Mercedes, Ferrari).
• 1938 – 1995 Wolfman Jack (1938-1995) Died 1 July 1995, aged 57 Wolfman Jack, born Robert Smith, was an American disc jockey famous for his gravelly voice and his broadcasts on powerful border-blaster radio stations heard across North America. He gained wider fame through his appearance in the 1973 film American Graffiti. His persona became a fixture of American radio and pop culture.
• 1995 Wimbledon 1995 Men: Pete Sampras · Women: Steffi Graf
• 1995 Foo Fighters release their debut album Foo Fighters Grohl's demo, released as a band album.
• 1995 Grateful Dead play their last concert Soldier Field, Chicago The final show with Jerry Garcia.
• 1995 – present Ada Hegerberg Ballon d'Or Winner First ever recipient of the Ballon d'Or Féminin.
• 1995 Srebrenica massacre Bosnian Serb forces kill thousands of Muslim men and boys Bosnian Serb forces under General Ratko Mladic overran the UN-declared safe area of Srebrenica and systematically killed more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys. It was the worst atrocity in Europe since the Second World War and was later ruled a genocide by international courts. The massacre discredited UN peacekeeping efforts in Bosnia.
• 1995 Recognises France's role in the Holocaust Vel d'Hiv speech Months into his presidency, Chirac becomes the first French head of state to formally acknowledge the French state's responsibility in the deportation of Jews during the Second World War.