Timeline June 1995

Events in June 1995 10

• 1914 – 1995 Jonas Salk (1914-1995) Died 23 June 1995, aged 80 Jonas Salk was an American virologist who developed the first effective vaccine against poliomyelitis, first tested successfully in 1955. His vaccine dramatically reduced polio cases worldwide and he refused to patent it, saying it belonged to the people. He later founded the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in California.
• 1921 – 1995 Lana Turner (1921-1995) American actress, one of MGM's biggest stars, known for The Postman Always Rings Twice and Imitation of Life.
• 1995 French Open 1995 Men: Thomas Muster · Women: Steffi Graf
• 1995 Budennovsk hostage crisis Chechen fighters seize a Russian hospital Chechen separatist fighters led by Shamil Basayev seized a hospital in the Russian town of Budennovsk, taking over a thousand hostages during the First Chechen War. A botched Russian assault killed many hostages before a negotiated end to the siege. The crisis embarrassed the Russian government and briefly halted its military offensive in Chechnya.
• 1995 1995 Rugby World Cup semi-final demolition Four tries against England, including the famous run over fullback Mike Catt At the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa, Lomu scored four tries in New Zealand's semi-final rout of England at Newlands, Cape Town, on 18 June 1995. One try, in which he ran straight through fullback Mike Catt on his way to the line, became one of the most replayed moments in rugby history and instantly made him a global star. His tournament haul of seven tries and his sheer physical dominance changed public perceptions of what a winger could be.
• 1995 1995 World Cup Final heartbreak All Blacks fall to hosts South Africa in an extra-time final New Zealand lost the 1995 Rugby World Cup final to host nation South Africa 15-12 after extra time at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, on 24 June 1995, a match immortalised by Nelson Mandela presenting the trophy in a Springbok jersey. Lomu was closely marked throughout and held tryless, and speculation later arose that a stomach illness affecting the New Zealand squad before the match may have been an early sign of the kidney disorder that would later be diagnosed in him.
• 1995 South Africa wins Rugby World Cup Springboks triumph as Mandela dons the number six jersey South Africa's Springboks defeated New Zealand in the final of the Rugby World Cup, hosted in the country a year after the end of apartheid. President Nelson Mandela presented the trophy wearing a Springbok jersey, an image widely seen as a symbol of national reconciliation. The tournament is credited with helping unite a divided country.
• 1995 Neil Young releases Mirror Ball with Pearl Jam Seattle session Recorded in Seattle with Pearl Jam as his backing band.
• 1995 Lana Turner dies in Los Angeles Lana Turner dies aged 74.
• 1995 Space Shuttle docks with Mir First US-Russian space station linkup since the Cold War The Space Shuttle Atlantis docked with the Russian space station Mir, the first time a US spacecraft had linked up with a Russian one since the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz mission. The mission marked the start of sustained cooperation between the two countries' space programs. It paved the way for the later construction of the International Space Station.