1995 in the United States

Events from the year 1995 in the United States.

Incumbents

Federal government

* President: Bill Clinton ( D-Arkansas)
* Vice President: Al Gore ( D-Tennessee)
* Chief Justice: William Rehnquist (Wisconsin)
* Speaker of the House of Representatives: Tom Foley ( D-Washington) (until January 3), Newt Gingrich ( R-Georgia) (starting January 4)
* Senate Majority Leader: George J. Mitchell ( D-Maine) (until January 3), Bob Dole ( R-Kansas) (starting January 3)
* Congress: 103rd (until January 3), 104th (starting January 3)

Events

January

* January 1 – The History Channel is launched.
* January 4 – The 104th United States Congress, the first controlled by Republicans in both houses since 1953 to 1955, convenes.
* January 11 – Robert Rubin is sworn in as the new Secretary of Treasury, succeeding Lloyd Bentsen.
* January 24 – State of the Union Address.
* January 26 – The House of Representatives passes a balanced budget amendment to the US Constitution by a vote of 300-132.
* January 29 – Super Bowl XXIX: The San Francisco 49ers become the first National Football League franchise to win five Super Bowls, as they defeat the San Diego Chargers at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida.
* January 31 – U.S. President Bill Clinton invokes emergency powers to extend a $20 billion loan to help Mexico avert financial collapse.

February

* February 9 – STS-63: Dr. Bernard A. Harris Jr. and Michael Foale become the first African American and Briton, respectively, to walk in space.
* February 15 – Hacker Kevin Mitnick is arrested by the FBI and charged with breaking into some of the United States' most secure computer systems.
* February 17 – Colin Ferguson is convicted of six counts of murder for the December 1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting and later receives a 200+ year sentence.
* February 18 – Private Tracie McBride is kidnapped, raped and murdered in Texas by former soldier Louis Jones Jr.
* February 23 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 30.28 to close at 4,003.33 – the Dow's first ever close above 4,000.
* February 27 – In Denver, Colorado, Stapleton Airport closes and is replaced by the new Denver International Airport, the largest in the United States.
* February 28 – Members of the group Patriot's Council are convicted in Minnesota under the Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989 for manufacturing ricin.

March

* March 2
** Yahoo! is incorporated.
** An amendment to the Constitution on a Balanced Budget is voted down by one vote in the US Senate. The deciding vote was cast by Oregon Republican senator Mark Hatfield.
* March 13 – David Daliberti and William Barloon, two Americans working for a military contractor in Kuwait, are arrested after straying into Iraq.
* March 14 – Astronaut Norman Thagard becomes the first American to ride into space aboard a Russian launch vehicle (the ''Soyuz TM-21''), lifting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
* March 16 – Mississippi ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The amendment was nationally ratified in 1865, but did not make it official until 2013.
* March 27 – The 67th Academy Awards, hosted by David Letterman, are held at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, with Robert Zemeckis' ''Forrest Gump'' winning six awards out of 13 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. The telecast garners nearly 48.3 million viewers, making it the most-watched Oscars broadcast since 1983.
* March 26: Rapper Eric Lynn Wright, better known as Eazy-E, dies of complications from AIDS
* March 31 – Singer-songwriter Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (known simply as Selena) is murdered in Corpus Christi, Texas by the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldívar.

April

* April 5 – The U.S. House of Representatives votes 246–188 to cut taxes for individuals and corporations.
* April 7 – House Republicans celebrate passage of most of the Contract with America.
* April 19 – Oklahoma City bombing: 168 people, including eight Federal Marshals and 19 children, are killed at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. Timothy McVeigh and one of his accomplices, Terry Nichols, set off the bomb.
* April 23 – President Clinton visits Oklahoma City and gives an address, stating "Today our nation is joined with you in grief."
* April 24 – A Unabomber bomb kills lobbyist Gilbert Murray in Sacramento, California.

May

* May 14 – Team New Zealand wins the America's Cup in San Diego, beating Stars and Stripes 5–0.
* May 17 – Shawn Nelson, 35, goes on a tank rampage in San Diego.
* May 20 – U.S. President Bill Clinton indefinitely closes part of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House to vehicular traffic in response to the Oklahoma City bombing.
* May 23 – Oklahoma City bombing: In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the remains of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building are imploded.
* May 27 – In Culpeper, Virginia, actor Christopher Reeve is paralyzed from the neck down after falling from his horse in a riding competition.

June

* June 2 – Mrkonjić Grad incident: A United States Air Force F-16 piloted by Captain Scott O'Grady is shot down over Bosnia and Herzegovina while patrolling the NATO no-fly zone. O'Grady is rescued by U.S. Marines six days later.
* June 6 – U.S. astronaut Norman Thagard breaks NASA's space endurance record of 14 days, 1 hour and 16 minutes, aboard the Russian space station ''Mir''.
* June 15 – During his murder trial, O. J. Simpson puts on a pair of gloves that were presumably worn by the person who murdered his ex-wife and her friend Ron Goldman. Defense attorney Johnnie Cochran quips, "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit." The gloves appear too tight on Simpson's hands.
* June 16 – The International Olympic Committee awards the 2002 Winter Olympics to Salt Lake City, Utah.
* June 23 – Walt Disney Pictures' 33rd feature film, ''Pocahontas'', is released, garnering a predominately mixed reception (the first Disney animated film to do so since 1988's '' Oliver & Company'') but strong financial success.
* June 24 – The New Jersey Devils sweep the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings to win their first Stanley Cup in the lock-out shortened season.
* June 29 – STS-71: Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' docks with the Russian ''Mir'' space station for the first time.

July

* July – Midwestern United States heat wave: An unprecedented heat wave strikes the Midwestern United States for most of the month. Temperatures peak at , and remain above in the afternoon for five straight days. At least 739 people die in Chicago alone.
* July 5 – The U.S. Congress passes the Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act, requiring that producers of pornography keep records of all models who are filmed or photographed, and that all models be at least 18 years of age.
* July 13 – Dozens of cities, most notably Chicago and Milwaukee, set all-time record high temperatures. Hundreds in these and other cities die as the Chicago Heat Wave of 1995 reaches its peak.
* July 23 – David Daliberti and William Barloon, two Americans held as spies by Iraq, are released by Saddam Hussein after negotiations with U.S. Congressman Bill Richardson.
* July 27 – In Washington, D.C., the Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated.
* July 28 – Two followers of Rajneesh are convicted for their part in the 1985 Rajneeshee assassination plot in Oregon.

August

* August 6 – Hundreds in Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Washington, D.C., and Tokyo mark the 50th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb.
* August 24 – Microsoft releases Windows 95.

September

* September 6 – Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles breaks the all time consecutive games played record in Major League Baseball.
* September 9 – Kids' WB debuts on The WB, anchored by ''Animaniacs'', which transfers over from Fox's children's programming block, Fox Kids. It debuted on Fox Kids 2 years before.
* September 19 – ''The Washington Post'' and ''The New York Times'' publish the Unabomber manifesto several months after it is written.
* September 22 – American millionaire Steve Forbes announces his candidacy for the 1996 Republican presidential nomination.
* September 23
** Argentine national Guillermo "Bill" Gaede is arrested in Phoenix, Arizona on charges of industrial espionage. His sales to Cuba, China, North Korea and Iran are believed to have involved Intel and AMD trade secrets worth US$10–20 million.
** Gordon B. Hinckley, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, reads " The Family: A Proclamation to the World" in the church's semiannual all-women's meeting. The proclamation is a definitive document about the church's doctrine on the nature and importance of the family as "the basic unit of society" and continues to shape current LDS policy as well as interfaith cooperative efforts.

October

* October 1 – Ten people are convicted of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
* October 2 - The Seattle Mariners clinch their first postseason berth in franchise history defeating the California Angels, 9-1, in the 1995 AL West Tiebreaker.
* October 3 – O. J. Simpson is found not guilty of double murder for the deaths of former wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
* October 4 – Hurricane Opal makes landfall at Pensacola Beach, Florida as a Category 3 hurricane with winds.
* October 9 – 1995 Palo Verde derailment: An Amtrak Sunset Limited train is derailed by saboteurs near Palo Verde, Arizona.
* October 15 – The Carolina Panthers win their first-ever regular season game by defeating the New York Jets at Clemson Memorial Stadium in South Carolina.
* October 16 – The Million Man March is held in Washington, D.C. The event was conceived by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.
* October 23 – Louis Jones Jr. is convicted of the kidnapping and murder of Tracie McBride, having abducted her at gunpoint from Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas. The federal government sentences him to death for his crimes.
* October 25 – 1995 Fox River Grove bus–train collision: A Metra commuter train slams into a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students.
* October 28 – The Atlanta Braves defeat the Cleveland Indians, 4 games to 2, to win their first World Series Title in Atlanta.

November

* November 1
** NASA loses contact with the ''Pioneer 11'' probe.
** Participants in the Yugoslav War begin negotiations at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.
** The U.S. House of Representatives passes the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1995, outlawing intact dilation and extraction abortions. President Bill Clinton vetoes the bill in 1996.
* November 3 – At Arlington National Cemetery, U.S. President Bill Clinton dedicates a memorial to the victims of the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing.
* November 7 – The Landmark Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is imploded to make room for a parking lot for the Las Vegas Convention Center.
* November 14–19 – Federal government shutdown: A budget standoff between Democrats and Republicans in Congress forces the federal government to temporarily close national parks and museums, and run most government offices with skeleton staff.
* November 21 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 40.46 to close at 5,023.55, its first close above 5,000. This makes 1995 the first year where the Dow surpasses two millennium marks in a single year.
* November 21 – The Dayton Agreement to end the Bosnian War is reached at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio (signed December 14).
* November 22 – Six-year-old Elisa Izquierdo's child abuse-related death at the hands of her mother makes headlines, and instigates major reform in New York City's child welfare system.
* November 22 – The first ever full-length computer animated feature film, ''Toy Story'', is released by Pixar and Walt Disney Pictures.
* November 28 – U.S. President Bill Clinton signs the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, which ends the federal 55 mph speed limit.

December

* December 7 – NASA's ''Galileo'' probe reenters over Jupiter.
* December 13 – The Republic of Texas group claims to have formed a provisional government in Texas.
* December 15 – Because of the "quadruple-witching" option expiration, volume on the New York Stock Exchange hits 638 million shares, the highest single-day volume since October 20, 1987, when the Dow staged a stunning recovery a day after Black Monday.
* December 16 – The federal government has another shutdown as the budget disagreement continues. It re-opens on January 6, 1996.
* December 31 – The final original ''Calvin and Hobbes'' comic strip is published.

Ongoing

* Iraqi no-fly zones (1991–2003)
* Operation Uphold Democracy (1994–1995)
* Dot-com bubble (c. 1995–c. 2000)

Sport

*July 1 – The Quebec Nordiques relocate from Quebec City, Quebec to Denver, Colorado to become the Colorado Avalanche.
*November 19 – The Baltimore Stallions become the first (and only) American team to win a Grey Cup by defeating the Calgary Stampeders 37 to 20. Gainesville, Florida's Tracy Ham is awarded the game's Most Valuable Player.

Births

January

* January 1 – Poppy, American singer
* January 4 – Maddie Hasson, actress
* January 5
** Maggie Sajak, singer
* January 6
** Will Butcher, hockey player
** McKenna Faith, singer-songwriter
** Joshua Farris, figure skater
** Zach Pfeffer, soccer player
* January 7
** Jessica Darrow, singer and actress
** Leslie Grace, singer-songwriter
* January 8 – Ryan Destiny, actress, singer and songwriter
* January 9 – Nicola Peltz, actress
* January 11
**J. P. Crawford, high school baseball player
** Corey Davis, American football player
* January 13
** Natalia Dyer, actress
** Qaasim Middleton, actor, musician and singer
** Maria Elena Ubina, squash player
* January 17 – Indya Moore, actor
* January 18
** Braheme Days Jr., track and field athlete
** Leonard Fournette, American football player
** Farida Osman, swimmer
* January 20 – Joey Badass, rapper
* January 21 – Jake Elliott, American football player
* January 22 – Davis Webb, American football player
* January 26 – Kyle Chavarria, actress
* January 30
** Danielle Campbell, actress
** Thia Megia, singer

February

* February 2 – Max Browne, football player
* February 5
** Paul Arriola, soccer player
** Trayvon Martin (died 2012)
* February 10 – Lexi Thompson, golfer
* February 13 – Lia Neal, swimmer
* February 14
** John Hayden, ice hockey player
** Ian Clarkin, baseball player
* February 15 – Megan Thee Stallion, American rapper
* February 16
** Denzel Curry, rapper
** Mizkif, YouTuber and Twitch streamer
* February 17
** Jane Campbell, soccer player
** Madison Keys, tennis player
* February 18 – Samantha Crawford, tennis player
* February 21 – Giveon, singer
* February 22 – Trent Kowalik, actor, dancer and singer
* February 23 – Kyle O'Gara, racing driver
* February 28
** Madisen Beaty, actress
** Quinn Shephard, actress

March

* March 1
** Jan Abaza, tennis player
** Jonathan Krohn, journalist and writer
* March 2
** Reese McGuire, high school baseball player
** Taywan Taylor, American football player
* March 5
** Sage Karam, racing driver
* March 7
** Nick Ciuffo, high school baseball player
** Hailey Clauson, model
** Michael McCarron, ice hockey player
** Haley Lu Richardson, actress
** Steven Santini, ice hockey defenceman
** tyler1, Twitch streamer
* March 9
** BeeJay Anya, basketball player
** Cierra Ramirez, actress and singer
* March 10
** Grace Victoria Cox, actress
** Zach LaVine, basketball player
* March 11 – Sasha Alex Sloan, singer
* March 13 – Mikaela Shiffrin, ski racer
* March 15 – Jabari Parker, high school basketball player
* March 16 – Beau Hossler, golfer
* March 17 – Claressa Shields, boxer
* March 19 – Philip Daniel Bolden, actor
* March 20 – Keenan Cahill, actor
* March 21 – Diggy Simmons, rapper and son of Joseph Simmons
* March 22 – Nick Robinson, actor
* March 23 – Victoria Pedretti, actress
* March 25 – Logan Owen, cyclist
* March 27 – Taylor Atelian, actress
* March 28 – Rachel Farley, singer

April

* April 1 – Logan Paul, Vine star and YouTuber
* April 8 – J. T. Compher, ice hockey player
* April 15
** Kiri Baga, figure skater
** Cody Christian, actor
* April 17 – ZeRo, gamer
* April 18 – Virginia Gardner, actress
* April 19 – Arizona Zervas, musicians
* April 23 – Gigi Hadid, model
* April 24 – Kehlani, singer
* April 27 – Jonathan "Jazz" Russell, jazz violinist
* April 29 – Dylan Murray, squash player

May

* May 1 – Artie Burns, American football player
* May 3
** Austin Meadows, baseball player
** Zach Sobiech, singer and viral video performer (d. 2013)
* May 4 – Shameik Moore, actor
* May 5 – Devon Gearhart, actor
* May 7 – Charlotte McKane, student
* May 9
** Grant Austin Taylor, guitarist
** Kassidy Cook, diver
* May 10 – Missy Franklin, swimmer
* May 11 – Sachia Vickery, tennis player
* May 12
** Luke Benward, actor and singer
** Kenton Duty, actor dancer and singer
** Sawyer Sweeten, actor (d. 2015)
* May 14 – Shameik Moore, actor, rapper, dancer, model, and singer
* May 16 – Marco Delgado, soccer player
* May 19 – Mary Beth Marley, pair skater
* May 23
** Tyus Bowser, American football player
* May 24 – Sabrina Vega, gymnast
* May 25
** Greg Grossman
** Gabby Soleil, actress
* May 28 – Jacob Kogan, actor
* May 31
** Alissa Musto, singer and pianist
** Tyla Yaweh, singer and rapper

June

* June 2 – Sterling Beaumon, actor
* June 3
**Dani Cameranesi, ice hockey player
**Vernon Hargreaves, American football player
* June 5 – Troye Sivan, singer
* June 6 – Jack Kilmer, actor
* June 14
** Alexandra Savior, singer
** Jaylon Smith, footballer outside linebacker
** Laquon Treadwell, footballer wide receiver
* June 15 – Dominic Smith, baseball player
* June 19
** Vanessa Lam, figure skater
** Blake Woodruff, actor
* June 20
** Gus Johnson (comedian), comedian and Internet personality
** Serayah, actress, model and singer
* June 21 – Jessica Ahlquist, student
* June 24 – Rex Lewis-Clack, pianist
* June 26 – Elizabeth Pipko, model
* June 30 – Allie Kiick, tennis player

July

* July 1 – Savvy Shields, Miss America 2017
* July 2 – Ryan Murphy, swimmer
* July 4 – Post Malone, musician
* July 6
** Brooklee Han, figure skater
** Ludwig Ahgren, internet personality
* July 7
** Su'a Cravens, football player
** Mary Sarah, singer and songwriter
* July 10 – Phillip Bickford, high school baseball player
* July 11 – Blu Hunt, actress
* July 12 – Jordyn Wieber, gymnast
* July 13 – Lil Snupe, rap artist (died 2013)
* July 16 – Letticia Martinez, swimmer
* July 20
** Shaquem Griffin, American football player
** Shaquill Griffin, American football player
* July 22
** Ashley Cain, figure skater
** Ezekiel Elliott, American football player
* July 24
** Kellyn Acosta, soccer player
** Kyle Kuzma, American basketball player
* July 25 – Alvin Kamara, American football player
* July 29 – Jennifer Michelle Brown, actress, musician and singer-songwriter
* July 31 – Lil Uzi Vert, rapper

August

* August 3 – Sarah Al Flaij, American-born Bahraini swimmer
* August 4 – Jessica Sanchez, singer
* August 5 – Ian McCoshen, ice hockey defenceman
* August 7 – Fedmyster, Twitch streamer
* August 9
** Eli Apple, American football player
** Justice Smith, actor
* August 10
** Killing of Stephon Clark, Stephon Clark, man who was killed by the Sacramento Police Department (died 2018 in the United States, 2018)
** Dalvin Cook, American football player
* August 13 – Nicole Rajicova, figure skater
* August 15 – Chief Keef, rapper
* August 16 – James Young (basketball), James Young, basketball player
* August 17 – Gracie Gold, figure skater
* August 18 – Parker McKenna Posey, actress
* August 19 – Velveteen Dream, Patrick Clark Jr., pro wrestler
* August 20 – Liana Liberato, actress
* August 22 – Lulu Antariksa, actress and singer
* August 23 – Tommy Batchelor, dancer
* August 24
** George Li, pianist
** Noah Vonleh, basketball player
* August 28 – Joshua Kalu, American football player

September

* September 2
** Kian Lawley, internet celebrity and actor
** Will Hernandez, American football guard
* September 5 – Caroline Sunshine, actress, dancer and singer
* September 8 – Thuliso Dingwall, actor
* September 10 – Amando Moreno, soccer player
* September 12 – Ryan Potter, actor and martial artist
* September 14 – Deshaun Watson, American football player
* September 16 – Aaron Gordon, basketball player
* September 17
** Katherine Ip, tennis player
** Patrick Mahomes, football player
* September 20
** Sammi Hanratty, actress and singer
* September 22
** Juliette Goglia, actress
** Dakari Johnson, high school basketball player
* September 25 – Ryan Beatty, singer
* September 27 – Daeg Faerch, actor

October

* October 1 – Gillian Ryan, swimmer
* October 3 – Michael Parsons (figure skater), Michael Parsons, figure skater
* October 4 – Jabrill Peppers, footballer
* October 8 – G Herbo, rapper
* October 16 – Fuego Del Sol, pro wrestler
* October 17
** Jamal Adams, American football player
** Queen Naija, singer and media personality
* October 15 – Billy Unger, actor
* October 21
** Doja Cat, musician
** Shannon Magrane, singer
* October 23
** Ireland Baldwin, model and daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger
** Shotaro Omori, figure skater
* October 28 – Haven Denney, figure skater
* October 30 – Andy Pessoa, actor
* October 31 – Marcel Everett, musician and producer

November

* November – Da'Shawn Hand, footballer
* November 2 – Brandon Soo Hoo, actor
* November 3 – Kendall Jenner, actress, model and brand ambassador
* November 15 – Karl-Anthony Towns, basketball player
* November 16
**Noah Gray-Cabey, actor and pianist
**Kirk Knight, rapper and record producer
* November 19 – Daniel Naroditsky, chess player
* November 22 – Katherine McNamara, actress
* November 25 – 42 Dugg, rapper
* November 27 – Kiara Nowlin, gymnast
* November 28 – Chase Elliott, stock car racer
* November 29
** Ariel Hsing, table tennis player
** Laura Marano, actress and singer
* November 30 – Victoria Duval, tennis player

December

* December 6 – A Boogie wit da Hoodie, rapper
* December 7 – Collin Altamirano, tennis player
* December 9 – McKayla Maroney, artistic gymnast
* December 14 – Jaylon Ferguson, American football player (died 2022 in the United States, 2022)
*December 15
** Courtney Hicks, figure skater
** Jahlil Okafor, high school basketball player
* December 18 – Elizabeth Stanton (television host), Elizabeth Stanton, television host
* December 19 – Alpharad, esports personality
* December 26 – Zach Mills, actor
* December 27 – Timothée Chalamet, actor
* December 29
** Myles Garrett, American football player
** Ross Lynch, actor, dancer, instrumentalist and singer
* December 31
** Gabby Douglas, artistic gymnast
** Axl Osborne, acrobatic gymnast

Full date unknown

* Rochelle Ballantyne, chess player
* Sean Curley, actor
* Graeme Frost, notable victim
* Khalid Moultrie, actor

Deaths

January

* January 2 – Nancy Kelly, actress (born 1921 in the United States, 1921)
* January 4 – Sol Tax, anthropologist (born 1907 in the United States, 1907)
* January 7 – Murray Rothbard, American economist (b. 1926)
* January 11 – Josef Gingold, Russian-American violinist (b. 1909)
* January 22 – Rose Kennedy, American philanthropist (b. 1890)
* January 25
** John Smith (actor), John Smith, American actor (b. 1931)
** William Sylvester, American actor (b. 1922)
* January 31
** George Abbott, American writer, director, and producer (b. 1887)
** George Stibitz, American computational engineer (b. 1904)

February

* February 4 – Patricia Highsmith, American author (b. 1921)
* February 5 – Doug McClure, American actor (b. 1935)
* February 6
** James Merrill, American poet (b. 1926)
** Art Taylor, American jazz drummer (b. 1929)
* February 9
** J. William Fulbright, American senator and congressman (b. 1905)
** David Wayne, American actor (b. 1914)
* February 18 – Bob Stinson, rock guitarist (The Replacements (band), The Replacements and Static Taxi) (born 1959 in the United States, 1959)
* February 14 – Michael V. Gazzo, American actor (b. 1923)
* February 19 – John Howard (American actor), John Howard, American actor (b. 1913)
* February 22 – Ed Flanders, American actor (b. 1934)
* February 23 – Melvin Franklin, American singer (b. 1942)

March

* March 28 – Hugh O'Connor, actor son of Carroll O'Connor (born 1962 in the United States, 1962)
* March 26 – Eazy E, American rapper and record producer (born 1964)
* March 31 – Selena (Quintanilla Perez), singer-songwriter (born 1971)

April

* April 2 – Harvey Penick, golfer and coach (born 1904 in the United States, 1904)
* April 4 – Priscilla Lane, American actress (b. 1915)
* April 14 – Burl Ives, American singer and actor (b. 1909)
* April 16 – Cy Endfield, American screenwriter (b. 1914)
* April 23 – Howard Cosell, American sportscaster (b. 1918)
* April 25 – Ginger Rogers, dancer and entertainer (born 1911 in the United States, 1911)

May

* May 4
** Louis Krasner, Ukrainian-American violinist (b. 1903)
** Connie Wisniewski, baseball player (b. 1922)
* May 12 – Arthur Lubin, American film director (b. 1898)
* May 16 – Red Amick, American race car driver (b. 1929 in the United States, 1929)
* May 18
** Elisha Cook Jr., American actor (b. 1903)
** Alexander Godunov, Russian ballet dancer and actor (b. 1949)
** Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (b. 1933)
* May 21 – Les Aspin, American politician (b. 1938)
* May 26 – Friz Freleng, American animator (b. 1906)
* May 29 – Margaret Chase Smith, American politician (b. 1897)

June

* June 14 – Roger Zelazny, fantasy and science fiction writer (born 1937 in the United States, 1937)
* June 23 – Jonas Salk, medical researcher (born 1914)
* June 25 – Warren E. Burger, 15th Chief Justice of the U.S. (born 1907 in the United States, 1907)
* June 29 – Lana Turner, actress (born 1921 in the United States, 1921)

July

* July 1 – Wolfman Jack, disc jockey (born 1938 in the United States, 1938)
* July 4 – Bob Ross, painter, art instructor, and television host (born 1942 in the United States, 1942)

August

* August 3 – Ida Lupino, actress and director (born 1918 in the United Kingdom)
* August 9 – Jerry Garcia, rock guitarist (Grateful Dead) (born 1942 in the United States, 1942)
* August 11 – Alonzo Church, mathematician (born 1903 in the United States, 1903)
* August 13 – Mickey Mantle, baseball player (born 1931 in the United States, 1931)

September

* September 19 – Orville Redenbacher, businessman (born 1907 in the United States, 1907)
* September 29 – Madalyn Murray O'Hair, atheist activist (born 1919 in the United States, 1919)

October

October 21 — Shannon Hoon, American singer songwriter and musician; lead singer of the band Blind Melon from 1990 until his death at the age of 28 in 1995 (born 1967)

November

* November 17 – Marguerite Young, novelist, poet and biographer (born 1908 in the United States, 1908)
* November 22 – Margaret St. Clair, science fiction writer (born 1911 in the United States, 1911)

December

* December 2 – Roxie Roker, actress (born 1929 in the United States, 1929)
* December 9 – Vivian Blaine, actress and singer (born 1921 in the United States, 1921)
* December 16 – Johnny Moss, poker player (born 1907 in the United States, 1907)
* December 22 – Butterfly McQueen, actress (born 1911 in the United States, 1911)
* December 25 – Dean Martin, singer and entertainer (born 1917 in the United States, 1917)
* December 29 – Lita Grey, actress (born 1908 in the United States, 1908)
* December 30 – Charles Smith (developer), Charles Smith, real estate developer (born 1901 in Russia, 1901)

See also

* 1995 in American television
* List of American films of 1995
* Timeline of United States history (1990–2009)

References

External links

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