What Happened on August 3, 1995

Historical Events

  • CNN en Espanol premieres

Famous Deaths

  • Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields, American jazz drummer, dies at 79
  • Edward Whittemore, American writer (b. 1933)
  • Harry Craft, American MLB baseball player and manager, dies at 80
  • Ida Lupino, British-American actress (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) and director (The Hitch-Hiker), dies from a stoke while undergoing cancer treatment at 77
  • Marcus Chenault, American killer of Martin Luther King Jr's mother, dies in prison at 54
1995 Highlights

About August 3, 1995

Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 28 years, 7 months and 16 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Leo

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Waterfalls - TLC
  • UK #1 Song: Never Forget - Take That