What Happened on December 7, 1995

Historical Events

The Grateful Dead Break Up

American rock band The Grateful Dead break up after the death of Jerry Garcia

Seamus Heaney Awarded Nobel

Irish poet Seamus Heaney receives the Novel Prize for Literature at a ceremony in Stockholm [1] [2]

  • NBA settles strike of referees, refs to return on Dec 12
  • US space probe Galileo begins orbiting Jupiter

Famous Deaths

  • Larry Bartlett, photographer, dies at 42
  • Tom Burns, British-Chilean publisher and editor, dies at 89
Died in 1995 1995 Highlights

About December 7, 1995

Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 28 years, 4 months and 23 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Sagittarius

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