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June 1995 was the sixth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Thursday, ended on a Friday after 30 days.

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This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from June 1995.

June 1, 1995 (1995-06-01) (Thursday) The busiest hurricane season in 62 years begins. June 2, 1995 (1995-06-02) (Friday) 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. Waffen-SS Hauptsturmführer Erich Priebke is extradited from Argentina to Italy. The Dimmitt, Texas Tornado strikes. June 3, 1995 (1995-06-03) (Saturday) Montreal Expos pitcher Pedro Martínez becomes the second Major League Baseball pitcher to pitch a "perfect game" leading into the 10th inning. June 6, 1995 (1995-06-06) (Tuesday) 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. The Constitutional Court of South Africa abolishes capital punishment in South Africa in the case of S v Makwanyane and Another. June 13, 1995 (1995-06-13) (Tuesday) French President Jacques Chirac announces the resumption of nuclear tests in French Polynesia. June 15, 1995 (1995-06-15) (Thursday) A powerful earthquake, registering a moment magnitude of 6.2, hits the city of Aigio, Greece, resulting in several deaths and significant damage to many buildings. June 16, 1995 (1995-06-16) (Friday) The IOC selects Salt Lake City to host the 2002 Winter Olympics. June 20, 1995 (1995-06-20) (Tuesday) Oil multinational Royal Dutch Shell caves in to international pressure and abandons plans to dump the Brent Spar oil rig at sea. June 22, 1995 (1995-06-22) (Thursday) Japanese police rescue 365 hostages from a hijacked All Nippon Airways Flight 857 (Boeing 747-200) at Hakodate airport. The hijacker was armed with a knife and demanded the release of Shoko Asahara. June 24, 1995 (1995-06-24) (Saturday) The New Jersey Devils sweep the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings to win their first Stanley Cup in the lock-out shortened season. South Africa wins the Rugby World Cup. June 27, 1995 (1995-06-27) (Tuesday) Jodi Huisentruit, an Iowa television anchor, is reported missing after failing to show up for work. She is declared legally dead in 2001. June 29, 1995 (1995-06-29) (Thursday) Lisa Clayton completes her 10-month solo circumnavigation from the Northern Hemisphere. STS-71: Space Shuttle Atlantis docks with the Russian Mir space station for the first time. The Sampoong Department Store collapses in the Seocho-gu district of Seoul, South Korea, killing 502 and injuring 937. Iraq disarmament crisis: According to UNSCOM, the unity of the U.N. Security Council begins to fray, as a few countries, particularly France and Russia, become more interested in making financial deals with Iraq than in disarming the country.

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