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1995 in South Korea
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Incumbents
Events
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Births
January 2
February 2
March 2
April 2
May 2
June 2
July 2
August 2
September 2
October 2
November 2
December 2
Deaths
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Events from the year
1995 in South Korea
.
Incumbents
President:
Kim Young Sam
Prime Minister:
Lee Hong-koo
until December 18,
Lee Soo-sung
Events
Multiple municipalities are
annexed into larger amalgamations
.
January
February
March
March 1 –
Yonhap Television News
was official start on broadcasting for 24-hours
news channel
.
[
citation needed
]
April
April 28 – A gas explosion in a subway construction site caused about 100 deaths in
Daegu
.
[
1
]
May
June
June 27 –
Local
and provincial elections — the first since the
May 16 coup
of 1961 — showed defeat of the ruling party of
Kim Young-sam
.
[
2
]
June 29 – The
Sampoong Department Store collapse
caused 502 deaths in
Seoul
.
July
July 26 –
Tropical Storm Janis
hit near Seoul, South Korea. The storm lasted until the 28th.
August
August 15 – The demolition of the
Japanese General Government Building
in Seoul began.
[
3
]
September
September 5 – Kim Dae-Jung formed a new political party named
National Congress for New Politics
.
October
October 27 – Former President
Roh Tae-woo
made a public apology about secret funds scandal.
November
November 16 – Former President
Roh Tae-woo
was arrested on charges of corruption, illegal financing.
December
December 3 – Former President
Chun Doo-hwan
was arrested on charges of leading bloody suppression in
Coup d'état of December Twelfth
,
Gwangju Democratic Uprising
.
December 6 – Democratic Liberal Party was established to
New Korea Party
.
December 18 –
Lee Soo-sung
becomes
prime minister of South Korea
, replacing
Lee Hong-koo
Births
January
January 3 –
Kim Seol-hyun
, singer and actress
January 3 –
Jisoo
, singer and actress, member of girl group
Blackpink
January 5 –
Kim Young-Gyu
, football player
January 9 –
Ha Seung-ri
, actress
January 23 –
Yooyoung
, singer and actress
February
February 6
Kim Dam-Min
, short track speed skater
Moon Jong Up
, singer and actor
February 11 –
Kim Hae-Lin
, figure skater
February 15 –
Go Min-si
, actress, model and director
March
March 14 –
Park Ji-bin
, actor
April
April 9 –
Kim Da-mi
, actress
April 11 -
lee do-hyun
, actor
April 15 –
Kim Nam-joo
, singer and actress
April 17
Ahn Hyo-seop
, actor and singer
Wheein
, singer, member of girl group
Mamamoo
May
May 2 –
Yook Sungjae
, singer and actor, member of boy band
BtoB
May 8
Park Junghwa
singer and actress, member of girl group
EXID
Kim Hye-jun
, actress
June
June 16 –
Ki Hui-hyeon
, rapper and singer, member of girl group
Dia
June 29 –
Choi Ri
, actress
July
July 5 –
Hyuk
, singer and actor, member of boy band
VIXX
July 16 –
Park Hyung-Joo
, swimmer
July 23 –
Hwasa
, singer, member of girl group
Mamamoo
August
August 8 –
S.Coups
, singer, member of boy band
Seventeen
August 19 –
Bona
, singer and actress, member of girl group
WJSN
September
September 17 –
Nam Ji-hyun
, actress
September 22 –
Nayeon
, singer, member of girl group
Twice
October
October 4 –
Jeonghan
, singer, member of boy band
Seventeen
October 13 –
Jimin
, singer and dancer, member of boy band
BTS
November
November 16 –
Changjo
, singer, member of boyband
Teen Top
November 27 –
Yohan Hwang
, singer
December
December 18 –
Lim Na-young
, singer and rapper
December 21 –
Bobby
, rapper, member of boy band
iKon
December 30 –
V
, singer, member of boy band
BTS
December 30 -
Joshua
, singer, member of boy band
Seventeen
Deaths
Main article:
deaths in 1995
Further information:
Category:1995 deaths
See also
List of South Korean films of 1995
References
↑
"Toll in Korea Gas Explosion Passes 100, Mostly Students – New York Times"
. Taegu (South Korea); South Korea: Nytimes.com. 1995-04-29
. Retrieved
2014-02-11
.
↑
"Yonhap News"
(in Korean).
Yonhap News Agency
. Retrieved
2014-02-11
.
↑
"Today in Korean history"
(in Korean).
Yonhap News Agency
. 2011-08-14
. Retrieved
2014-02-11
.
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