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Jacques Chirac is elected president of France in May. Large strikes then bring French public transport to a halt in late autumn. The World Trade Organization is born in January and reshapes global trade rules. In November the Dayton Agreement ends the war in Bosnia.
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Not a single try in the final: South Africa beat New Zealand 15-12 after extra time, at home. It was the Springboks' first World Cup since their return to international rugby. The other star of the tournament scored four tries against England in the semi-final.
Photo: Brent du Preez (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Michel Mayor & Didier Queloz
Its year lasts just over four days. Some 51 light-years away, this world was in 1995 the first exoplanet found around a main-sequence star. The discovery earned Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Photo: ESO/M. Kornmesser/Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org) (CC BY 4.0)
Nintendo
Despite appearances, it was never worn on the head: Nintendo's 3D headset sat on a stand on the table. Released in 1995, it sold 770,000 units, the fewest of any Nintendo console, and its European launch was cancelled. Nintendo gave it up in 1996.
Photo: Evan-Amos (Public domain)
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