1995 in South Korea
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Events from the year 1995 in South Korea.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Kim Young Sam
- Prime Minister: Lee Hong-koo until December 18, Lee Soo-sung
Events
[edit]- Multiple municipalities are annexed into larger amalgamations.
January
[edit]February
[edit]March
[edit]- March 1 – Yonhap Television News was official start on broadcasting for 24-hours news channel.[citation needed]
April
[edit]May
[edit]June
[edit]- 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
[edit]- July 26 – Tropical Storm Janis hit near Seoul, South Korea. The storm lasted until the 28th.
August
[edit]- August 15 – The demolition of the Japanese General Government Building in Seoul began.[3]
September
[edit]- September 5 – Kim Dae-Jung formed a new political party named National Congress for New Politics.
October
[edit]- October 27 – Former President Roh Tae-woo made a public apology about secret funds scandal.
November
[edit]- November 16 – Former President Roh Tae-woo was arrested on charges of corruption, illegal financing.
December
[edit]- 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
[edit]January
[edit]- January 3 – Kim Seolhyun, 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- March 14 – Park Ji-bin, actor
April
[edit]- April 9 – Kim Da-mi, actress
- April 15 – Kim Nam-joo, singer and actress
- April 17 – Ahn Hyo-seop, actor and singer
May
[edit]- 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
[edit]- June 16 – Ki Hui-hyeon, rapper and singer, member of girl group Dia
- June 29 – Choi Ri, actress
July
[edit]- 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
[edit]- August 8 – S.Coups, singer, member of boy band Seventeen
- August 19 – Bona, singer and actress, member of girl group WJSN
September
[edit]- September 17 – Nam Ji-hyun, actress
- September 22 – Nayeon, singer, member of girl group Twice
October
[edit]- October 4 – Jeonghan, singer, member of boy band Seventeen
- October 13 – Jimin, singer and dancer, member of boy band BTS
November
[edit]- November 16 – Changjo, singer, member of boyband Teen Top
- November 27 – Yohan Hwang, singer
December
[edit]- 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
Deaths
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
