1995 in South Korea
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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[]
May[]
June[]
- June 27 – Local and provincial elections 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 – 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 Seolhyun, actress, singer, and dancer. Member of AOA
- January 3 – Jisoo, actress, singer, and dancer. Member of Blackpink
- January 5 – Kim Young-Gyu, footballer
- January 9 – Ha Seung-ri, actress
- January 20 – Lee Suwoong, dancer and vocalist in Boys Republic
- January 21 – Choi Ah Ra, actress
- January 22 – Shin Hyejin, dancer and singer in Oh My Girl
- January 23 – Lee Yoo-young, dancer and singer member of Hello Venus
February[]
- February 6
- Kim Dam-Min, short track speed skater
- Moon Jong Up, dancer and singer
- February 8 – Song Yunhyeong, singer in IKON
- February 9 – Kim Min-Sun, golfer
- February 11 – Kim Hae-Lin, figure skater
- February 13 – Lee Geon-Wook, baseball player
- February 27 – Ricky (Yoo Chang-hyun) vocalist and Dancer in Teen Top
March[]
- March 14 – Park Ji-bin, actor
- March 20 – Kei (Kim Ji-Yeon) lead singer In Lovelyz
April[]
- April 15 – Kim Nam-joo, dancer and singer
- April 17 – Jung Whee-in, singer and dance in Mamamoo
- April 24
May[]
- May 1 – Kim Mi-hyun (Mimi) dancer and rapper in Oh My Girl
- May 2 – Yook Sungjae, actor, singer in BTOB
- May 8 – Park Junghwa dancer and singer in EXID
- May 23 – Kim Sanggyun (A-Tom) rapper in Topp Dogg
June[]
- June 8 – JR (Kim Jong Hyun) rapper in NU'EST
- June 16 – Ki Hui-hyeon, rapper and dancer, member of DIA
July[]
- July 1 – Lee Tae-yong, rapper and leader of NCT
- July 5 – Hyuk (Han Sang-hyuk) singer, actor, and member of VIXX
- July 16 – Park Hyung-Joo, swimmer
- July 21 – Baekho (Kang Dong-ho) singer and dancer in NU'EST
- July 23 – Hwasa (Ahn Hyejin) singer and dancer in Mamamoo
- July 31 – No Minwoo, dancer and rapper in Boyfriend
August[]
- August 8 – S.Coups (Choi Seungcheol) rapper in boy group Seventeen
- August 9 – Hwang Minhyun, singer in NU'EST
- August 19 – Bona, singer and actress, member of Cosmic Girls
- August 25 – Yoon Do-woon, drummer of Day6
- August 25 – Ong Seongwoo, singer in Wanna One
September[]
- September 10 – D.ana (Jo Eun-ae), rapper in Sonamoo
- September 17
- Nam Ji-hyun, actress
- YooA (Yoo Shi-a), Singer and dancer in Oh My Girl
- September 22 – Im Na-yeon, singer, dancer, and leader in Twice
- September 27 – Yano (Seo Sangwon), rapper in Topp Dogg
October[]
- October 1 – Siyeon former member of Minx and member of Dreamcatcher
- October 4 – Yoon Jeonghan, singer in boy group Seventeen
- October 10 – Oh Seunghee, leader and vocalist in CLC
- October 13 – Park Ji-min, dancer and singer from BTS
- October 26 – Nakamoto Yuta, lead dancer, sub-vocalist, and the sub-rapper of NCT 127 and NCT U. He is one of two Japanese members in NCT. NCT 127 and NCT U
- October 31 – Kim Ji Ae, vocalist in
Wassup
November[]
- November 3 – Ren (Choi Min-Ki) vocalist and dancer in NU'EST
- November 16 – Changjo (Choi Jong-hyun) Vocalist and dancer in Teen Top
December[]
- December 7 – Sowon (Kim So-Jung) vocalist and leader of GFriend
- December 9 – Kim Na-hyun, visual and vocalist in Sonamoo
- December 11 – Shinwon, singer in Pentagon
- December 14 – Chan, main dancer and vocalist in Victon
- December 18 – Lim Na-young, singer and rapper, member of I.O.I
- December 21 – Bobby, South Korean-American rapper
- December 30
Deaths[]
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See also[]
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. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
- ^ "Today in Korean history" (in Korean). Yonhap News. 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
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