Born on January 1, 1995

Austria, Finland and Sweden join the EU. That was 1995.

The Kingdom of Sweden and the republics of Austria and Finland are admitted into the European Union. That was 1995.

The Draupner wave in the North Sea in Norway is detected, confirming the existence of freak waves. That was 1995.

93 years. That's what Eugene Wigner got. Hungarian-American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate.

The Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe becomes the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. That was 1995.

The World Trade Organization replaced GATT on January 1, 1995, creating the first global body with actual enforcement power over international trade disputes. GATT had been a provisional agreement since 1947 — technically temporary for 47 years. The WTO gave trade rules teeth: binding arbitration, appeal mechanisms, and the ability to authorize retaliatory tariffs. One hundred twenty-three nations signed on. The WTO didn't prevent trade wars, but it gave countries a courtroom instead of a battlefield. Whether that's worked depends on who you ask.

54 years. That's what Fred West got. British serial killer.