Editing 1995 (section)

=== August ===
* August &ndash; The [[International Rugby Football Board]] declares that [[rugby union]] players may be professional.<ref>{{cite book |last=Stubbs |first=Ray |title=The Sports Book |publisher=Dorling Kindersley |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-4053-3697-0 |page=118}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=History of the RFU |url=http://www.rfu.com/AboutTheRFU/History.aspx |work=[[Rugby Football Union|RFU]] |access-date=2019-09-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100422210444/http://www.rfu.com/AboutTheRFU/History.aspx |archive-date=2010-04-22}}</ref>
* [[August 4]] &ndash; [[Croatia]]n forces, with the cooperation of the [[Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina|ARBiH]], launch [[Operation Storm]] against rebel forces of the [[Republic of Serbian Krajina]], which subsequently ceases to exist as a political entity.
*[[August 7]] &ndash; The Chilean government declares a [[state of emergency]] in the southern half of the country in response to an event of intense cold, wind, rain and snowfall known as the [[White Earthquake]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.armada.cl/armada/en-el-radar/la-armada-de-chile-a-25-anos-del-terremoto-blanco/2020-08-14/100532.html |title=La Armada de Chile a 25 años del "Terremoto Blanco" |date=2020-08-14 |access-date=2021-02-23 |website=armada.cl |publisher=[[Chilean Navy]] |language=Spanish |archive-date=August 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830173319/https://www.armada.cl/armada/en-el-radar/la-armada-de-chile-a-25-anos-del-terremoto-blanco/2020-08-14/100532.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[August 14]] &ndash; Nepali Prime Minister [[Man Mohan Adhikari]] along with seven other high-ranking officials survives a helicopter crash.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal's Prime Minister Survives Helicopter Crash |url=https://apnews.com/article/578736c800c1bc226629115404814fbd |access-date=2022-10-08 |website=AP NEWS |language=en |archive-date=October 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008095409/https://apnews.com/article/578736c800c1bc226629115404814fbd |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[August 29]] &ndash; [[Eduard Shevardnadze]], the [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] [[head of state]], survives an assassination attempt in [[Tbilisi]].
* [[August 30]] &ndash; [[Operation Deliberate Force]], the [[NATO]] bombing campaign against Bosnian Serb artillery positions, begins in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], continuing into September. At the same time, ARBiH forces begin an offensive against the Bosnian Serb Army around Sarajevo, central Bosnia and [[Bosnian Krajina]].