List of Famous people who died in 1995

Rudolf Perešin was a Croatian fighter pilot serving in the Yugoslav Air Force (JRZ) during the 1991–95 Croatian War of Independence who defected to the Croatian side in October 1991, by flying his MiG-21 fighter jet from Željava Air Base to Klagenfurt, Austria, on a reconnaissance flight for the JRZ. He was the first pilot to desert from the Yugoslav Air Force. Following his defection he continued to fly missions for the Croatian Air Force and was shot down in May 1995 by Serb Krajina military forces, resulting in his death.

Lotte Rausch was a German stage and film actress.

Laurindo Almeida was a Brazilian guitarist and composer in classical, jazz, and Latin music. He and Bud Shank were pioneers in the creation of bossa nova. Almeida was the first guitarist to receive Grammy Awards for both classical and jazz performances. His discography encompasses more than a hundred recordings over five decades.

Lita Grey, who was known for most of her life as Lita Grey Chaplin, was an American actress and the second wife of Charlie Chaplin.

Albert William Tucker was a Canadian mathematician who made important contributions in topology, game theory, and non-linear programming.

Somerset Struben de Chair was an English author, politician, and poet. He edited several volumes of the memoirs of Napoleon.

Fathi Shaqaqi was the co-founder and Secretary-General of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine.

Harry Guardino was an American actor whose career spanned from the early 1950s to the early 1990s.

Dame Rangimārie Hetet was a New Zealand Māori tohunga raranga. She identified with the Ngati Maniapoto iwi.

Hélène Solomon-Langevin was a French politician. She was elected to the National Assembly in 1945 as one of the first group of French women in parliament.