Page 2: Historical Events In 2005

Mar 01   The U.S. Supreme Court rules the death penalty unconstitutional for juveniles who committed their crimes under age 18.   

Mar 03   Millionaire Steve Fossett breaks a world record by completing the inaugural non-stop, non-refueled, solo flight around the world in the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer.2007 Total lunar eclipse.   

Mar 03   The freighter M/V Karen Danielsen crashes into the Great Belt Bridge of Denmark. All traffic across the bridge is closed, effectively separating Denmark in two   

Mar 04   The car of released Italian hostage Giuliana Sgrena is fired on by US soldiers in Iraq, causing the death of one passenger and injuring two more   

Mar 04   United Nations warns that about 90 million Africans could be infected by the HIV virus in the future without further action against the spread of the disease.2006 The final contact attempt with Pioneer 10 receives no response.   

Mar 05   The 27th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is held in Australia   

Mar 11   In the UK, the controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act 205 was finally given Royal Assent after one of the longest ever sittings by the House of Lords   

Mar 11   Three people, including a judge, are murdered in the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia; the main suspect, Brian Nichols, surrenders to police the next day.2006 Michelle Bachelet is sworn in as the inaugural female President of Chile.   

Mar 13   inaugural round of Central African Republic elections   

Mar 14   Nearly one million people gathered for an opposition rally in Beirut, a month after the death of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri — the largest rally in Lebanon history.   

Mar 14   The People's Republic of China ratifies an anti-secession law aimed at preventing Taiwan from declaring independence   

Mar 16   Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri, accused of the bombing of the Air India Flight 182 in 1985, are are discovered not guilty on all counts.   

Mar 19   A mine blast occurs at the Xishui coal mine in Shuozhou, China, and rocks nearby Kangjiayao coal mine, killing up to 59   

Mar 19   A suspected suicide bomber in Doha, Qatar, results in the deaths of one person and injures about 12 others.   

Mar 19   A time bomb explodes in a Muslim shrine in Quetta, southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 29 people and wounding 40   

Mar 20   At least 250 people in Japan are injured and at least one killed by when a magnitude 7 earthquake struck west of Kyushu Island, just 9km (5.5 miles) below the ocean floor.   

Mar 21   10 killed in the Red Lake High School massacre in Minnesota, the worst school shooting since the Columbine High School massacre   

Mar 23   The United States' 11th Circuit Court of Appeals' 2-1 decision refuses to order the reinsertion of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube.   

Mar 24   The Tulip Revolution in Kyrgyzstan reaches its climax with the overthrow of president Askar Akayev   

Mar 26   The Taiwanese government called on 1 million Taiwanese to demonstrate in Taipei in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of Mainland China. Around 2000 to 3000 attended the walk.   

Mar 28   The 205 Sumatran earthquake struck off Sumatra, 3 months after the 204 Indian Ocean earthquake. At a magnitude of 8.7 it is the second largest earthquake since 1965   

Apr 02   Pope John Paul II dies; over 4 million people travel to the Vatican to mourn him   

Apr 06   inaugural 13th root calculation of a 200-digit number, computed by the Frenchman Alexis Lemaire.   

Apr 06   Rainier III of Monaco dies, succeeded by his son Albert II   

Apr 07   In this year, A suicide bomber blows himself up in Cairo's Khan al Khalili market, killing two foreign tourists and wounding seventeen others. A group called "Islamic Pride Brigades" claims responsibility.2009 Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to 25 years in prison for oering killings and kidnappings by security forces.   

Apr 07   MG Rover, the UK's sole remaining volume producer goes into receivership after a planned alliance with Chinese manufacturer, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation collapses.   

Apr 08   Leah Isadora Behn, granddaughter of King Harald V of Norway2006 Shedden massacre: The bodies of 8 murdered men are are discovered in Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario is born.   

Apr 09   Tens of thousands of demonstrators, many of them supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr, marched through Baghdad denouncing the U.S. occupation of Iraq, two years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, and rallied in the square where his statue was toppled in 2003   

Apr 09   The marriage of The Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles takes place, after being briefly postponed after the Pope's death. Camilla assumes the titles Her Royal Highness and The Duchess of Cornwall.2006 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is removed from office after four months in a coma   

Apr 15   At least twenty one people die and around fifty people are injured in a devastating fire at a hotel in central Paris.   

Apr 16   President Lucio Gutierrez of Ecuador declares a state of emergency in the capital city and dissolves the Supreme Court   

Apr 17   Twelve holidaymakers are killed in southern Switzerland when a bus carrying twenty seven people plunges 656 feet into a ravine   

Apr 18   Five people die in ethnic clashes in Iran's south-west Khuzestan province   

Apr 19   Joseph Ratzinger elected Pope Benedict XVI on the second day of the Papal conclave   

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Jan 01   Shirley chisholm: American politician (b. 1924)   

Jan 01   Death of bob matsui: U.s. congressman from california (b. 1941)2006 sydney, australia, has its hottest day on record, when the city swelters in 45°c (113° f) heat   

Jan 01   Death of shirley chisholm: U.s. congresswoman (b. 1924)   

Jan 02   Maclyn mccarty: American geneticist (b. 1911)   

Jan 03   Koo chen-fu: Chinese negotiator (b. 1917)   

Jan 04   Alton tobey: American artist (b. 1914)   

Jan 05   Danny sugerman: American music manager (the doors) (b. 1954)   

Jan 06   Louis robichaud: Premier of new brunswick (b. 1925)