Jan 09 Mahmoud Abbas is elected to succeed Yasser Arafat as Palestinian Authority president in the Palestinian election.

Jan 10 Death of Joséphine-Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (b. 1927)

Jan 12 Deep Impact is launched from Kennedy Space Center by a Delta 2 rocket.

Jan 14 The Huygens probe lands on Titan, largest moon of Saturn.

Jan 16 Adriana Iliescu gives birth at 66, the oldest woman in the world to do so.

Jan 16 Armed militants kill 1 person and wound 8 people in the Gush Katif settlement, Gaza Strip. Hamas claims responsibility.Confirmation needed

Jan 17 Death of Zhao Ziyang, Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1919)

Jan 20 George W. Bush is inaugurated in Washington, D.C. for his second term as 43rd President of the United States.

Jan 20 Ireland completes metrication.

Jan 20 Death of Per Borten, Prime Minister of Norway (b. 1913)

Jan 21 In Belize's capital city Belmopan, the unrest over the government's new taxes erupts into riots.

Jan 25 A stampede at Mandher Devi temple in Mandhradevi during a religious pilgrimage in India kills at least 215, mostly women and small children.

Jan 30 The first free Parliamentary elections in Iraq since 1958 take place.

Jan 30 A Royal Air Force C-130 Hercules transport plane crashes in Iraq, killing 10 British servicemen. Iraqi insurgents release a video claiming to have shot the aircraft down using a missile.

Jan 23 Death of Johnny Carson, American television host (b. 1925)

Feb 03 Death of Zurab Zhvania, Prime Minister of Georgia (b. 1963)

Feb 05 Death of Gnassingbe Eyadema, President of Togo (b. 1937)

Feb 06 The New England Patriots won their third Super Bowl title in four years by winning 24-21 over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX.

Feb 06 Death of Merle Kilgore, singer, songwriter (b.1934)

Feb 08 Danish parliamentary elections continued the center-right coalition led by Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen and his Liberal Party.

Feb 09 An ETA car bomb injured 31 people at a conference centre in Madrid.

Feb 10 North Korea announced that it possessed nuclear weapons as a protection against the hostility it felt from the United States.

Feb 10 Saudi Arabia held its first ever elections for municipal authorities, in which only men were allowed to vote.

Feb 11 The Computer game World of Warcraft was launched in Europe.

Feb 12 Fire devastated the Windsor Building, a 32 story office block, in Madrid.

Feb 14 A massive suicide bomb blast in central Beirut killed Lebanon's former prime minister Rafik Hariri and at least 15 other people. At least 135 other people were also hurt.

Feb 14 Death of Rafik Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon (assassinated) (b. 1944)

Feb 14 Around 59 people were killed and 20 injured in a fire at a mosque in Tehran, Iran.

Feb 16 The Kyoto Protocol went into effect, without the support of the United States and Australia.

Feb 16 The National Hockey League canceled its 204-205 season becoming the first North American professional league to cancel a season due to a labour dispute.

Feb 17 Death of Nariman Sadeq, Queen of Egypt (b. 1934)

Feb 19 Suicide bombers killed more than 30 people in Iraq as Shia Muslims mark Ashura, their holiest day.

Feb 20 Spanish referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.

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