Historical Events In 2005

Jan 04   Death of Ali al-Haidri, Governor of Baghdad (assassinated)2006 Powers are transferred from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to his deputy, Vice Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, after Sharon suffers a massive hemorrhagic stroke.   

Jan 04   Death of the Governor of Baghdad, Ali Al-Haidri, assassinated by gunmen.   

Jan 09   Mahmoud Abbas is elected to succeed Yasser Arafat as Palestinian Authority president in the Palestinian election.2006 The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 11000 for the inaugural time since jun 7, 2001, closing at 11011.90   

Jan 09   The same storm which pounded the US earlier in the month hit England and Scandinavia, leaving 13 dead with widespread flooding and power cuts   

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

Jan 13   Armed militants enter into Israel from Gaza and open fire near the border, killing 6 people and wounding 5 others. Hamas and Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claim joint responsibility for attack.[1]   

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

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 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 results in the deaths of at least 215, mostly women and small children.   

Jan 30   In this year, 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.2007 Microsoft releases Windows Vista and Office 2007.   

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

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

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 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 inaugural ever elections for municipal authorities, in which only men were allowed to vote.2006 The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin, Italy. The closing ceremony occurred on feb 26   

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   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 inaugural North American professional league to cancel a season due to a labour dispute.2006 Kobe Airport, a controversial offshore airport in Kobe, Japan, opens for airline service.   

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   

Feb 22   More than 50 people were killed and over 100 injured after entire villages werere flattened in an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale in Zarand region of Kerman province in southern Iran   

Feb 25   60th anniversary of Radio Canada International2006 Police officers, and protesters injured when a protest prior to the Love Ulster parade turns into a major riot   

Feb 25   American police apprehended the so-called BTK serial killer Dennis Rader 31 years after his inaugural murder   

Feb 25   Terrorists killed 5 people and wounded 50 people in Tel Aviv, Israel. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for attack   

Feb 26   Hosni Mubarak the president of Egypt asked parliament to amend the constitution to allow multi-candidate presidential elections before September 205   

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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)