Page 7: Historical Events In 2005

Oct 15   Prince Christian of Denmark, son of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark and his wife Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark is born   

Oct 15   Qinghai-Tibet Railway completed.   

Oct 15   Riot in Toledo, Ohio during a Neo-Nazi rally surrounding racial issues; 114 arrested   

Oct 15   The referendum on the new Proposed Iraqi constitution is held   

Oct 16   U.S. Helicopters and warplanes bomb two villages near Ramadi in western Iraq, killing about 70 people.   

Oct 17   Jens Stoltenberg is recorded as becoming the Prime Minister of Norway for the second time.   

Oct 18   In this year, The UN tightens the rules for its staff, following several claims of financial impropriety and sexual abuse.   

Oct 19   Hurricane Wilma swells into a Category 5 storm   

Oct 19   The Houston Astros won their inaugural National League Championship to advance to their inaugural ever World Series in franchise history   

Oct 19   The Trials of Saddam Hussein begin.   

Oct 21   20th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, celebrations held around the United Kingdom   

Oct 22   Bellview Airlines Flight 210, a Boeing 737 airliner crashes in Nigeria.   

Oct 22   Tropical Storm Alpha forms making the 205 Atlantic hurricane season the most active on record.   

Oct 23   Polish presidential election, 2nd round   

Oct 23   Referendum on the merger of the Kamchatka Oblast and the Autonomous District of Koryakia   

Oct 24   Hurricane Wilma makes landfall in southwestern Florida as a category 3 hurricane.   

Oct 26   Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad calls for Israel to be "wiped off the map" at "World Without Zionism" conference in Tehran, Iran, and condemns peace process.   

Oct 26   The Chicago White Sox beat the Houston Astros in 4 games to win their inaugural World Series since 1917   

Oct 26   The U.S. death toll in Iraq reaches 200.   

Oct 27   Two teenagers accidentally electrocute themselves in Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris, France, leading to widespread rioting   

Oct 28   Vice presidential adviser Lewis "Scooter" Libby steps down after being charged with obstruction of justice, perjury and making a false statement in the CIA leak investigation.   

Oct 29   A train in Andhra Pradesh, India derails, killing at least 77 people   

Oct 29   At least 61 people are dead and many others wounded in three powerful blasts in the Indian capital, Delhi. See 29 October 205 Delhi bombings for full details   

Oct 30   Hurricane Beta hits the coast of Nicaragua. It is the thirteenth hurricane of 205, breaking the 1969 record of 12 hurricanes.   

Oct 31   Beginning of the revelation of the 205 Sony CD copy protection scandal.   

Oct 31   Infanta Leonor of Spain, daughter of Felipe, Prince of Asturias and his wife Letizia is born   

Oct 31   President George W. Bush nominates Federal Appeals Court Judge Samuel Alito to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States   

Nov 01   In this year, Justice John Gomery releases the inaugural part of the Gomery Commission report on corruption in the Liberal Party of Canada and the sponsorship scandal   

Nov 01   The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall arrive in the United States for a state visit, their inaugural overseas tour since their marriage   

Nov 01   U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and his fellow Democrats force a closed session of the Senate over the Lewis Libby indictment   

Nov 02   Ferruccio Valcareggi, Italian football player and coach   

Nov 02   Madrid: the Spanish Congress of Deputies approves the admission to formality of the new Catalan Statute of Autonomy with the support of all the groups except the People's Party (PP) that the same day filed an objection of unconstitutionality   

Nov 03   Another severe aftershock measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale hits affected areas of Northern Pakistan.   

Nov 06   Azerbaijan parliamentary election.   

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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)