Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Elected Pope Benedict XVI – April 19, 2005

An earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a magnitude of 8.6 and killing over 1000 people. Date: March 28, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2005Belmopan Belize Tax Riots Erupt Over New Government Taxes, January…

Seven people are killed and 151 wounded in a series of bombings by suspected al-Qaeda-linked militants that hit Makati, Davao City, and General Santos, all in the Philippines. Date: February 14, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Bombings in Delhi, India kill 67 and injure over 200 people. Date: October 29, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 29 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2005Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Elected Liberia’s First Female President November 23, 2005Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 217…

Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani becomes Iraqi president; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named premier the next day. Date: April 6, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2005Hurricane Katrina Devastates U.S. Gulf Coast, Massive Damage,…

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