The Helsinki Agreement between the Free Aceh Movement and the Government of Indonesia was signed, ending almost three decades of fighting. Date: August 15, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
Israel's unilateral disengagement plan to evict all Israelis from the Gaza Strip and from four settlements in the northern West Bank begins. Date: August 15, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
Helios Airways Flight 522, en route from Larnaca, Cyprus to Prague, Czech Republic via Athens, crashes in the hills near Grammatiko, Greece, killing 121 passengers and crew. Date: August 14, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 14 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia. Date: August 3, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
Air France Flight 358 lands at Toronto Pearson International Airport and runs off the runway, causing the plane to burst into flames, leaving 12 injuries and no fatalities. Date: August 2, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris. Date: July 29, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Provisional Irish Republican Army calls an end to its thirty-year-long armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland. Date: July 28, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mumbai, India receives 99.5cm of rain (39.17 inches) within 24 hours, resulting in floods killing over 5,000 people. Date: July 26, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 26 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
Space Shuttle program: STS-114 Mission: Launch of Discovery, NASA's first scheduled flight mission after the Columbia Disaster in 2003. Date: July 26, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 26 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
Three bombs explode in the Naama Bay area of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, killing 88 people. Date: July 23, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)