A seven-car commuter train derails and crashes into an apartment building near Amagasaki Station in Japan, killing 107, including the driver. Date: April 25, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937. Date: April 25, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI. Date: April 24, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo", is published by co-founder Jawed Karim. Date: April 23, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record. Date: April 22, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected to the papacy and becomes Pope Benedict XVI. Date: April 19, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Oregon Supreme Court nullifies marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples a year earlier by Multnomah County. Date: April 14, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
A solar eclipse occurs, visible over areas of the Pacific Ocean and Latin American countries such as Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela. Date: April 8, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
First release of Git distributed version control system. Date: April 7, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)