The first direct commercial flights from mainland China (from Guangzhou) to Taiwan since 1949 arrived in Taipei. Shortly afterwards, a China Airlines flight lands in Beijing. Date: January 29, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
A stampede at the Mandhradevi temple in Maharashtra, India kills at least 258. Date: January 25, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
In Belmopan, Belize, the unrest over the government's new taxes erupts into riots. Date: January 21, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France Date: January 18, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
ESA's SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovers elements such as calcium, aluminum, silicon, iron, and other surface elements on the Moon. Date: January 15, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
Deep Impact launches from Cape Canaveral on a Delta II rocket. Date: January 12, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the Government of Sudan sign the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to end the Second Sudanese Civil War. Date: January 9, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mahmoud Abbas wins the election to succeed Yasser Arafat as President of the Palestinian National Authority, replacing interim president Rawhi Fattouh. Date: January 9, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
The nuclear sub USS San Francisco collides at full speed with an undersea mountain south of Guam. One man is killed, but the sub surfaces and is repaired. Date: January 8, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
A train collision in Graniteville, South Carolina, United States, releases about 60 tons of chlorine gas. Date: January 6, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)