Kingda Ka Opens as Tallest Roller Coaster in World, May 21, 2005
Date: May 21, 2005
Date: May 21, 2005
Margaret Wilson is elected as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, beginning a period lasting until August 23, 2006, where all the highest political offices (including Elizabeth II as Head of State), were occupied by women, making New Zealand the first country for this to occur. Date: March 3, 2005 Read more on…
In Beirut, 23 people, including former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, are killed when the equivalent of around 1,000Β kg of TNT is detonated while Hariri's motorcade drives through the city. Date: February 14, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 14 π Events on this day in 2005 π On This Day…
The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia. Date: February 16, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 16 π Events on this day in 2005 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2005Sudan Peace Agreement Ends Second Civil War January 9, 2005Steve Fossett First Solo Nonstop…
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected to the papacy and becomes Pope Benedict XVI. Date: April 19, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 19 π Events on this day in 2005 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2005YouTube Launches as Viral Video Sharing Platform, February 14, 2005Kingda Ka Opens…
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 β π Other events on April 24 π Events on this day in 2005 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2005Obelisk of Axum Returned to Ethiopia…
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 β π Other events on January 9 π Events on this day in 2005 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2005Solar Eclipse Visible…