Date: October 22, 2005
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) More events from 2005Margaret Wilson Elected Speaker, New Zealand’s All-Women Leadership Era Begins March 3,…
A hand grenade thrown by Vladimir Arutyunian lands about 20 m from U.S. President George W. Bush while he is giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, but it malfunctions and does not detonate. Date: May 10, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 10 📅 Events on this day…
The dwarf planet Eris is discovered by Palomar Observatory-based astronomers, later motivating the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to define the term planet for the first time. Date: January 5, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas. Date: September 24, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 24 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2005Solar Eclipse Visible Over Pacific and Latin America…
The dwarf planet Makemake is discovered by a team led by astronomer Michael E. Brown at the Palomar Observatory. Date: March 31, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2005Git Distributed Version Control System First…
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…