Date: February 22, 2005
A massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java; affecting almost 100 million people, it is one of the largest and most widespread power outages in history. Date: August 18, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)…
An Antonov An-140, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 217 from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Aktau, Kazakhstan, heading across the Caspian Sea, crashes, killing 23 people. Date: December 23, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2005Rigoberto Alpizar Shot…
Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity. Date: October 19, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 19 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2005Israel Hands Over Jericho to Palestinian Control, March 16, 2005Git Distributed Version Control System…
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 2005Hubble Confirms Pluto’s New Moons Nix and Hydra,…
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) More events from 2005Canada Introduces Civil Marriage Act Legalizing…
The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia. Date: February 16, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2005Hand Grenade Thrown at George W. Bush in Tbilisi, May 10, 2005King Gyanendra Nepal…