1641 events
President of Romania Traian Băsescu survives an impeachment referendum and returns to office from suspension
A Palestinian suicide bomber detonates an explosive device in a Tel Aviv restaurant, killing 11 people and injuring 70
Bombings in the Egyptian resort city of Dahab kill 23 people and injure about 80
Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City
The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army
The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army
The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a sec
The Republic of Montenegro holds a referendum proposing independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro; 55%
Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record
Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record
The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937
Bulgaria and Romania sign the Treaty of Accession 2005 to join the European Union
Bulgaria and Romania sign the Treaty of Accession 2005 to join the European Union
Cedar Revolution: Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebano
A hand grenade thrown by Vladimir Arutyunian lands about 20 m from U
Andijan uprising, Uzbekistan; Troops open fire on crowds of protestors after a prison break; at least 187 people were ki
Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35–23 National Assembly vote
France rejects the Constitution of the European Union in a national referendum
Five suicide car bombers target police stations in and around Basra, killing 74 people and wounding 160
The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously, as a reward for its cooperation in elim