Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected to the papacy and becomes Pope Benedict XVI
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected to the papacy and becomes Pope Benedict XVI
17 events found for 2005
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected to the papacy and becomes Pope Benedict XVI
Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record
The first YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo", is published by co-founder Jawed Karim
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI
The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937
A seven-car commuter train derails and crashes into an apartment building near Amagasaki Station in Japan, killing 107,
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
Airbus A380 aircraft has its maiden test flight
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
A second photo from the Hubble Space Telescope confirms that Pluto has two additional moons, Nix and Hydra
The tallest roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka opens at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey
France rejects the Constitution of the European Union in a national referendum
Vanity Fair reveals that Mark Felt was "Deep Throat"
The Civic Forum of the Romanians of Covasna, Harghita and Mureș is founded