WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO APRIL 2005
Find out what all happened January to April 2005

Syria completes withdrawal from Lebanon, ending 29 years of occupation. (29. April 2005)

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI. (24. April 2005)

Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane non-stop around the world solo without refueling. (3. March 2005)

The St Lawrence Lime is blown over in high winds. (7. January 2005)

Mayerthorpe tragedy: James Roszko murders four Royal Canadian Mounted Police constables during a drug bust at his property in Rochfort Bridge, Alberta, then commits suicide. It is the deadliest peace-time incident for the RCMP since 1885 and the North-West Rebellion. (3. March 2005)

The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia. (16. February 2005)

The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France (18. January 2005)

Over four million people attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II. (8. April 2005)

The 2005 Sumatra earthquake rocks Indonesia, and at magnitude 8.7 is the fourth strongest earthquake since 1965. (28. March 2005)

Snuppy becomes world's first cloned dog. (24. April 2005)

Mahmoud Abbas wins the election to replace Yasser Arafat as President of the Palestinian National Authority. He replaces interim president Rawhi Fattouh. (9. January 2005)

Spain becomes the first country to vote in a referendum on ratification of the proposed Constitution of the European Union, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout. (20. February 2005)

The superjumbo jet aircraft Airbus A380 makes its first flight from Toulouse, France. (27. April 2005)

The Oregon Supreme Court nullifies marriage licenses issued to gay couples a year earlier by Multnomah County. (14. April 2005)

King Gyanendra of Nepal carries out a coup d'état to capture the democracy, becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers. (1. February 2005)

The Taiwanese government calls on 1 million Taiwanese to demonstrate in Taipei, in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of the People's Republic of China. Around 200,000 to 300,000 attend the demonstration. (26. March 2005)

Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record. (22. April 2005)

A stampede at the Mandhradevi temple in Maharashtra, India kills at least 258. (25. January 2005)

Seven people are killed and 151 wounded in a series of bombings by suspected al-Qaeda-linked militants that hit the Philippines' Makati financial district in Metro Manila, Davao City, and General Santos City. (14. February 2005)

The controversial French law on colonialism is passed, requiring teachers to teach the "positive values of colonialism". After public outcry, it is repealed at the beginning of 2006. (23. February 2005)