WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO JULY 2005
Find out what all happened January to July 2005

Lebanese self-made billionaire and business tycoon Rafik Hariri is killed, along with 21 others, when explosives, equivalent of around 1,000 kg of TNT, are detonated as his motorcade drove near the St. George Hotel in Beirut. (14. February 2005)

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

The 2005 Sumatra earthquake rocks Indonesia, and at magnitude 8.7 is the fourth strongest earthquake since 1965. (28. March 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 After public outcry, it is repealed at the beginning of 2006.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)

Three bombs explode in the Naama Bay area of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, killing 88 people. (23. July 2005)

Hurricane Dennis slams into the Florida Panhandle, causing billions of dollars in damage. (10. July 2005)

The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004-2005 regular season and playoffs. (16. February 2005)

A jury in Santa Maria, California acquits pop singer Michael Jackson of molesting 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo at his Neverland Ranch. (13. June 2005)

The Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1. (4. July 2005)

The Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the Government of Sudan sign the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to end the Second Sudanese Civil War. (9. January 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)

Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35-23 National Assembly vote. (16. May 2005)

Vanity Fair reveals that Mark Felt was Deep Throat. (31. May 2005)

The tallest roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka opens at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey. (21. May 2005)

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

Four terrorist bombings, occurring exactly two weeks after the similar July 7 bombings, target London's public transportation system. All four bombs fail to detonate and all four suspected suicide bombers are captured and later convicted and imprisoned for long terms. (21. July 2005)

Romanian university lecturer and novelist Adriana Iliescu gives birth at 66 to her daughter Eliza, breaking the record for the oldest birth mother in the world (16. January 2005)

Same-sex marriage in Spain becomes legal. (3. July 2005)

U.S. Supreme Court rules that the execution of juveniles found guilty of murder is unconstitutional marking a change in "national standards,". (1. March 2005)