Tuesday March 01, 2005

Historical Events

• The death penalty is unconstitutional in the United States for juveniles who have committed crimes before the age of 18. This ruling was made by the Supreme Court of the United States.
• Abdul Rashid Dostum is appointed chief-of-staff by President Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan. Dostum is accused of being involved in human rights violations.
• 15 Islamic extremist leaders are facing sedition charges in Bangladesh
• A referendum in Burundi approves the new constitution. It is meant to end 12 years civil war.
• Canada exiles Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel to Germany where he is detained
• According to reports, Floribert Ndjabu of the Nationalist and Integrationist Front was arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo for killing nine UN peacekeepers from Bangladesh last week.
• A French court in Angers prepares to host a major child sex case
• A court in Italy sentences Laura Proietti (a member of Red Brigades) to life imprisonment for her involvement in the 1999 murder of Massimo d'Antona. Cinzia Banelli receives 20 year sentence as a second member of the Red Brigades.
• Protests breakout in Indonesia because of fuel price increases
• Opinion leaders in Lebanon call for protests to continue, even if the government is gone. New protests call for the withdrawal of all Syrian troops
• After a 4-month amnesty, Malaysia starts to arrest illegal immigrants.
• After three years, David Crane will be retiring as the chief prosecutor at Sierra Leone's War Crimes Tribunal.
• Greenpeace Switzerland charges three chemical companies based in Basel with failing to remove toxic waste
• Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, states that Syria could withdraw all of its troops from Lebanon within a few months (Reuters (Jerusalem Post). Lebanese protestors destroyed a statue of Hafez al-Assad, former president of Syria in Qana in southern Syria
• President Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmenistan, orders the closing of all hospitals in the country, except those in Ashgabat. He also orders the closing of all rural libraries because he believes village Turkmen don't read.
• Viktor Yushchenko the President of Ukraine announces that Georgiy Gongadze's suspected killers have been arrested
• Uruguay's first leftist president in its 180-year history, Dr. Tabare Vazquez takes office. He announces his cabinet, and restores diplomatic relations to Cuba. (Prensa Latina), (Bloomberg),(XinHua), (Globe&Mail),
• The US Supreme Court ruled in Roper v. Simmons that the imposition of death penalties on those convicted of capital crimes committed prior to 18 years old was unconstitutional, making a significant change in capital punishment in the United States.
• A case brought by Vietnamese plaintiffs seeking compensation for the effects of Agent Orange in Vietnam is heard at the New York Federal Court. The federal judge must dismiss the case because the United States Justice Department, as well as the companies that produced Agent Orange, demand it.
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See also

What happened on March 01 in history? Find out the list of March 1st major events

What was 2005 famous for? Discover everything about 2005

Who died on March 01, 2005?

• Cissy van Bennekom
• Brian Luckhurst
• Peter Malkin

Other March 1st famous deaths

• Jean Le Poulain

  French actor.

• Jack Wild

  British actor (Born 1952).

• Edwin H Land

  American scientist and inventor (Polaroid Corporation) (Born 1909).

• Jackie Coogan

  American actor, one of the most famous and appealing of the child stars.

See all famous people who died on March 1st

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Pisces

Pisces personality

Who should a Pisces marry?

Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries

Personality of March born

Chinese Zodiac

Rooster

The day of the week was Tuesday.

March 1st marks the 59th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2005.

There are 305 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

March 2005 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. 50 Cent - Candy Shop
2. Green Day - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
3. Mario - Let Me Love You
4. The Game - How We Do
5. Ciara - 1, 2 Step

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Nelly featuring Tim McGraw - Over And Over
2. McFly - All About You / You've Got A Friend
3. Jennifer Lopez - Get Right
4. Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay - (Is This The Way To) Amarillo
5. Stereophonics - Dakota

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Mario - Let Me Love You
2. The Game Featuring 50 Cent - How We Do
3. Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz Featuring Usher & Ludacris - Lovers And Friends
4. 50 Cent - Disco Inferno
5. Fantasia - Truth Is

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Intocable - Aire
2. Conjunto Primavera - Hoy Como Ayer
3. Los Tucanes de Tijuana - El Virus Del Amor
4. Juanes - Volverte A Ver
5. Julieta Venegas - Algo Esta Cambiando

La Liga Primera Division

• Barcelona - Espanol : 0 - 0

Division 1

• Ross County - St Mirren : 0 - 1

Division 2

• Berwick - Stranraer : 1 - 2
• Dumbarton - Brechin : 1 - 1

Division 3

• Albion Rvs - Queens Park : 0 - 4
• Montrose - East Stirling : 4 - 1
• Peterhead - Elgin : 3 - 0

Stock Markets

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• General Electric GE: opens at $35.27
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $92.64

Exchange Rates

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