Monday April 04, 2005

Historical Events

• Israel will begin to dump 10,000 tonnes of rubbish every month in the West Bank. Opponents claim that the move violates international treaties and could pollute main Palestinian water supply. This assertion is denied by Israel.
• The third Arab Human Development Report, a UNDP report, criticizes the United States' actions in the Middle East, especially in Iraq.
• Paul Ray Smith, who died in combat at Baghdad's airport in 2003, receives the Medal of Honor from the United States. This is the first award presented since 1993, and the third since the Vietnam War.
• The Vatican has announced that Pope John Paul II will be laid to rest on April 8, and that his funeral will take place in the morning.
• To avoid conflict of time and to allow Prince Charles to attend Papal funeral, the wedding of Prince Charles Parker-Bowles and Camilla Parker–Bowles will be delayed one day.
• Three days of national mourning in Cuba for Pope John Paul II
• Officials from Sudan reject the United Nations resolution that the International Criminal Court be used to prosecute 51 persons accused of Darfur atrocities.
• Afghanistan: Aid groups have been accused of "squandering large amounts of Afghan aid money." Six to ten people are killed by a Taliban attack in southern Afghanistan. (BBC). The United Kingdom plans to withdraw 5,500 troops in Iraq and send them to Afghanistan to search for Osama Bin Laden and other Al-Qaeda leaders.
• Aid groups have been accused of "squandering large amounts of Afghan aid money."
• In a Taliban attack in southern Afghanistan, six to ten people are killed.
• The United Kingdom plans to withdraw 5,500 troops in Iraq and send them to Afghanistan to search for Osama Bin Laden and other Al-Qaeda leaders.
• Sunni Arab Hajim Al-Hassani is elected speaker of the Iraqi National Assembly. His top deputies are Shiite Hussain Shahristani, and Kurd Aref Tafour. These selections were made after lengthy debates among Iraq's top political parties.
• Vandals spray paint slogans on the graves of Yitzhak Rabin, his wife Leah, and the national cemetery at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, Israel.
• Amnesty International reports at least 3,797 executions and 7,395 death sentences in 2004.
• Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo fires Alice Mobolaji Osomo, his housing minister, for corruption in a housing scam.
• The mandate of UN- and French peacekeepers in Cote d'Ivoire is extended by the United Nations Security Council.
• South African President Thabo Mbeki hosted a meeting with rebels and the Cote-d'Ivoire government at his presidential palace.
• President Vladimir Voronin is re-elected by the Moldovan Parliament
• Sreten Lukic, a former Serbian police general, surrenders to The Hague's UN war crimes tribunal. He was charged with the 1999 killings of Kosovo Albanians.
• Jorg Haider (former leader of Freedom Party of Austria) and almost all of FPO's representatives in the parliamentary chambers, left the party to form a new party Alliance for Austria’s Future.
• Brazilian police have arrested 11 people in connection to the Rio Massacre, which saw 30 victims killed.
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See also

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Who was born on April 04, 2005?

• Hayden Summerall

  Pop Singer

Other April 4th famous birthdays

• Heath Ledger

  Australian actor, a talented young man who became famous to US audiences for his notably intense performances, including that of a gay cowboy in "Brokeback Mountain" (2005).

• Robert Downey Jr
• Maya Angelou

  American performing artist and prolific writer, a poet and autobiographer, author of over 12 best-selling books, and much-loved American sage.

• Daniel Cohn-Bendit

  French political activist called "Danny the Red" for both his hair and his communist ideology. He was leader of a student revolt that shook France to its foundation in 1968. Twenty years later he was a member of the West German Green Party and an author. His book "We So Loved the Revolution" has pictures and interviews showing the radical …

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How old am I?

If April 04, 2005 is your birthday you are 17 years old. Find out how old you are in years, months, weeks and days and how long until your next birthday on April 04.

Who died on April 04, 2005?

• Edward Bronfman

  Canadian businessman (Born 1924).

• Jacques Chauviré
• Blanchette Brunoy

Other April 4th famous deaths

• Martin Luther King

  Jr.

• Max Frisch

  Swiss playwright and novelist, regarded as highly representative of German-language literature after World War II.

• John Heinz

  American politician and heir to the Heinz food product company.

• Faith Domergue

  American actress (d. 1999).

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Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Aries

Aries personality

Who should a Aries marry?

Babies born in April are either Aries or Taurus. People born before April 19th are Aries, while people born from April 20th have the sign of Taurus

Personality of April born

Chinese Zodiac

Rooster

The day of the week was Monday.

April 4th marks the 93rd day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2005.

There are 271 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

April 2005 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. 50 Cent - Candy Shop
2. Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone
3. The Game - Hate It Or Love It
4. Frankie J. - Obsession (No Es Amor)
5. Green Day - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay - (Is This The Way To) Amarillo
2. Mario - Let Me Love You
3. Will Smith - Switch
4. 50 Cent - Candy Shop
5. McFly - All About You / You've Got A Friend

Top #5 R&B songs

1. 50 Cent Featuring Olivia - Candy Shop
2. Fantasia - Truth Is
3. The Game Featuring 50 Cent - Hate It Or Love It
4. Mario - Let Me Love You
5. John Legend - Ordinary People

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Juanes - La Camisa Negra
2. Intocable - Aire
3. Conjunto Primavera - Hoy Como Ayer
4. Los Tigres del Norte - La Sorpresa
5. Frankie J Featuring Baby Bash - Obsesion (No Es Amor)

Bundesliga 2

• Ein Trier - Duisburg : 1 - 0

Division 2

• Le Mans - Troyes : 2 - 3

Liga I

• Sp Braga - Leiria : 1 - 0

Stock Markets

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