Monday December 05, 2005

Historical Events

• Largely in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Lake Tanganyika earthquake causes severe damage.
• The Civil Partnership Act is implemented in the United Kingdom.
• Officially, the 23rd Southeast Asian Games is over. Philippines has been awarded the highest medal ranking for the first-ever time.
• A tsunami strikes the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire). After an earthquake measuring 6.8 Richter scale, which struck Lake Tanganyika close to Kalemie, many people are now in danger of becoming dead.
• 2004 Civil Partnership Act: Registration of civil unions by the United Kingdom for same-sex couples begins
• 2005 Kashmir earthquake: Pakistan renews SOS Children's Villages' role as custodian for all unaccompanied and orphaned children after the earthquake.
• Conflict between Israel and Palestine: At least five people are killed in a suicide bombing attack in Netanya (north-west Israel). Shaul Mofaz confirmed that Israel will continue its policy of "targeted murders."
• Hugo Chavez and his party appear to have won all 167 seats in Venezuela's parliamentary elections. Opposition parties boycotted the election, claiming fraud.
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See also

What happened on December 05 in history? Find out the list of December 5th major events

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Who died on December 05, 2005?

• Ed Masry

  American lawyer (Born 1932).

• Kevin McQuay

  Australian businessman (Born 1949).

• Liu Binyan (刘 宾 雁)

Other December 5th famous deaths

• Al Gore

  American politician, an attractive member for the Democratic Party with a famous political name, a solid family life, and strong religious...

• Richard Speck

  American homicide, a mass murderer who gained entry to a dorm for student nurses, knifing and strangling eight and raping one on 7/14/1966.

• Robert Aldrich

  Director / producer (Last Sunset), dies at 65.

• David Bronstein

  Ukrainian-born chess grandmaster (Born 1924).

See all famous people who died on December 5th

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Sagittarius

Sagittarius personality

Who should a Sagittarius marry?

Babies born in December are either Sagittarius or Capricorn. People born before December 21st are Sagittarius, while people born from December 22nd have the sign of Capricorn

Personality of December born

Chinese Zodiac

Rooster

The day of the week was Monday.

December 5th marks the 338th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2005.

There are 26 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

December 2005 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Chris Brown - Run It!
2. Kanye West - Gold Digger
3. The Black Eyed Peas - My Humps
4. D4L - Laffy Taffy
5. Young Jeezy - Soul Survivor

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Madonna - Hung Up
2. The Pussycat Dolls - StickWitU
3. Westlife - You Raise Me Up
4. The Black Eyed Peas - My Humps
5. Nizlopi - JCB Song

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Dem Franchize Boyz Featuring Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat & Bow Wow - I Think They Like Me
2. Chris Brown - Run It!
3. Ray J - One Wish
4. Twista Featuring Trey Songz - Girl Tonite
5. Alicia Keys - Unbreakable

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Daddy Yankee - Rompe
2. Cristian Castro - Amor Eterno
3. Aventura Featuring Don Omar - Ella Y Yo
4. Shakira Featuring Alejandro Sanz - La Tortura
5. Wisin & Yandel - Rakata

Bundesliga 2

• Dresden - Cottbus : 1 - 1

Division 2

• Le Havre - Bastia : 2 - 2

Premier League

• Birmingham - West Ham : 1 - 2

Ethniki Katigoria

• Panionios - Xanthi : 0 - 2

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $59.38
• Apple AAPL: opens at $71.95
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $27.93
• General Electric GE: opens at $35.42
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $88.40

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 120.77 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.1566 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.3066 CHF
• 1 EUR = 142.41 JPY
• 1 EUR = 0.6766 GBP