Friday April 15, 2005

Historical Events

• NASA reports that the Gulf Stream is slowing. This could lead to severe economic and climatic disruptions in Northern Europe.
• Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General, accuses Britain and the United States of not taking enough responsibility for the Oil for Food Scandal.
• An infiltrated Palestinian Fatah gunman from Syria invades the Golan Heights and attacks an IDF post near the border. The commander of the outpost manages to disarm and arrest the gunman. The IDF will investigate the circumstances in which the 21-year old man, wearing a Palestinian flag, was able to penetrate so deeply without being noticed earlier. (Haaretz). (Link dead at 02:40 on 15 January 2007 (UTC).
• Human Rights Watch reports that Canada, Britain, the Netherlands, and the United States rely on "flimsy diplomacy" to try to send terror suspects from abroad back to countries that use torture against their prisoners.
• Soyuz TMA-6 launches at dawn from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan to carry the Expedition 11 crew to International Space Station. (Fox News) (Yahoo! News (Link dead at 02:40 on 15 January 2007 (UTC).)
• Prince Rainier is buried at Monaco.
• 20 people are killed in an attack on the Paris-Opera Hotel in France. (Reuters) (Link dead at 02:40, 15 Jan 2007 (UTC),)
• Raymond Williams, the former CEO of HIH Insurance in Australia, has been sentenced to 4 and 1/2 years.
• Canada's Federal Court of Appeal denies Lai Changxing, a Chinese businessman, refugee status. China seeks him to smuggle large amounts of people. (National Post Canada) (Link dead at 02:40, 15 Jan 2007 (UTC).
• UK passport applicants must give fingerprints. Without parliament, preparations for ID cards can be made.
• The radical manifesto of the Green Party of England and Wales aims to combat climate change.
• France will introduce biometric ID cards by 2007
• The European Union has denied that it would lift an EU arms embargo against the People's Republic of China.
• The Sea organ site is now open to the public in Zadar (Croatia).
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See also

What happened on April 15 in history? Find out the list of April 15th major events

What was 2005 famous for? Discover everything about 2005

Who died on April 15, 2005?

• John Fred

  American singer-songwriter (d. 2005).

• Gloria Morell
• Art Cross

Other April 15th famous deaths

• Greta Garbo

  Swedish-American actress, one of the most magical and famous of the stars of the silver screen.

• Jean Genet

  French writer, a novelist, playwright and poet.

• Edward Gorey

  American writer and illustrator who produced more than 100 small morbid volumes since 1953, drawings that were generally accompanied by...

• Marshall Reed

  American character actor for many years; production manager on films.

See all famous people who died on April 15th

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 Friday.

April 15th marks the 104th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2005.

There are 260 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. The Game - Hate It Or Love It
3. Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone
4. Frankie J. - Obsession (No Es Amor)
5. Akon - Lonely

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

Top #5 Latin songs

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

Jupiler League

• Westerlo - Club Brugge : 1 - 3

Bundesliga 2

• Erfurt - Cottbus : 3 - 3
• Essen - Oberhausen : 2 - 2
• Greuther Furth - Dresden : 0 - 1

Division 2

• Amiens - Laval : 2 - 1
• Brest - Montpellier : 1 - 1
• Clermont - Niort : 2 - 0
• Creteil - Guingamp : 1 - 1
• Grenoble - Dijon : 1 - 3

Championship

• Sheffield United - Derby : 0 - 1

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $58.45
• Apple AAPL: opens at $36.62
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $24.58
• General Electric GE: opens at $35.82
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $79.49

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 107.71 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.2464 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.2002 CHF
• 1 EUR = 139.04 JPY
• 1 EUR = 0.6815 GBP