Tuesday April 26, 2005: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

US date format: 4/26/2005, UK date format: 26/4/2005

April 26th, 2005 was the 116th day of the year 2005 in the Gregorian calendar, under the sign of Taurus. The day of the week was Tuesday.

The number one song in US was Candy Shop by 50 Cent. Lonely by Akon was #1 song in the UK.

The Illusionist, directed by Neil Burger, was one of the most viewed movie released in 2005 while The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren was one of the best selling book.

On TV people were watching Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby. If you liked videogames you were probably playing Armored Core: Last Raven or Dance Praise.

The US president was George W. Bush (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Tony Blair (Labour), Pope Benedict XVI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened that day: find out below.

You can also have a look at April 26 across the years or at April 2005 calendar.

April 26, 2005 Events

What happened on April 26, 2005?

Historical Events

Syria pulls out the last 14,000 troops from its military garrison in Lebanon under international pressure. This ends its 29-year-old military dominance of Lebanon ( Syrian occupation of Lebanon).
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - The Israeli soldier who was killed in the West Bank on Monday evening was shot by his comrades. He was thought to have been killed by Iyad Dueik (unarmed taxi driver), who was shot seven more times and whose car was hit by the man. However, news of his death raises questions about this conclusion.
Alassane Ouattara can run for the presidency in Cote d'Ivoire.
2005 Kuomintang visits Mainland: A 70-member Kuomintang Chairman Lien Chan led a delegation to Taipei via Hong Kong. This was the launch of Lien Chan's 8 day Taiwan Strait peace tour. It also marked the first official Kuomintang visit to Mainland China by its highest leader in 60 years.
Faure Gnassingbe is elected president of Togolese with more than 60% vote. Lome riots after the results are not acknowledged by the opposition, which denounces massive fraud.
New Zealand's Civil Unions and Relationships Acts are now in effect. These laws enable de facto and same-sex couples to form legal unions similar to marriage.
The Amagasaki rail accident claimed the lives of 73 people. The offices of West Japan Railway Co are searched by police for clues.
Belize is experiencing political unrest as opposition calls for the government's resignation, phone workers strike and teachers threaten to follow.
Charles Duelfer, the chief U.S. weapons inspector, stated that Iraqi weapons of mass destruction have been searched "as far as possible".
Military action in Lebanon: All Syrian troops have left Lebanon after three decades. This is UN Security Council Resolution 1559. (Daily Star, Lebanon),
Brian Sedgemore, a British Labour Party member, moves to the Liberal Democrats.
A deal between the New Democratic Party and the Liberal Party could prevent the election from happening in the near future, as was predicted by Paul Martin, the Canadian Prime Minister.
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April 26, 2005 Famous Birthdays

Other April 26th famous birthdays

Melania Trump
Slovenian model.
Channing Tatum
American actor and model.
Tom Welling
American actor.
Jet Li
Movie Actor.

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How old am I?

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April 26, 2005 Famous Deaths

Who died on April 26, 2005?

Augusto Roa Bastos
Paraguayan author (Born 1917).
Maria Schell
Ana Garcia de Cuenca
Paul Lancz
Robert Leroux
Mason Adams

Other April 26th famous deaths

Lucille Ball
American actress and well-known comedian, with over 50 films since her 1933 debut.
Robert Davi
American actor, singer, and director.
Gail Russell
Chicago, Illinois -- Actress.
Count Basie
American composer and bandleader of the Count Basie Orchestra (d. 1984).

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April 26, 2005 Zodiac

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Taurus

Taurus personality

Who should a Taurus 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

Sign: Rooster

Element: Wood

Rooster personality

Find out your Moon Sign

Can the numbers in April 26, 2005 reveal something about your future ? Find out

April 26, 2005 Day of the Week and Calendar

What day of the week was April 26, 2005?

The day of the week was Tuesday.

April 26th marks the 115th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2005.

There are 249 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

April 2005 calendar

April	2005
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30

April 26, 2005 Holidays and Observances

What is special on April 26, 2005?

Holidays

World Intellectual Property Day (since 2001).
Florida and Georgia, USA - Confederate Memorial Day.
Shi'a Islam - Mawlid, Muhammad's birthday (2005).
Tanzania - Union Day.
Feast day of the following saint in the Orthodox Church: Stephen of Perm - also Old Permic Alphabet Day
Trudpert (Irish monk martyred in Germany in 607).
Lucidius (4th century)
Paschasius (d. 865)
Richarius or Riquier (d. 643)
Feast day of the following saints in the Roman Catholic Church: Saint Alda (d. 1309)

Observances

International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
World Intellectual Property Day [WIPO]

Saints

Saint Cletus (Pope Anacletus) and Marcellinus (Popes and martyrs)

Music charts

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