Thursday October 27, 2005

Historical Events

• Harriet Miers resigns from the Supreme Court of the United States.
• Paris is rocked by riots after the deaths two Muslim teens.
• Plesetsk Cosmodrome successfully launches the SSETI Express microsatellite.
• Conflict in Iraq: A Sunni Arab ambush at Nahrawan, South East Baghdad, claimed the lives of at least 20 Shia militia members and Iraqi Police officers.
• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict :: Israeli troops invade the West Bank Palestinian town of Jenin. (BBC), (IMEMC) Eight Palestinians, including three militants have been killed in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip.
• Israeli troops invade Jenin, a Palestinian settlement in the West Bank.
• Following Israeli Air Strikes on the Gaza Strip, eight Palestinians, including three militants were killed.
• Ariel Sharon, the Israeli Prime Minister, calls for Iran to be expelled from the United Nations. This is after Ruhollah Khomeini reiterated his call for Israel's "wiped off the map".
• The relief operation for the 2005 Kashmir earthquake has been facing many difficulties due to bad weather and mountainous terrain. Shaukat Aziz, Pakistani Prime Minister, appeals to millions of Kashmiri survivors to flee their homes and seek shelter in the valleys and cities. This will be done in three weeks.
• George Best, a former footballer from Northern Ireland, is now in a critical care unit at an English private hospital. He is said to be suffering from severe internal bleeding.
• Harriet Miers was President George W. Bush’s nominee to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She declined the nomination dated October 3, 2005. Her withdrawal was accepted by the President.
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See also

What happened on October 27 in history? Find out the list of October 27th major events

What was 2005 famous for? Discover everything about 2005

Who died on October 27, 2005?

• Georges Guingouin
• Bob Broeg

  American sportswriter (Born 1918).

• Herasto Reyes
• George Swindin

Other October 27th famous deaths

• Marcel Cerdan

  Algerian-French boxing champion.

• Jacques Demy

  French director whose themes of chance and time illustrate his romantic nature.

• Ginette Neveu

  French classical violinist, she died in a plane crash en route to New-York with her brother Jean (and with boxer Marcel Cerdan), aged 30.

• Nestor Kirchner

  Argentine politician (Born 1950).

See all famous people who died on October 27th

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Scorpio

Scorpio personality

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Babies born in October are either Libra or Scorpio. People born before October 22nd are Libra, while people born from October 23rd have the sign of Scorpio

Personality of October born

Chinese Zodiac

Rooster

The day of the week was Thursday.

October 27th marks the 299th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2005.

There are 65 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

October 2005 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Kanye West - Gold Digger
2. Chris Brown - Run It!
3. Nickelback - Photograph
4. The Black Eyed Peas - My Humps
5. Mariah Carey - Shake It Off

Top #4 songs in the UK

1. Sugababes - Push The Button
2. The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes - Don't Cha
3. Sean Paul - We Be Burnin'
4. Robbie Williams - Tripping

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Young Jeezy Featuring Akon - Soul Survivor
2. Kanye West Featuring Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger
3. Chris Brown - Run It!
4. Mariah Carey - Shake It Off
5. Bow Wow Featuring Ciara - Like You

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Shakira Featuring Alejandro Sanz - La Tortura
2. RBD - Solo Quedate En Silencio
3. Wisin & Yandel - Rakata
4. Aventura Featuring Don Omar - Ella Y Yo
5. Angel & Khriz - Ven Bailalo

La Liga Primera Division

• Alaves - Espanol : 1 - 1
• Ath Madrid - Cadiz : 3 - 0
• Sociedad - Getafe : 3 - 0
• Valencia - Sevilla : 0 - 2
• Zaragoza - Santander : 1 - 1

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $56.55
• Apple AAPL: opens at $56.99
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $25.22
• General Electric GE: opens at $33.63
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $82.53

Exchange Rates

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