October 2005 calendar

Events

• 01 Oct 2005 The volcano Ilamatepec erupts in a coffee-growing region 40 miles (60km) west of San Salvador. It spews rock and ash into surrounding air. The Salvadoran government evacuates hundreds from the area and reports no injuries. The additional volcanic debris has significantly worsened San Salvador's already poor air quality. (Yahoo! news (Link dead at 22:37 on 14 January 2007 (UTC).
• 02 Oct 2005 20 people are killed in a shipwreck at Lake George, New York.
• 03 Oct 2005 U.S. President George W. Bush nominated Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court of the United States.
• 04 Oct 2005 The United States President George W. Bush expressed concern about an avian flu epidemic. He asks Congress to pass legislation allowing the military to impose a quarantine in case of a pandemic.
• 05 Oct 2005 Level 3 Communications ends peering connectivity between its Internet network, and that of Cogent Communications due to a financial dispute. This means that thousands of Internet users cannot access certain sites.
• 06 Oct 2005 The International Criminal Court issued the first arrest warrants for five leaders of the Lord's Resistance Army (a rebel group that was founded in Uganda)
• 07 Oct 2005 U.S. forces attack Afghanistan in conflict Four Afghan police officers are killed by U.S. troops after they mistakenly believe them to be militants in Girishk, Helmand Province.
• 08 Oct 2005 2005 Kashmir earthquake: Tens of thousands of people are killed in a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck parts of Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan.
• 09 Oct 2005 Donald Tusk, the frontrunner of the liberal (libertarian), Civic Platform party, received approximately 35.8% of votes in the Polish presidential election. This is slightly more than Lech Kaczynski, who was 33.3% behind the conservative Law and Justice Party. On October 23, Tusk will face Kaczynski in a run-off election.
• 10 Oct 2005 New Orleans: New Orleans: Three New Orleans officers are accused of nearly killing Robert Davis and assaulting the cameraman who recorded the incident. Louisiana police are investigating claims that 200 cars were stolen by New Orleans police (41 Cadillacs). (Yahoo). Widespread suicide and desertion among New Orleans police officers have been reported after Hurricane Katrina.
• 11 Oct 2005 Conflict in Iraq: More than 30 people are killed in suicide bombing attacks by insurgents in Talafar (North West Iraq).
• 12 Oct 2005 Referendum on the proposed new constitution for Iraq is held.
• 13 Oct 2005 Because of the increase in violence, some UN staff will be evacuated from Sudan's West Darfur. Officials from the United Nations stated that violence in the region had prevented aid access to 650,000 refugees.
• 14 Oct 2005 The Zimbabwean state-owned media reports that the United States Ambassador was briefly detained by the Zimbabwean government on Monday, October 10. After a formal apology, the United States considered the matter closed.
• 15 Oct 2005 Over 100 people are arrested in a riot that broke out in Toledo, Ohio during a National Socialist/Neo-Nazi demonstration.
• 16 Oct 2005 Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam addresses the Millions More event at Washington DC and condemns George W. Bush's federal government response to Hurricane Katrina.
• 17 Oct 2005 2 Umrah pilgrims died when the ship they were on their way back in collided with a cargo ship in Suez Canal. Although initial reports claimed 20 deaths, more than 90 people were hurt.
• 18 Oct 2005 Kenneth Clarke, the ex-chancellor of the UK Conservative Party, has been eliminated from the race for the role of next leader.
• 19 Oct 2005 Hurricane Wilma is the Atlantic's most powerful hurricane ever recorded, with a minimum pressure 882 mb.
• 20 Oct 2005 Ontario will be the first Canadian province that extends daylight saving time in an effort to keep pace with the United States, its largest trading partner.
• 21 Oct 2005 Lyn Knight sells Series 1890 $1000 US Treasury "Grand Watermelon” note for record US$1,092,500
• 22 Oct 2005 Tropical Storm Alpha forms in Atlantic Basin. The 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season ever recorded, with 22 named storms.
• 23 Oct 2005 Avian influenza: The Swedish National Veterinary Institute reported that a dead duck was found near Stockholm with an undetermined strain.
• 24 Oct 2005 Hurricane Wilma hits Florida, resulting in 35 deaths and 26 injuries in direct and indirect ways. It also causes $20.6 billion USD of damage.
• 25 Oct 2005 Conflict between Israel and Palestine: Israeli warplanes, artillery units attacked areas in the northern Gaza Strip.
• 26 Oct 2005 American casualties in the war on Iraq have reached 2,000.
• 27 Oct 2005 Harriet Miers resigns from the Supreme Court of the United States.
• 28 Oct 2005 After being accused of obstruction of justice, perjury, and making a false statement during the leak investigation into the US Central Intelligence Agency, Lewis "Scooter," Libby, vice presidential adviser has resigned.
• 29 Oct 2005 More than 60 people were killed in the Delhi bombings on 29 October 2005.
• 30 Oct 2005 After a thirteen year rebuilding process, the rebuilt Dresden Frauenkirche (destroyed by firebombing Dresden during World War II), is now resecrated.
• 31 Oct 2005 U.S. President George W. Bush has named Samuel Alito, Federal Appeals Court Judge, to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Famous Birthday

• Infanta Leonor of Spain

  daughter of Felipe, Prince of Asturias and Letizia, Princess of Asturias.

• Kal-el Coppola Cage
• Johannah Duggar

  American child, the 16th in her family.

• Leonor

  Spanish princess, the first child of her parents Prince Felipe, the Crown Prince of Spain, and her mother Letizia Rocasolano.

• Hicks Twins

  American twins born prematurely to noted mother Mo'Nique, actress and model.

• Cooper Zee

  American noted family, second child and first son of actress Ming-Na, age 41, and her husband, actor-producer-playwright, Eric Zee.

• Christian

  Danish royal, heir to the throne of Denmark, son of Crown Prince Frederik and Australian-born Crown Princess Mary, born at Copenhagen...

• Ruby Turner

  Dancer.

• Mariah Sanaa

  Rapper.

• Emmanuel

  Prince Emmanuel of Belgium.

• Lilly Kruk

  Model.

• Ella Dearsley

  British child, the eldest of three children of the same parents, all born at the same time of day, 7:43 AM.

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Famous Deaths

• Raymond Hains

  French artist.

• August Wilson

  American playwright, whose prolific works chronicle the African-American experience in the United States.

• Keith Parkinson

  American fantasy artist (Born 1958).

• Matti Wuori

  Finnish politician (Born 1945).

• John Hollis

  British actor (Born 1931).

• John Muth

  American economist (Born 1930).

• Robert Sloman

  British television writer (Born 1926).

• Fernando Quejas

  Cape Verdean singer and musician (Born 1922).

• Bob Broeg

  American sports writer (Born 1918).

• Al Lopez

  American baseball player and manager (Born 1908).

• Bert Eriksson

  Belgian neo-Nazi (Born 1931).

• Stella Stratigou

  Greek actress (Born 1931).

• Jody Dobrowski

  English murder victim (Born 1981).

• Franky Gee

  European techno artist (Born 1962).

• Corinne Levesque

  wife of Quebec premier Rene Levesque (Born 1943).

• Franky Gee

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• Jose Azcona del Hoyo

  Honduran statesman (Born 1926).

• Immanuel CY Hsu

  Chinese intellectual and scholar (Born 1923).

• Mokarrameh Ghanbari

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• George Swindin

  English football player manager (Born 1914).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Kanye West - Gold Digger
2. Mariah Carey - Shake It Off
3. Nickelback - Photograph
4. Chris Brown - Run It!
5. Bow Wow - Like You

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