What happened on Sunday August 14, 2005?

About August 14th, 2005, in brief:

  • Historical events: Helios Airways Flight 522 crashed north of Athens, resulting in the tragic loss of all 121 passengers and crew members. The aircraft, en route from Larnaca, Cyprus to Prague, Czech Republic via Athens, experienced a critical decompression issue that led to the fatal accident near Grammatiko, Greece.
  • Day of the week: August 14th, 2005 was a Sunday
  • Zodiac Sign: Leo (in western zodiac), Rooster (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #1 US song: We Belong Together by Mariah Carey
  • #1 UK song: You're Beautiful by James Blunt
  • Popular movie: Batman Begins directed by Christopher Nolan

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August 14, 2005: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on August 14, 2005:

  • Helios Airways Flight 522 Crash Helios Airways Flight 522 crashed north of Athens, resulting in the tragic loss of all 121 passengers and crew members. The aircraft, en route from Larnaca, Cyprus to Prague, Czech Republic via Athens, experienced a critical decompression issue that led to the fatal accident near Grammatiko, Greece.
  • U.S. Intelligence Report on Iranian Insurgent Network Time magazine reported on U.S. military intelligence documents revealing an Iranian-backed insurgent network in Iraq, led by Abu Mustafa al-Sheibani, which had developed a sophisticated bomb design using plans from Hezbollah-backed Lebanese militia in the previous eight months.
  • U.S. Forces Discover Suspected Chemical Weapons Factory U.S. military forces conducted a raid on a warehouse in Mosul, discovering what was believed to be a suspected chemical weapons manufacturing facility.
  • Mass Cemetery Discovery near Baghdad Thirty bodies were discovered in a mass cemetery south of Baghdad, following a military raid.
  • Kurmanbek Bakiyev Becomes Kyrgyzstan's President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was sworn in as the new president of Kyrgyzstan after winning an overwhelming 89.7% of the vote in an election to replace former President Askar Akayev in March.
  • George Weah Cleared to Run for Liberian Presidency Football legend George Weah was granted permission to run for the presidency of Liberia after Liberia's election committee dismissed a complaint regarding his French citizenship that had previously threatened to bar him from the election.
  • Ugandan Journalist Charged with Sedition Andrew Mwenda, a Ugandan journalist, was charged with sedition after speculating about the death of Sudan's vice president, John Garang.
  • National Airborne Day and Social Security Anniversary President issued a statement commemorating the 70th Anniversary of Social Security and National Airborne Day.

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August 14, 2005: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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August 14, 2005: What were the main match results that day?

Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)

  • Cercle Brugge - Anderlecht : 0 - 2
  • Genk - Charleroi : 0 - 0
  • Lierse - St Truiden : 1 - 0
  • Roeselare - Beveren : 1 - 0
  • Waregem - Standard : 1 - 2

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

  • Mainz - Werder Bremen : 0 - 2
  • Stuttgart - FC Koln : 2 - 3

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

  • Braunschweig - Ahlen : 3 - 1
  • Burghausen - Erzgebirge Aue : 1 - 1
  • Offenbach - Greuther Furth : 2 - 1
  • Paderborn - Saarbrucken : 5 - 0
  • Siegen - Unterhaching : 4 - 0

Le Championnat - Football (France)

  • Marseille - Lyon : 1 - 1
  • Strasbourg - Monaco : 1 - 2
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What day of the week was August 14, 2005?


August 14, 2005 was a Sunday and it was the 226th day of the year 2005 in the Gregorian calendar.

August 14, 2005 can also be written as 8/14/2005 in the US and as 14/8/2005 in UK and Europe.

August 14, 2005 in August 2005 calendar

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August 14, 2005: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on August 14, 2005 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week August 8th and August 14th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

August 14, 2005: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on August 14, 2005 was We Belong Together by Mariah Carey, according to the music chart for the week August 8th and August 14th.

  1. - We Belong Together youtube
  2. - Pon de Replay youtube
  3. - Don't Cha youtube
  4. - Let Me Hold You youtube
  5. - Lose Control youtube

August 14, 2005: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on August 14, 2005 was You're Beautiful by James Blunt, according to the music chart for the week August 8th and August 14th.

  1. - You're Beautiful youtube
  2. - Bad Day youtube
  3. - Ghetto Gospel youtube
  4. - Since U Been Gone youtube

August 14, 2005: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on August 14, 2005 was We Belong Together by Mariah Carey, according to the music chart for the week August 8th and August 14th.

  1. - We Belong Together youtube
  2. - Let Me Hold You
  3. - Cater 2 U
  4. - Free Yourself
  5. - Must Be Nice
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August 14, 2005: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for August 14th is Leo.

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Babies born in August are either Leo or Virgo. People born before August 22nd are Leo, while people born from August 23rd have the sign of Virgo.

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August 14, 2005: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for August 14, 2005 is Rooster and the associated element is Wood.

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August 14, 2005: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on August 14, 2005 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on August 14, 2005 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on August 14, 2005 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 72% full, rising at 03:53 pm and setting at 12:43 am.

The previous full moon was on Jul 21, 2005 while the next full moon would come on Aug 19, 2005.

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How old is someone born on August 14, 2005?


Someone born on August 14, 2005 is:

19 years 9 months old,

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