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What Happened In February 2005 In History

Historical Events for February, 2005

  • 14th » Lebanese self-made billionaire and business tycoon Rafik Hariri is Assassination of Rafic Hariri or killed, along with 21 others, when explosives, equivalent of around 1,000 kg of Trinitrotoluene named TNT, are detonated as his motorcade drove near the St
  • 14th » YouTube is launched by a group of college students, eventually becoming the largest video sharing website in the world and a main source for viral videos.
  • 16th » The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its Ratification Ratification of an international treaty e.g ratification by Russia.
  • 16th » The National Hockey League 2004–05 NHL lockout e.g cancels the entire 2004-2005 regular season and playoffs.
  • 20th » Spain becomes the first country to vote in a Spanish referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe e.g referendum on ratification of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe known as proposed Constitution of the European Union,
  • 23rd » The controversial French law on colonialism is passed, requiring teachers to teach the "positive values of colonialism". After public outcry, it is repealed at the beginning of 2006.
  • 28th » A 2005 Al Hillah bombing e.g suicide bombing at a police recruiting centre in Al Hillah, Iraq kills 127.

Famous Birthdays on February in 2005

  • 11th » Recapturetheglory, American race horse

Famous Deaths for February 2005

  • 1st » John Vernon, Canadian actor (b. 1932)
  • 2nd » Max Schmeling, German boxer (b. 1905)
  • 4th » Ossie Davis, American actor, director, and playwright (b. 1917)
  • 5th » Gnassingbé Eyadéma, Togolese politician, President of Togo (b. 1937)
  • 5th » Henri Rochon, Canadian tennis player (b. 1912)
  • 6th » Lazar Berman, Russian pianist (b. 1930)
  • 6th » Karl Haas, German-American pianist, conductor, and radio host (b. 1913)
  • 7th » Atli Dam, Faroese politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (b. 1932)
  • 7th » Bob Turner (ice hockey) or Bob Turner, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1934)
  • 8th » Keith Knudsen, American singer-songwriter and drummer (The Doobie Brothers and Southern Pacific (band) known as Southern Pacific) (b. 1948)
  • 8th » Jimmy Smith (musician) named Jimmy Smith, American organist (b. 1925)
  • 9th » Tyrone Davis, American singer (b. 1938)
  • 9th » Robert Kearns, American engineer, invented the windscreen wiper (b. 1927)
  • 10th » Arthur Miller, American playwright (b. 1915)
  • 11th » Jack L. Chalker, American author (b. 1944)
  • 11th » Guy Lechasseur, Canadian politician (b. 1916)
  • 11th » Stan Richards English actor (b. 1930)
  • 12th » Sammi Smith, American singer-songwriter (b. 1943)
  • 12th » Dorothy Stang, American-Brazilian nun (b. 1931)
  • 12th » Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan swimmer (b. 1964)
  • 13th » Nelson Briles, American baseball player (b. 1943)
  • 13th » Emilios T. Harlaftis, Greek astrophysicist (b. 1965)
  • 13th » Lúcia Santos, Portuguese nun (b. 1907)
  • 13th » Maurice Trintignant, French race car driver (b. 1917)
  • 13th » Dick Weber, American bowler (b. 1929)
  • 14th » Tatiana Gritsi-Milliex, Greek author and journalist (b. 1920)
  • 14th » Rafic Hariri, Lebanese businessman and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Lebanon (b. 1944)
  • 14th » Najai Turpin, American boxer (b. 1981)
  • 14th » Ron Burgess (footballer) called Ronnie Burgess, Welsh footballer (b. 1917)
  • 15th » Pierre Bachelet, French singer-songwriter (b. 1944)
  • 15th » Samuel T. Francis, American journalist (b. 1947)
  • 16th » Nicole DeHuff, American actress (b. 1975)
  • 16th » Narriman Sadek, Egyptian wife of Farouk I of Egypt (b. 1933)
  • 17th » Omar Sívori, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1935)
  • 21st » Ara Berberian, American opera singer (b. 1930)
  • 21st » Gérard Bessette, Canadian author and poet (b. 1920)
  • 21st » Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban author (b. 1929)
  • 21st » Gene Scott, American pastor and broadcaster (b. 1929)
  • 21st » Zdzisław Beksiński, Polish painter (b. 1929)
  • 22nd » Zdzisław Beksiński, Polish painter and sculptor (b. 1929)
  • 22nd » Lee Eun-ju, South Korean actress (b. 1980)
  • 22nd » Simone Simon, French actress (b. 1910)
  • 24th » Dan McIvor (aviator) e.g Dan McIvor, Canadian pilot (b. 1911)
  • 25th » Peter Benenson, English lawyer, founded Amnesty International (b. 1921)
  • 25th » Ben Bowen, American brain cancer victim (b. 2002)
  • 25th » Leo Labine, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1931)
  • 25th » Edward Patten, American singer-songwriter and producer (Gladys Knight & the Pips) (b. 1939)
  • 26th » Jef Raskin, American computer scientist, created Macintosh (b. 1943)
  • 28th » Chris Curtis, English singer and drummer (The Searchers (band) named The Searchers) (b. 1941)

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