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January 2005 was the first month of that common year. The month, which began on a Saturday, ended on a Monday after 31 days.

Portal:Current events

This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from January 2005.

January 1, 2005 (2005-01-01) (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Arts and culture
  • The world rings in 2005. Some nations observe a moment of silence with candles and white roses for the at least 150,000 dead and 5,000,000 left homeless after the 26 December tsunamis. In many countries flags are flown at half staff. (Reuters)
Business and economy
Law and crime
Politics and elections
January 2, 2005 (2005-01-02) (Sunday)
January 3, 2005 (2005-01-03) (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Disasters and accidents
  • 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami:
    • The United Nations accepts Singapore's offer to set up a UN Regional Coordination Centre to coordinate relief efforts to stricken areas. This centre will see an influx of UN staff and it is likely to be a long-term infrastructure to help reconstruction efforts. John Budd, UNICEF head of communications in Indonesia, said, "The Singapore government's military (SAF) response to the emergency in Aceh has been nothing less than outstanding. It has done a phenomenal job; all the aid agencies and the UN are very grateful for the enormous and fast response the military in Singapore brought to bear on this disaster." (CNA)
    • Three U.S. Presidents – George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George H. W. Bush – make a joint appeal urging Americans to aid the tsunamis' victims. (BBC) Bush makes a presidential proclamation to fly the U.S. flag at half staff from 3-7 Jan in honor of the tsunami victims. (whitehouse.gov)
    • The United Kingdom's Metropolitan Police announces that they have arrested a suspect in a hoax case where Britons missing relatives or friends in the earthquake received e-mail messages informing them that the person had died. The messages came from the improbably fake address ukgovfoffice@aol.com. (Telegraph) Archived 2005-12-08 at the Wayback Machine (BBC) (London Free Press)
Politics and elections
January 4, 2005 (2005-01-04) (Tuesday)
January 5, 2005 (2005-01-05) (Wednesday)
January 6, 2005 (2005-01-06) (Thursday)
January 7, 2005 (2005-01-07) (Friday)
January 9, 2005 (2005-01-09) (Sunday)
January 10, 2005 (2005-01-10) (Monday)
January 11, 2005 (2005-01-11) (Tuesday)
January 12, 2005 (2005-01-12) (Wednesday)
January 13, 2005 (2005-01-13) (Thursday)
January 14, 2005 (2005-01-14) (Friday)
January 15, 2005 (2005-01-15) (Saturday)
January 16, 2005 (2005-01-16) (Sunday)
January 17, 2005 (2005-01-17) (Monday)
January 18, 2005 (2005-01-18) (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Arts and culture
Health and environment
International relations
Law and crime
Politics and elections
January 19, 2005 (2005-01-19) (Wednesday)
January 20, 2005 (2005-01-20) (Thursday)
January 21, 2005 (2005-01-21) (Friday)
January 22, 2005 (2005-01-22) (Saturday)
January 23, 2005 (2005-01-23) (Sunday)
January 24, 2005 (2005-01-24) (Monday)
January 25, 2005 (2005-01-25) (Tuesday)
January 26, 2005 (2005-01-26) (Wednesday)
January 27, 2005 (2005-01-27) (Thursday)
January 28, 2005 (2005-01-28) (Friday)
January 29, 2005 (2005-01-29) (Saturday)
January 30, 2005 (2005-01-30) (Sunday)
  • Conflict in Iraq:
    • Polls close in Iraq marking the first multi-party election in 50 years. Electoral officials estimate about a 50–70% turnout. A series of election day attacks across the country killed at least 44 people, mainly in Baghdad. The 275-member National Assembly will create a new constitution, choose a new president and two new vice presidents. Most candidate names on the various party lists remained anonymous. (BBC) Reuters News24
    • Between nine and fifteen British soldiers die as a C-130 Hercules transport plane crashes about 40km north west of Baghdad. The cause of the crash is under investigation. (BBC), (CNN)
  • A firefight leaves 3 suspected militants and one Kuwaiti police officer dead after security forces raid an alleged hideout in Kuwait City. (BBC)
  • In eastern Sudan, demonstrators on their way to a meeting with tribal leaders clash with police leaving up to 17 protestors dead. A Sudanese general states that the protestors were looting and inciting violence against his men. Members of eastern tribes, mainly Beja, presented a list of demands which included better representation to the provincial governor three days ago. (BBC)
  • Former UK Labour Culture Secretary, Chris Smith, states he has been HIV positive for 17 years. (BBC)
  • In Spain, a bomb explodes at a hotel in the southwest town Denia injuring one. Police officials say the detonation occurred after a telephone warning from the Basque ETA group. Spanish parliament is scheduled to debate and vote on a Basque plan for independence from Spain in two days. (BBC)
  • Talks between the Indonesian government and Free Aceh Movement leaders in Helsinki end a day early, possibly signaling a breakdown in negotiations. (IHT)
  • The deadline passes for the finalization of constituencies for Afghanistan's May 21 parliamentary elections, UN officials say. Though the constituencies were supposed to be set up 120 days before the election, officials have not yet announced an election delay. Violence continues, particularly in the south of the country where the Taliban still remains active. (Pakistan Daily Times) (Reuters)
January 31, 2005 (2005-01-31) (Monday)
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