What Happened In August 2005 In History

Historical Events for August, 2005

• 3rd » Mahmoud Ahmadinejad becomes President of Iran.
• 14th » Helios Airways Flight 522, en route from Larnaca, Cyprus to Prague, Czech Republic via Athens, crashes in the hills near Grammatiko, Greece, killing 121 passengers and crew.
• 17th » Over 500 bombs are 2005 Bangladesh bombings known as set off by terrorists at 300 locations in 63 out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh
• 18th » A 2005 Java–Bali blackout named massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java, affecting almost 100 million people, the List of major power outages Largest called one of the largest and most widespread power outages in history.
• 19th » The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and China, called Peace Mission 2005 begins.
• 19th » Southern Ontario Tornado Outbreak of 2005 e.g A series of strong storms lashes Southern Ontario spawning several tornadoes as well as creating extreme flash flooding within the city of Toronto and its Greater Toronto Area called surrounding communities. I
• 29th » Hurricane Katrina Effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans e.g devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing an estimated 1,836 people and causing over $108 billion in damage.
• 31st » A Baghdad bridge stampede named stampede on Al-Aaimmah bridge in Baghdad kills 1,199 people.

Famous Birthdays on August in 2005

• 9th » Caylee Anthony, American murder victim (d. 2008)

Famous Deaths for August 2005

• 1st » Al Aronowitz, American journalist (b. 1928)
• 1st » Wim Boost, Dutch cartoonist (b. 1918)
• 1st » Constant Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter and sculptor (b. 1920)
• 1st » Fahd of Saudi Arabia (b. 1923)
• 2nd » Steven Vincent, American journalist and author (b. 1955)
• 4th » Anatoly Larkin, Russian-American physicist and theorist (b. 1932)
• 4th » Iván Szabó, Hungarian economist and politician, Minister of Finance of Hungary (b. 1934)
• 5th » Polina Astakhova, Russian gymnast (b. 1936)
• 5th » Raul Roco, Filipino lawyer and politician, 31st Secretary of Education (Philippines) named Filipino Secretary of Education (b. 1941)
• 6th » Keter Betts, American bassist (b. 1928)
• 6th » Robin Cook, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (b. 1946)
• 6th » Ibrahim Ferrer, Cuban singer (Buena Vista Social Club) (b. 1927)
• 7th » Peter Jennings, Canadian-American journalist and author (b. 1938)
• 8th » Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress and author (b. 1922)
• 8th » Ahmed Deedat, South African missionary and author (b. 1918)
• 8th » John H. Johnson, American publisher, founded the Johnson Publishing Company (b. 1918)
• 8th » Gene Mauch, American baseball player and manager (b. 1925)
• 8th » Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (b. 1912)
• 8th » Monica Sjöö, Swedish-English painter (b. 1938)
• 8th » Ilse Werner, Indonesian-German actress and singer (b. 1921)
• 9th » Matthew McGrory, American actor (b. 1973)
• 9th » Judith Rossner, American author (b. 1935)
• 11th » James Booth, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1927)
• 12th » John Loder (sound engineer) or John Loder, English sound engineer and producer, founded Southern Studios (b. 1946)
• 12th » Relangi Selvarajah, Sri Lankan actress and journalist (b. 1960)
• 12th » Giorgos Zographos, Greek singer and actor (b. 1936)
• 13th » Miguel Arraes, Brazilian lawyer and politician (b. 1916)
• 13th » David Lange, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1942)
• 14th » Coo Coo Marlin, American race car driver (b. 1932)
• 15th » Bendapudi Venkata Satyanarayana, Indian dermatologist (b. 1927)
• 16th » Vassar Clements, American fiddler (Old and in the Way) (b. 1928)
• 16th » Tonino Delli Colli, Italian cinematographer (b. 1922)
• 16th » William Corlett, English author and playwright (b. 1938)
• 16th » Vicky Moscholiou, Greek singer (b. 1943)
• 16th » Joe Ranft, American animator, screenwriter, and voice actor (b. 1960)
• 16th » Frère Roger, Swiss monk and mystic (b. 1915)
• 17th » John N. Bahcall or John Bahcall, American astrophysicist and academic (b. 1934)
• 18th » Chri$ Ca$h, American wrestler (b. 1982)
• 19th » Abraham Bueno de Mesquita, Dutch actor (b. 1918)
• 19th » Mo Mowlam, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1949)
• 20th » Thomas Herrion, American football player (b. 1981)
• 20th » Krzysztof Raczkowski, Polish drummer and songwriter (Vader (band) Vader, Dies Irae (band) Dies Irae, Hunter (band) Hunter, and Sweet Noise) (b. 1970)
• 22nd » Luc Ferrari, French-Italian composer (b. 1929)
• 22nd » Ernest Kirkendall, American chemist and metallurgist (b. 1914)
• 22nd » Mati Unt, Estonian author and director (b. 1944)
• 23rd » Brock Peters, American actor and producer (b. 1927)
• 24th » Kaleth Morales, Colombian singer-songwriter (b. 1984)
• 24th » Kalin Twins known as Hal Kalin, American singer (Kalin Twins) (b. 1934)
• 25th » Peter Glotz, Czech-German politician (b. 1939)
• 25th » Moondog King, Canadian wrestler (b. 1949)
• 26th » Robert Denning, American interior designer (b. 1927)
• 27th » Giorgos Mouzakis, Greek trumpet player and composer (b. 1922)
• 27th » Seán Purcell, Irish footballer (b. 1929)
• 28th » Jacques Dufilho, French actor (b. 1914)
• 28th » Esther Szekeres, Hungarian-Australian mathematician and academic (b. 1910)
• 28th » George Szekeres, Hungarian-Australian mathematician and academic (b. 1911)
• 31st » Jaan Kiivit, Jr., Estonian archbishop (b. 1940)
• 31st » Joseph Rotblat, Polish-English physicist and academic, Nobel Peace Prize named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)
• 31st » Michael Sheard, Scottish-English actor (b. 1940)

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