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===Ongoing events===
 
===Ongoing events===
&bull; [[2005 Kuomintang visits to Mainland]]<br/>
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&bull; [[Bill C-38]] ([[Same-sex marriage in Canada|Canada gay marriage]])<br/>
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&bull; [[Abramoff-Reed Indian Gambling Scandal|Abramoff-Reed gambling scandal]]<br/>
&bull; [[German Visa Affair 2005]]<br/>
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&bull; [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|Atlantic]] and [[2005 Pacific hurricane season|Pacific]] hurricanes of 2005<br/>
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&bull; [[Cindy Sheehan|Cindy Sheehan Crawford Protest]]<br/>
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&bull; [[Downing Street memo]] <br/>
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&bull; [[Edinburgh Festival]]<br/>
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&bull; [[History of the European Constitution#Ratification|European Constitution ratification]] <br/>
 
&bull; [[Expo 2005]] in [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi, Japan]]<br/>
 
&bull; [[Expo 2005]] in [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi, Japan]]<br/>
 
&bull; [[Oil price increases of 2004 and 2005|Fuel prices]]<br/>
 
&bull; [[Oil price increases of 2004 and 2005|Fuel prices]]<br/>
&bull; [[OAS Secretary General election, 2005|Election of OAS Secretary General]]<br/>
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&bull; [[Gomery Commission|Gomery Comm.]] ([[sponsorship scandal]])<br/>
&bull; [[Stanislav Gross|Stanislav Gross scandal in Czech republic]]<br/>
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&bull; [[Iran and weapons of mass destruction|Iran's nuclear program]] <br/>
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&bull; [[Israel unilateral disengagement plan|Israeli withdrawal from Gaza]]<br/>
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&bull; [[7 July 2005 London bombings#Investigation|London bombings investigation]]<br/>
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&bull; [[2005 Niger food crisis|Niger food crisis]]<br/>
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&bull; [[Peace Mission 2005|Peace Mission 2005]]<br/>
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&bull; [[2005 Philippine electoral crisis|Philippine electoral crisis]]<br/>
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&bull; [[Plame Affair|Plame CIA leak investigation]]<br/>
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&bull; [[Operation Murambatsvina|Zimbabwe home clearances]]<br/>
  
 
===Upcoming events===
 
===Upcoming events===
 
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     [[Template:Selected anniversaries]] -->
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[[August 31]]: [[62nd Venice International Film Festival|Venice Film Festival]]<br>
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[[September 6]]: [[John G. Roberts, Jr.|John Roberts]] hearings<br>
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[[October 15]]: [[Millions More Movement|Millions More March]]
  
===Deaths in May===
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===Deaths in August===
[[May 3]]: [[Don Canham]]<br>
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[[August 23]]: [[Brock Peters]]<br />
[[May 2]]: [[Robert Hunter (journalist)|Bob Hunter]]<br>
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[[August 21]]: [[Robert Moog]]<br />
* ''[[Recent deaths]]''
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[[August 19]]: [[Mo Mowlam]]<br />
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[[August 18]]: [[Gao Xiumin]]<br />
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[[August 16]]: [[Frère Roger]]<br />
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[[August 13]]: [[David Lange]]<br />
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[[August 9]]: [[Judith Rossner]]<br />
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[[August 8]]: [[John H. Johnson]]<br />
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[[August 8]]: [[Ahmed Deedat]]<br />
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[[August 8]]: [[Barbara Bel Geddes]]<br />
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[[August 7]]: [[Peter Jennings]]<br />
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[[August 6]]: [[Robin Cook]]<br />
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[[August 6]]: [[Ibrahim Ferrer]]<br />
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[[August 5]]: [[Raul Roco]]<br />
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[[August 4]]: [[Little Milton]]<br />
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[[August 3]]: [[Ernest Smith]]<br />
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[[August 1]]: [[Fahd of Saudi Arabia|King Fahd of Saudi Arabia]]<br />
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* ''[[Deaths in 2005|Recent deaths]]''
  
 
=== Upcoming elections ===
 
=== Upcoming elections ===
[[May 5]]: [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|UK general]]<br>
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[[May 17]]: [[British Columbia general election, 2005|British Columbia general]] <br>
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[[September 7]]: [[Egyptian presidential election, 2005|Egyptian presidential]]<br>
[[May 29]]: [[Lebanese general election, 2005|Lebanon general]]<br>
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[[September 11]]: [[Japan general election, 2005|Japanese general]]<br>
[[June 17]]: [[Iranian presidential election, 2005|Iran presidential]]<br>
 
[[June 19]]: [[Guinea-Bissau presidential election, 2005|Guinea-Bissau presidential]]<br>
 
 
[[September 12]]: [[Norwegian parliamentary election, 2005|Norwegian parliamentary]]<br>
 
[[September 12]]: [[Norwegian parliamentary election, 2005|Norwegian parliamentary]]<br>
[[2005]]: [[New Zealand general election 2005|New Zealand general]]<br>
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[[September 17]]: [[New Zealand general election 2005|New Zealand general]]<br>
[[2005]]: [[Polish parliamentary election, 2005|Polish parliamentary]] & [[Polish presidential election, 2005|presidential]]<br>
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[[September 18]]: [[German federal election, 2005|German federal]]<br>
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[[September 25]]: [[Polish parliamentary election, 2005|Polish parliamentary]]<br>
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[[October 9]]: [[Polish presidential election, 2005|Polish presidential]]<br>
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TBD: [[California 48th Congressional District Election, 2005|CA 48th Congressional District]] <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small><br>
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* ''[[Electoral calendar]]''
 
* ''[[Electoral calendar]]''
  
 
=== Recent election results ===
 
=== Recent election results ===
[[February 27]]: [[Kyrgyz parliamentary elections, 2005|Kyrgyz parliamentary]] <br>
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[[June 24]]: [[Iranian presidential election, 2005|Iran presidential runoff]]<br>
[[March 6]]: [[Moldovan parliamentary elections, 2005|Moldovan parliamentary]] <br>
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[[July 3]]: [[Albania general election, 2005|Albanian general election]] <br>
[[March 12]]: [[Maltese Local Council Elections, 2005|Maltese Local Council Elections]] <br>
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[[July 10]]: [[Kyrgyz presidential election, 2005|Kyrgyz presidential]] <br>
[[March 13]]: [[Central African Republic elections, 2005|Central African Rep. federal]] <br>
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[[July 16]]: [[KMT chairmanship election, 2005|Kuomintang Chairmanship]] <br>
[[March 13]]: [[Elections in Liechtenstein|Liechtenstein parliamentary]]<br>
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[[July 24]]: [[Guinea-Bissau presidential election, 2005|Guinea-Bissau presidential]]<br>
[[March 31]]: [[Zimbabwe parliamentary elections, 2005|Zimbabwe parliamentary]] <br>
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[[August 2]]: [[Ohio Second Congressional District Election, 2005|OH 2nd Congressional District]] <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small><br>
[[April 24]]: [[Togolese presidential election, 2005|Togo presidential]]<br>
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[[August 10]]: [[Ethiopian presidential election, 2005|Ethiopian presidential]]<br>
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[[August 27]]: [[Singapore presidential election, 2005|Singapore presidential]]<br>
  
 
===Ongoing armed conflicts===
 
===Ongoing armed conflicts===
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&bull; [[Chechnya|Conflict in Chechnya]]<br>
 
&bull; [[Chechnya|Conflict in Chechnya]]<br>
 
&bull; [[Second Congo War]]<br>
 
&bull; [[Second Congo War]]<br>
&bull; [[Conflict in Iraq]] [[Occupation of Iraq, 2003-2004|(Occupation of Iraq)]] <br/>
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&bull; [[Conflict in Iraq]] <br/>
 
&bull; [[Darfur conflict]] in [[Sudan]]<br/>
 
&bull; [[Darfur conflict]] in [[Sudan]]<br/>
 
&bull; [[Civil war in Côte d'Ivoire]]
 
&bull; [[Civil war in Côte d'Ivoire]]
 
* ''[[List of recent wars#Ongoing wars|Ongoing wars]]''
 
* ''[[List of recent wars#Ongoing wars|Ongoing wars]]''
  
=== Upcoming holidays ===
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=== Upcoming holidays<br>and observances ===
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====August====
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[[August 27|27]]: [[Janmashtami]], [[Krishna]]'s Birthday <small>([[Hinduism]])</small><br>
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[[August 29|29]]: [[August Bank Holiday]] <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small><br>
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[[August 29|29]]: [[John the Baptist|Beheading of St. John the Forerunner]] <small>([[Eastern Christianity]])</small><br>
  
[[May 4]]: [[World Asthma Day]]<br>
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====September====
[[May 4]]: [[Youth Day]]  <small>([[People's Republic of China]])</small><br>
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[[September 5|5]]: [[Labor Day]] <small>([[Canada]] & [[United States|USA]])</small><br>
[[May 4]]: [[Literary Day]]  <small>([[Republic of China]])</small><br>
 
[[May 5]]: [[Kodomo no hi]]  <small>([[Japan]])</small><br>
 
[[May 5]]: [[Children's Day]] <small>[[South Korea]]</small><br>
 
[[May 5]]: [[May 5, Liberation day|Liberation day]] <small>([[The Netherlands]])</small><br>
 
[[May 5]]: [[Cinco de mayo|Cinco de Mayo]]<br>
 
[[May 5]]: [[National Day of Prayer]]<br>
 
[[May 5]]: [[Ascension|Ascension Day]]<br>
 
[[May 6]]: [[Yom HaShoah|Holocaust Remembrance Day]] <small>([[Israel]])</small><br>
 
[[May 8]]: [[Mother's day (USA)|Mother's Day]] <small>([[United States|U.S.]], elsewhere)</small><br>
 
[[May 8]]: [[Victory in Europe Day]] <small>([[Western Europe]])</small><br>
 
[[May 9]]: [[Victory Day]] <small>([[Russia]], [[Ukraine]], [[Belarus]])</small><br>
 
[[May 10]]: [[Mother's Day]] <small>([[Latin America]], [[Asia]])</small><br>
 
[[May 11]]: [[Yom Hazikaron|Fallen Soldiers Remembrance Day]] <small>([[Israel]])</small><br>
 
[[May 12]]: [[Yom Ha'atzma'ut|Israeli Independence Day]] <br>
 
[[May 15]]: [[Pentecost]] <small>([[Western Christianity]])</small><br>
 
[[May 16]]: [[Whit Monday]] <small>([[Western Christianity]])</small><br>
 
[[May 17]]: [[Norwegian Constitution Day|Constitution Day]] <small>([[Norway]])</small><br>
 
[[May 19]]: [[Ataturk Commemoration, Youth and Sports Day|Ataturk Commemoration]] <small>([[Turkey]])</small><br>
 
[[May 21]]: [[Armed Forces Day]] <small>([[United States]])</small><br>
 
[[May 22]]: [[Trinity Sunday]] <small>([[Catholicism]])</small><br>
 
[[May 23]]: [[Vesak|Buddha Purnima]] <small>([[Buddhism]])</small><br>
 
[[May 23]]: [[Victoria Day]] <small>([[Canada]])</small><br>
 
[[May 26]]: [[Corpus Christi|Feast of Corpus Christi]] <small>([[Catholicism]])</small><br>
 
[[May 27]]: [[Lag Ba'omer]]<br>
 
[[May 29]]: [[Corpus Christi|Feast of Corpus Christi]] <small>([[Catholicism]] in the [[United States|U.S.]])</small><br>
 
[[May 30]]: [[Memorial Day]] <small>([[United States]])</small><br>
 
[[May 30]]: [[Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Day]] <small>([[Fiji]])</small><br>
 
[[June 2]]: [[Republic Day]] <small>([[Italy]])</small><br>
 
[[June 5]]: [[UN World Environment Day]] <small>([[San Francisco]])</small><br>
 
[[June 6]]: [[Jerusalem Day]] <small>([[Israel]])</small><br>
 
  
 
=== Ongoing trials ===
 
=== Ongoing trials ===
 
[[Chile]]: [[Augusto Pinochet]]<br>
 
[[Chile]]: [[Augusto Pinochet]]<br>
[[International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia|ICTY]]: [[Slobodan Milosevic|Slobodan Milo&#353;evi&#263;]]<br/>
 
 
[[Iraq]]: [[Iraqi Special Tribunal]]<br/>
 
[[Iraq]]: [[Iraqi Special Tribunal]]<br/>
 
&mdash; [[Saddam Hussein]], among others<br/>
 
&mdash; [[Saddam Hussein]], among others<br/>
[[India]]: [[Best Bakery case]]<br/>
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[[Netherlands|Neth.]]: [[International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia|ICTY]]<br/>
[[India]]: [[Jayendra Saraswathi]]<br/>
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&mdash; [[Slobodan Milo&#353;evi&#263;]], among others<br/>
[[Indonesia]]: [[Schapelle Corby]]<br/>
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[[United Kingdom|UK]]: [[Railtrack]] shareholders<br/>
[[Netherlands]]: [[Mohammed Bouyeri]]<br/>
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[[United States|US]]: [[Zacarias Moussaoui]]<br/>
[[United States]]: [[Michael Jackson]]<br/>
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[[United States|US]]: [[Brian Nichols]]<br/>
[[United States]]: [[Zacarias Moussaoui]]<br/>
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[[United States|US]]: [[Ali al-Tamimi]]
[[United States]]: [[Brian Nichols]]<br/>
 
[[United States]]: [[BTK killer|Dennis Rader]] (BTK Killer)<br/>
 
[[United States]]: [[Ali Al-Tamimi]]
 
  
 
===Related pages===
 
===Related pages===

Latest revision as of 20:35, 24 August 2005

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Ongoing events

Abramoff-Reed gambling scandal
Atlantic and Pacific hurricanes of 2005
Cindy Sheehan Crawford Protest
Downing Street memo
Edinburgh Festival
European Constitution ratification
Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan
Fuel prices
Gomery Comm. (sponsorship scandal)
Iran's nuclear program
Israeli withdrawal from Gaza
London bombings investigation
Niger food crisis
Peace Mission 2005
Philippine electoral crisis
Plame CIA leak investigation
Zimbabwe home clearances

Upcoming events

August 31: Venice Film Festival
September 6: John Roberts hearings
October 15: Millions More March

Deaths in August

August 23: Brock Peters
August 21: Robert Moog
August 19: Mo Mowlam
August 18: Gao Xiumin
August 16: Frère Roger
August 13: David Lange
August 9: Judith Rossner
August 8: John H. Johnson
August 8: Ahmed Deedat
August 8: Barbara Bel Geddes
August 7: Peter Jennings
August 6: Robin Cook
August 6: Ibrahim Ferrer
August 5: Raul Roco
August 4: Little Milton
August 3: Ernest Smith
August 1: King Fahd of Saudi Arabia

Upcoming elections

September 7: Egyptian presidential
September 11: Japanese general
September 12: Norwegian parliamentary
September 17: New Zealand general
September 18: German federal
September 25: Polish parliamentary
October 9: Polish presidential
TBD: CA 48th Congressional District (U.S.)

Recent election results

June 24: Iran presidential runoff
July 3: Albanian general election
July 10: Kyrgyz presidential
July 16: Kuomintang Chairmanship
July 24: Guinea-Bissau presidential
August 2: OH 2nd Congressional District (U.S.)
August 10: Ethiopian presidential
August 27: Singapore presidential

Ongoing armed conflicts

Arab-Israeli conflict (Al-Aqsa Intifada)
Conflict in Chechnya
Second Congo War
Conflict in Iraq
Darfur conflict in Sudan
Civil war in Côte d'Ivoire

Upcoming holidays
and observances

August

27: Janmashtami, Krishna's Birthday (Hinduism)
29: August Bank Holiday (UK)
29: Beheading of St. John the Forerunner (Eastern Christianity)

September

5: Labor Day (Canada & USA)

Ongoing trials

Chile: Augusto Pinochet
Iraq: Iraqi Special Tribunal
Saddam Hussein, among others
Neth.: ICTY
Slobodan Milošević, among others
UK: Railtrack shareholders
US: Zacarias Moussaoui
US: Brian Nichols
US: Ali al-Tamimi

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