See also: April 11, 2005 - April 2005 - April 13, 2005 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- â Deaths in April ⢠26: Augusto Roa Bastos ⢠24: Ezer Weizman ⢠23: Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen ⢠23: John Mills ⢠16: Marla Ruzicka ⢠9: Andrea Dworkin ⢠6: Prince Rainier III ⢠5: Dale Messick ⢠5: Saul Bellow ⢠2: Pope John... See also: April 12, 2005 - April 2005 - April 14, 2005 Canadas most prominent white supremacist and founder of the Heritage Front, Wolfgang Droege, is shot to death in his apartment. ...
A 15-year Palestinian boy was caught in Hawara checkpoint (near Nablus), hiding five pipe bombs under his coat. He apparently tried to ignite them with a match when the soldiers apprehended him. Soldiers later pose for photographs with the boy. His brother says he did so in order to study for his high-school matriculation exams in an Israeli prison. [1][2] (Haaretz)
Same-sex marriage in Canada: The Canadian government's Bill C-38 survives a vote on a wrecking amendment which would have defined marriage as an union between a man and a woman, introduced by the Conservative Party of Canada. (CBC)
According to report of the Human Rights Watch, young veterans of wars in West Africa have been recruited to fight in other conflicts because they have had no other means of support. (Human Rights Watch) (Reuters AlertNet)(BBC)
The Indonesian army promises to give up its businesses within two years. (Jakarta Post) (Bloomberg) (BBC)
Anheuser-Busch, the largest U.S. beer brewer and the No. 1 buyer of rice in the United States said it would not purchase rice grown in Missouri if it were genetically modified. This decision was prompted by a Ventria Bioscience plan to grow 200 acres (800,000 m²) of genetically engineered rice in Missouri. (AP)
April12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years).
2005 - In Canada, a motion by the opposition Conservative Party to kill legislation opening the door for legalized same sex marriage is defeated 164-132.
April 11 - April 13 - March 12 - May 12 -- listing of all days
Wooters stated because of new legislation that will be effective January 2005, the department is anticipating an increase in workload due to a two-step recordation process in processing land transfers.
Wooters expressed appreciation to the Commissioners for their support in the 2005 Session of the Maryland General Assembly for legislation that increased salary for the County treasurer, which will take effect with the new term on July 1, 2007.
Gangemi, unanimously denied the request of the Chesapeake Culinary Center for $15,000 in FY 2005 as the funds are not currently budgeted.