See also: April 12, 2005 - April 2005 - April 14, 2005 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → 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... April 14, 2005 Microsoft Encarta launches a Nupedia-like version of its encyclopedia where anonymous users can submit their new or edited entries to be approved by a paid staff of editors. ...
Canada's most prominent white supremacist and founder of the Heritage Front, Wolfgang Droege, is shot to death in his apartment. One suspect is arrested at the scene. (CTV)
At least nine Iraqipolice have been killed by insurgents in Kirkuk. The police were defusing a decoy bomb, when another nearby bomb detonated and killed them. (Al Jazeera) (BBC)
Al Jazeera broadcasts a video of the civilian contractor, Jeffrey Ake, abducted in Iraq earlier this week. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
The College of American Pathologists asks laboratories worldwide to destroy a flu sample they sent in their testing kits. The Canadian National Microbial Laboratory identified it as a strain of Asian flu virus that killed millions in 1957. People born after 1969 would have no antibodies to resist it. The World Health Organization supports the plea. (CNN) (Yahoo) (CBC)
The National Geographic Society and IBM support a project to take DNA samples from various people all over the world to track migration of Homo sapiens from Africa. (Reuters) (New York Times)
The death toll in the collapse of a factory in Dacca, Bangladesh increases to 30. (The Hindu) (Reuters AlertNet)
Mount Talang volcano erupts in Sumatra, Indonesia. 27,000 residents are evacuated. (Jakarta Post) (Indonesia Relief) (Reuters)
In Nigeria, former education minister Fabion Osuji, former senate president Adolphus Wabara and five others are charged with corruption. (Vanguard) (NigeriaWorld)
In Germany, Armin Meiwes appeals for the reduction his sentence of eight years for cannibalism. His defense says that the killing was a mercy killing, eligible only for five years. State prosecutors appeal as well so he could retried for murder. (Deutsche Welle) (Independent)
It was moved by Commissioner Carl, seconded by Commissioner Gallagher to proclaim April2005, as “Duck Month” in Schuylkill County, and urged all citizens who can, to consider adopting a rubber duck in order to contribute to the “Avenues” program, previously known as united Cerebral Palsy.
It was moved by Commissioner Carl, seconded by Commissioner Gallagher to proclaim April2005, as “Autism Awareness Month” in Schuylkill County and encouraged all citizens of Schuylkill County to unite to form a collective voice representing the Autism Community.
It was moved by Commissioner Carl, seconded by Commissioner Gallagher to approve the authorization to advertise a public notice extending the bid award date for the Intelligent Transportation System Project from April13, 2005, to May 25, 2005, which is necessary to satisfy all conditions and regulations as mandated by PENNDOT.
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