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 2005 - 2005 (0 years)
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| 1 | 2005 | - 16 Feb 2005: Kyoto Protocol on climate change came into force
- 18 Feb 2005: Ban on hunting with dogs came into force in England & Wales (had already
been a similar law for about two years in Scotland)
- 6 Jul 2005: London chosen as venue for the 2012 Olympic Games
- 7 Jul 2005: Suicide bombers attack London for the first time
- 28 Jul 2005: IRA declare an end to their 'armed struggle'
- 12 Sep 2005: England regain the 'Ashes' after a gripping Test series (but are whitewashed 5-0
in the return series in Australia 2007)
- 9 Dec 2005: Last Routemaster bus runs on regular service in London
- 11 Dec 2005: Explosions at the Buncefield Oil Depot in Hemel Hempstead
- 21 Dec 2005: Same-sex civil partnerships begin
– famously, on this day, between Elton John and David Furnish
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