19 April 2005PopeBenedict XVI
Appointed Pope, 1st German Pope since the 11th century
Historical records for Germany in 2005, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Appointed Pope, 1st German Pope since the 11th century
Formally inaugurated during the Papal Inauguration Mass
Benedict XVI begins the beatification process for his predecessor, Pope John Paul II
Merkel wins the CDU/CSU nomination as challenger to Chancellor Gerhard Schroder of the SPD in the 2005 national elections
Saves Paul Scholes's penalty as Arsenal defeat Manchester United in the FA Cup final shootout.
Releases Minimum-Maximum, documenting Kraftwerk's modern live sound.
Merkels CDU/CSU and Schr”ders SPD went head-to-head in the national elections, with the CDU/CSU winning 35.3% (CDU 27.8%/CSU 7.5%) of the second votes to the SPDs 34.2%
First canonizations when he canonized Josef Bilczewski, Alberto Hurtado SJ, Zygmunt Gorazdowski, Gaetano Catanoso and Felice da Nicosia. The canonizations were part of a Mass that marked the conclusion of the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops and the Year of the Eucharist
Merkel is elected Chancellor by the majority of delegates (397 to 217) in the newly assembled Bundestag
Angela Merkel becomes the first female Chancellor of Germany after working out a power-sharing agreement with outgoing Chancellor Gerhard Schroders Social Democratic Party
The coalition deal is approved by both CDU/CSU and SPD parties at party conferences. Merkel is elected Chancellor by the majority of delegates (397 to 217) in the newly assembled Bundestag
Merkels first foreign trMerkel travels to Paris for a meeting with the French president, Jacques Chirac, In his speech, Chirac emphasized the importance of the Franco-German Companionship for Europe
Appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs
Appointed Minister of the Interior
Appointed Minister of Labour
Appointed Minister for Special Affairs and Director of the Chancellors Office
Appointed Vice Chancellor of Germany
After three weeks of negotiations between the CDU/CSU and SPD, the two parties reached a deal whereby Merkel would become Chancellor and the SPD would hold 8 of the 16 seats in the cabinet
Leads a Grand coalition with the sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), and with the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), formed after the federal election
Uses precision spectroscopy and astrometry of S2 to improve measurements of the compact mass associated with Sagittarius A*.
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