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===April=== * [[April 2]] β [[Pope John Paul II]] dies; over four million people travel to the Vatican to mourn him.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0504/08/lt.03.html|title=Pope John Paul II Laid to Rest Today Amidst Huge Crowds|website=[[CNN.com]] - Transcripts|date=April 8, 2005|access-date=April 3, 2010|archive-date=November 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127193416/http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0504/08/lt.03.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/what-is-pope-john-paul-iis-legacy-lmbq78tlc66|title=What is Pope John Paul II's legacy?|work=[[The Times]]|access-date=May 29, 2024|date=April 8, 2005 | location=London|first1=Sam|last1=Coates|first2=Anushka|last2=Asthana|author2-link=Anushka Asthana|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/breakfast/4420145.stm|title=The funeral of Pope John Paul II|work=BBC News|access-date=October 23, 2009|date=April 8, 2005|archive-date=May 24, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060524045251/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/breakfast/4420145.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Pope Benedict XVI]] succeeds him on April 19, becoming the 265th pope.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article383225.ece|title=The best man for the job: Pope Benedict XVI may be more controversial than his predecessor but he can still be a great leader|work=[[The Times Online]]|access-date=October 27, 2009|date=April 20, 2005|first=Daniel|last=Johnson|location=London|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080211184611/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article383225.ece|archive-date=February 11, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/19/opinion/19iht-web.0419popeed.html|title=Pope Benedict XVI|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=October 27, 2009|date=April 19, 2005|archive-date=May 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522042811/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/19/opinion/19iht-web.0419popeed.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[April 8]] β The first solar eclipse of the year was a rare hybrid event, occurring at ascending node in Aries. This was 4.4 days after the Moon reached perigee. Gamma had a value of -0.34733. A [[Solar eclipse of April 8, 2005|hybrid solar eclipse]] was visible from south Pacific, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela, and was the 51st solar eclipse of [[Solar Saros 129]]. * [[April 9]] β [[Charles III|Charles, Prince of Wales]] [[Wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles|marries]] [[Queen Camilla|Camilla Parker Bowles]] in a civil ceremony at [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]]'s Guildhall. Camilla receives the title ''Duchess of Cornwall''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://home.bt.com/news/world-news/april-9-2005-prince-charles-marries-camilla-parker-bowles-at-windsors-guildhall-11363974397361|title=April 9, 2005: Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker-Bowles at Windsor's Guildhall|last=Early|first=Chas|date=April 9, 2005|website=BT|access-date=July 3, 2016|archive-date=June 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630131620/http://home.bt.com/news/world-news/april-9-2005-prince-charles-marries-camilla-parker-bowles-at-windsors-guildhall-11363974397361|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[April 23]] β The first ever [[YouTube]] video is uploaded, titled ''[[Me at the zoo]]''.<ref name="BBCYouTubeZoo">{{cite news |last1=Shiels |first1=Maggie |title=YouTube at five- 2 bn views a day |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8676380.stm |access-date=May 6, 2022 |work=BBC News |date=May 17, 2010 |archive-date=May 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506165833/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8676380.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[April 24]] β The first lunar eclipse of the year was a penumbral event, occurring at descending node in Virgo. This was 5 days before the Moon reached perigee. Gamma had a value of -1.08851. A [[April 2005 lunar eclipse|penumbral lunar eclipse]] was visible in eastern Asia, Australia, Pacific and Americas, and was the 23rd lunar eclipse of [[Lunar Saros 141]]. * [[April 26]] β [[Cedar Revolution]]: [[Syria]] withdraws the last of its military garrison from [[Lebanon]], ending its [[Syrian occupation of Lebanon|29-year military occupation of the country]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4482883.stm|title=Syria withdrawal: Lebanese speak|work=BBC News|access-date=October 27, 2009|date=April 27, 2009|archive-date=October 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022053553/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4482883.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[April 27]] β The Superjumbo [[jet aircraft]] [[Airbus A380]] makes its first flight from [[Toulouse]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,154745,00.html|title=Airbus A380 Completes First Flight|agency=Associated Press|access-date=October 27, 2009|date=April 27, 2005|work=Fox News|archive-date=August 20, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820000909/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,154745,00.html|url-status=dead }}</ref>
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