Timeline Wednesday 6 July 2005

Events on Wednesday 6 July 2005 2

• 2005 G8 Gleneagles summit World leaders meet in Scotland amid Africa aid campaign Leaders of the G8 nations met at Gleneagles, Scotland, from 6 to 8 July 2005, agreeing to double aid to Africa and cancel debt for the world's poorest countries. The summit was overshadowed by the London bombings on its second day. It followed months of public campaigning under the Make Poverty History banner.
• 2005 London awarded 2012 Olympic Games IOC selects London over Paris to host the Summer Olympics The International Olympic Committee selected London to host the 2012 Summer Olympics on 6 July 2005, narrowly beating favourite Paris in the final round of voting. The announcement in Singapore was followed the next day by the 7 July London bombings. London became the first city to host the modern Olympics three times.