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Events on Saturday 3 September 2005 1
1924 – 2005William Rehnquist (1924-2005)Died 3 September 2005, aged 80William Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, died on 3 September 2005 while still serving on the bench, having led the court since 1986. He presided over the 2000 Bush v. Gore case and the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton. Rehnquist had served on the Supreme Court since being appointed an associate justice in 1972.