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2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the [[International Year of Microcredit]]. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the [[International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples|International Decade of the World's Indigenous People]] (1995–2005).
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'''2005''' '''(MMV)''' is a [[common year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Gregorian calendar]].
 
2005 is the [[World Year of Physics 2005|World Year of Physics]], the [[Rooster (zodiac)|Year of the Rooster]] in the [[Chinese calendar]], and the International Year of the [[Eucharist]] in [[Catholicism]].
 
See also [[Current_events#Past_events_by_month|Wikipedia's almanac]] of events for this year.
 
==Events==
 
===[[January 2005|January]]===
* [[January 3]] - [[Assassination]] of the Governor of [[Baghdad Province|Baghdad]], [[Ali Al-Haidri]].
* [[January 9]] - The same storm which pounded the US earlier in the month hits [[England]] and [[Scandinavia]], leaving 13 dead with widespread flooding and power cuts
* [[January 9]] - [[Mahmoud Abbas]] is elected to succeed [[Yasser Arafat]] as [[Palestinian Authority]] president in the [[Palestinian election]].
* [[January 12]] - [[Deep Impact (space mission)|Deep Impact]] is launched from [[Cape Canaveral|Kennedy Space Center]] by a [[Delta 2]] rocket.
* [[January 13]] - Terrorists enter into [[Israel]] from Gaza and open fire on civilians near [[border]], killing 6 and wounding 5 others. Hamas and Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claim joint responsibility for attack.
* [[January 14]] - The [[Huygens probe]] lands on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], largest moon of [[Saturn (planet)|Saturn]].
* [[January 16]] - [[Adriana Iliescu]] gives birth at 66, the oldest woman in the world to do so.
[[Image:Iraqi voters inked fingers.jpg|thumb|220px||[[Iraq]]i police officers hold up their index fingers marked with purple indelible ink, a security measure to prevent [[Iraqi National Assembly election, 2005|double voting]].]]
* [[January 18]] - Terrorists murder 1 [[person]] and wound 8 [[people]] in Gush Katif, Israel. Hamas claims responsibility.
* [[January 20]] - [[George W. Bush]] is inaugurated in [[Washington, D.C.]] for his second term as 43rd [[President of the United States]].
* [[January 20]] - [[Ireland]] completes [[metrication]].
* [[January 21]] - In Belize's capital city [[Belmopan]], the [[Unrest in Belize in 2005|unrest over the government's new taxes]] erupts into [[riot]]s.
* [[January 23]] - [[Viktor Yushchenko]] is sworn in as the third [[President of Ukraine]] in [[Kiev]], [[Ukraine]].
* [[January 25]] - A [[stampede]] during a religious [[pilgrimage]] in [[India]] kills at least 215, mostly women and small children.
* [[January 30]] - The [[Iraqi National Assembly election, 2005|first free Parliamentary elections in Iraq]] since [[1958]] take place.
* [[January 30]] - A [[Royal Air Force]] [[C-130 Hercules]] transport plane crashes in [[Iraq]], killing 10 British servicemen. Iraqi insurgents release a video claiming to have shot the aircraft down using a missile.
 
===[[February 2005|February]]===
* [[February 8]] - [[Danish parliamentary election, 2005|Danish parliamentary elections]] continue the center-right coalition led by Prime Minister [[Anders Fogh Rasmussen]] and his [[Liberal Party (Denmark)|Liberal Party]].
* [[February 9]] - An [[ETA]] car bomb injures 31 people at a conference centre in [[Madrid]].
* [[February 10]] - [[North Korea]] announces that it possesses [[nuclear weapon]]s as a protection against the hostility it feels from the [[United States]].
* [[February 10]] - [[Saudi Arabia]] holds its first ever elections for municipal authorities, in which only men are allowed to vote.
* [[February 12]] - Fire devastates the [[Windsor Building]], a 32 story office block, in [[Madrid]].
* [[February 14]] - A massive suicide bomb blast in central [[Beirut]] kills [[Lebanon]]'s former [[Prime Minister of Lebanon|prime minister]] [[Rafik Hariri]] and at least 15 other people. At least 135 other people were also hurt.
* [[February 14]] - Around 59 people are killed and 200 injured in a fire at a mosque in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]].
[[Image:Major greenhouse gas trends.png|230px|right|thumb|The [[Kyoto Protocol]] is intended to cut [[Earth|global]] emissions of [[greenhouse gases]].]]
* [[February 16]] - The [[Kyoto Protocol]] comes into effect, without the support of the [[United States]] and [[Australia]].
* [[February 16]] - The [[National Hockey League]] cancels its [[2004-05_NHL_season|2004-2005 season]] becoming the first North American professional league to cancel a season due to a labour dispute.
* [[February 19]] - Suicide bombers kill more than 30 people in Iraq as Shia Muslims mark [[Ashura]], their holiest day.
* [[February 20]] - [[Spanish referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe]], passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.
* [[February 20]] - Early [[Portuguese legislative election, 2005|Legislative elections]] in [[Portugal]] result in a landslide victory for [[José Sócrates]] and the [[Socialist Party (Portugal)|Socialist Party]].
* [[February 22]] - More than 500 people are killed and over 1,000 injured after entire villages are flattened in an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale in [[Zarand]] region of [[Kerman]] province in southern [[Iran]].
* [[February 25]] - The Serial Killer [[Dennis Rader]] is apprehended by Wichita Police and the KBI.
* [[February 25]] - Terrorists murder 5 people and wound 50 people in Tel Aviv, Israel. Islamic Jihad claims responsibility for attack.
* [[February 26]] - [[Hosni Mubarak]] the president of [[Egypt]] asks parliament to amend the constitution to allow multi-candidate presidential elections before [[September 2005]].
 
===[[March 2005|March]]===
* [[March 1]] - The [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] rules the [[death penalty]] unconstitutional for juveniles who committed their crimes under age 18.
* [[March 3]] - At 19:17 the 3500-ton freighter, [[M/V Karen Danielsen]], crashes into the Western bridge of the [[Great Belt Bridge]] of Denmark, 800m from [[Funen]]. All traffic across the bridge is closed, effectively separating [[Denmark]] in two.
* [[March 3]] - [[Millionaire]] [[Steve Fossett]] breaks a world record by completing the first non-stop, non-refueled, [[solo]] [[flight]] around the world in the [[Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer]].
* [[March 10]] - '''[[Tung Chee Hwa's resignation]]''': [[Tung Chee Hwa]], the [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|Chief Executive]] of [[Hong Kong]], resigns.
* [[March 11]] - In the [[United Kingdom|UK]], the controversial [[Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005]] was finally given [[Royal Assent]] after one of the longest ever sittings by the [[House of Lords]].
* [[March 13]] - First round of [[Central African Republic elections, 2005|Central African Republic elections]].
* [[March 14]] - The [[People's Republic of China]] ratifies an anti-[[secession]] law aimed at preventing [[Taiwan]] from declaring independence.
* [[March 14]] - Nearly one million people gathered for an opposition rally in [[Beirut]], a month after the death of former Prime Minister [[Rafik Hariri]]. The largest rally in [[Lebanon]] history.
[[Image:Terri Schiavo protest.jpg|thumb|Protesters in front of [[Terri Schiavo]]'s Pinellas Park, Florida hospice, [[March 27]], [[2005]].]]
* [[March 16]] - [[Ripudaman Singh Malik]] and [[Ajaib Singh Bagri]], accused of the bombing of the [[Air India Flight 182]] in [[1985]], are found not guilty on all counts.
* [[March 19]] - A suspected [[suicide bomber]] in [[Doha]], [[Qatar]], kills one person and injures about 12 others.
* [[March 19]] - A time bomb explodes in a Muslim shrine in [[Quetta]], southwestern [[Pakistan]], killing at least 29 people and wounding 40.
* [[March 19]] - A mine blast occurs at the Xishui coal mine in [[Shuozhou]] and rocks nearby Kangjiayao coal mine, killing up to 59.
* [[March 20]] - At least 250 people in [[Japan]] are injured and at least one killed by when a magnitude 7 earthquake struck west of Kyushu Island, just 9km (5.5 miles) below the ocean floor.
* [[March 21]] - 10 killed in the [[Red Lake High School massacre]] in [[Minnesota]], the worst [[school shooting]] since the [[Columbine High School massacre]].
* [[March 23]] - The United States' [[11th Circuit Court of Appeals]]' 2-1 decision refuses to order the reinsertion of [[Terri Schiavo]]'s feeding tube.
* [[March 24]] - The [[Tulip Revolution]] in [[Kyrgyzstan]] reaches its climax with the overthrow of president [[Askar Akayev]]. The crowd calling for his removal storms the Government House and riots occur throughout the capital city.
* [[March 26]] - The Taiwanese government called on 1 million [[Taiwan]]ese to demonstrate in [[Taipei]] in opposition to the [[Anti-Secession Law of the People's Republic of China|Anti-Secession Law]] of [[Mainland China]]. Around 200 000 to 300 000 attended the walk.
* [[March 28]] - The [[2005 Sumatran earthquake]] struck off [[Sumatra]], 3 months after the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]]. At a magnitude of 8.7 it is the second largest earthquake since [[1965]].
 
===[[April 2005|April]]===
* [[Japanese history textbooks controversy|Anti-Japanese demonstrations in China]]
* [[April 1]] - Newsanchor [[Peter Jennings]] hosts what will turn out to be his final [[World News Tonight]] telecast.
* [[April 2]] - [[Pope John Paul II]] dies, causing widespread grief in the world.
* [[April 7]] - [[MG Rover]], the UK's sole remaining volume producer goes into receivership after a planned alliance with Chinese manufacturer, [[Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation]] collapses.
* [[April 7]] - A suicide bomber blows himself up in Cairo's Khan al Khalili market, killing two foreign tourists and wounding 17 others. A group called "Islamic Pride Brigades" claims responsibility.
* [[April 8]] - Referendum in [[Curaçao]] on independence vs. integration with the [[Netherlands]].
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| [[Image:Charles and Camilla.jpg|200px|thumb|The [[Prince Charles|Prince of Wales]] and the [[Camilla Parker Bowles|Duchess of Cornwall]] following their civil wedding in [[Windsor, England]].]]
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* [[April 9]] - Tens of thousands of demonstrators, many of them supporters of [[Shia]] cleric [[Moqtada Sadr]], marched through [[Baghdad]] denouncing the U.S. occupation of Iraq, two years after the fall of [[Saddam Hussein]], and rallied in the square where his statue was toppled in [[2003]].
* [[April 9]] - The marriage of [[Prince Charles|The Prince of Wales]] and [[Camilla Parker Bowles]] takes place. Camilla assumes the titles [[Her Royal Highness]] and The [[Duchess of Cornwall]].
* [[April 12]] - Fans hurl lit flares onto the field at [[San Siro|San Siro Stadium]] in [[Milan]] during a Champions League quarter-final [[soccer]] match.
* [[April 15]] - At least 21 people died and around 50 people were injured in a devastating fire at a hotel in central [[Paris]].
* [[April 16]] - President [[Lucio Gutierrez]] of [[Ecuador]] declared a state of emergency in the capital city and dissolved the Supreme Court.
* [[April 17]] - Twelve holidaymakers were killed in southern [[Switzerland]] when a bus carrying 27 people plunged 200 metres into a ravine.
* [[April 18]] - Five people died in ethnic clashes in [[Iran]]'s south-west [[Khuzestan]] province.
* [[April 19]] - Joseph Ratzinger elected [[Pope Benedict XVI]] on the second day of the [[Papal conclave, 2005|Papal conclave]].
* [[April 20]] - 56 hurt as earthquake hits Fukuoka and Kasuga, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The earthquake measured a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale.
* [[April 20]] - President [[Lucio Gutiérrez]] of [[Ecuador]] is said to have fled after Congress voted to sack him amid growing protests.
* [[April 21]] - A bus crash in [[Vietnam]]'s Central Highlands has left 30 Vietnamese war veterans dead and four other people hurt.
* [[April 21]] - A gunfight on the edge of the Saudi city of [[Mecca]] has left two militants and two members of the security forces dead.
* [[April 23]] - [[Silvio Berlusconi]], prime minister of [[Italy]], re-forms government after its dissolution three days earlier.
* [[April 25]] - A passenger train derails in [[Amagasaki, Hyogo|Amagasaki]] [[Hyogo Prefecture]] Japan killing 107 people and injuring another 456. (see [[Amagasaki rail crash]])
* [[April 26]] - Facing international pressure, [[Syria]] withdrew the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in [[Lebanon]] ending its 29 year military domination of that country.
* [[April 27]] - The Superjumbo jet aircraft [[Airbus A380]] made its first flight from [[Toulouse]].
* [[April 30]] - Attacks on tourists in the Egyptian capital [[Cairo]] leave three militants dead and at least 10 people injured.
 
===[[May 2005|May]]===
* [[May 1]] - A suicide attack targets a Kurdish funeral in the northern [[Iraq]]i town of [[Talafar]], near [[Mosul]], and leaves at least 25 people dead and more than 30 others injured. Earlier, at least five policemen and four civilians were killed in two separate attacks in Baghdad.
* [[May 2]] - 4th president of [[Singapore]], [[Wee Kim Wee]] dies from [[prostate cancer]].
* May 2 - A blast at an illegal munitions store in northern [[Afghanistan]] kills 28 people and injures at least 13 others.
* [[May 3]] - At least 32 people are killed and nine others injured when three two-storey buildings in the eastern [[Pakistan]]i city of [[Lahore]] collapsed after gas cylinders stored in one of them exploded.
* [[May 4]] - In one of the largest [[Insurgency|insurgent]] attacks in Iraq to date, at least 60 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suicide bombing at a Kurdish police recruitment center in [[Irbil]], northern Iraq.
* [[May 5]] - The [[United Kingdom]] votes in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005 general election]]. The [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] is re-elected with a substantially reduced majority.
* [[May 5]] - Two homemade bombs [[British consulate blast|explode outside the British consulate]] in [[New York]], [[USA]].
* [[May 10]] - A live [[hand grenade]] lands about 100 feet (30 m) from [[United States President]] [[George W. Bush]] while he is giving a speech to a crowd in [[Tbilisi]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], but malfunctions and does not detonate.
* [[May 11]] - Serial killer [[Michael Ross]] became first person executed in [[New England]] in 45 years.
* [[May 12]] - An [[election]] was held in the [[Cayman Islands]] 7 months later than originally scheduled due to [[Hurricane Ivan]]. It resulted in a change of government, with the [[United Democratic Party]] giving four seats to the then-opposition [[People's Progressive Movement]] in the 15 member [[Legislative Assembly]].
* [[May 13]] - [[Uzbekistan|Uzbek]] [[Military of Uzbekistan|troops]] kill up to 700 during [[May 2005 unrest in Uzbekistan|protests in eastern Uzbekistan]] over the trials of 23 accused [[Islamism|Islamic extremists]]. President [[Islam Karimov]] defends the act.
* [[May 13]] - The [[United States]] [[Department of Defense]] issues a list of bases to be closed as part of the [[Base Realignment and Closure]] process ([[Base Realignment and Closure, 2005|BRAC 2005]]).
* [[May 13]] - The final episode of the TV series ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' is broadcast in the United States. This episode may mark the end of the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise itself, which dates back to [[1966]].
* [[May 15]] - A passenger [[ferry]] capsizes and sinks in strong winds in the [[Bura Gauranga River]] in [[Bangladesh]], leaving over 100 people missing.
* [[May 16]] - [[George Galloway]] appears before a U.S. [[Senate]] committee, to answer allegations of making money from the Iraqi [[Oil-for-Food Programme]].
* [[May 17]] - Kuwaiti women granted right to vote.
* [[May 19]] - ''[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]'' released, effectively completing the ''Star Wars'' movie saga begun by [[George Lucas]] in [[1977]] and shattering the opening day box-office record with $50,013,859.
* [[May 19]] - The [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Canadian House of Commons|House of Commons]] [[38th Canadian Parliament|members]] narrowly pass [[Canadian federal budget, 2005|two budget bills]] at [[second reading]] allowing the [[minority government|minority]] [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] government of [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Paul Martin]] to stay in power.
* [[May 21]] - [[Greece]] wins the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] in [[Kiev]].
* [[May 25]] - [[Liverpool F.C.]] win the [[UEFA Champions League]] by defeating [[AC Milan]] 3-1 in a penalty shootout in [[Istanbul, Turkey|Istanbul]].
* [[May 25]] - The Acting Chief Executive of Hong Kong, [[Donald Tsang]], resigned for participating in the Chief Executive Election in July. As a result, [[Henry Tang]] and [[Michael Suen]] had become the Acting [[Chief Executive]] and Acting [[Chief Secretary for Administration]] respectively.
* [[May 29]] - [[French referendum on the European Constitution]] votes resoundingly to reject.
* [[May 31]] - [[W. Mark Felt]] is confirmed to be [[Deep Throat (Watergate)|Deep Throat]].
 
===[[June 2005|June]]===
* [[June 1]] - [[Dutch referendum on the European Constitution]] votes to reject, the second country to do so.
* [[June 5]] - [[Switzerland]] votes to join the [[Schengen treaty|Schengen]] area and to allow [[civil unions|same-sex partnerships]].
* [[June 6]] - [[Syria]]n [[Vice President]] [[Abdul Halim Khaddam]] resigns.
* [[June 13]] - Singer [[Michael Jackson]] acquitted of all charges of harming children (see [[2005 trial of Michael Jackson]]).
* [[June 17]] - A 6.7 aftershock,which followed a 5.3 [[earthquake]] the previous day, hits [[California]] making it the fourth earthquake since [[June 12]] in [[California]]. ([[California earthquakes of June 2005]])
* [[June 17]] - Because of "quadruple-witching" [[option]]s and [[Futures contract|future]]s expiration, the [[New York Stock Exchange]] sees the heaviest first-hour trading on record. 704 million shares were traded between 9:30-10:30 A.M. 1.92 billion shares were traded for the day.
* [[June 19]] - Election in the [[Autonomous Community]] of [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], [[Spain]] — preliminary results show that [[Manuel Fraga]] and the [[Partido Popular]] lose control of the autonomous parliament.
* [[June 21]] - [[Volna]] booster [[rocket]] carrying the first [[light sail]] spacecraft (a joint [[Russia]]n-[[United States]] project) failed 83 seconds after its launch, destroying the spacecraft.
* [[June 23]] - The [[San Antonio Spurs]] win the [[NBA]] World Championship title.
* [[June 28]] - [[Queen Elizabeth II]] conducts the [[International Fleet Review]] of 167 international warships in the [[Solent]], as part of the [[Trafalgar 200]] celebrations.
* [[June 30]] - [[MTV Networks]] launches [[LGBT]]-themed [[LOGO channel]] in the [[United States of America|U.S.]].
* [[June 30]] - [[Spain]] joins [[Belgium]] and the Netherlands in permitting [[same-sex marriage]].
 
===[[July 2005|July]]===
* [[July 2]] - [[Live 8]], a series of 10 simultaneous concerts take place throughout the world, raising interest in the [[Make Poverty History]] campaign.
* [[July 4]] - [[NASA]]'s "Copper bullet" from [[Deep Impact (space mission)|Deep Impact]] spacecraft hits [[Comet Tempel 1]], creating a [[Impact crater|crater]] for scientific studies.
* [[July 4]] - Violent [[G8]] demonstrations in [[Gleneagles]]
* [[July 6]] - The [[European Parliament]] rejects the [[Directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions]] in its second reading in the [[codecision procedure]].
* [[July 6]] - The [[International Olympic Committee]] awards the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] to [[London]].
[[Image:London2005Bus.jpg|thumb|The wreckage of the No. 30 bus in [[Tavistock Square]] after the [[7 July 2005 London bombings]].]]
* [[July 7]] - Four explosions rock the transport network in London, three on the [[London Underground]] and one on a bus. Over 50 deaths were reported, and over 200 injured. See [[7 July 2005 London bombings]].
* [[July 7]] - [[Al-Qaeda]] admits to the killing of Egypt's Ambassador, [[Ihab al-Sherif]].
* [[July 10]] - [[Luxembourgish referendum on the European Constitution]] votes to accept.
* [[July 10]] - [[Hurricane Dennis]] strikes near [[Navarre Beach, Florida]] as a Category 3 storm killing 10 people, after killing over 50 people in the Caribbean.
* [[July 12]] - Terrorists kill 5 people and wound 90 people in a crowded mall in Netanya, Israel. Islamic Jihad claims responsibility for attack.
* [[July 13]] - Three trains collide in the [[Ghotki rail crash]] in Ghotki, [[Pakistan]], killing over 150 people.
* [[July 14]] - A compromise budget is reached in Minnesota, ending the fourteen-day government shutdown.
* [[July 16]] - ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', the sixth book of the [[Harry Potter]] saga by the British writer [[J. K. Rowling]], is released. <!-- in all [[English language|English]]-speaking countries . -->
* [[July 19]] - [[President Bush]] nominates Appeals Court Judge [[John G. Roberts, Jr.]] to the [[United States Supreme Court]], following the retirement of [[Sandra Day O'Connor]].
* [[July 20]] - [[Canada]]'s Civil Marriage Act, legalizing same-sex marriage, receives [[Royal Assent]].
* [[July 21]] - [[21 July 2005 London bombings|A terrorist attack on London]], similar to the July 7 attacks, includes 4 attempted bomb attacks on 3 Underground trains and a London bus. The bombs failed to explode properly, and only one injury was reported.
* [[July 22]] - A Brazilian electrician, [[Jean Charles de Menezes]], is shot dead at a London underground station by police who mistake him for a suicide bomber.
* [[July 23]] - A series of blasts in a resort town in [[Egypt]]. See [[July 23, 2005 Sharm el-Sheikh attacks]].
* [[July 24]] - [[Lance Armstrong]] wins a record seventh straight [[2005 Tour de France|Tour de France]] before his scheduled retirement.
* [[July 26]] - Launch for [[Space Shuttle Discovery|Space Shuttle ''Discovery'']] return to flight mission [[STS-114]]. This is the first Space Shuttle flight in nearly two and a half years since the breakup of [[Space Shuttle Columbia|''Columbia'']] on its return from mission [[STS-107]].
* [[July 28]] - The [[Provisional IRA]] issues a statement formally ordering an end to the armed campaign it has pursued since [[1969]] and ordering all its units to dump their arms.
 
===[[August 2005|August]]===
[[Image:Airfranceflight358 78.jpg|thumb|240px|Wreckage of [[Air France Flight 358]] the day after it crashes at Toronto Pearson International Airport]]
* [[August 2]] - [[Air France Flight 358]] bursts into flames after overshooting the runway at [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]]; all aboard survive.
* [[August 6]] - An [[ATR-72]] heading from [[Italy]] to [[Tunisia]] crashes into the [[Mediterranean Sea]], killing 16 of 39 on board.
* [[August 9]] - [[Space Shuttle Discovery]] returns to [[Edwards Air Force Base]] at 0814 EDT, completing [[STS-114]], "Return to Flight."
* [[August 12]] - [[Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter]] launched.
* [[August 14]] - [[Helios Airways Flight 552]] crashes into a mountain in [[Greece]], killing 121.
* [[August 16]] - [[West Caribbean Airways Flight 708]] crashes into a mountain in [[Venezuela]], killing 152 passengers.
* [[August 17]] - The first forced [[evacuation]] of [[settlers]], as part of the [[Israel unilateral disengagement plan]], starts.
* [[August 17]] - [[Bangladesh]] is hit by bomb explosions. [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Bangladesh_hit_by_several_bomb_explosions]
* [[August 18]] - [[BTK killer]] Dennis Rader is sentenced to 10 consecutive life sentences.
* [[August 18]] - [[Peace Mission 2005]], the first joint [[China]]-[[Russia]] military exercise, begins its 8-day training on the [[Shandong peninsula]].
* [[August 22]] - A 4.1 [[kilogram|kg]] [[meteorite]] crashes into the [[Dotito]] area of [[Zambezi Escarpment]] in [[Zimbabwe]], leaving a 15 cm [[Impact crater|crater]].
* [[August 22]] - Nintendogs is released by Nintendo for their DS handheld and sells 250,000 copies in first week.
* [[August 23]] - [[TANS Peru Flight 204]] crash lands in Peru killing almost half of those aboard.
* [[August 23]] - [[Israel unilateral disengagement plan|Israel's unilateral disengagement]] from 25 Jewish settlements in the [[Gaza Strip]] and [[West Bank]] ends.
* [[August 24]] - [[Hong Kong]] [[High Court]] Judge [[Michael Hartmann]] rules that sodomy laws were unconstitutional.
[[Image:Navy-FloodedNewOrleans.jpg|thumb|200px|An aerial view of the flooding near downtown [[New Orleans]], following the [[Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans|devastation of the city by Hurricane Katrina]].]]
* [[August 28]] - Terrorist wounds 52 at bus station in Beersheba, Israel. Islamic Jihad claims responsibility for attack.
* [[August 29]] - At least 1,300 are killed, and [[Hurricane Katrina effects by region|severe damage]] is caused along the U.S. Gulf Coast, as [[Hurricane Katrina]] strikes the [[Louisiana]], [[Mississippi]] and [[Alabama]] coastal areas. Within hours, levees give way and [[New Orleans]] is flooded.
* [[August 31]] - A crowd crush on the Al-Aaimmah bridge in [[Baghdad]] kills several hundred civilians (see [[Baghdad bridge stampede]]).
 
===[[September 2005|September]]===
* [[September 1]] - [[Oil price increases of 2004 and 2005#Hurricane Katrina|Oil prices]] rise sharply following [[economic effects of Hurricane Katrina]].
* [[September 5]] - [[Mandala Airlines]] [[Mandala Airlines Flight 091|Flight 091]] 737 crashes in [[Indonesia]] killing at least 117. (See [[list of accidents and incidents on commercial airliners grouped by year#2005|airplane accidents in 2005]]).
* [[September 7]] - [[Incumbent]] [[Rulers and heads of state of Egypt|Egyptian president]] [[Hosni Mubarak]] wins its first multi-party [[Egyptian presidential election, 2005|presidential election]].
* [[September 11]] - Prime Minister [[Junichiro Koizumi]] and the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]] are returned to power following the [[Japan general election, 2005|Japanese general elections]].
* [[September 12]] - [[Norwegian parliamentary election, 2005|Norwegian parliamentary election]]
* [[September 12]] - [[English cricket team]] draw the final match to win [[The 2005 Ashes]].
* [[September 14]] - [[September 16]] - Largest [[UN]] [[2005 World Summit|World Summit]] in history, held in [[New York City]].
* [[September 17]] - [[Helen Clark]] leader of the [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]] is re-elected for a third term in the [[New Zealand general election 2005|New Zealand general election]]
* [[September 18]] - [[Angela Merkel]] of the [[Christian Democratic Union (Germany)|CDU]] and [[Gerhard Schröder]] of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SDP]] both claim victory in [[German federal election, 2005|German federal election]]
* [[September 18]] - [[Afghan parliamentary election, 2005|Afghan parliamentary election]]
* [[September 19]] - [[North Korea]] agrees to stop building [[nuclear weapons]] in exchange for aid and cooperation.
* [[September 24]] - [[Hurricane Rita]] hits the US Gulf Coast. The 9th Ward section of New Orleans floods for the 2nd time in a month and a half. Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Alabama are also affected.
* [[September 25]] - [[Polish parliamentary election, 2005|Polish parliamentary election]].
* [[September 26]] - U.S. army reservist [[Lynndie England]] is convicted by a military jury on six of seven counts in connection with the [[Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse]] scandal.
* [[September 27]] - [[Michaëlle Jean]], born in [[Haiti]], becomes the 27th [[Governor General of Canada]], and the first [[Black Canadian|black]] person to hold that position.
* [[September 28]] - American politician [[Tom DeLay]] is indicted on charges of criminal conspiracy by a Texas grand jury.
* [[September 29]] - [[John G. Roberts, Jr.]] is confirmed and sworn in as [[Chief Justice of the United States]].
* [[September 30]] - The [[Parliament of Catalonia]] passes with 120 plus votes and 15 against, the Project of New [[Catalan Statute of Autonomy]], proclaiming in its article 1, "Catalonia is a nation".
 
===[[October 2005|October]]===
* [[October 1]] - 26 people are killed and more than 100 are injured in the [[2005 Bali bombings]].
* [[October 1]] - World's largest [[bank]] is established with the merger of two [[Japan|Japanese]] banking conglomerates, [[Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group]] and [[UFJ Holdings]], to form [[Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group]].
* [[October 1]] - An [[Australia|Australian]] photojournalist, Stephen Dupont, films US soldiers from the Army's 173d Airborne Brigade burning two dead [[Taliban]] militias' bodies, while embedded in [[Gonbaz]], [[Afghanistan]].
* [[October 2]] - 20 people are killed in a shipwreck in [[Lake George, New York|Lake George, NY]].
* [[October 4]] - [[Hurricane Stan]] hits [[Mexico]] and [[Central America]] with 80 mph of winds and kills over 600 people.
* [[October 5]] - [[Flight Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Kendall-Smith]] charged with refusing to serve in the [[Iraq]] war.
* [[October 7]] - [[UN]] [[Nuclear warfare|nuclear]] agency director [[Mohamed ElBaradei]] is awarded the [[Nobel Peace Prize]].
* [[October 8]] - An [[earthquake]] measuring 7.6 on the [[Moment magnitude scale]] hits [[Northern Pakistan]], killing about 80,000 people, see [[2005 Kashmir earthquake]].
* [[October 9]] - [[Polish presidential election, 2005|Polish presidential election]].
* [[October 12]] - [[Apple Computer]] releases the long-awaited [[iPod|fifth-generation iPod]] ('iPod Video')
* [[October 12]] - The second [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]] [[human spaceflight]] ''[[Shenzhou 6]]'' launched, carrying [[Fei Junlong]] and [[Nie Haisheng]] for five days in orbit.
* [[October 13]] - [[Veselin Topalov]] wins the [[FIDE World Chess Championship 2005]]
* [[October 15]] - The [[Iraqi constitution ratification vote, 2005|referendum]] on the new [[Proposed Iraqi constitution]] is held.
* [[October 15]] - [[2005 Toledo Riot|Riot]] in [[Toledo, Ohio]] during a Neo-Nazi rally surrounding racial issues; 114 arrested
* [[October 15]] - [[Qinghai-Tibet Railway]] completed.
* [[October 16]] - [[US]] [[Helicopters]] and warplanes [[bomb]] two [[villages]] near [[Ramadi]] in western [[Iraq]], killing about 70 people.
* [[October 18]] - The [[UN]] tightens the rules for its staff, following several claims of financial impropriety and sexual abuse.
* [[October 19]] - The [[Trials of Saddam Hussein]] begin.
* [[October 19]] - [[Hurricane Wilma]] swells into a [[Category 5]] storm.
* [[October 21]] - 200th Anniversary of the [[Battle of Trafalgar]], celebrations held at [[HMS Victory]] in [[Portsmouth]], [[Trafalgar Square]] in [[London]] and at hundreds of over locations around the country. The day culminated in the lighting of hundreds of "beacons" around the country, the first being lit by [[Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II]], and the following ones by other members of the Royal Family.
* [[October 22]] - [[Tropical Storm Alpha]] forms making the [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]] the most active on record.
* [[October 23]] - [[Polish presidential election, 2005|Polish presidential election]].
* [[October 23]] - Referendum on the merger of the [[Kamchatka Oblast]] and the Autonomous District of [[Koryakia]].
* [[October 23]] - [http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Referendo_Sobre_a_Proibi%C3%A7%C3%A3o_do_Com%C3%A9rcio_de_Armas_e_Muni%C3%A7%C3%A3o_no_Brasil Guns and Amno Ban Referendum] in [[Brazil]]
* [[October 23]] - [[Bellview Airlines Flight 210]] crashes in [[Nigeria]].
* [[October 24]] - Civil Rights pioneer [[Rosa Parks]] dies at the age of 92.
* [[October 24]] - [[Hurricane Wilma]] makes landfall in southwestern Florida as a category 3 [[hurricane]].
* [[October 26]] - The [[Chicago White Sox]] defeat the [[Houston Astros]] 1-0 to win the [[2005 World Series]] in a four game sweep, giving the White Sox their first World Series title since 1917.
* [[October 26]] - Iranian president [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] calls for Israel to be "wiped off the map" at "World Without Zionism" conference in Tehran, Iran, and condemns peace process.
* [[October 27]] - Two [[teenager]]s accidentally electrocuted themselves in [[Seine-Saint-Denis]], [[Paris]], [[France]], leading to [[2005 Paris suburb riots|widespread rioting]].
* [[October 28]] - Vice presidential adviser [[Lewis Libby]] resigns after being charged with obstruction of justice, perjury and making a false statement in the [[Plame Affair|CIA leak investigation]].
* [[October 29]] - A train in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]] derails, killing at least 77 people.
* [[October 29]] - At least 61 people are dead and many others wounded in three powerful blasts in the [[Indian]] capital, [[Delhi]]. See [[29 October 2005 Delhi bombings]] for full details.
* [[October 30]] - [[Hurricane Beta]] hits the coast of [[Nicaragua]]. It is the 13th hurricane of 2005, breaking the 1969 record of 12 hurricanes.
* [[October 31]] - [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]] nominates [[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit|Third Circuit]] judge [[Samuel Alito]] for the [[Supreme Court of the United States]].
 
===[[November 2005|November]]===
* [[November 1]] - [[Charles, Prince of Wales|The Prince of Wales]] and [[Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall|The Duchess of Cornwall]] arrive in the United States for a state visit, their first overseas tour since their marriage.
* [[November 1]] - Justice [[John Gomery]] releases the first part of the [[Gomery Commission]] report on corruption in the [[Liberal Party of Canada]] and the [[sponsorship scandal]]. Gomery criticized [[Jean Chrétien]], his chief of staff [[Jean Pelletier]], and his former public works minister [[Alfonso Gagliano]], saying that Chrétien and Pelletier must be held responsible.
* [[November 1]] - [[United States|U.S.]] [[United States Senate Minority Leader|Senate Minority Leader]] [[Harry Reid]] and his fellow [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] force a closed session of the [[United States Senate|Senate]] over the [[Lewis Libby]] indictment.
* [[November 1]] - A memorial takes place for the 52 victims of the [[7 July 2005 London bombings|London bombings]].
* [[November 2]] - [[Madrid]]: the [[Spanish Congress of Deputies]] approves the admission to formality of the new [[Catalan Statute of Autonomy]] with the support of all the groups except the [[People%27s_Party_%28Spain%29|People's Party (PP)]] that the same day filed an objection of unconstitutionality.
* [[November 6]] - A [[tornado]] hits western [[Kentucky]] and southwestern [[Indiana]], killing at least 22.
* [[November 6]] - [[Azerbaijan parliamentary election, 2005|Azerbaijan parliamentary election]].
* [[November 8]] - [[President of the French Republic|French President]] [[Jacques Chirac]] declares a state of emergency on the 12th day of the [[France|French]] [[civil unrest]]. Chirac's move followed the re-activation in a cabinet emergency session of a [[1955]] law allowing local authorities to impose [[curfews]]. See [[2005 civil unrest in France]].
* [[November 9]] - At least fifty people are killed and more than 120 are injured in a series of coordinated [[suicide bombings]] in [[Amman]], [[Jordan]]. See [[2005 Amman bombings]].
 
==Scheduled and expected events==
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===November-December===
* [[November 27]] - The [[93rd Grey Cup]] game to be played in [[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]], [[Canada]].
* [[November]] to [[December]] - [[Hong Kong]] [[AsiaWorld-Expo]].
* [[December]] - The £140m extension of the [[Docklands Light Railway]] in [[London]], linking [[Canning Town]] to [[North Woolwich]] and [[London City Airport]] opens.
* [[December 7]] - [[European Union]] [[TLD]] ''.eu'' is to be launched, and replace ''.eu.int''. Initially only for business purposes. On [[7 April]] [[2006]] EU citizens can also register .eu domains.
* [[December 9]] - The final day of service of [[London]]'s iconic [[Routemaster]] buses.
* [[December 15]] - The first parliamentary elections under [[Iraq]]'s new constitution.
* [[December 31]] - The first [[leap second]] since [[1998]].
 
===Unknown dates===
* The [[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]] are expected to launch software for downloading and watching their [[television]] programmes from the [[Internet]]. It is currently in a closed [[beta version#beta|beta]] testing stage.
 
==Births==
*[[April 8]] - [[Leah Isadora Behn]], granddaughter of King [[Harald V of Norway]]
*[[June 8]] - [[Irene Urdangarin]], granddaughter of King [[Juan Carlos I of Spain]]
*[[June 26]] - [[Princess Alexia of the Netherlands]] daughter of [[Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands]]
*[[October 4]] - [[Prince Emmanuel of Belgium]], son of [[Philippe, Duke of Brabant|Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium]]
*[[October 15]] - [[Prince Christian of Denmark]], son of [[Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark]]
*[[October 31]] - [[Infanta Leonor of Spain]], daughter of [[Felipe, Prince of Asturias]] and his wife [[Letizia, Princess of Asturias|Letizia]]
 
==Deaths==
''Main article: [[Deaths in 2005]]''
 
===January===
* [[January 1]] – Jeanna Giese from Wisconsin, United States, comes home from the hospital and officially becomes the first person to ever survive [[rabies]] without a vaccination.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Razner |first=Sarah |date=September 12, 2019 |title=15 years after she survived rabies, Jeanna Giese seeks to save others from it |url=https://www.fdlreporter.com/story/news/2019/09/12/fond-du-lac-rabies-survivor-jeanna-giese-seeks-save-others-virus/2284305001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419180124/https://www.fdlreporter.com/story/news/2019/09/12/fond-du-lac-rabies-survivor-jeanna-giese-seeks-save-others-virus/2284305001/ |archive-date=April 19, 2021 |access-date=January 14, 2021 |website=The Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lite |first=Jordan |date=October 8, 2008 |title=Medical Mystery: Only One Person Has Survived Rabies without Vaccine--But How? |url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/jeanna-giese-rabies-survivor/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210131741/http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=jeanna-giese-rabies-survivor |archive-date=December 10, 2013 |access-date=January 14, 2021 |website=Scientific American |language=en}}</ref>
*[[January 1]] - [[Shirley Chisholm]], U.S. Congresswoman (b. [[1924]])
* [[January 5]] – [[Eris (dwarf planet)|Eris]], the most massive known [[dwarf planet]] in the [[Solar System]], is discovered by a team led by [[Michael E. Brown]] using images originally taken on October 21, 2003, at the [[Palomar Observatory]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://solarviews.com/eng/eris.htm|title=Dwarf Planet Eris|last=Hamilton|first=Calvin J.|website=Solar Views|access-date=July 3, 2016|archive-date=August 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814052034/http://solarviews.com/eng/eris.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
*January 1 - [[Bob Matsui]], U.S. Congressman from California (b. [[1941]])
* [[January 9]] – The [[Comprehensive Peace Agreement]] is signed, ending the [[Second Sudanese Civil War]] in [[Sudan]].<ref name="nd">{{cite web |title=Sudan Comprehensive Peace Agreement |url=https://peaceaccords.nd.edu/accord/sudan-comprehensive-peace-agreement |access-date=16 July 2016 |website=Peace Accords Matrix |publisher=Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, [[University of Notre Dame]]}}</ref>
*[[January 4]] - [[Ali al-Haidri]], Governor of Baghdad (assassinated)
* [[January 12]] – [[Deep Impact (spacecraft)|''Deep Impact'']] is launched from [[Cape Canaveral]] with the purpose of studying the [[comet]] [[Tempel 1]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4162869.stm|title=Comet probe Deep Impact launches|work=BBC News|date=January 12, 2005|access-date=October 14, 2009|archive-date=December 13, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061213152505/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4162869.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[January 10]] - [[Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium|Joséphine-Charlotte]], Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (b. [[1927]])
* [[January 14]] – The [[Huygens (spacecraft)|''Huygens'' spacecraft]] lands on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], the largest moon of [[Saturn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/huygens_descent_comm_050114.html|title=Touchdown on Titan: Huygens Probe Hits its Mark|website=[[Space.com]]|access-date=October 14, 2009|date=January 14, 2005|first1=Tariq |last1=Malik |first2=Peter |last2=de Selding| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091010053614/http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/huygens_descent_comm_050114.html| archive-date=October 10, 2009| url-status= live}}</ref>
*[[January 17]] - [[Zhao Ziyang]], [[Premier of the People's Republic of China]] (b. [[1919]])
* [[January 20]] – The most intense [[solar particle event]] in recorded history is observed.<ref>{{cite web |title=A New Kind of Solar Storm |url=https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2005/10jun_newstorm |website=NASA Science |access-date=January 1, 2021 |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126014020/https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2005/10jun_newstorm/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[January 20]] - [[Per Borten]], [[Prime Minister of Norway]] (b. [[1913]])
*[[January 22]] - [[Consuelo Velazquez]], Mexican singer (b. [[1920]])
*[[January 23]] - [[Johnny Carson]], American television host (b. [[1925]])
*[[January 29]] - [[Ephraim Kishon]], Israeli writer and satirist (b. [[1924]])
 
===February===
* [[February 10]] – [[North Korea]] announces that it possesses [[nuclear weapon]]s as a protection against the hostility it says it perceives from the United States.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12836-2005Feb10.html|title=N. Korea Declares Itself a Nuclear Power|newspaper=The Washington Post|first=Anthony|last=Faiola|access-date=October 14, 2009|date=February 10, 2005|archive-date=July 26, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726174120/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12836-2005Feb10.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[February 3]] - [[Ernst Mayr]], American evolutionary biologist (b. [[1904]])
* [[February 14]]
*February 3 - [[Zurab Zhvania]], [[Prime Minister of Georgia]] (b. [[1963]])
** Former [[List of prime ministers of Lebanon|Lebanese Prime Minister]] [[Rafic Hariri]] is [[Assassination of Rafic Hariri|assassinated]], along with 21 others, by a suicide bomber in [[Beirut]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anniversary of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's Assassination |url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2013/02/204582.htm |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=U.S. Department of State}}</ref>
*[[February 5]] - [[Gnassingbe Eyadema]], [[President of Togo]] (b. [[1937]])
** [[YouTube]], an American [[online video platform|online video sharing]] and [[social media|social media platform]] was founded by [[Steve Chen]], [[Chad Hurley]], and [[Jawed Karim]] headquartered in [[San Bruno, California]].
*[[February 8]] - [[Jimmy Smith]], American musician (b. [[1925]])
* [[February 16]] – The [[Kyoto Protocol]] officially goes into effect.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kyoto-protocol-comes-into-effect-1.536247|title=Kyoto Protocol comes into effect|work=[[CBC News]]|access-date=October 15, 2009|date=February 16, 2005|archive-date=July 18, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070718055539/http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2005/02/16/kyoto050216.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[February 10]] - [[Arthur Miller]], American playwright (b. [[1915]])
*[[February 14]] - [[Rafik Hariri]], [[Prime Minister of Lebanon]] (b. [[1944]])
*[[February 17]] - [[Nariman Sadeq]], Queen of Egypt (b. [[1934]])
*[[February 20]] - [[Sandra Dee]], American actress (b. [[1942]])
*February 20 - [[John Raitt]], American actor (b. [[1917]])
*February 20 - [[Hunter S. Thompson]], American author (suicide) (b. [[1937]])
 
===March===
* [[March 14]] – [[China]] ratifies an [[Anti-Secession Law|anti-secession law]], aimed at preventing [[Taiwan]] from declaring independence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-03/16/content_425628.htm|title=Countries support Anti-Secession Law|work=[[China Daily]]|date=March 16, 2005|access-date=October 21, 2009|archive-date=April 8, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050408031520/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-03/16/content_425628.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[March 6]] - [[Hans Bethe]], German-born physicist, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1906]])
* [[March 24]] – The [[President of Kyrgyzstan]], [[Askar Akayev]], is [[Tulip Revolution|deposed following mass anti-government demonstrations]] and flees the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/kyrgyz-citizens-overthrow-president-ayakev-tulip-revolution-2005|title=Kyrgyz citizens overthrow President Ayakev (Tulip Revolution), 2005|website=Global Nonviolent Action Database|access-date=July 3, 2016|archive-date=September 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924072249/http://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/kyrgyz-citizens-overthrow-president-ayakev-tulip-revolution-2005|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[March 8]] - [[Aslan Maskhadov]], Chechnyan separatist (b. [[1951]])
* [[March 28]] – The 8.6 {{M|w|link=y}} [[2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake|Nias–Simeulue earthquake]] shakes northern [[Sumatra]] with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of VI (''Strong''), leaving 915–1,314 people dead and 340–1,146 injured.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Magnitude 8.6 - NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA |url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2005/usweax/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160507213608/http://earthquake.usgs.gov:80/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2005/usweax/ |archive-date=2016-05-07 |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=earthquake.usgs.gov |language=en}}</ref>
*[[March 10]] - [[Dave Allen (comedian)|Dave Allen]], Irish comedian (b. [[1936]])
* [[March 31]] – The dwarf planet [[Makemake]] is discovered by a team led by Michael E. Brown at the Palomar Observatory.<ref name=jpldata>{{cite web |type=2019-05-12 last obs |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 136472 Makemake ({{mp|2005 FY|9}}) |work=NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |url=https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=136472 |access-date=2020-02-20 |archive-date=2019-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616154758/https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=136472 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[March 16]] - [[Bob Bellear]], Australian judge (b. [[1944]])
*[[March 22]] - [[Clemente Domínguez y Gómez]], Antipope Gregory XVII (b. [[1946]])
*[[March 26]] - [[Lord Callaghan of Cardiff|James Callaghan]], [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (b. [[1912]])
*March 26 - [[Paul Hester]], Australian musician ([[Crowded House]]) (b. [[1958]])
*[[March 29]] - [[Johnnie Cochran]], American attorney (b. [[1937]])
*[[March 31]] - [[Terri Schiavo]], American right-to-die cause célèbre (b. [[1963]])
 
===April===
* [[April 2]] – [[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 2]] - [[Pope John Paul II]] (b. [[1920]])
* [[April 8]] – 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 5]] - [[Saul Bellow]], Canadian-born writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1915]])
* [[April 9]] – [[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 6]] - [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco]] (b. [[1923]])
* [[April 23]] – 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 9]] - [[Andrea Dworkin]], American feminist (b. [[1946]])
* [[April 24]] – 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 11]] - [[Lucien Laurent]], first player ever to score in the [[FIFA World Cup]] (b. [[1907]])
* [[April 26]] – [[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 19]] - [[Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen]], Danish jazz musician (b. [[1946]])
* [[April 27]] – 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>
*[[April 23]] - Sir [[Joh Bjelke-Petersen]], Premier of Queensland (b. [[1911]])
*April 23 - Sir [[John Mills]], English actor (b. [[1908]])
*[[April 21]] - [[Zhang Chunqiao]], Chinese politician (b. [[1917]])
*[[April 24]] - [[Ezer Weizman]], [[President of Israel]] (b. [[1924]])
*[[April 28]] - [[Raymundo Punongbayan]], Filipino seismologist (b. [[1937]])
*[[April 30]] - [[Ron Todd]], [[TGWU]] General Secretary (1985 - 1992) (b. [[1927]])
 
===May===
* [[May 5]] – The [[2005 United Kingdom general election]] is won by Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] and the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] for a third consecutive majority government.
*[[May 2]] - [[Wee Kim Wee]], [[President of Singapore]] (b. [[1915]])
* [[May 13]] – [[Uzbekistan|Uzbek]] Interior Ministry and National Security Service troops [[Andijan massacre|massacre]] at least 200 protesters in the city of [[Andijan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-05-17-uzbekistan_x.htm|title=Toll from Uzbekistan violence disputed|agency=Associated Press|access-date=October 28, 2009|date=May 17, 2005|work=USA Today|archive-date=June 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623190906/http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-05-17-uzbekistan_x.htm|url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[May 7]] - [[Peter Wallace Rodino]], U.S. Congressman (b. [[1909]])
* [[May 18]] – [[English whisky]] is re-established in [[England]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-18 |title=The English Whisky Map |url=https://insidethecask.com/2020/05/18/the-english-whisky-map/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=Inside the Cask |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[May 19]]–[[May 21|21]] – The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2005]] takes place in [[Kyiv]], [[Ukraine]], and is won by [[Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005|Greek]] entrant [[Helena Paparizou]] with the song "[[My Number One]]".
*[[May 21]] – [[Kingda Ka]] is opened for the first time to the public at [[Six Flags Great Adventure]], becoming the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kingda Ka: The ultimate roller-coaster |date=Oct 11, 2005|url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/09/30/ultimate.rollercoaster/index.html|access-date=March 3, 2021|website=CNN.com |archive-date=June 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621145527/https://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/09/30/ultimate.rollercoaster/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Levy |first=Glen |date=January 21, 2010|title=Top 10 Roller Coasters |language=en-US|magazine=Time|url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1954707_1954711_1954674,00.html|access-date=March 3, 2021|issn=0040-781X|archive-date=June 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617000114/https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1954707_1954711_1954674,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
===June===
* [[June 4]] – The [[Civic Forum of the Romanians of Covasna, Harghita and Mureș]] is founded.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://basilica.ro/a-fost-infiintat-forumul-civic-al-romanilor-din-harghita-si-covasna/|title=A fost înființat Forumul Civic al Românilor din Harghita și Covasna|newspaper=[[Basilica News Agency]]|date=June 4, 2005|language=ro|access-date=December 4, 2022|archive-date=December 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204102835/https://basilica.ro/a-fost-infiintat-forumul-civic-al-romanilor-din-harghita-si-covasna/|url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[June 6]] - [[Anne Bancroft]], American actress (b. [[1931]])
*[[June 10]] - [[Jim Exon]], Governor and U.S. Senator from Nebraska (b. [[1921]])
*[[June 21]] - [[Jaime Cardinal Sin]], Archbishop of Manila (b. [[1928]])
*[[June 26]] - [[Richard Whiteley]], British journalist and television presenter (b. [[1943]])
*[[June 27]] - [[John T. Walton]], son of Wal-Mart founder [[Sam Walton]] (b. [[1946]])
 
===July===
* [[July 2]] – [[Live 8]], a set of 10 simultaneous concerts, takes place throughout the world, raising interest in the [[Make Poverty History]] campaign.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/02/live8.main/|title=Millions gather for Live 8|website=CNN.com|date=July 3, 2005|access-date=April 3, 2010|archive-date=May 17, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517231654/http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/02/live8.main/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[July 1]] - [[Luther Vandross]], American R&B Singer (b. [[1951]])
* [[July 6]]
*[[July 5]] - [[James Stockdale]], U.S. Navy admiral and vice presidential candidate (b. [[1923]])
**The [[European Parliament]] rejects the [[proposed directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions]] in its second reading.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/technology/4655955.stm|title=Software patent bill thrown out|work=BBC News|access-date=November 8, 2009|date=July 6, 2005}}</ref>
*[[July 6]] - [[L. Patrick Gray]], American Federal Bureau of Investigation director (b. [[1916]])
** The [[International Olympic Committee]] awards [[London]] the right to host the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/6/newsid_4940000/4940112.stm | title = On this day – 6 July 2005 | work = BBC News | access-date = September 17, 2017 | archive-date = February 9, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160209035449/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/6/newsid_4940000/4940112.stm | url-status = live }}</ref>
*July 6 - [[Claude Simon]], French writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1913]])
* [[July 7]] – [[7 July 2005 London bombings|Four coordinated suicide bombings]] hit central [[London]], killing 52 people and injuring over 700.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4667381.stm|title=London bombings: Police updates|work=BBC News|access-date=November 8, 2009|date=July 9, 2005|archive-date=September 11, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911232724/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4667381.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[July 7]] - Victims of the [[7 July 2005 London bombings]]
* [[July 23]] – A [[2005 Sharm El Sheikh bombings|series of bombings]] hit the resort city of [[Sharm El Sheikh]], Egypt, killing over 80 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/23/content_3256722.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061128204958/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/23/content_3256722.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 28, 2006|title=Death toll from Egypt blasts rises to 59 - TV|agency=[[Xinhua News Agency]]|access-date=November 9, 2009|date=July 23, 2005}}</ref>
*[[July 17]] - Sir [[Edward Heath]], [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (b. [[1916]])
* [[July 28]] – As a result of the [[Good Friday Agreement]] signed in 1998, the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] ends its armed campaign and decommissions their weapons, by ordering all its units to drop their arms under the supervision of the [[Independent International Commission on Decommissioning]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/28/AR2005072800427.html|title=IRA Says It Will Abandon Violence|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=November 9, 2009|date=July 29, 2005|first=Glenn|last=Frankel|archive-date=November 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103200028/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/28/AR2005072800427.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[July 18]] - [[William Westmoreland]], U.S. commander in Vietnam (b. [[1914]])
*[[July 19]] - [[John Tyndall (politician)|John Tyndall]], British activist (b. [[1934]])
*[[July 20]] - [[James Doohan]], Canadian actor (b. [[1920]])
*[[July 22]] - [[Jean Charles de Menezes]], Brazilian electrician (shot by police) (b. [[1978]])
*[[July 28]] - [[Bergur Sigurbjörnsson]], Icelandic politician (b. [[1917]])
*[[July 31]] - [[Wim Duisenberg]], Dutch president of the European Central Bank (b. [[1935]])
 
===August===
* [[August 12]] – The ''[[Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter]]'' is launched from [[Cape Canaveral Space Force Station|Cape Canaveral]], designed to explore [[Mars]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.space.com/18320-mars-reconnaissance-orbiter.html|title=Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter: Mapping Mars in High Definition|last=Howell|first=Elizabeth|date=January 26, 2015|website=Space|access-date=July 3, 2016|archive-date=August 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824182025/http://www.space.com/18320-mars-reconnaissance-orbiter.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[August 1]] - King [[Fahd of Saudi Arabia]] (b. [[1923]])
* [[August 14]] – [[Helios Airways Flight 522]], en route from [[Larnaca]], Cyprus to [[Prague]], Czech Republic via Athens, crashes in the hills near [[Grammatiko]], Greece, killing 121 passengers and crew.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |last2= |last3= |last4= |date=2005-08-15 |title=121 Die in Mystery Crash of Airliner |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-aug-15-fg-crash15-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814092736/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-aug-15-fg-crash15-story.html |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[August 3]] - [[Françoise d'Eaubonne]], French feminist (b. [[1920]])
* [[August 16]] – [[West Caribbean Airways Flight 708]] crashes into a mountain in [[Venezuela]], killing 160 passengers and crew.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/17/world/americas/160-die-in-crash-of-airliner-in-venezuela.html|title=160 Die in Crash of Airliner in Venezuela|last1=Ellsworth|first1=Brian|date=August 17, 2005|last2=Forero|first2=Juan|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=June 5, 2016|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126211946/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/17/world/americas/160-die-in-crash-of-airliner-in-venezuela.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[August 4]] - [[Sue Gunter]], American basketball coach (b. [[1941]])
* [[August 18]] – [[Peace Mission 2005]], the first joint China–Russia [[military exercise]], begins its eight-day training on the [[Shandong Peninsula]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/aug/19/russia.china|title=Russia and China rattle sabres with joint war games|last=Parfitt|first=Tom|date=August 19, 2005|website=The Guardian|access-date=June 5, 2016|archive-date=December 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215121216/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/aug/19/russia.china|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[August 5]] - [[Robin Cook]], British politician (b. [[1946]])
* [[August 26]] – The [[Chilean Constitution of 1980|Constitution of Chile]] is heavily amended, eliminating [[Senator for life|senators for life]], reducing the presidential terms from six to four years, giving the president exclusive rights to summon the National Security Council, and removes legal obstacles for the creation of new [[Regions of Chile|regions]].<ref>Ministerio Secretaría General de la Presidencia (26 de agosto de 2005), «Ley 20050: Reforma constitucional que introduce diversas modificaciones a la Constitución política de la República», Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile, consultado el 14 de mayo de 2011.</ref>
*[[August 6]] - [[Keter Betts]], American jazz bassist (b. [[1928]])
* [[August 29]] – [[Hurricane Katrina]] makes landfall along the [[Gulf Coast of the United States|U.S. Gulf Coast]], causing [[Hurricane Katrina#Impact|severe damage]], killing over a thousand people and dealing an estimated $108 billion in damage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/23/us/hurricane-katrina-statistics-fast-facts/index.html|title=Hurricane Katrina Statistics Fast Facts|website=CNN.com|date=August 16, 2013|access-date=July 3, 2016|archive-date=July 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703034702/http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/23/us/hurricane-katrina-statistics-fast-facts/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[August 7]] - [[Peter Jennings]], Canadian-born news anchor (b. [[1938]])
* [[August 31]] – The [[2005 Al-Aimmah Bridge disaster|Al-Aimmah bridge disaster]] in [[Baghdad]], Iraq kills 953 Shia Muslim pilgrims who were celebrating a religious festival.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4199618.stm|title=Iraq stampede deaths near 1,000|date=August 31, 2005|work=BBC News|access-date=June 5, 2016|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211013957/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4199618.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[August 8]] - [[Gene Mauch]], baseball manager (b. [[1925]])
*[[August 8]] - [[Barbara Bel Geddes]], American actress (b. [[1922]])
*[[August 13]] - [[Lakshman Kadirgamar]], foreign minister of Sri Lanka (assassinated) (b. [[1932]])
*August 13 - [[David Lange]], [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] (b. [[1942]])
*[[August 14]] - [[Coo Coo Marlin]], American race car driver (b. [[1932]])
*[[August 19]] - [[Mo Mowlam]], British politician (b. [[1949]])
*[[August 22]] - [[Luc Ferrari]], French composer (b. [[1929]])
*[[August 22]] - [[Robert Moog]], American inventor (b. [[1934]])
*[[August 24]] - [[Jack Slipper]], British police officer (b. [[1924]])
*[[August 26]] - [[Robert Denning]], interior designer (b. [[1927]])
*August 26 - [[Gerry Fitt]], Irish politician (b. [[1926]])
*[[August 31]] - Sir [[Józef Rotblat]], Polish physicist, recipient of the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] (b. [[1908]])
 
===September===
* [[September 7]] – [[Egypt]] holds its [[2005 Egyptian presidential election|first ever multi-party presidential election]], which is marred with allegations of fraud.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/09/AR2005120901837.html|title=Egypt's Ugly Election|date=December 10, 2005|newspaper=The Washington Post|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286|access-date=July 3, 2016|archive-date=August 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810112554/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/09/AR2005120901837.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[September 2]] - [[Bob Denver]], American actor (b. [[1935]])
* [[September 12]] – [[Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip|Israel demolishes multiple settlements and withdraws]] its army from the [[Gaza Strip]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3136516,00.html|title=Demolition of Gaza homes completed|date=September 12, 2005|newspaper=Ynetnews|access-date=July 3, 2016|archive-date=November 27, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051127131754/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3136516,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[September 3]] - [[William Rehnquist]], [[Chief Justice of the United States]] (b. [[1924]])
* [[September 19]] – [[North Korea]] agrees to stop building [[North Korea and weapons of mass destruction|nuclear weapons]] in exchange for aid and cooperation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/sep/20/northkorea|title=North Korea vows to abandon nuclear weapons project|last3=Traynor|first3=Ian|last1=Watts|first1=Jonathan|date=September 20, 2005|website=The Guardian|access-date=July 3, 2016|last2=Borger|first2=Julian|archive-date=August 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829180016/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/sep/20/northkorea|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[September 8]] - [[Noel Cantwell]], Irish cricketer and footballer (b. [[1932]])
* [[September 30]] – [[Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy|Controversial drawings of Muhammad]] are printed in the Danish newspaper {{Lang|da|[[Jyllands-Posten]]}}, sparking outrage and violent riots by Muslims around the world.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/industry-france-cartoons-trial-dc-idUSL2212067120070322|title=French court clears weekly in Mohammad cartoon row|date=March 22, 2007|newspaper=Reuters|access-date=June 5, 2016|archive-date=September 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055305/http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/03/22/industry-france-cartoons-trial-dc-idUSL2212067120070322|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[September 9]] - [[Lewis Platt]], American computer manufacturer (b. [[1941]])
*[[September 13]] - [[Julio César Turbay Ayala]], Colombian politician (b. [[1916]])
*[[September 14]] - [[Robert Wise]], American film director (b. [[1914]])
*[[September 18]] - [[Michael Park (rally co-driver)|Michael Park]], English race car driver (racing accident) (b. [[1966]])
*[[September 19]] - [[Willie Hutch]], American singer (b. [[1946]])
*[[September 20]] - [[Simon Wiesenthal]], Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter (b. [[1908]])
*[[September 21]] - [[Ramón Martín Huerta]], Mexican politician (b. [[1957]])
*[[September 25]] - [[Don Adams]], American actor (b. [[1923]])
*September 25 - [[George Archer]], American golfer (b. [[1939]])
*September 25 - [[Tommy Bond]], American actor (b. [[1926]])
*September 25 - [[M. Scott Peck]], American psychiatrist and writer (b. [[1936]])
*[[September 26]] - [[Helen Cresswell]], British author (b. [[1934]])
*September 26 - [[Friedrich Peter]], Austrian politician and Waffen-SS member (b. [[1921]])
*[[September 27]] - [[Ronald Golias]], Brazilian comedian and actor (b. [[1929]])
 
===October===
* [[October 3]]
*[[October 2]] - [[Nipsey Russell]], American actor (b. [[1924]])
** [[Croatia]] and [[Turkey]]'s accession negotiations to the [[European Union]] officially starts.<ref>{{cite web |title=The European Union opens accession negotiations with Croatia |url=https://www.eumonitor.eu/9353000/1/j9vvik7m1c3gyxp/vh4fjlgm8vvq?ctx=vh25de4aj8xr|website=EU Monitor |date=October 4, 2005|access-date=December 9, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=European Union Formally Opens Talks on Turkey's Joining |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/04/world/european-union-formally-opens-talks-on-turkeys-joining.html |website=The New York Times |date=October 4, 2005|access-date=December 9, 2024}}</ref>
*October 2 - [[August Wilson]], American playwright (b. [[1945]])
** The second solar eclipse of 2005 was an annular event, occurring at descending node in Virgo. This was 4.8 days after the Moon reached apogee. Gamma had a value of 0.33058. An [[Solar eclipse of October 3, 2005|annular solar eclipse]] was visible in Portugal, Spain, Libya, Sudan and Kenya, and was the 43rd solar eclipse of [[Solar Saros 134]].
*[[October 3]] - [[Ronnie Barker]], British comic actor (b. [[1929]])
* [[October 8]] – The 7.6 {{M|w|link=y}} [[2005 Kashmir earthquake|Kashmir earthquake]] strikes [[Azad Kashmir]], Pakistan and nearby areas with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of VIII (''Severe''), killing more than 86,000 people and displacing several million more.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna9626146|title=New figures put quake toll at more than 79,000|last=Associated Press|date=October 20, 2005|newspaper=MSNBC|access-date=February 6, 2017|language=en|archive-date=August 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810051449/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/9626146/#.WJjDHH9MGUk|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[October 4]] - [[Stanley K. Hathaway]], American politician (b. [[1924]])
* [[October 12]] – The second [[Human spaceflight|crewed]] Chinese [[spacecraft]], ''[[Shenzhou 6]]'', is launched.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.space.com/1667-shenzhou-6-china-launches-astronauts-manned-spaceflight.html|title=Shenzhou 6 Away! China Launches Two Astronauts in Second Manned Spaceflight|last=Malik|first=Tariq|date=October 11, 2005|website=Space.com|access-date=July 3, 2016|archive-date=August 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817091337/http://www.space.com/1667-shenzhou-6-china-launches-astronauts-manned-spaceflight.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[October 7]] - [[Charles Rocket]], American actor (b. [[1949]])
* [[October 17]] – The final eclipse of 2005 was a partial lunar eclipse event, occurring at ascending node in Aries. This was 2.9 days after the Moon reached perigee. Gamma had a value of 0.97960. A [[October 2005 lunar eclipse|partial lunar eclipse]] was visible in Asia, Australia, Pacific and North America, and was the 10th lunar eclipse of [[Lunar Saros 146]].
*[[October 10]] - [[Wayne Booth]], American literary critic (b. [[1921]])
* [[October 19]] – The [[trial of Saddam Hussein]] begins.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nationalgeographic.org/thisday/oct19/trial-saddam-hussein-begins/|title=2005: Trial of Saddam Hussein Begins|date=October 19, 2005|website=National Geographic|access-date=July 3, 2016|archive-date=October 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011190046/http://nationalgeographic.org/thisday/oct19/trial-saddam-hussein-begins/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*October 10 - [[Milton Obote]], [[President of Uganda]] (b. [[1925]])
* [[October 20]] – The general conference of the [[UNESCO|United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization]] (UNESCO) passes the [[Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions]].<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Beukelaer |editor1-first=Christiaan |editor2-last=Pyykkönen |editor2-first=Miikka |editor3-last=Singh |editor3-first=J. P. |title=Globalization, culture and development : the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity |date=2015 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |___location=Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire |isbn=978-1-137-39763-8|page=1|chapter=Introduction: UNESCO's "Diversity Convention" – Ten Years on|author1-first=Christiaan |author1-last=De Beukelaer |author2-first= Miikka |author2-last=Pyykkönen}}</ref>
*[[October 12]] - [[Jack White (reporter)|Jack White]], American reporter (b. [[1942]])
*[[October 24]]
*[[October 13]] - [[Vivian Malone Jones]], American civil rights activist (b. [[1942]])
** [[Hurricane Wilma]] makes landfall near [[Cape Romano]], causing an estimated $29.1 billion in damage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strongest Atlantic Hurricane: Wilma Brought Havoc to Mexico, Florida |url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/hurricane-wilma-brought-death/18997467 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803224026/https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/hurricane-wilma-brought-death/18997467 |archive-date=August 3, 2018 |access-date=August 3, 2018 |website=www.accuweather.com}}</ref>
*[[October 15]] - [[Jason Collier]], American basketball player (b. [[1977]])
** [[Rosa Parks]] dies of natural causes.
*[[October 17]] - [[Ba Jin]], Chinese writer (b. [[1904]])
*[[October 20]] - [[Shirley Horn]], American jazz singer (b. [[1934]])
*[[October 21]] - [[Francisco Alejandro Gutierrez]], Cuban-born musician ([[Captain Jack (band)|Captain Jack]]) (b. [[1962]])
*October 21 - Sir [[Nigel Mobbs]], Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (b. [[1937]])
*[[October 24]] - [[José Azcona del Hoyo]], [[President of Honduras]] (b. [[1926]])
*October 24 - [[Rosa Parks]], American civil rights activist (b. [[1913]])
*[[October 25]] - [[Wellington Mara]], American football team owner (b. [[1916]])
*[[October 27]] - [[Bob Broeg]], Americah sports writer (b. [[1918]])
*[[October 28]] - [[Richard Smalley]], American physicist and chemist, recipient of the [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]] (b. [[1943]])
*[[October 29]] - [[Lloyd Bochner]], Canadian-born actor (b. [[1924]])
*[[October 30]] - [[Al Lopez]], baseball player and manager (b. [[1908]])
 
===November===
* [[November 9]] – At least 60 people are killed and 115 more are wounded in a [[2005 Amman bombings|series of coordinated suicide bombings]] in [[Amman]], Jordan.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4426458.stm|title=Jordan 'not afraid' after bombs|date=November 10, 2005|work=BBC News|access-date=June 5, 2016|archive-date=November 24, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051124170910/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4426458.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[November 1]] - [[Skitch Henderson]], English-born bandleader (b. [[1918]])
* [[November 11]] – In [[Kazakhstan]], [[Zamanbek Nurkadilov]], former mayor of Almaty, government minister and a political opponent of [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]] is found dead at his family compound.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav111405.shtml |title=Kazakhstan: Mysterious Murder Mars Presidential Election Campaign |website=Eurasianet.org|last=Kusainov|first=Aldar|date=November 13, 2005|access-date=September 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926235736/http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav111405.shtml |archive-date=September 26, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*November 1 - [[Michael Piller]], American screenwriter (b. [[1948]])
* [[November 13]] – [[Andrew Stimpson]], a 25-year-old Scottish man, is reported as the first person proven to have been 'cured' of [[HIV]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4432564.stm|title=Caution over HIV 'cure' claims|date=November 13, 2005|work=BBC News|access-date=June 5, 2016|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107063228/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4432564.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[November 2]] - [[Gordon A. Craig]], Scottish-born historian (b. [[1913]])
* [[November 522]] - [[Rod Donald]], New Zealand politician (b. [[1957]])
**[[Angela Merkel]] assumes office as the first female [[Chancellor of Germany]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/22/newsid_4968000/4968864.stm|title=2005: Merkel becomes German chancellor|date=November 22, 2005|work=BBC News|access-date=July 3, 2016|archive-date=May 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510223545/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/22/newsid_4968000/4968864.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
*November 5 - [[John Fowles]], English writer (b. [[1926]])
**[[Microsoft]] releases the [[Xbox 360]].<ref name="nalaunch">{{cite web | url=https://www.engadget.com/2005/09/15/xbox-360-launch-date-is-november-22/ | title=Xbox 360 launch date is November 22 | website=Engadget.com | date=September 15, 2005 | access-date=March 14, 2013 | author=Dybwad, Barb | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615081413/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/15/xbox-360-launch-date-is-november-22/ | archive-date=June 15, 2013 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}</ref>
*[[November 6]] - [[Minako Honda]], Japanese singer and actress (b. [[1967]])
* [[November 23]] – [[Ellen Johnson Sirleaf]] wins the [[2005 Liberian general election|Liberian general election]], making her the first democratically elected female head of state in Africa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/nov/23/davidfickling|title=Johnson-Sirleaf declared Liberian president|last=Fickling|first=David|date=November 23, 2005|website=The Guardian|access-date=July 3, 2016|archive-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111031757/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/nov/23/davidfickling|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[November 9]] - [[Azahari Husin]], Malaysian terrorist (b. [[1957]])
* [[November 28]] – The [[2005 United Nations Climate Change Conference|United Nations Climate Change Conference]] is held in [[Montreal]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4476998.stm|title=UN summit seeks climate solutions|date=November 29, 2005|work=BBC News|access-date=July 3, 2016|archive-date=November 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117193131/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4476998.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
*November 9 - [[K. R. Narayanan]], [[President of India]] (b. [[1921]])
* [[November 30]] – Surgeons in France carry out the first human [[face transplant]] with [[Isabelle Dinoire]] becoming the first person to undergo it.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6058696.stm|title='My face transplant saved me'|last=Austin|first=Naomi|date=October 17, 2006|work=BBC News|access-date=June 5, 2016|archive-date=April 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419055618/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6058696.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
===December===
* [[December 12]] – Scientists announce that they have created [[mouse|mice]] with small numbers of human [[neuron]]s in an effort to make realistic models of [[neurological disorder]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/12/1214_051214_stem_cell.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051216102215/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/12/1214_051214_stem_cell.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 16, 2005|title=Mice With Human Brain Cells Created|last=Handwerk|first=Brian|date=December 14, 2005|website=National Geographic|access-date=July 3, 2016}}</ref>
* [[December 16]] – [[Find-a-drug]] medical distributed computing project is concluded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.find-a-drug.org/news.html|title=Find-a-Drug to close|website=find-a-drug.org|date=November 1, 2005|access-date=June 21, 2022|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212051/http://www.find-a-drug.org/news.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[December 18]] – [[Chad]] descends into [[Chadian Civil War (2005–2010)|civil war]] after various rebel forces, with support from [[Sudan]], attack the capital, [[N'Djamena]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Sarkees | first = Meredith | title = Resort to war : a data guide to inter-state, extra-state, intra-state, and non-state wars, 1816-2007 | publisher = CQ Press | ___location = Washington, D.C. | year = 2010 | isbn = 9780872894341 | page=479 }}</ref>
* [[December 25]] – An express train bound for the city of [[Niigata (city)|Niigata]], [[Niigata Prefecture]], Japan, is derailed by strong winds in [[Shōnai, Yamagata|Shonai]], [[Yamagata Prefecture]]. Five people are killed and at least 33 injured.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/04/03/national/wind-blamed-for-fatal-2005-jr-east-accident/|title=Wind blamed for fatal 2005 JR East accident|date=April 3, 2008|website=Japan Times|access-date=January 8, 2022|archive-date=January 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108142330/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/04/03/national/wind-blamed-for-fatal-2005-jr-east-accident/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[December 31]] – [[Leap second|Another second]] is added, 23:59:60, to end the year 2005, the first time since 1998.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050704/full/news050704-8.html|title=Leap second to be added to 2005|last=Khamsi|first=Roxanne|date=July 6, 2005|journal=Nature|pages=news050704–8|doi=10.1038/news050704-8|access-date=July 3, 2016|archive-date=April 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418150813/http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050704/full/news050704-8.html|url-status=live | issn=0028-0836}}</ref>
 
== World population ==
{{Main|List of countries by population in 2005}}
 
==Births==
{{Main|Category:2005 births}}
* [[January 2]] – [[Robbie Lee (diver)|Robbie Lee]], British diver<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robbie LEE {{!}} Results {{!}} World Aquatics Official |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1552545/www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1552545/ws |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=World Aquatics |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=October 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[January 4]] – [[Dafne Keen]], British and Spanish actress<ref>Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, 148th edition, Debrett's Peerage Ltd, 2011, p. 799</ref>
* [[January 11]] – [[Roksana Węgiel]], Polish singer, winner of [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rzeszow.wyborcza.pl/rzeszow/7,34962,24211025,roksana-wegiel-wygrala-eurowizje-junior-2018-zaspiewala-ostatnia.html?disableRedirects=true|title=Roksana Węgiel wygrała Eurowizję Junior 2018. Zaśpiewała ostatnia, dostała najwięcej punktów|last=Mach|first=Magdalena|date=November 25, 2018|website=rzeszow.wyborcza.pl|language=pl|access-date=March 23, 2019}}</ref>
* [[January 13]] – [[Eva Brezalieva]], Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast<ref>{{Cite web |title=2019 Junior World Championships Result Book |url=https://gym.longinestiming.com/File/0000120000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF05 |website=longinestiming |format=PDF}}</ref>
* [[January 21]] – [[IShowSpeed]], American YouTuber
* [[January 25]] – [[Avantika (actress)|Avantika Vandanapu]], American actress and singer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Avantika |url=https://www.iamavantika.com/ |access-date=April 4, 2024 |website=Avantika |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[January 26]] – [[Katie Beth Hall]], American actress<ref name="TheLincolnCenter">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=5 December 2024 |title=Katie Beth Hall |url=https://www.listal.com/katie-beth-hall |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=Listal}}</ref>
* [[February 19]] – [[Alma Deutscher]], British composer and former [[child prodigy]]
* [[February 25]] – [[Arda Güler]], Turkish football player<ref name="Real Madrid">{{cite web |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en-US/football/first-team/players/arda-guler |title=Arda Güler |publisher=Real Madrid CF |access-date=13 October 2024}}</ref>
* [[March 26]] – [[Ella Anderson]], American actress<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.henry-danger-danschneider.com/cast-and-characters/ella-anderson|title=Ella Anderson|work=Henry Danger {{!}} Dan Schneider|via=www.henry-danger-danschneider.com|first1=Dan|last1=Schneider|author1-link=Dan Schneider (TV producer)|access-date=June 26, 2019|archive-date=October 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014212404/http://www.henry-danger-danschneider.com/cast-and-characters/ella-anderson|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
* [[March 28]] – [[d4vd]], American singer<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/d4vddd/p/C5HQbkpuVmM/ | title=Instagram }}</ref>
* [[April 29]] – [[Dipangkorn Rasmijoti|Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti of Thailand]], grandson of [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]], son of King [[Vajiralongkorn|Maha Vajiralongkorn]], Rama X of Thailand and his wife [[Srirasmi Suwadee]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thairath.co.th/lifestyle/woman/79654|title=10 เรื่องคนไทยต้องรู้ของเจ้าชายน้อย 'พระองค์ทีฯ'|date=April 29, 2010|work=[[Thairath|Thairath Online]]|access-date=August 12, 2019|language=th}}</ref>
* [[May 11]] – [[Ezra Frech]], American track athlete and Paralympian
* [[June 17]] – [[Funa Nakayama]], Japanese skateboarder<ref>{{cite web |title=Skateboarding NAKAYAMA Funa |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/skateboarding/athlete-profile-n1315686-nakayama-funa.htm |work=[[Tokyo 2020 Olympics]] |access-date=July 26, 2021 |language=en-us |archive-date=July 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726052443/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/skateboarding/athlete-profile-n1315686-nakayama-funa.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[June 25]] – [[Kylie Cantrall]], American actress and singer<ref name="DisneyTelevisionPressShowBios">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604213800/https://www.dgepress.com/disneybrandedtelevision/shows/gabby-duran-and-the-unsittables/bios/|url=https://www.dgepress.com/disneybrandedtelevision/shows/gabby-duran-and-the-unsittables/bios/|title=''Gabby Duran & the Unsittables'' Show Bios|publisher=[[Walt Disney Television Press]]|access-date=2022-06-04|archive-date=2022-06-04}}</ref>
* [[June 26]] – [[Princess Alexia of the Netherlands]], daughter of [[Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands]] and his wife [[Queen Máxima of the Netherlands]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Orange Is Everywhere As Netherlands Welcomes A New King |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/04/30/180013890/orange-is-everywhere-as-dutch-welcome-new-king?t=1625576104688 |newspaper=NPR |date = April 30, 2013|access-date=July 6, 2021 |language=en|last1 = Memmott|first1 = Mark}}</ref>
* [[July 25]] – [[Pierce Gagnon]], American actor<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/extant/bios?id=pierce-gagnon |title=Pierce Gagnon |work=[[CBS Press]] Express |access-date=May 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725140529/http://cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/extant/bios?id=pierce-gagnon |archive-date=July 25, 2015 |publisher=[[CBS Broadcasting Inc.]]}}</ref>
* [[August 8]] – [[Alysa Liu]], American figure skater<ref>{{cite web |title=Alysa Liu |url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00103196.htm |website=isuresults.com}}</ref>
* [[August 10]] – [[Sunny Suljic]], American actor<ref>{{cite news |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xj49H8l_pNA |title=The Nine Club interview with Sunny Suljić |work=[[YouTube]] (The Nine Club) |date=2018-10-18 |accessdate=2018-10-22}}</ref>
* [[September 29]] - [[Gabrielle Gutierrez]], Filipino-American stage actress
* [[October 1]] – [[Rosalie Chiang]], American actress
* [[October 4]] – [[Prince Emmanuel of Belgium]], younger son and third child of [[Philippe of Belgium|King Philippe]] and [[Queen Mathilde of Belgium]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Turner |first1=B. |title=The Statesman's Yearbook 2010: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World |date=January 12, 2017 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-349-58632-5 |page=190 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YpLlDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA190 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[October 7]] – [[Lulu Wilson]], American actress<ref>{{cite web |url=http://screenrant.com/ouija-2-origin-evil-interview-lulu-wilson-annalise-basso/ |title=Ouija: Origin of Evil Stars Discuss Their On-Screen Chemistry |first=Jessica |last=Heidenreich |work=[[Screen Rant]] |date=October 12, 2016 |access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BZ92uA7DQGO/ |title=When you have plans to go roller skating but you're too tired so you buy onesies and board games and make up crazy songs instead😹 Happy birthday @luluswilson Sooooo incredibly lucky to work with you and now to call you a forever bosom friend. You are so creative hilarious and inspiring. Happy to spend the day with you! |first=Mckenna |last=Grace |author-link=Mckenna Grace |work=[[Instagram.com]] |date=October 7, 2017 |access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
* [[October 15]] – [[Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark]], son of [[Frederik X]] and his wife [[Queen Mary of Denmark]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Turner |first1=B. |title=The Statesman's Yearbook 2009: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World |date=January 12, 2017 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-349-74027-7 |page=392 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ipPlDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA392 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[October 31]]
**[[Leonor, Princess of Asturias]], daughter of [[Felipe VI|Felipe VI of Spain]] and his wife [[Queen Letizia of Spain]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Los 10 nobles años de Leonor en 10 imágenes|url=http://www.elmundo.es/album/loc/2015/10/30/56336aef22601d4a7b8b4619_1.html|website=El Mundo|date=October 30, 2015|language=es}}</ref>
**[[Dixie Egerickx]], English actress
* [[November 3]] – [[Fina Strazza]], American actress
* [[November 16]] – [[Mariam Mamadashvili]], Georgian singer, winner of [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016]]
* [[December 3]] – [[Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway]], son of [[Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway]] and his wife [[Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway]], grandson of King [[Harald V|Harald V of Norway]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalcourt.no/artikkel.html?tid=28781&sek=28631|website=www.royalcourt.no|publisher=Norwegian Royal Court|title=His Highness Prince Sverre Magnus - Biography|access-date=December 23, 2013}}</ref>
* [[ December 14]] - [[Mia Sinclair Jenness]], American theater actress
* [[December 27]] – [[Kristina Pimenova]], Russian model<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mk.ru/social/2014/11/27/samaya-krasivaya-devochka-mira-khodit-v-obychnuyu-moskovskuyu-shkolu.html |title=Самая красивая девочка мира ходит в обычную московскую школу |language=ru |trans-title=The most beautiful girl of the world goes to a regular school in Moscow |last=Samodelova |first=Svetlana |date=November 27, 2014 |publisher=Moskovskij Komsomolets}}</ref>
* [[December 30]] – [[Brady Noon]], American actor
 
==Deaths==
{{Main|Deaths in 2005}}
 
==Nobel Prizes==
[[File:Nobel medal.png|thumb]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Physics]] - [[Roy J. Glauber]], [[John L. Hall]], [[Theodor W. Hänsch]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]] -– [[Robert H. Grubbs]], [[Richard R. Schrock]], and [[Yves Chauvin]]
* [[Nobel Memorial Prize in PhysiologyEconomic or MedicineSciences|Physiology or MedicineEconomics]] -– [[RobinRobert WarrenAumann]], and [[BarryThomas MarshallSchelling]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Literature]] -– [[Harold Pinter]]
* [[Nobel Peace Prize|Peace]] - [[International Atomic Energy Agency]],– [[Mohamed ElBaradei]]
* [[Bank of SwedenNobel Prize in EconomicPhysics|Physics]] Sciences– in[[Roy MemoryJ. of Alfred NobelGlauber]] -, [[RobertJohn JL. AumannHall]], and [[ThomasTheodor W. SchellingHänsch]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Physiology or Medicine]] – [[Robin Warren]], and [[Barry Marshall]]
 
==New English words and terms==
*''didymo''
*''[[functional calculus]]''
*''[[glamping]]''
*''[[locavore]]''
*''[[microblogging]]''
*''[[pre-exposure prophylaxis]]''
*''[[ransomware]]''
*''[[rock snot]]''
*''[[sexting]]''
*''truther''
*''[[vodcast]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/2005|title=Time Traveler by Merriam-Webster: Words from 2005|website=merriam-webster.com|access-date=May 9, 2018|archive-date=May 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510115330/https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/2005|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==References==
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==Sources==
* {{cite book |last1=Corbett |first1=Ronnie |author-link1=Ronnie Corbett |last2=Nobbs |first2=David |title=And It's Goodnight From Him ...: The Autobiography of the Two Ronnies |publisher=Penguin |year=2007 |orig-year=2006 |isbn=978-0-14-102804-0 |edition=Paperback}}
 
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