AD 2005

Millennium:	3rd millennium
Centuries:	20th century – 21st century – 22nd century
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s – 2000s – 2010s 2020s 2030s
Years:	2002 2003 2004 – 2005 – 2006 2007 2008

2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2005th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 5th year of the 3rd millennium, the 5th year of the 21st century, and the 6th year of the 2000s decade.

Events

January

January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 604, a Boeing 737, crashes into the Red Sea off Egypt, killing 148 people.
January 9 -
- The same storm which pounded the United States earlier in the month hits England and Scandinavia. At least 13 are dead among hurricane force winds and the worst flooding in northwest England in 40 years.
- Mahmoud Abbas is elected to succeed Yasser Arafat as Palestinian Authority president in the Palestinian election.
January 12 – Deep Impact (space mission) is launched from Cape Canaveral by a Delta 2 rocket.
January 14 – The Huygens probe lands on Titan, largest moon of planet Saturn.
January 16 – Adriana Iliescu gives birth at 66, the oldest woman in the world to do so.

January 20 – George W. Bush is inaugurated in Washington D.C. for his second term as the 43rd President of the United States.
January 21 – In Belize's capital city Belmopan, the unrest over the government's new taxes erupts into riots.
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 26 – A helicopter crash in eastern Iraq kills 31 United States soldiers.
January 30 -
- The first Parliamentary elections in Iraq since the overthrow of the Ba'ath Party government led by Saddam Hussein take place.
- 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

February 14 – YouTube was founded.

March

March 28 – A strong Earthquake strikes off the coast of Sumatra.

April

April 2 – Pope John Paul II dies.
April 6 – Prince Rainier III of Monaco dies aged 81. He is succeeded by his son, Albert II of Monaco.
April 8 – Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles.
April 19 – Cardinal Joseph Alois Ratzinger becomes Pope Benedict XVI.

May

May 8 – The 60th anniversary of VE Day is marked.
May 29 – French voters reject the proposed European Constitution.

June

June 1 – Dutch voters reject the proposed European Constitution.

July

July 1 – German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder loses a vote of confidence.
July 6 – July 9 – The G8 Summit takes place in Gleneagles, Scotland.
July 6 – London is awarded the 2012 Olympic Games.
July 7 – Four suicide bombers kill 56 people (including the bombers) on London's public transport system – three Tube trains and one bus. The attacks were carried out by Al Qaeda.
July 21 – Four attempted suicide bombers fail to detonate their bombs on London's public transport system. All four bombers escape, but are later captured.
July 22 – An innocent Brazilian, Jean Charles de Menezes is shot dead by officers of the London Metropolitan Police.
July 23 – Terrorist attacks occur at Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt.

August

August 1 – King Fahd of Saudi Arabia dies. He is succeeded by his half-brother, Abdullah.
August 29 – Hurricane Katrina devastates the southeastern United States.

September

September 30 – The controversial drawings of the Prophet Muhammad first appear in the Danish newspaper, Jyllands Posten.

October

October 1 – Terrorist bombings occur on the island of Bali.
October 8 – A devastating earthquake hits Kashmir.
October 27 – Widespread rioting erupts across France.
October 30 - Having been destroyed in the Firebombing of Dresden in World War II, the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), is reconsecrated.

November

November 8 – Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is elected as Liberia's, and Africa's first female President.
November 22 – Angela Merkel becomes Germany's first female chancellor.

December

December 11 – An explosion occurs at the Buncefield Oil Depot in Hertfordshire, England.
December 31 – An extra Leap Second is added onto the year.

Births

January 4 – Dafne Keen, Actress
January 11 – Roksana Węgiel, The winner of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
February 19 — Alma Deutscher, Violinist and pianist
February 20 — Gabriel Fernandez, American murder victim (d. 2013)
February 26 — Marcel Moswitzer, Footballer and midfielder for FC Liefering
February 27 — Nina Hillman, Actress and a member of NiziU
March 7 — Jade Weber, Model
March 11 — Valentin Sulzbacher, Footballer and defender for FC Liefering
- Riley Ann Sawyers, American murder victim (d. 2007)
March 13 — Zeteny Jano, Footballer and midfielder for FC Liefering
March 26 — Ella Anderson, Actress
May 9 — Homare Okamura, Singer and former child model
June 28 — Mei Yamazaki, Singer
July 20 — Paulette Gebara Farah, Mexican murder victim (d. 2010)
August 9 - Caylee Anthony, American murder victim (d. 2008)
October 5 - Alex Beznea, Romanian guitarist (Timpuri Grele)
October 31 – Leonor, Princess of Asturias, Infanta of Spain
November 4 - Eduard Necula, Romanian singer & guitarist (Timpuri Grele)
November 15 - Tsehay Hawkins, Australian musician (The Wiggles)
November 16 – Mariam Mamadashvili, The winner of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016
November 19 — Gitanjali Rao, Scientist
December 27 — Kristina Pimenova, Model

Death