The following is a list of articles devoted to events from 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January Iraqi police officers hold up their index fingers marked with purple indelible ink, a security measure to prevent double voting. Worldwide aid effort continues to develop in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. January 3... 2005 in narrow subject areas:

Culture

• 2005 in architecture
• See also: 2004 in film, other events of 2005, 2006 in film and the list of years in film Event timeline Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the Canada in... 2005 in film
• 2005 in games
• See also: 2004 in literature, other events of 2005, 2006 in literature, list of years in literature. Events New Books Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - J.K. Rowling SilverFin - Charlie Higson Deaths January 7 - Pierre Daninos, French novelist (b. 1913) January 14 - American mystery writer (b. 1922) January... 2005 in literature
• See also: 2004 in music, 2005 in music (UK), other events of 2005, 2006 in music, list of years in music, 2000s in music Events January 22 - Tsunami Relief concert held at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales - the largest live music event in the UK since the Live Aid concert... 2005 in music
• See also: 2004 in television, other events of 2005, and the list of years in television. Events January 1 - DirecTV drops the Trio channel from its lineup. The network loses two-thirds of its 20 million viewers, putting in doubt the future of the NBC Universal channel. January 5... 2005 in television
• See also: 2004 in video gaming, other events of 2005, and history of video games Events Business January 6 - French publisher Titus Interactive, owner of Interplay Entertainment, is declared bankrupt after being in receivership since October 2004. January 12 - Video game companies and players worldwide donate money to the UNICEF... 2005 in video gaming
• 2005 in Art

People

• The following is a list of figures who died in 2005. February 2005 8 Keith Knudsen, 56, drummer for American rock band Doobie Brothers, pneumonia 6 Elbert N. Carvel, 94, American politician, former governor of Delaware Karl Haas, 91, US classical music radio program host Günter Reimann, 100, German... Deaths in 2005
• 2004 state leaders - Events of 2005 - 2006 state leaders - State leaders by year See also: List of religious leaders in 2005 List of international organization leaders in 2005 List of colonial governors in 2005 List of foreign ministers in 2005 List of current national leaders Africa Algeria President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika... State leaders in 2005
• Colonial governors in 2005
• Foreign ministers in 2004 - State leaders in 2005 - Foreign ministers in 2006 See also: List of religious leaders in 2005 List of international organization leaders in 2005 List of colonial governors in 2005 Africa Algeria - Abdelaziz Belkhadem (2000-present) Angola - João Bernardo de Miranda (1999-present) Benin - Rogatien Biaou... Foreign ministers in 2005
• International organization leaders in 2005
• Religious leaders in 2005
• List of 2005 office-holders in Switzerland

Politics

• See also: 2004 in gay rights, other events of 2005, 2006 in gay rights and the Gay rights timeline Events January January 1 Same-sex marriage in the United States: California law AB 205 which extends many rights and responsibilites of marriage to registered domestic partners goes into effect. Deaths... 2005 in gay rights
• Years in politics: 2003-2004-2005-2006-2007 - list of years in politics Events January January 1 The Freedom of Information Act 2000 comes into force in the United Kingdom. In Germany, stage IV of the Hartz concept brought together unemployment benefits and social security benefits, despite protests. January 4... 2005 in politics
• 2005 incumbents

Science

• 2005 in archaeology
• 2005 in aviation
• See also: Other events of 2005 List of years in science ... 2004 in science 2005 in science 2006 in science ... The year 2005 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed below. Climatology January 27 - Scientists behind the climateprediction.net project, a distributed computing project run... 2005 in science

Sport

• See also: 2004 in sports, 2005 in baseball, other events of 2005, 2006 in sports, list of years in sports. Auto racing Paris Dakar Rally winners Motorcycle: Cyril Despres, France, KTM 660 Rally, Team Gauloises KTM, Time 47:27:31, Penalty 9:00 Car: Stéphane Peterhansel, Jean-Paul Cottret... 2005 in sports
  • 2005 in baseball
  • See also: 2004 in cricket, other sporting events of 2005, 2006 in cricket Events January 2nd - Pakistani Salman Butt scores his first test ton (century) in a match against Australia. January 2nd - Mohammed Asif makes his test debut for Pakistan. January 10th - First World Cricket Tsunami Appeal match between Asian... 2005 in cricket
  • 2005 in golf
  • 2005 in tennis

By country

• 2005 in Australia
• See also: 2004 in Canada, other events of 2005, 2006 in Canada and the list of years in Canada. See also: 2005 in Canadian politics 2005 in Canadian culture 2005 Canadian incumbents 2004-05 NHL season 2005-06 NHL season Incumbents Head of State - Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Governor... 2005 in Canada
• 2005 in France
• See also: 2004 in India, other events of 2005, 2006 in India and the Timeline of Indian history. Events January 6 - A Delhi court convicts prime accused in the Maulana Azad Medical College student gangrape case 2 years after the girl was sexually assaulted by four youths at knife-point... 2005 in India
• See also: 2005, Iraq, Occupation of Iraq Events January January 4 - Governor Ali Al-Haidri, governor of Baghdad province, is assassinated along with two of his bodyguards January 26 31 US-Marines killed, as a helictopter went down near the Jordan border. January 27 Iraq´s expatriates starts the vote... 2005 in Iraq
• 2005 in Nepal
• See also: 2004 in New Zealand, other events of 2005, 2006 in New Zealand and the Timeline of New Zealand history. Summary Incumbents Regal and Vice Regal Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II Governor-General - Silvia Cartwright Government The 47th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was a coalition between Labour... 2005 in New Zealand
• 2005 in Pakistan
• See also: 2004 in Switzerland, other events of 2005, 2006 in Switzerland and the Timeline of history of Switzerland. Events Public holidays in one or several cantons of Switzerland are marked (¹). January January 1: New Years Day¹ January 2: Berchtoldstag¹ January 6: Epiphany¹ January 13: Silvesterkläuse in Urn... 2005 in Switzerland
• 2005 in the United Kingdom
• See also: 2004 in the United States, other events of 2005, 2006 in the United States and the list of years in the United States. Incumbents President - George W. Bush Vice President - Dick Cheney Senate Majority Leader - Congress - Scheduled and expected events 20 January 2005, George W. Bush embarks upon... 2005 in the United States

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