Timeline of 2005
Every notable event of 2005 in chronological order, each linked to its topic article.
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Timeline of 2005
Timeline of 2005
A chronological record of notable events of the year 2005, each linked to its topic article.
| Date | Event | Category | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-09 | Mahmoud Abbas elected President of the Palestinian Authority | People | file |
| 2005-01-14 | Huygens lands on Titan | Science & Technology | file |
| 2005-01-20 | George W. Bush inaugurated for second term | History & Politics | file |
| 2005-01-26 | Condoleezza Rice becomes Secretary of State | People | file |
| 2005-01-30 | Iraqi Parliamentary Elections | History & Politics | file |
| 2005-02-06 | Super Bowl XXXIX | Society & Economics | file |
| 2005-02-08 | Google Maps launches | Science & Technology | file |
| 2005-02-14 | YouTube founded | Science & Technology | file |
| 2005-02-14 | Hariri assassination & Cedar Revolution | History & Politics | file |
| 2005-02-16 | Kyoto Protocol enters force | Science & Technology | file |
| 2005-02-21 | Hunter S. Thompson dies | People | file |
| 2005-02-25 | Darfur genocide escalation | History & Politics | file |
| 2005-03-17 | Congressional hearings on steroids in baseball | Society & Economics | file |
| 2005-03-18 | English Wikipedia passes half a million articles | Science & Technology | file |
| 2005-03-24 | Tulip Revolution in Kyrgyzstan | History & Politics | file |
| 2005-03-24 | PlayStation Portable (PSP) launches in North America | Science & Technology | file |
| 2005-03-24 | The Office (US) premieres | Arts & Culture | file |
| 2005-03-31 | Terri Schiavo dies | Society & Economics | file |
| 2005-04-02 | Pope John Paul II dies | History & Politics | file |
| 2005-04-02 | Australian cricket dominance and the 2005 Ashes | Society & Economics | file |
| 2005-04-09 | Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles wedding | History & Politics | file |
| 2005-04-19 | Pope Benedict XVI elected | History & Politics | file |
| 2005-04-27 | Airbus A380 makes its first flight | Science & Technology | file |
| 2005-05-05 | Tony Blair wins a third term in the UK general election | History & Politics | file |
| 2005-05-19 | Star Wars Episode III released | Arts & Culture | file |
| 2005-05-22 | L’Enfant wins Palme d’Or at Cannes | Arts & Culture | file |
| 2005-05-31 | W. Mark Felt revealed as “Deep Throat” | People | file |
| 2005-06-06 | Coldplay releases X&Y | Arts & Culture | file |
| 2005-06-13 | Michael Jackson acquitted | People | file |
| 2005-06-15 | Batman Begins reboots the superhero film | Arts & Culture | file |
| 2005-06-24 | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad elected President of Iran | History & Politics | file |
| 2005-06-27 | MGM v. Grokster decided | Science & Technology | file |
| 2005-07-02 | Live 8 concerts | Arts & Culture | file |
| 2005-07-03 | Spain and Canada legalize same-sex marriage | Society & Economics | file |
| 2005-07-04 | Deep Impact mission | Science & Technology | file |
| 2005-07-06 | London wins the 2012 Olympic bid | Society & Economics | file |
| 2005-07-06 | 31st G8 Summit at Gleneagles | History & Politics | file |
| 2005-07-07 | 7/7 London bombings | History & Politics | file |
| 2005-07-16 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince released | Arts & Culture | file |
| 2005-07-24 | Lance Armstrong wins seventh Tour de France | People | file |
| 2005-07-26 | Space Shuttle Discovery returns to flight (STS-114) | Science & Technology | file |
| 2005-07-28 | Provisional IRA ends its armed campaign | History & Politics | file |
| 2005-07-29 | Discovery of Eris announced | Science & Technology | file |
| 2005 (Jul-Oct) | H5N1 avian flu escalation | Society & Economics | file |
| 2005-08-06 | Camp Casey anti-war protest | History & Politics | file |
| 2005-08-07 | Peter Jennings dies | People | file |
| 2005-08-15 | Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip | History & Politics | file |
| 2005-08-22 | Blu-ray and HD-DVD format war begins | Science & Technology | file |
| 2005-08-29 | Hurricane Katrina | Society & Economics | file |
| 2005-08-30 | Kanye West releases Late Registration | Arts & Culture | file |
| 2005-09-18 | Angela Merkel elected Chancellor | History & Politics | file |
| 2005-09-23 | Motorola RAZR V3 launches in North America | Science & Technology | file |
| 2005-09-24 | Hurricane Rita | Society & Economics | file |
| 2005-09-29 | John Roberts confirmed as Chief Justice | History & Politics | file |
| 2005-10-08 | 2005 Kashmir earthquake | Society & Economics | file |
| 2005-10-12 | Shenzhou 6 crewed spaceflight mission | Science & Technology | file |
| 2005-10-12 | Apple releases the iPod Nano | Science & Technology | file |
| 2005-10-17 | The Colbert Report premieres | Arts & Culture | file |
| 2005-10-19 | Saddam Hussein’s trial begins | History & Politics | file |
| 2005-10-24 | Rosa Parks dies | People | file |
| 2005-10-24 | Hurricane Wilma | Society & Economics | file |
| 2005-10-27 | 2005 French riots | Society & Economics | file |
| 2005-10-31 | Sony BMG rootkit scandal exposed | Science & Technology | file |
| 2005-10-31 | Samuel Alito nominated to the Supreme Court | History & Politics | file |
| 2005-11-08 | Guitar Hero launches | Science & Technology | file |
| 2005-11-22 | Xbox 360 launches | Science & Technology | file |
| 2005-11-23 | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf elected President of Liberia | People | file |
| 2005-11-27 | World’s first partial face transplant | Science & Technology | file |
| 2005-12-09 | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe released | Arts & Culture | file |
| 2005-12-09 | Brokeback Mountain released | Arts & Culture | file |
| 2005-12-15 | Hwang Woo-suk stem cell fraud exposed | Science & Technology | file |
| 2005-12-18 | Evo Morales elected President of Bolivia | People | file |
| 2005-12-20 | Dover Trial rejects Intelligent Design | Science & Technology | file |
| 2005-12-23 | Lech Kaczyński elected President of Poland | History & Politics | file |
| 2005 (year) | iTunes digital music sales triple | Society & Economics | file |
Generated from 75 knowledge-table rows. Year-spanning entries without a discrete date are listed at the end. Links update when dedicated topic files are created.