What Happened in 2005
79 historical events, 1 notable births, and 17 notable deaths in 2005.
Major Events
January 2005
2005 — year
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy — controversy relating to the publication of depictions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
2005 Formula One World Championship — sports season
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup — 7th FIFA Confederations Cup, held in Germany
2005 World Championships in Athletics — 10th World Championships in Athletics
Tulip Revolution — 2005 revolution in Kyrgyzstan
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 — 3rd annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest
2005 in film — overview of film-related events during the year of 2005
2005 FIFA Club World Championship — second edition of FIFA Club World Championship
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup — 2005 edition of the association football competition CONCACAF Gold Cup
January 2005 — month of 2005
EuroBasket 2005 — 34th men's basketball European championship
2005–06 UEFA Cup — 35th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA
2005 French riots — 2005 civil unrest in France
2005 World Men's Handball Championship — 2005 edition of the World Men's Handball Championship
deaths in 2005 — Wikimedia list article
2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup — international football competition
62nd Golden Globe Awards — 2005 film and television award ceremony, on the 16th of January in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, honoring achievements in 2004 filmmaking and televisionmaking
2005 World Women's Handball Championship — 2005 edition of the World Women's Handball Championship
2005 Wimbledon Championships — 119th staging of the Wimbledon Championships
2005 UEFA Super Cup — tournament
2005 FIFA World Youth Championship — 15th FIFA U-20 World Cup, held in Netherlands in 2005
2005 Cannes Film Festival — film festival edition
2005 World Aquatics Championships — 2005 edition of the World Aquatics Championships
World Year of Physics 2005 — world year
2005 US Open — 2005 edition of the US Open Tennis Championships
Zvezda 2005 Perm — Russian association football club
2005 Australian Open — 2005 Australian Open Tennis Championships
2005 Giro d'Italia — cycling race
July 2005
7 July 2005 London bombings — attacks on the London public transport system on 7 July 2005
Live 8 — benefit concerts held in 2005
July 2005 — month of 2005
2005 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2005
2005 Hungarian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2005
2005 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2005
2005 French Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2005
May 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005 — 50th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
May 2005 — month of 2005
2005 UEFA Champions League Final — association football match
2005 United Kingdom general election — election of members to the House of Commons in 2005
2005 Spanish Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2005
2005 European Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2005
2005 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2005
Andijan massacre — violent incident in Andijan, Uzbekistan
October 2005
2005 Kashmir earthquake — earthquake
October 2005 — month of 2005
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest — television programme
2005 Japanese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2005
2005 Chinese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2005
February 2005
77th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 2004
February 2005 — month of 2005
December 2005
December 2005 — month of 2005
November 2005
November 2005 — month of 2005
Haditha massacre — incident in which 24 unarmed Iraqi men, women and children were killed by a group of US Marines
April 2005
April 2005 — month of 2005
2005 San Marino Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2005
2005 conclave — conclave
2005 Bahrain Grand Prix — Formula One race in Bahrain
August 2005
August 2005 — month of 2005
Helios Airways Flight 522 — 2005 aviation accident in Greece
2005 Turkish Grand Prix — Formula One motor car race
Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip — end of Israeli occupation and colonization of Gaza Strip in 2005
Air France Flight 358 — aviation accident
West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 — plane crash in 2005
Tuninter Flight 1153 — aviation accident in Italy
TANS Perú Flight 204 — aviation accident
September 2005
September 2005 — month of 2005
2005 German federal election — federal election in Germany
2005 Brazilian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2005
2005 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2005
2005 Belgian Grand Prix — Formula One race
Mandala Airlines Flight 091 — aviation accident in Indonesia
June 2005
June 2005 — month of 2005
2005 United States Grand Prix — Formula One motor race
UEFA Women's Euro 2005 — 2005 edition of the UEFA Women's Euro
2005 Canadian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2005
March 2005
March 2005 — month of 2005
2005 Australian Grand Prix — 732th Formula 1 Championship Grand Prix
2005 Malaysian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2005