2005 Facts for Kids

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2005 (also known as MMV in Roman numerals) was a regular year that started on a Saturday in the Gregorian calendar. Many important things happened around the world during this year.

Events
- January
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
People Who Passed Away
Movies
Songs
Books
Nobel Prize Winners
Images for kids
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Events

January

January 3 – A leader in Baghdad, Ali Al-Haidri, passed away.
January 9 – A big storm that hit the United States also caused strong winds and floods in England and Scandinavia.
January 9 – Mahmoud Abbas was chosen to be the new president of the Palestinian Authority. He took over from Yasser Arafat.
January 12 – The Deep Impact (space mission) spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral. It was sent to study a comet.
January 14 – The Huygens probe landed on Titan, which is the largest moon of the planet Saturn. This was a big step in space exploration.
January 16 – Adriana Iliescu became the oldest woman in the world to give birth at 66 years old.
January 20 – George W. Bush started his second term as the 43rd President of the United States in Washington D.C..
January 21 – People in Belmopan, the capital of Belize, protested new government taxes.
January 23 – Viktor Yushchenko became the third President of Ukraine in Kiev.
January 25 – A large crowd of people during a religious event in India caused a dangerous crush, and many people were hurt.
January 30 – The first elections for a new government in Iraq took place after the previous government was changed.
January 30 – A Royal Air Force transport plane crashed in Iraq, and British servicemen were lost.

March

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

April

April 2 – Pope John Paul II passed away.
April 6 – Prince Rainier III of Monaco passed away at 81. His son, Albert II, became the new Prince.
April 8 – Prince Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles.
April 19 – Cardinal Joseph Alois Ratzinger became the new Pope, taking the name Pope Benedict XVI.

May

May 8 – People around the world celebrated the 60th anniversary of VE Day. This day marked the end of World War II in Europe.
May 29 – Voters in France said no to a plan for a new European Constitution.

June

June 1 – Voters in the Netherlands also said no to the proposed European Constitution.

July

July 6 – July 9 – The G8 Summit, a meeting of leaders from eight major countries, took place in Gleneagles, Scotland.
July 6 – The city of London was chosen to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
July 23 – There were serious events in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt.

August

August 1 – King Fahd of Saudi Arabia passed away. His half-brother, Abdullah, became the new King.
August 29 – Hurricane Katrina caused a lot of damage in the southeastern United States.

September

September 30 – Some drawings of the Prophet Muhammad were first shown in a Danish newspaper, which caused discussions.

October

October 1 – There were serious events on the island of Bali.
October 8 – A very strong earthquake hit Kashmir.
October 27 – Many protests happened across France.
October 30 – The Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) in Dresden, which was destroyed in World War II, was opened again after being rebuilt.