2005

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2005 by topic
Arts, history, and science
Archaeology Architecture Art Literature Poetry Music Science
Countries
Lists of leaders
State leaders Colonial governors Religious leaders
Birth and death categories
Births Deaths
Establishments and disestablishments categories
Establishments Disestablishments
Works category
Works

2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar.

January

Shirley Chisholm

Amrish Puri

Zhao Ziyang

Johnny Carson

• January 1 – Shirley Chisholm, American politician (b. 1924)
• January 12 – Amrish Puri, Indian actor (b. 1932)
• January 17 – Zhao Ziyang, Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1919)
• January 23 – Johnny Carson, American actor, comedian and writer (b. 1925)

February

Arthur Miller

• February 2 – Max Schmeling, German boxer (b. 1905)
• February 10 – Arthur Miller, American playwright (b. 1915)
• February 18 - Bonar Bain, Canadian actor (b. 1923)
• February 20 – Hunter S. Thompson, American writer (b. 1937)

March

Hans Bethe

Rinus Michels

James Callaghan

• March 3 – Rinus Michels, Dutch footballer (b. 1928)
• March 6 – Hans Bethe, German-American nuclear physicist (b. 1906)
• March 26 – James Callaghan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1912)
• March 29 – Mitch Hedberg, American comedian (b. 1968)
• March 31 – Terri Schiavio, American patient in right-to-die case (b. 1963)

April

Pope John Paul II

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco

Ezer Weizman

• April 2 – Pope John Paul II (b. 1920)
• April 6 – Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (b. 1923)
• April 11 – Lucien Laurent, French footballer (b. 1907)
• April 22 – Eduardo Paolozzi, Scottish artist (b. 1924)
• April 24 – Ezer Weizman, President of Israel (b. 1924)
• April 26 – Maria Schell, Austrian actress (b. 1926)

June

Anne Bancroft

• June 6 – Anne Bancroft, American actress (b. 1931)

July

Edward Heath

• July 1 – Luther Vandross, American singer (b. 1951)
• July 6 – Evan Hunter, American writer (b. 1926)
• July 17 – Edward Heath, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1916)
• July 22 – Jean Charles de Menezes, Brazilian shooting victim (b. 1978).
• July 31 – Wim Duisenberg, Dutch economist (b. 1935)

August

Fahd of Saudi Arabia

Robin Cook

David Lange

• August 1 – King Fahd of Saudi Arabia (b. 1924).
• August 6 – Robin Cook, British politician (b. 1946)
• August 13 – David Lange, Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1942)

September

William Rehnquist

Simon Wiesenthal

• September 3 – William Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1924)
• September 20 – Simon Wiesenthal, Austrian Holocaust survivor (b. 1908)

October

Milton Obote

• October 10 – Milton Obote, President of Uganda (b. 1924)
• October 24 – Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (b. 1913)

November

K. R. Narayanan

Eddie Guerrero

Pat Morita

George Best

• November 9 – K. R. Narayanan, President of India (b. 1920)
• November 13 – Eddie Guerrero, Mexican-American professional wrestler (b. 1967)
• November 24 – Pat Morita, American actor (b. 1932)
• November 25 – George Best, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1946)

December

• December 1 - Jack Colvin, American actor (b. 1934)
• December 10 – Richard Pryor, American actor (b. 1940)
• December 25 –
  • Birgit Nilsson, Swedish soprano (b. 1918)
  • Robert Barbers, Philippine senator (b. 1944)
• December 26 – Vincent Schiavelli, American actor (b. 1948)

Births

• January 4 – Dafne Keen, Actress
• January 11 – Roksana Węgiel, The winner of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
• January 11 – Dan Advahov, bass, piano and acoustic guitar (Moby Band)
• 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 31 – Leonor, Princess of Asturias, Infanta of Spain
• 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

Nobel prize winners

• Chemistry – Yves Chauvin
• Chemistry – Robert H. Grubbs
• Chemistry – Richard R. Schrock
• Economics – Robert J. Aumann
• Economics – Thomas C. Schelling
• Literature – Harold Pinter
• Medicine – Barry J. Marshall
• Medicine – J. Robin Warren
• Peace – International Atomic Energy Agency
• Peace – Mohamed ElBaradei
• Physics – Roy J. Glauber
• Physics – John L. Hall
• Physics – Theodor W. Hänsch

2005 Media

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