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2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar.
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See also: Wikipedia's almanac of events for this year.
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Climate
Based on estimates by NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2005 was the warmest year since reliable wide-spread instrumental measurements became available in the late 1800s, beating the previous record set in 1998 by a few hundredths of a degree Celsius.
Other researchers place 1998 at the top of the temperature record.
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Geography
Due to a combination of the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake,and an overactive hurricane season and other factors,2005 was also the costliest year for natural disasters,with world wide damages estimated at over 200 billion dollars.
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January 2005|January
January 9 - The same storm which pounded the U.S. earlier in the month hits England and Scandinavia, leaving 13 dead with widespread flooding and power cuts.
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February 2005|February
February 10 - Saudi Arabia holds its first ever municipal elections, in which only male citizens are allowed to vote.
February 19 - Suicide bombers kill more than 30 people in Iraq as Shia Muslims mark Ashura, their holiest day.
February 20 - Spain holds a referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.
February 22 - More than 500 people are killed and over 1,000 injured after entire villages are flattened in an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale in the Zarand region of Kerman province in southern Iran.
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March 2005|March
March 10 - Singer Michael Jackson arrives 90 minutes late to his trial, still wearing his pajamas. The singer had hurt his back during the night and had just arrived from the hospital.
March 14 - Approximately 1 million people gather for an opposition rally in Beirut, a month after the death of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. It is the largest rally in Lebanon's history.
March 20 - At least 250 people in Japan are injured and at least 1 killed, when a magnitude 7 earthquake strikes west of Kyushu Island, just 9km (5.5 miles) below the ocean floor.
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April 2005|April
April 7 - A suicide bomber blows himself up in Cairo's Khan al Khalili market, killing 2 foreign tourists and wounding 17 others. A group called "Islamic Pride Brigades" claims responsibility.
April 15 - At least 21 people die and around 50 are injured in a devastating fire at a hotel in central Paris.
April 17 - Twelve holidaymakers are killed in southern Switzerland when a bus carrying 27 seven people plunges 656 feet into a ravine.
April 20 - Fifty six are hurt as earthquake hits Fukuoka and Kasuga, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The earthquake measured a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale.
April 21 - A gunfight on the edge of the Saudi city of Mecca kills 2 militants and 2 members of the security forces.
April 26 - Facing international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-nine year military domination of that country.
April 30 - Attacks on tourists in the Egyptian capital Cairo leave 3 militants dead and at least 10 people injured.
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May 2005|May
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May 1 - A suicide attack targets a Kurdish funeral in the northern Iraqi town of Talafar, near Mosul, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 30 others. Earlier, at least 5 policemen and 4 civilians were killed in two separate attacks in Baghdad.
May 2 - A blast at an illegal munitions store in northern Afghanistan kills 28 people and injures at least 13 others.
May 3 - At least 32 people are killed and 9 others injured when 3 two-story buildings in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore collapse after gas cylinders stored in one of them explode.
May 4 - In one of the largest insurgent attacks in Iraq to date, at least 60 people are killed and dozens wounded in a suicide bombing at a Kurdish police recruitment center in Irbil, northern Iraq.
May 27 - Mark Hobson is sentenced to life imprisonment for four murders committed in Yorkshire the previous summer. The trial judge recommends that Hobson, a 35-year-old former binman, should never be released from prison.
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June 2005|June
June 17 - Because of "quadruple-witching" options and futures expiration, the New York Stock Exchange sees the heaviest first-hour trading on record. 704 million shares are traded between 9:30-10:30 A.M. 1.92 billion shares were traded for the day.
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July 2005|July
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July 14 - A mortar fired from the Gaza strip kills Dana Galkowicz, in the Netiv Haasara Moshav.
July 21 - A terrorist attack on London, similar to the July 7 attacks, includes 4 attempted bomb attacks on 3 underground trains and a London bus. The bombs fail to explode properly, and only 1 injury is reported, later found to be unconnected.
July 22 - A Brazilian electrician, Jean Charles de Menezes, is shot dead at a London underground station by police who mistake him for a suicide bomber.
July 26 - Mumbai and the Mumbai Conurbation area is submerged in 5-7 ft. of water due to heavy rains, making nearby dams release water causing a massive flood, which virtually stops the financial capital of India for 4-5 days.
July 28 - The Provisional IRA issues a statement formally ordering an end to the armed campaign it has pursued since 1969 and ordering all its units to dump their arms.
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August 2005|August
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August 28 - A terrorist wounds 52 at a bus station in Beersheba, Israel. Islamic Jihad claims responsibility for the attack.
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September 2005|September
September 24 - Hurricane Rita hits the U.S. Gulf Coast. The 9th Ward section of New Orleans floods for the 2nd time in a month and a half. Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Alabama are also affected.
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October 2005|October
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October 18 - The UN tightens the rules for its staff, following several claims of financial impropriety and sexual abuse.
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November 2005|November
November 4 - Afghan police officers find Nadia Anjuman's body in her home in the western city of Herat; she had been beaten to death by her husband.
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December 2005|December
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Births
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Deaths
Main article: Deaths in 2005
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January
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