Year 2005

Events and photos of Year 2005.

10 October 2005: Angela Merkel, leader of the Christian Democratic Union, which narrowly prevailed over Chancellor Gerhard Schröder's Social Democratic Party in September elections becomes the country's first female chancellor
2 April 2005: Pope John Paul II Dies
2 October 2005: A 7.6 earthquake centered in the Pakistani-controlled part of the Kashmir region kills more than 80,000 and leaves an estimated 4 million homeless
20 January 2005: George W. Bush is officially sworn in for his second term as president
2005 August 25-30: Hurricane Katrina wreaks catastrophic damage on the Gulf coast; more than 1,000 die and millions are left homeless
24 April 2005: Benedict XVI becomes the next pope
24 June 2005: Former Teheran mayor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a hard-line conservative, wins Iran's presidential election with 62% of the vote. He defiantly pursues Iran's nuclear ambitions over the course of his first year in office
5 May 2005: Tony Blair becomes first Labour Party prime minister to win three successive terms, but his party loses a large number of seats in the elections
7 July 2005: London hit by Islamic terrorist bombings, killing 52 and wounding about 700. It is Britain's worst attack since World War II
08 October 2005: Pakistan,India, Muzzarrafad- 86.000 deads
28 March 2005: Indonesia, Sumatra - deads - 8,6
28 March 2005: Indonesia, Sumatra - il 26 dicembre al largo di Sumatra, un violento sisma seguito da un ondata di maremoto ha provocato oltre 200000 deads in Indonesia, Thainlandia, Sri lanka e India. 200000 deads - magnitudo 9
2005: Nobel Prizes Peace: International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei
2005: Nobel Prizes Physiology or Medicine: Barry J. Marshall, J. Robin Warren
2005: Nobel Prizes Chemistry: Robert Grubbs, Richard Schrock, Yves Chauvin, per gli studi svolti sulla metatesi in campo chimico organico
2005: Nobel Prizes Economy: Robert J. Aumann, Thomas C. Schelling
2005: Nobel Prizes Physics: Roy J. Glauber, John L. Hall, Theodor W. H„nsch
2005: Nobel Prizes Literature: Harold Pinter
2005: Academy Award Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
2005: Academy Award Best Original Screenplay:
2005: Academy Award Best Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener
2005: Academy Award Best Supporting Actor: George Clooney, Syriana
2005: Academy Award Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
2005: Academy Award Best Director: Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
2005: Academy Award Best Picture: Crash
2005: Football XXXIX Super Bowl: New England Patriots d. Philadelphia Eagles (24-21)
2005: UEFA Champions League, UEFA Champions League: Liverpool FC (England)
2005: Tennis Wimbledon Women: Venus Williams d. Lindsay Davenport (4-6, 7-6 [7-4], 9-7)
2005: Baseball World Series: Chicago White Sox (AL) 4-0 Houston Astros (NL)
2005: NBA, Basketball NBA Championship: San Antonio Spurs d. Detroit Pistons (4-3)
2005: Tennis Wimbledon Men: Roger Federer d. Andy Roddick (6-2, 7-6 [7-2], 6-4)
2005: 2005 Playboy cover

Year 2005's Notable Births

2005 March 14: Alessandro Ciauri , stella Pisces

Year 2005's Notable Deaths

2005 March 14: Akira Yoshizawa , Artista, maestro dell'origami (born 1911 March 14) Pisces
2005 March 01: Alberto Castagna , journalist (dead at Rome,Italy) (born 1945 December 23) Capricorn
2005 July 03: Alberto Lattuada , film director (dead at Orvieto,Italy) (born 1914 November 14) Scorpio
2005 June 06: Anne Bancroft , actress (Anna Maria Louise) (dead at New York,USA) (born 1931 September 17) Virgo
2005 February 11: Arthur Miller , American playwright (dead at Roxbury, Connecticut, USA) (born 1915 October 17) Libra
2005: August Wilson , PROF
2005 March 11: Aurelio Fierro , singer, actor (dead at Montella,Italy) (born 1923 September 13) Virgo
2005: Eddie Guerrero , Wrestler (born (1967))
2005 February 27: Franco Bracardi , sceneggiatore, actor, musician (dead at Rome,Italy) (born 1937 May 16) Taurus
2005 February 28: Giovanni Invernizzi , soccer player (dead at Milano,Italy) (born 1931 August 26) Virgo
2005: Hans Bethe , PROF
2005: Hunter S. Thompson , PROF
2005: Ismail Merchant , PROF
2005 October 20: Jean-Michel Folon , painter (dead at Principato di Monaco) (born 1934 March 01) Pisces
2005 02: John Paul II , Polish Roman Catholic Pope
2005: Johnny Carson , PROF
2005 April 02: Karol Wojtyla , Papa Giovanni Paolo II (dead at Città del Vaticano) (born 1920 May 18) Taurus
2005 July 11: Lon Mc Callister , actor (born 1923 April 17) Aries
2005 February 17: Omar Sivori , Argentine footballer (dead at San Nicolas, Argentina) (born 1935 October 02) Libra
2005 April 02: Papa Giovanni Paolo II , papa (Karol Józef Wojtyla) (dead at Città del Vaticano) (born 1920 May 18) Taurus
2005: Peter Jennings , PROF
2005 March 12: Philip Lamantia , writer (dead at San Francisco,California,USA) (born 1927 October 23) Scorpio
2005: Rafik Hariri , PROF
2005 April 06: Ranieri di Monaco , PROF
2005 October 01: Renzo Nostini , pentathlete,schermidore (born (1914))
2005: Richard Pryor , PROF
2005: Rosa Parks , PROF
2005 February 20: Sandra Dee , actress(Alexandra Cymboliak Zuck) (dead at Thousand Oaks) (born 1942 April 23) Taurus
2005 August 02: Sandro Bolchi , movie director (dead at Rome,Italy) (born 1924 January 18) Capricorn
2005: Saul Bellow , PROF
2005 September 07: Sergio Endrigo , singer (born (1933))
2005: Shirley Chisholm , PROF
2005 September 03: William Rehnquist , giudice Corte Suprema (dead at Contea di Arlington, Virginia, USA) (born 1924 October 01) Libra
2005 July 18: William Westmoreland , generale (dead at Charleston, Carolina del Sud, USA) (born 1914 March 26) Aries

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