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

2005 March 14

Alessandro Ciauri , stella Pisces

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 Cittŕ 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 Cittŕ 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