What happened in 2005

40 events　World 5, North America 11, Europe 9, Asia 6, Middle East 6, Latin America 1, Africa 2

Highlights of 2005

Jan 9AfricaThe Comprehensive Peace Agreement is signed, ending the Second Sudanese Civil War in Sudan.
Feb 14North AmericaYouTube, an American online video sharing and social media platform was founded by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim headquartered in San Bruno, California.
Feb 16WorldThe Kyoto Protocol officially goes into effect.
May 13AsiaUzbek Interior Ministry and National Security Service troops massacre at least 200 protesters in the city of Andijan.
Jul 7EuropeFour coordinated suicide bombings hit central London, killing 52 people and injuring over 700.
Jul 23Middle EastA series of bombings hit the resort city of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, killing over 80 people.

Feb 16The Kyoto Protocol officially goes into effect.
Apr 8The first solar eclipse of the year was a rare hybrid event, occurring at ascending node in Aries. This was 4.4 days after the Moon reached perigee. Gamma had a value of -0.34733. A hybrid solar eclipse was visible from south Pacific, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela, and was the 51st solar eclipse of Solar Saros 129.
Oct 3The second solar eclipse of 2005 was an annular event, occurring at descending node in Virgo. This was 4.8 days after the Moon reached apogee. Gamma had a value of 0.33058. An annular solar eclipse was visible in Portugal, Spain, Libya, Sudan and Kenya, and was the 43rd solar eclipse of Solar Saros 134.
Oct 8The 7.6 Kashmir earthquake strikes Azad Kashmir, Pakistan and nearby areas with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing more than 86,000 people and displacing several million more.
Oct 17The final eclipse of 2005 was a partial lunar eclipse event, occurring at ascending node in Aries. This was 2.9 days after the Moon reached perigee. Gamma had a value of 0.97960. A partial lunar eclipse was visible in Asia, Australia, Pacific and North America, and was the 10th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 146.

Jan 12Deep Impact is launched from Cape Canaveral with the purpose of studying the comet Tempel 1.
Feb 14YouTube, an American online video sharing and social media platform was founded by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim headquartered in San Bruno, California.
Mar 23The Texas City refinery explosion leaves 15 people dead and 180 injured with a property loss of about $200 million.
Apr 23The first ever YouTube video is uploaded, titled Me at the zoo.
May 21Kingda Ka is opened for the first time to the public at Six Flags Great Adventure, becoming the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster at the time.
Aug 12The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is launched from Cape Canaveral, designed to explore Mars.
Aug 29Hurricane Katrina makes landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast, causing severe damage, killing over a thousand people and causing an estimated $108 billion in damage.
Oct 24African-American civil rights activist Rosa Parks dies of natural causes.
Oct 24Hurricane Wilma, the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record, makes landfall near Cape Romano, causing an estimated $29.1 billion in damage.
Nov 22Microsoft releases the Xbox 360.
Dec 19Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101 crashes into the ocean off of Miami Beach in Florida. There were 20 fatalities.

Apr 2Pope John Paul II dies; over four million people travel to the Vatican to mourn him. Pope Benedict XVI succeeds him on April 19, becoming the 265th pope.
Apr 9Charles, Prince of Wales marries Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at Windsor's Guildhall. Camilla receives the title Duchess of Cornwall.
Apr 27The Superjumbo jet aircraft Airbus A380 makes its first flight from Toulouse.
May 19The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 takes place in Kyiv, Ukraine, and is won by Greek entrant Helena Paparizou with the song "My Number One".
Jul 2Live 8, a set of 10 simultaneous concerts, takes place throughout the world, raising interest in the Make Poverty History campaign.
Jul 7Four coordinated suicide bombings hit central London, killing 52 people and injuring over 700.
Aug 14Helios Airways Flight 522, en route from Larnaca, Cyprus to Prague, Czech Republic via Athens, crashes in the hills near Grammatiko, Greece, killing 121 passengers and crew.
Sep 30Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, sparking outrage and violent riots by Muslims around the world.
Oct 20The general conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) passes the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.

Mar 14China ratifies an anti-secession law, aimed at preventing Taiwan from declaring independence.
Mar 24The President of Kyrgyzstan, Askar Akayev, is deposed following mass anti-government demonstrations and flees the country.
Mar 28The 8.6 Nias–Simeulue earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), leaving 915–1,314 people dead and 340–1,146 injured.
May 13Uzbek Interior Ministry and National Security Service troops massacre at least 200 protesters in the city of Andijan.
Oct 1A series of suicide bombs exploded at Kuta and Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia. The attack killed 20 and injured over 100 others.
Oct 12The second crewed Chinese spacecraft, Shenzhou 6, is launched.

Feb 14Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri is assassinated, along with 21 others, by a suicide bomber in Beirut.
Apr 26Cedar Revolution: Syria withdraws the last of its military garrison from Lebanon, ending its 29-year military occupation of the country.
Jul 23A series of bombings hit the resort city of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, killing over 80 people.
Aug 31The Al-Aimmah bridge disaster in Baghdad, Iraq kills 953 Shia Muslim pilgrims who were celebrating a religious festival.
Sep 7Egypt holds its first ever multi-party presidential election, which is marred with allegations of fraud.
Nov 9At least 60 people are killed and 115 more are wounded in a series of coordinated suicide bombings in Amman, Jordan.

Aug 16West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crashes into a mountain in Venezuela, killing 160 passengers and crew.

Jan 9The Comprehensive Peace Agreement is signed, ending the Second Sudanese Civil War in Sudan.
Dec 18Chad descends into civil war after various rebel forces, with support from Sudan, attack the capital, N'Djamena.