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2005 is a number and a year.

[edit] 2005 as a year

2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar.

The year 2005 was designated:

  • The Year of the Volunteer by the UK government
  • The World Year of Physics
  • The International Year of the Eucharist in Catholicism.
  • The Year of Cork City as European Capital of Culture.
  • The Year of the Veteran in Canada.
  • The Year of the Rooster (by the Chinese calendar).
  • The Year of Discovery

[edit] Events

  • January 20 - George W. Bush is inaugurated in Washington, D.C. for his second term as the 43rd President of the United States of America.
  • February 6 - Super Bowl XXXIX: The New England Patriots win their second consecutive Super Bowl title, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21.
  • April 2 - Pope John Paul II dies
  • April 28 - The $2.7 billion Wynn Las Vegas has its grand opening.
  • July 2 - Live 8, a series of 10 simultaneous concerts take place throughout the world, raising interest in the Make Poverty History campaign.

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