The almanac
The 2005 Edition
Limited to about 137 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 2005. About 128 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 2005
- A world bigger than Pluto was foundAstronomers spotted Eris, a distant icy body that later helped redefine planets.January 5 · Source: NASA
- Revenge of the Sith openedThe third Star Wars prequel showed Anakin Skywalker becoming Darth Vader.May 19 · Source: The Numbers
- Liverpool's comeback in IstanbulDown 3 to 0 at halftime, Liverpool tied AC Milan and won the Champions League on penalties.May 25 · Source: RSSSF
- We Belong Together hit No. 1Mariah Carey's ballad began a long stay at the top of the Hot 100.June 4 · Source: Billboard
- NASA hit a comet on purposeDeep Impact slammed a probe into Comet Tempel 1 to see what lay beneath its crust.July 4 · Source: NASA
- Goblet of Fire opened in theatersHarry Potter's fourth movie brought the Triwizard Tournament to the screen.November 18 · Source: The Numbers
- The Xbox 360 went on saleMicrosoft's second console launched in the US and Canada with 18 games.November 22 · Source: Computer History Museum
Famous people born in 2005
- IShowSpeedAmerican influencer, musician and online streamer · born January 21
- Αrda GülerTurkish association football player · born February 25
- Désiré DouéFrench footballer · born June 3
- Kobbie MainooEnglish footballer · born April 19
- Kenan YıldızTurkish association football player · born May 4
- Dafne KeenSpanish-British actress · born January 4
- Dean HuijsenDutch association football player · born April 14
- Nico O'ReillyEnglish footballer · born March 21
From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages write about them. Spotted a mistake?
No. 1 songs of 2005
- Let Me Love YouMario · first week at No. 1: January 1, 2005
- Candy Shop50 Cent Featuring Olivia · first week at No. 1: March 5, 2005
- Hollaback GirlGwen Stefani · first week at No. 1: May 7, 2005
- We Belong TogetherMariah Carey · first week at No. 1: June 4, 2005
- Inside Your HeavenCarrie Underwood · first week at No. 1: July 2, 2005
- Gold DiggerKanye West Featuring Jamie Foxx · first week at No. 1: September 17, 2005
- Run It!Chris Brown · first week at No. 1: November 26, 2005
- Don't Forget About UsMariah Carey · first week at No. 1: December 31, 2005
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 2005. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 2005
- Older than the iPhoneThe first iPhone went on sale in the US on June 29, 2007.
- Older than the KindleAmazon introduced the Kindle e-reader and put it on sale on November 19, 2007.
- Older than Usain Bolt's 9.58 recordUsain Bolt ran 100 meters in 9.58 seconds, the world record on August 16, 2009.
- Older than the iPadThe first iPad went on sale in the US on April 3, 2010.
- Younger than GmailGoogle announced Gmail and opened a preview of the service on April 1, 2004.
- Younger than the iTunes StoreApple opened the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003.
- Younger than the human genome mapThe Human Genome Project was completed (month only; the day is not given by the source) on April 1, 2003.