What happened in 2005

“We Belong Together”

Mariah Carey · 14 weeks at #1 in 2005

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1. Jan 1Let Me Love YouMario9 wks
2. Mar 5Candy Shop50 Cent Featuring Olivia9 wks
3. May 7Hollaback GirlGwen Stefani4 wks
4. Jun 4We Belong TogetherMariah Carey14 wks
5. Jul 2Inside Your HeavenCarrie Underwood1 wk
6. Sep 17Gold DiggerKanye West Featuring Jamie Foxx10 wks
7. Nov 26Run It!Chris Brown5 wks
8. Dec 31Don't Forget About UsMariah Carey1 wk

Dates are the first chart week at #1 in 2005; weeks count only those in 2005.Find the #1 song on your birthday →

1. Jan 18The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France
2. Feb 7President Ilham Aliyev issued a decree on the redenomination of Azerbaijan's currency, with 1 new manat equal to 5000 old manats.
3. Mar 18As per a court order, the feeding tube of Terri Schiavo, an American woman who suffered brain damage, was removed at the request of her husband, fueling a worldwide debate on euthanasia.
4. Apr 9Charles, Prince of Wales, married Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at the Windsor Guildhall.
5. Apr 24Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI.
6. May 9Pope Benedict XVI began the beatification process for his predecessor Pope John Paul II, waiving the standard five years required after the nominee's death.
7. Jul 22Jean Charles de Menezes is killed by police as the hunt begins for the London Bombers responsible for the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the 21 July 2005 London bombings.
8. Jul 29Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.
9. Aug 17The first forced evacuation of settlers, as part of Israeli disengagement from Gaza, starts.
10. Aug 29Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing up to 1,392 people and causing $125 billion in damage.
11. Sep 24Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas.
12. Sep 29John Roberts became the 17th Chief Justice of the United States; he would be the first Chief Justice to serve for twenty years since Melville Fuller in 1908.
13. Oct 24Hurricane Wilma makes landfall in Florida, resulting in 35 direct and 26 indirect fatalities and causing $20.6B USD in damage.
14. Nov 19Iraq War: A group of United States Marines massacred 25 people in the town of Haditha.

Event summaries from Wikipedia’s “On this day”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Each links to its article.

• U.S. President

  George W. Bush

• UK Prime Minister

  Tony Blair

• Prime Minister of Canada

  Paul Martin

• German Chancellor

  Gerhard Schröder → Angela Merkel

• Prime Minister of Japan

  Junichiro Koizumi

• President of Russia

  Vladimir Putin

Everyone who held the office at some point in 2005, from Wikidata.

A selection of the best-documented titles on Wikidata, by first release year; not a box-office ranking.

• Dafne KeenBritish-Spanish actress · Jan 4
• IShowSpeedAmerican YouTuber and online streamer · Jan 21
• Ella AndersonAmerican actress · Mar 26
• Reed Baker-WhitingAmerican professional footballer · Mar 31
• Kane ParsonsAmerican YouTuber and filmmaker · Jun 18
• Kylie CantrallAmerican actress, singer, songwriter, dancer, and social media personality · Jun 25
• SombrAmerican singer and songwriter · Jul 5
• Alysa LiuAmerican figure skater · Aug 8
• Lara RajAmerican singer · Nov 3
• Learner TienAmerican tennis player · Dec 2

From Wikipedia’s “On this day”, CC BY-SA 4.0.