2005

2005 is a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar), and is also designated the World Year of Physics

Years: 2002 2003 2004 - 2005 - 2006 2007 2008

Decades: 1970s 1980s 1990s - 2000s - 2010s 2020s 2030s

Centuries: 20th century - 21st century - 22nd century 2005 in film 2005 in literature 2005 in music 2005 in sports 2005 in television

Scheduled and expected events

• January 2005 - the return of Doctor Who to BBC 1 (tentative).
• Thursday, January 20, 2005 - U.S. Presidential inauguration day (see U.S. presidential election, 2004).
• Tuesday, February 8, 2005 - Mardi Gras
• Thursday, February 17, 2005 - MTV Networks scheduled to launch LGBT-themed LOGO channel in the United States.
• Saturday, February 26, 2005 through Saturday, March 5, 2005 - Special Olympics World Winter Games scheduled for Nagano, Japan.
• Friday, April 8, 2005 - Hybrid solar eclipse (south Pacific ocean)
• Thursday, May 19, 2005 - scheduled to be released
• Tuesday, June 7, 2005 - Norway celebrates 100-year anniversary of independence
• Monday, June 13, 2005 - First Twenty20 international cricket match, to be between England and Australia.
• Thursday, June 30, 2005 - Rail service scheduled to begin on the MBTA Greenbush Line in Massachusetts.
• Friday, July 1, 2005 - Revaluation of the Romanian leu.
• Wednesday, July 6, 2005 - Host of the 2012 Summer Olympics to be announced by the IOC.
• August 2005 - Metropolitan Transportation Authority of Los Angeles scheduled to complete the Orange Line, a busway in the San Fernando Valley.
• Sunday, September 25, 2005 - The new Suvarnabhumi Airport opens in Bangkok, Thailand
• Monday, October 3, 2005 - Annular solar eclipse (North Portugal, Spain, east Africa)
• Saturday, October 8, 2005 - The second DARPA Grand Challenge is scheduled to be held.
• [date to be announced] - Charlotte Bobcats scheduled to begin play in the Uptown Arena.
• [date to be announced] - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie's theatrical release.