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2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995–2005). Template:TOC limit

Population

The world population on January 1, 2005, was estimated to be 6.545 billion people and increased to 6.629 billion people by January 1, 2006.Template:Sfn An estimated 137.2 million births and 53.4 million deaths took place in 2005.Template:Sfn The average global life expectancy was 68.1 years, an increase of 0.4 years from 2004.Template:Sfn The estimated number of global refugees decreased from 9.54 million to its lowest in 25 years, 8.39 million refugees, by the end of the year.Template:Sfn Afghanistan was the largest source of refugees with approximately 1.9 million people.Template:Sfn

Conflicts

There were 32 conflicts in 2005 that caused at least 25 fatalities, all of which were intrastate wars involving violent non-state actors.Template:Sfn Five of these resulted in over 1,000 fatalities: the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan, the Kashmir insurgency, the Nepalese Civil War, and the Colombian conflict.Template:Sfn^[1] Among continuing conflicts from previous years, the Iraqi insurgency meant further violence in Iraq throughout 2005, including a major suicide bombing on February 28 and a series of attacks as the Iraqi Transitional Government was established in April and May.Template:Sfn The Second Chechen War in Russia saw the assassination of Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov by Russian forces on March 8,Template:Sfn and the Kivu conflict and Ituri conflict continued in the Democratic Republic of the Congo despite the formal end of the Second Congo War in 2002.Template:Sfn

The government of Myanmar broke its 2003 ceasefire with the Karen National Union in January, and it engaged in heightened conflict with the Shan State Army (RCSS) in April.Template:Sfn The frozen conflict between Azerbaijan and the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh also reignited as a 1994 ceasefire collapsed.Template:Sfn In Sri Lanka, peace talks broke down with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.Template:Sfn Peace talks took place to end the Second Intifada between Israel and Palestine, which were complicated by attacks from Palestinian militant groups and subsequent Israeli retaliation.Template:Sfn Hezbollah also engaged in conflict with Israel, causing violence in Golan Heights and on the Israel–Lebanon border.Template:Sfn New rebel groups that emerged in 2005 included the Rally for Democracy and Liberty in Chad, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland in India, the Kurdistan Free Life Party in Iran, and the Maoist Communist Party in Turkey.Template:Sfn

The Comprehensive Peace Agreement between Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement was signed on January 9, ending the Second Sudanese Civil War.Template:Sfn The other conflict in Sudan, the War in Darfur, remained active with heavy targeting of civilians and aid workers.Template:Sfn The First Ivorian Civil War remained frozen as a fragile ceasefire held between Ivory Coast and the Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire while peace negotiations stalled.Template:Sfn The Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan remained mostly peaceful, though militant groups carried out occasional attacks.Template:Sfn

Culture

The highest-grossing film globally in 2005 was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, followed by Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.^[2] Critically acclaimed films from 2005 include Brokeback Mountain and A History of Violence.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Revenue from digital music sales became the third biggest music market in 2005 when it exceeded revenue from singles.^[7] The best-selling album globally in 2005 was X&Y by Coldplay, followed by The Emancipation of Mimi by Mariah Carey and The Massacre by 50 Cent. The best-selling non-English album was the Spanish-language album Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 by Shakira, the 27th best-selling of the year.^[8]

Critically acclaimed video games from 2005 include Civilization IV, God of War, and Resident Evil 4.^[9]

Economy

The gross world product increased by 3.2% in 2005, slowing from the 4.0% growth of 2004.Template:Sfn International trade grew by 7.1% in volume, decreasing from the 11.0% growth of 2004.Template:Sfn The price of oil surged in 2005, but not to the extent of a similar surge in 2004.Template:Sfn Depreciation of the United States dollar reversed in 2005 as it gained value relative to the euro and Japanese yen, though it continued depreciating relative to the currencies of many developing nations.Template:Sfn

Events

January

January 1 – Jeanna Giese from Wisconsin, United States, comes home from the hospital and officially becomes the first person to ever survive rabies without a vaccination.^[10]^[11]
January 5 – Eris, the most massive known dwarf planet in the Solar System, is discovered by a team led by Michael E. Brown using images originally taken on October 21, 2003, at the Palomar Observatory.^[12]
January 9 – The Comprehensive Peace Agreement is signed, ending the Second Sudanese Civil War in Sudan.^[13]
January 12 – Deep Impact is launched from Cape Canaveral with the purpose of studying the comet Tempel 1.^[14]
January 14 – The Huygens spacecraft lands on Titan, the largest moon of Saturn.^[15]
January 20 – The most intense solar particle event in recorded history is observed.^[16]

February

February 10 – North Korea announces that it possesses nuclear weapons as a protection against the hostility it says it perceives from the United States.^[17]
February 14
- Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri is assassinated, along with 21 others, by a suicide bomber in Beirut.^[18]
- YouTube, an American online video sharing and social media platform was founded by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim headquartered in San Bruno, California.
February 16 – The Kyoto Protocol officially goes into effect.^[19]

March

March 14 – China ratifies an anti-secession law, aimed at preventing Taiwan from declaring independence.^[20]
March 24 – The President of Kyrgyzstan, Askar Akayev, is deposed following mass anti-government demonstrations and flees the country.^[21]
March 28 – The 8.6 Template:M 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.^[22]
March 31 – The dwarf planet Makemake is discovered by a team led by Michael E. Brown at the Palomar Observatory.^[23]

April

April 2 – Pope John Paul II dies; over four million people travel to the Vatican to mourn him.^[24]^[25]^[26] Pope Benedict XVI succeeds him on April 19, becoming the 265th pope.^[27]^[28]
April 8 – The 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.
April 9 – Charles, Prince of Wales marries Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at Windsor's Guildhall. Camilla receives the title Duchess of Cornwall.^[29]
April 23 – The first ever YouTube video is uploaded, titled Me at the zoo.^[30]
April 24 – The first lunar eclipse of the year was a penumbral event, occurring at descending node in Virgo. This was 5 days before the Moon reached perigee. Gamma had a value of -1.08851. A penumbral lunar eclipse was visible in eastern Asia, Australia, Pacific and Americas, and was the 23rd lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 141.
April 26 – Cedar Revolution: Syria withdraws the last of its military garrison from Lebanon, ending its 29-year military occupation of the country.^[31]
April 27 – The Superjumbo jet aircraft Airbus A380 makes its first flight from Toulouse.^[32]

May

May 5 – The 2005 United Kingdom general election is won by Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Labour Party for a third consecutive majority government.
May 13 – Uzbek Interior Ministry and National Security Service troops massacre at least 200 protesters in the city of Andijan.^[33]
May 18 – English whisky is re-established in England.^[34]
May 19–21 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 takes place in Kyiv, Ukraine, and is won by Greek entrant Helena Paparizou with the song "My Number One".
May 21 – Kingda 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.^[35]^[36]
May 21 - David Foster Wallace delivers his now-famous commencement address, This is Water at Kenyon College in Ohio.

June

June 4 – The Civic Forum of the Romanians of Covasna, Harghita and Mureș is founded.^[37]

July

July 2 – Live 8, a set of 10 simultaneous concerts, takes place throughout the world, raising interest in the Make Poverty History campaign.^[38]
July 6
- The European Parliament rejects the proposed directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions in its second reading.^[39]
- The International Olympic Committee awards London the right to host the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[40]
July 7 – Four coordinated suicide bombings hit central London, killing 52 people and injuring over 700.^[41]
July 23 – A series of bombings hit the resort city of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, killing over 80 people.^[42]
July 28 – As a result of the Good Friday Agreement signed in 1998, the Provisional Irish Republican Army ends its armed campaign and decommissions their weapons, by ordering all its units to drop their arms under the supervision of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning.^[43]

August

August 12 – The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is launched from Cape Canaveral, designed to explore Mars.^[44]
August 14 – Helios 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.^[45]
August 16 – West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crashes into a mountain in Venezuela, killing 160 passengers and crew.^[46]
August 18 – Peace Mission 2005, the first joint China–Russia military exercise, begins its eight-day training on the Shandong Peninsula.^[47]
August 26 – The Constitution of Chile is heavily amended, eliminating senators for life, reducing the presidential terms from six to four years, giving the president exclusive rights to summon the National Security Council, and removes legal obstacles for the creation of new regions.^[48]
August 29 – Hurricane 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.^[49]
August 31 – The Al-Aimmah bridge disaster in Baghdad, Iraq kills 953 Shia Muslim pilgrims who were celebrating a religious festival.^[50]

September

September 7 – Egypt holds its first ever multi-party presidential election, which is marred with allegations of fraud.^[51]
September 12 – Israel demolishes multiple settlements and withdraws its army from the Gaza Strip.^[52]
September 19 – North Korea agrees to stop building nuclear weapons in exchange for aid and cooperation.^[53]
September 30 – Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in the Danish newspaper Script error: No such module "Lang"., sparking outrage and violent riots by Muslims around the world.^[54]

October

October 1 – A series of suicide bombs exploded at Kuta and Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia. The attack killed 20 and injured over 100 others.^[55]
October 3
- Croatia and Turkey's accession negotiations to the European Union officially starts.^[56]^[57]
- The 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.
October 8 – The 7.6 Template:M 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.^[58]
October 12 – The second crewed Chinese spacecraft, Shenzhou 6, is launched.^[59]
October 17 – The 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.
October 19 – The trial of Saddam Hussein begins.^[60]
October 20 – The 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.^[61]
October 24
- Hurricane Wilma, the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record, makes landfall near Cape Romano, causing an estimated $29.1 billion in damage.^[62]
- Rosa Parks dies of natural causes.

November

November 9 – At least 60 people are killed and 115 more are wounded in a series of coordinated suicide bombings in Amman, Jordan.^[63]
November 11 – In Kazakhstan, Zamanbek Nurkadilov, former mayor of Almaty, government minister and a political opponent of Nursultan Nazarbayev is found dead at his family compound.^[64]
November 13 – Andrew Stimpson, a 25-year-old Scottish man, is reported as the first person proven to have been 'cured' of HIV.^[65]
November 22
- Angela Merkel assumes office as the first female Chancellor of Germany.^[66]
- Microsoft releases the Xbox 360.^[67]
November 23 – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf wins the Liberian general election, making her the first democratically elected female head of state in Africa.^[68]
November 28 – The United Nations Climate Change Conference is held in Montreal.^[69]
November 30 – Surgeons in France carry out the first human face transplant with Isabelle Dinoire becoming the first person to undergo it.^[70]

December

December 12 – Scientists announce that they have created mice with small numbers of human neurons in an effort to make realistic models of neurological disorders.^[71]
December 16 – Find-a-drug medical distributed computing project is concluded.^[72]
December 18 – Chad descends into civil war after various rebel forces, with support from Sudan, attack the capital, N'Djamena.^[73]
December 19 – Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101 crashes into the ocean off of Miami Beach in Florida. 20 people are lost.
December 25 – An express train bound for the city of Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, is derailed by strong winds in Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture. Five people are killed and at least 33 injured.^[74]
December 31 – Another second is added, 23:59:60, to end the year 2005, the first time since 1998.^[75]

World population

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Births

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January 2 – Robbie Lee, British diver^[76]
January 4 – Dafne Keen, British and Spanish actress^[77]
January 11 – Roksana Węgiel, Polish singer, winner of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018^[78]
January 13 – Eva Brezalieva, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast^[79]
January 21 – IShowSpeed, American YouTuber
January 25 – Avantika Vandanapu, American actress and singer^[80]
January 26 – Katie Beth Hall, American actress^[81]
January 31 – Mallory James Mahoney, American actress^[82]^[83]
February 11 – Zali Rusli, Malaysian singer and actor
February 19 – Alma Deutscher, British composer and former child prodigy
February 25 – Arda Güler, Turkish football player^[84]
March 10 – Rykarl Iskandar, Malaysian actor and TV host
March 26 – Ella Anderson, American actress^[85]
March 28 – d4vd, American singer^[86]
April 10 – Ray-D, Malaysian singer
April 11 – Muhammad Khalil, Malaysian footballer
April 12 – Muhammad Alif Fahmy Khairul Anuar, Malaysian social media influencer
April 29 – Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti of Thailand, grandson of Bhumibol Adulyadej, son of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Rama X of Thailand and his wife Srirasmi Suwadee^[87]
May 5 – Haykal Danish, Malaysian footballer
May 5 – Arabella Ellen, Malaysian actress and model
May 11 – Ezra Frech, American track athlete and Paralympian
May 14 – Maxwell Acee Donovan, American actor
May 19 – Cik B, Malaysian actress, singer and model
May 24 – Fariz Isqandar, Malaysian actor and TV host
June 5 – Rylee Arnold, American dancer
June 17 – Funa Nakayama, Japanese skateboarder^[88]
June 18 – Muhammad Ashraff Mohd Rizal, Malaysian social media influencer
June 21 – Jay Iskandar, Malaysian actor
June 25 – Kylie Cantrall, American actress and singer^[89]
June 26 – Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, daughter of Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and his wife Queen Máxima of the Netherlands^[90]
July 5 – Sombr, American singer
July 7 – Sam Morelos, American actor
July 21 – Joseph Zada, Australian actor
July 25 – Pierce Gagnon, American actor^[91]
August 8 – Alysa Liu, American figure skater^[92]
August 10 – Sunny Suljic, American actor^[93]
August 18 – Brady Hepner, American actor
August 25 – Yuyun Hikmah, Malaysian actress and model
September 20 - Jason Drucker, American actor
September 26 – Jack Hoffman, American high school football player and pediatric brain cancer patient who met President Barack Obama in 2013 (d. 2025)
September 29 – Gabrielle Gutierrez, Filipino stage actress
September 30 – Mia Sara Nasuha, Malaysian actress
October 1 – Rosalie Chiang, American actress
October 4 – Prince Emmanuel of Belgium, younger son and third child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium^[94]
October 7 – Lulu Wilson, American actress^[95]^[96]
October 15 – Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark, son of Frederik X and his wife Queen Mary of Denmark^[97]
October 31
- Leonor, Princess of Asturias, daughter of Felipe VI of Spain and his wife Queen Letizia of Spain^[98]
- Dixie Egerickx, English actress
November 1 – Ahmad Shahmi Md Azhar, Malaysian social media influencer
November 2 – Muhammad Khir Shah Ramadhan Abdul Rani, Malaysian actor and social media influencer
November 3 – Fina Strazza, American actress
November 16 – Mariam Mamadashvili, Georgian singer, winner of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016
November 21 – Ashley Aufderheide, American actress
December 3 – Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway, son of Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway and his wife Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway, grandson of King Harald V of Norway^[99]
December 14 – Mia Sinclair Jenness, American theater actress
December 27 – Kristina Pimenova, Russian model^[100]
December 30 – Brady Noon, American actor
December 30 – Dinda Dania, Malaysian singer and actress

Deaths

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Nobel Prizes

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Chemistry – Robert H. Grubbs, Richard R. Schrock, and Yves Chauvin
Economics – Robert Aumann, and Thomas Schelling
Literature – Harold Pinter
Peace – Mohamed ElBaradei
Physics – Roy J. Glauber, John L. Hall, and Theodor W. Hänsch
Physiology or Medicine – Robin Warren, and Barry Marshall

New English words and terms

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 {{Events by month|2005|prefix=Portal:Current events/}}
-[[File:2005 Events Collage V2.png|From top left, clockwise: [[Hurricane Katrina]] kills 1,836 people throughout the [[Southern United States]]; the [[funeral of Pope John Paul II]] is held in [[Vatican City]]; "[[Me at the zoo]]" is the first video ever to be uploaded to [[YouTube]]; [[Eris (dwarf planet)|Eris]] and its satellite [[Dysnomia (moon)|Dysnomia]] are discovered by a [[Palomar Observatory]]-based team, becoming the tenth planet to be discovered and breaking ground for the discovery of new dwarf planets such as [[Haumea]] and [[Makemake]]; [[Saddam Hussein]] sits before an Iraqi judge at a [[Trial of Saddam Hussein|courthouse]] in [[Baghdad]]; the shrine and [[Assassination of Rafic Hariri|resting place]] for [[Rafic Hariri]]; the ''[[Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter]]'' (designed to explore [[Mars]]) is launched from [[Cape Canaveral Space Force Station|Cape Canaveral]]; the [[Live 8]] concert in the [[Tiergarten, Berlin]].|thumb|upright=1.3]]
+{{Multiple image
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+*[[YouTube]] was launched with [[Me at the zoo]] as its first video;
+*[[Hurricane Katrina]] devastates [[New Orleans]], kills 1,392, becomes the costliest hurricane at the time, and displaces millions;
+*[[Eris (dwarf planet)|Eris]] is discovered, the largest known [[dwarf planet]] at the time;
+*[[Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II|Pope John Paul II dies]];
+*[[2005 Kashmir Earthquake|Earthquake in Kashmir]] kills between 75,000 and 90,000;
+*Site where the [[assassination of Rafic Hariri]] took place.
+*The [[Amagasaki derailment]] occurred when a seven-car commuter train came off the tracks on [[West Japan Railway Company]]'s (JR West) Fukuchiyama Line just before [[Amagasaki]]. 107 people were killed in the derailment;
+*Tickets to [[Live 8]];
+*[[7 July 2005 London bombings|The London Underground bombings]] kill 56 and become one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in [[London]].
+}}
 {{Year nav|2005}}
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 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the [[International Year of Microcredit]]. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the [[International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples|International Decade of the World's Indigenous People]] (1995–2005).
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+== Population ==
+The [[world population]] on January 1, 2005, was estimated to be 6.545&nbsp;billion people and increased to 6.629&nbsp;billion people by January 1, 2006.{{Sfn|UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs|2024}} An estimated 137.2&nbsp;million births and 53.4&nbsp;million deaths took place in 2005.{{Sfn|UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs|2024}} The average global [[life expectancy]] was 68.1 years, an increase of 0.4 years from 2004.{{Sfn|UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs|2024}} The estimated number of global refugees decreased from 9.54&nbsp;million to its lowest in 25 years, 8.39&nbsp;million refugees, by the end of the year.{{Sfn|UN High Commissioner for Refugees|2006|p=3}} Afghanistan was the largest source of refugees with approximately 1.9&nbsp;million people.{{Sfn|UN High Commissioner for Refugees|2006|p=4}}
+== Conflicts ==
+There were 32 conflicts in 2005 that caused at least 25 fatalities, all of which were [[intrastate war]]s involving [[violent non-state actor]]s.{{Sfn|Harbom|Högbladh|Wallensteen|2006|p=617}} Five of these resulted in over 1,000 fatalities: the [[Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)|Iraqi insurgency]], the [[Taliban insurgency]] in Afghanistan, the [[Kashmir insurgency]], the [[Nepalese Civil War]], and the [[Colombian conflict]].{{Sfn|Harbom|Högbladh|Wallensteen|2006|pp=627–630}}<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Harbom |first1=Lotta |last2=Wallensteen |first2=Peter |date=2007 |title=Armed Conflict, 1989-2006 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/27640570 |journal=[[Journal of Peace Research]] |volume=44 |issue=5 |pages=623–634 |doi=10.1177/0022343307080859 |jstor=27640570 |issn=0022-3433}}</ref><!-- The 2007 source contains an update to the 2006 source, changing the number from 31 to 32. --> Among continuing conflicts from previous years, the Iraqi insurgency meant further violence in Iraq throughout 2005, including [[2005 Al Hillah bombing|a major suicide bombing]] on February 28 and a series of attacks as the [[Iraqi Transitional Government]] was established in April and May.{{Sfn|Holmqvist|2006|p=99}} The [[Second Chechen War]] in Russia saw the assassination of Chechen rebel leader [[Aslan Maskhadov]] by Russian forces on March 8,{{Sfn|Holmqvist|2006|p=91}} and the [[Kivu conflict]] and [[Ituri conflict]] continued in the Democratic Republic of the Congo despite the formal end of the [[Second Congo War]] in 2002.{{Sfn|Holmqvist|2006|p=95}}
+The government of Myanmar broke its 2003 ceasefire with the [[Karen National Union]] in January, and it engaged in heightened conflict with the [[Shan State Army (RCSS)]] in April.{{Sfn|Harbom|Högbladh|Wallensteen|2006|p=620}} [[Nagorno-Karabakh conflict|The frozen conflict]] between Azerbaijan and the breakaway [[Nagorno-Karabakh]] also reignited as a 1994 ceasefire collapsed.{{Sfn|Harbom|Högbladh|Wallensteen|2006|p=621}} In Sri Lanka, peace talks broke down with the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]].{{Sfn|Harbom|Högbladh|Wallensteen|2006|p=620}} Peace talks took place to end the [[Second Intifada]] between Israel and Palestine, which were complicated by attacks from Palestinian militant groups and subsequent Israeli retaliation.{{Sfn|Holmqvist|2006|p=81}} [[Hezbollah]] also [[Israeli–Lebanese conflict|engaged in conflict]] with Israel, causing violence in [[Golan Heights]] and on the [[Israel–Lebanon border]].{{Sfn|Holmqvist|2006|p=82}} New rebel groups that emerged in 2005 included the [[Rally for Democracy and Liberty]] in Chad, the [[National Socialist Council of Nagaland]] in India, the [[Kurdistan Free Life Party]] in Iran, and the [[Maoist Communist Party (Turkey)|Maoist Communist Party]] in Turkey.{{Sfn|Harbom|Högbladh|Wallensteen|2006|p=620}}
+The [[Comprehensive Peace Agreement]] between Sudan and the [[Sudan People's Liberation Movement]] was signed on January 9, ending the [[Second Sudanese Civil War]].{{Sfn|Holmqvist|2006|p=87}} The other conflict in Sudan, the [[War in Darfur]], remained active with heavy targeting of civilians and aid workers.{{Sfn|Holmqvist|2006|p=88}} The [[First Ivorian Civil War]] remained frozen as a fragile ceasefire held between Ivory Coast and the [[Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire]] while peace negotiations stalled.{{Sfn|Harbom|Högbladh|Wallensteen|2006|p=621}} The [[Kashmir conflict]] between India and Pakistan remained mostly peaceful, though militant groups carried out occasional attacks.{{Sfn|Holmqvist|2006|pp=83–84}}
+== Culture ==
+The highest-grossing film globally in 2005 was ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', followed by ''[[Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith]]'' and ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2005 Worldwide Box Office |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2005/ |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> Critically acclaimed films from 2005 include ''[[Brokeback Mountain]]'' and ''[[A History of Violence]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Urquhart |first=Jeremy |date=June 22, 2023 |title=The 10 Best Movies of 2005, Ranked |url=https://collider.com/best-movies-2005-ranked/ |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The best movies of 2005 |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-best-movies-of-2005 |date=August 14, 2025 |website=[[The A.V. Club]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-02-27 |title=The best films of 2005 |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/best-films-2005 |website=[[British Film Institute]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Travers |first=Peter |date=December 19, 2005 |title=The 10 Best Movies of 2005 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/the-10-best-movies-of-2005-170536/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref>
+Revenue from digital music sales became the third biggest music market in 2005 when it exceeded revenue from [[Single (music)|single]]s.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Brandle |first=Lars |date=March 31, 2006 |title=IFPI: 2005 Global Biz Down 3% |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ifpi-2005-global-biz-down-3-1355865/ |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> The best-selling album globally in 2005 was ''[[X&Y]]'' by [[Coldplay]], followed by ''[[The Emancipation of Mimi]]'' by [[Mariah Carey]] and ''[[The Massacre]]'' by [[50 Cent]]. The best-selling non-English album was the Spanish-language album ''[[Fijación Oral, Vol. 1]]'' by [[Shakira]], the 27th best-selling of the year.<ref name="ifpi">{{Cite web |title=2000-2005 Top 50 Albums [XLS] |url=https://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top-5-albums-2000-2005.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323114337/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top-5-albums-2000-2005.xls |archive-date=2012-03-23 |website=[[IFPI]]}}</ref>
+Critically acclaimed video games from 2005 include ''[[Civilization IV]]'', ''[[God of War (2005 video game)|God of War]]'', and ''[[Resident Evil 4]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oaks |first=Amanda Kay |date=July 16, 2025 |title=The 10 Best Games of 2005, According to Metacritic |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/best-video-games-2005/ |website=ComicBook.com}}</ref>
+== Economy ==
+The [[gross world product]] increased by 3.2% in 2005, slowing from the 4.0% growth of 2004.{{Sfn|UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs|2006|pp=1–2}} [[International trade]] grew by 7.1% in volume, decreasing from the 11.0% growth of 2004.{{Sfn|UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs|2006|p=31}} The [[price of oil]] surged in 2005, but not to the extent of a similar surge in 2004.{{Sfn|UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs|2006|p=7}} Depreciation of the [[United States dollar]] reversed in 2005 as it gained value relative to the [[euro]] and [[Japanese yen]], though it continued depreciating relative to the currencies of many developing nations.{{Sfn|UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs|2006|p=19}}
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 * [[August 18]] – [[Peace Mission 2005]], the first joint China–Russia [[military exercise]], begins its eight-day training on the [[Shandong Peninsula]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/aug/19/russia.china|title=Russia and China rattle sabres with joint war games|last=Parfitt|first=Tom|date=August 19, 2005|website=The Guardian|access-date=June 5, 2016|archive-date=December 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215121216/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/aug/19/russia.china|url-status=live}}</ref>
 * [[August 26]] – The [[Chilean Constitution of 1980|Constitution of Chile]] is heavily amended, eliminating [[Senator for life|senators for life]], reducing the presidential terms from six to four years, giving the president exclusive rights to summon the National Security Council, and removes legal obstacles for the creation of new [[Regions of Chile|regions]].<ref>Ministerio Secretaría General de la Presidencia (26 de agosto de 2005), «Ley 20050: Reforma constitucional que introduce diversas modificaciones a la Constitución política de la República», Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile, consultado el 14 de mayo de 2011.</ref>
-* [[August 29]] – [[Hurricane Katrina]] makes landfall along the [[Gulf Coast of the United States|U.S. Gulf Coast]], causing [[Hurricane Katrina#Impact|severe damage]], killing over a thousand people and dealing an estimated $108 billion in damage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/23/us/hurricane-katrina-statistics-fast-facts/index.html|title=Hurricane Katrina Statistics Fast Facts|website=CNN.com|date=August 16, 2013|access-date=July 3, 2016|archive-date=July 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703034702/http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/23/us/hurricane-katrina-statistics-fast-facts/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
+* [[August 29]] – [[Hurricane Katrina]] makes landfall along the [[Gulf Coast of the United States|U.S. Gulf Coast]], causing [[Hurricane Katrina#Impact|severe damage]], killing over a thousand people and causing an estimated $108 billion in damage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/23/us/hurricane-katrina-statistics-fast-facts/index.html|title=Hurricane Katrina Statistics Fast Facts|website=CNN.com|date=August 16, 2013|access-date=July 3, 2016|archive-date=July 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703034702/http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/23/us/hurricane-katrina-statistics-fast-facts/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 * [[August 31]] – The [[2005 Al-Aimmah Bridge disaster|Al-Aimmah bridge disaster]] in [[Baghdad]], Iraq kills 953 Shia Muslim pilgrims who were celebrating a religious festival.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4199618.stm|title=Iraq stampede deaths near 1,000|date=August 31, 2005|work=BBC News|access-date=June 5, 2016|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211013957/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4199618.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 ===October===
-* [[October 1]] – A [[2005 Bali bombings|series of suicide bombs exploded]] at [[Jimbaran]] Beach Resort and [[Kuta, Bali]], Indonesia. The attack killed 20 and injured over 100 others.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/indonesia/Story/0,2763,1583602,00.html |title=Suicide attacks leave 22 dead and 130 injured |work=The Guardian|date=October 3, 2005 |access-date=June 16, 2025}}</ref>
+* [[October 1]] – A [[2005 Bali bombings|series of suicide bombs exploded]] at [[Kuta, Bali|Kuta]] and [[Jimbaran]], [[Bali]], Indonesia. The attack killed 20 and injured over 100 others.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/indonesia/Story/0,2763,1583602,00.html |title=Suicide attacks leave 22 dead and 130 injured |work=The Guardian|date=October 3, 2005 |access-date=June 16, 2025}}</ref>
 * [[October 3]]
 ** [[Croatia]] and [[Turkey]]'s accession negotiations to the [[European Union]] officially starts.<ref>{{cite web |title=The European Union opens accession negotiations with Croatia |url=https://www.eumonitor.eu/9353000/1/j9vvik7m1c3gyxp/vh4fjlgm8vvq?ctx=vh25de4aj8xr|website=EU Monitor |date=October 4, 2005|access-date=December 9, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=European Union Formally Opens Talks on Turkey's Joining |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/04/world/european-union-formally-opens-talks-on-turkeys-joining.html |website=The New York Times |date=October 4, 2005|access-date=December 9, 2024}}</ref>
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 * [[October 20]] – The general conference of the [[UNESCO|United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization]] (UNESCO) passes the [[Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions]].<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Beukelaer |editor1-first=Christiaan |editor2-last=Pyykkönen |editor2-first=Miikka |editor3-last=Singh |editor3-first=J. P. |title=Globalization, culture and development : the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity |date=2015 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |location=Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire |isbn=978-1-137-39763-8|page=1|chapter=Introduction: UNESCO's "Diversity Convention" – Ten Years on|author1-first=Christiaan |author1-last=De Beukelaer |author2-first= Miikka |author2-last=Pyykkönen}}</ref>
 *[[October 24]]
-** [[Hurricane Wilma]] makes landfall near [[Cape Romano]], causing an estimated $29.1 billion in damage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strongest Atlantic Hurricane: Wilma Brought Havoc to Mexico, Florida |url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/hurricane-wilma-brought-death/18997467 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803224026/https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/hurricane-wilma-brought-death/18997467 |archive-date=August 3, 2018 |access-date=August 3, 2018 |website=www.accuweather.com}}</ref>
+** [[Hurricane Wilma]], the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record, makes landfall near [[Cape Romano]], causing an estimated $29.1 billion in damage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strongest Atlantic Hurricane: Wilma Brought Havoc to Mexico, Florida |url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/hurricane-wilma-brought-death/18997467 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803224026/https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/hurricane-wilma-brought-death/18997467 |archive-date=August 3, 2018 |access-date=August 3, 2018 |website=www.accuweather.com}}</ref>
 ** [[Rosa Parks]] dies of natural causes.
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 * [[December 16]] – [[Find-a-drug]] medical distributed computing project is concluded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.find-a-drug.org/news.html|title=Find-a-Drug to close|website=find-a-drug.org|date=November 1, 2005|access-date=June 21, 2022|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212051/http://www.find-a-drug.org/news.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 * [[December 18]] – [[Chad]] descends into [[Chadian Civil War (2005–2010)|civil war]] after various rebel forces, with support from [[Sudan]], attack the capital, [[N'Djamena]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Sarkees | first = Meredith | title = Resort to war : a data guide to inter-state, extra-state, intra-state, and non-state wars, 1816-2007 | publisher = CQ Press | location = Washington, D.C. | year = 2010 | isbn = 9780872894341 | page=479 }}</ref>
+* [[December 19]] – [[Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101]] crashes into the ocean off of [[Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]] in Florida. 20 people are lost.
 * [[December 25]] – An express train bound for the city of [[Niigata (city)|Niigata]], [[Niigata Prefecture]], Japan, is derailed by strong winds in [[Shōnai, Yamagata|Shonai]], [[Yamagata Prefecture]]. Five people are killed and at least 33 injured.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/04/03/national/wind-blamed-for-fatal-2005-jr-east-accident/|title=Wind blamed for fatal 2005 JR East accident|date=April 3, 2008|website=Japan Times|access-date=January 8, 2022|archive-date=January 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108142330/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/04/03/national/wind-blamed-for-fatal-2005-jr-east-accident/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 * [[December 31]] – [[Leap second|Another second]] is added, 23:59:60, to end the year 2005, the first time since 1998.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050704/full/news050704-8.html|title=Leap second to be added to 2005|last=Khamsi|first=Roxanne|date=July 6, 2005|journal=Nature|pages=news050704–8|doi=10.1038/news050704-8|access-date=July 3, 2016|archive-date=April 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418150813/http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050704/full/news050704-8.html|url-status=live | issn=0028-0836|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
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 * [[January 25]] – [[Avantika (actress)|Avantika Vandanapu]], American actress and singer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Avantika |url=https://www.iamavantika.com/ |access-date=April 4, 2024 |website=Avantika |language=en-US}}</ref>
 * [[January 26]] – [[Katie Beth Hall]], American actress<ref name="TheLincolnCenter">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=5 December 2024 |title=Katie Beth Hall |url=https://www.listal.com/katie-beth-hall |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=Listal}}</ref>
+* [[January 31]] – [[Mallory James Mahoney]], American actress<ref name="Sweet 16 via Instagram">{{Cite instagram |user=malloryjamesmahoney |postid=CKu-LvUBxEE |title=Putting the "Sweet" in Sweet Sixteen!!! #16 #sweet16 🚘🎂💖🥳 #ItsMyBirthday |date=January 31, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Newsweek">{{Cite web|title=Meet new 'On My Block' Season 3 stars Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson and Mallory James Mahoney|url=https://www.newsweek.com/my-block-season-3-cast-troy-leigh-anne-jonhosn-mallory-james-mahoney-kendra-ainsley-netflix-1491938|last=Spencer|first=Samuel|date=2020-03-12|website=Newsweek|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref>
+* [[February 11]] – [[Zali Rusli]], Malaysian singer and actor
 * [[February 19]] – [[Alma Deutscher]], British composer and former [[child prodigy]]
 * [[February 25]] – [[Arda Güler]], Turkish football player<ref name="Real Madrid">{{cite web |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en-US/football/first-team/players/arda-guler |title=Arda Güler |publisher=Real Madrid CF |access-date=13 October 2024}}</ref>
+* [[March 10]] – [[:ms:Rykarl Iskandar|Rykarl Iskandar]], Malaysian actor and TV host
 * [[March 26]] – [[Ella Anderson]], American actress<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.henry-danger-danschneider.com/cast-and-characters/ella-anderson|title=Ella Anderson|work=Henry Danger {{!}} Dan Schneider|via=www.henry-danger-danschneider.com|first1=Dan|last1=Schneider|author1-link=Dan Schneider (TV producer)|access-date=June 26, 2019|archive-date=October 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014212404/http://www.henry-danger-danschneider.com/cast-and-characters/ella-anderson|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
 * [[March 28]] – [[d4vd]], American singer<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/d4vddd/p/C5HQbkpuVmM/ | title=Instagram }}</ref>
+* [[April 10]] – [[:ms:Ray-D|Ray-D]], Malaysian singer
+* [[April 11]] – [[Muhammad Khalil (footballer)|Muhammad Khalil]], Malaysian footballer
+* [[April 12]] – [[Muhammad Alif Fahmy Khairul Anuar]], Malaysian social media influencer
 * [[April 29]] – [[Dipangkorn Rasmijoti|Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti of Thailand]], grandson of [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]], son of King [[Vajiralongkorn|Maha Vajiralongkorn]], Rama X of Thailand and his wife [[Srirasmi Suwadee]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thairath.co.th/lifestyle/woman/79654|title=10 เรื่องคนไทยต้องรู้ของเจ้าชายน้อย 'พระองค์ทีฯ'|date=April 29, 2010|work=[[Thairath|Thairath Online]]|access-date=August 12, 2019|language=th}}</ref>
+* [[May 5]] – [[Haykal Danish]], Malaysian footballer
+* [[May 5]] – [[:ms:Arabella Ellen|Arabella Ellen]], Malaysian actress and model
 * [[May 11]] – [[Ezra Frech]], American track athlete and Paralympian
+* [[May 14]] – [[Maxwell Acee Donovan]], American actor
+* [[May 19]] – [[:ms:Cik B|Cik B]], Malaysian actress, singer and model
+* [[May 24]] – [[Fariz Isqandar]], Malaysian actor and TV host
+* [[June 5]] – [[Rylee Arnold]], American dancer
 * [[June 17]] – [[Funa Nakayama]], Japanese skateboarder<ref>{{cite web |title=Skateboarding NAKAYAMA Funa |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/skateboarding/athlete-profile-n1315686-nakayama-funa.htm |work=[[Tokyo 2020 Olympics]] |access-date=July 26, 2021 |language=en-us |archive-date=July 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726052443/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/skateboarding/athlete-profile-n1315686-nakayama-funa.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+* [[June 18]] – [[Muhammad Ashraff Mohd Rizal]], Malaysian social media influencer
+* [[June 21]] – [[:ms:Jay Iskandar|Jay Iskandar]], Malaysian actor
 * [[June 25]] – [[Kylie Cantrall]], American actress and singer<ref name="DisneyTelevisionPressShowBios">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604213800/https://www.dgepress.com/disneybrandedtelevision/shows/gabby-duran-and-the-unsittables/bios/|url=https://www.dgepress.com/disneybrandedtelevision/shows/gabby-duran-and-the-unsittables/bios/|title=''Gabby Duran & the Unsittables'' Show Bios|publisher=[[Walt Disney Television Press]]|access-date=2022-06-04|archive-date=2022-06-04}}</ref>
 * [[June 26]] – [[Princess Alexia of the Netherlands]], daughter of [[Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands]] and his wife [[Queen Máxima of the Netherlands]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Orange Is Everywhere As Netherlands Welcomes A New King |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/04/30/180013890/orange-is-everywhere-as-dutch-welcome-new-king?t=1625576104688 |newspaper=NPR |date = April 30, 2013|access-date=July 6, 2021 |language=en|last1 = Memmott|first1 = Mark}}</ref>
 * [[July 5]] – [[Sombr]], American singer
+* [[July 7]] – [[Sam Morelos]], American actor
+* [[July 21]] – [[Joseph Zada]], Australian actor
 * [[July 25]] – [[Pierce Gagnon]], American actor<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/extant/bios?id=pierce-gagnon |title=Pierce Gagnon |work=[[CBS Press]] Express |access-date=May 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725140529/http://cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/extant/bios?id=pierce-gagnon |archive-date=July 25, 2015 |publisher=[[CBS Broadcasting Inc.]]}}</ref>
 * [[August 8]] – [[Alysa Liu]], American figure skater<ref>{{cite web |title=Alysa Liu |url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00103196.htm |website=isuresults.com}}</ref>
 * [[August 10]] – [[Sunny Suljic]], American actor<ref>{{cite news |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xj49H8l_pNA |title=The Nine Club interview with Sunny Suljić |work=[[YouTube]] (The Nine Club) |date=2018-10-18 |accessdate=2018-10-22}}</ref>
+* [[August 18]] – [[Brady Hepner]], American actor
+* [[August 25]] – [[:ms:Yuyun Hikmah|Yuyun Hikmah]], Malaysian actress and model
+* [[September 20]] - [[Jason Drucker]], American actor
 * [[September 26]] – [[Jack Hoffman]], American high school football player and pediatric brain cancer patient who met President [[Barack Obama]] in 2013 (d. [[2025]])
-* [[September 29]] - [[Gabrielle Gutierrez]], Filipino-American stage actress
+* [[September 29]] – [[Gabrielle Gutierrez]], Filipino stage actress
+* [[September 30]] – [[:ms:Mia Sara|Mia Sara Nasuha]], Malaysian actress
 * [[October 1]] – [[Rosalie Chiang]], American actress
 * [[October 4]] – [[Prince Emmanuel of Belgium]], younger son and third child of [[Philippe of Belgium|King Philippe]] and [[Queen Mathilde of Belgium]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Turner |first1=B. |title=The Statesman's Yearbook 2010: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World |date=January 12, 2017 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-349-58632-5 |page=190 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YpLlDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA190 |language=en}}</ref>
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 **[[Leonor, Princess of Asturias]], daughter of [[Felipe VI|Felipe VI of Spain]] and his wife [[Queen Letizia of Spain]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Los 10 nobles años de Leonor en 10 imágenes|url=http://www.elmundo.es/album/loc/2015/10/30/56336aef22601d4a7b8b4619_1.html|website=El Mundo|date=October 30, 2015|language=es}}</ref>
 **[[Dixie Egerickx]], English actress
+* [[November 1]] – [[Ahmad Shahmi Md Azhar]], Malaysian social media influencer
+* [[November 2]] – [[Muhammad Khir Shah Ramadhan Abdul Rani]], Malaysian actor and social media influencer
 * [[November 3]] – [[Fina Strazza]], American actress
 * [[November 16]] – [[Mariam Mamadashvili]], Georgian singer, winner of [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016]]
-* [[December 3]] – [[Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway]], son of [[Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway]] and his wife [[Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway]], grandson of King [[Harald V|Harald V of Norway]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalcourt.no/artikkel.html?tid=28781&sek=28631|website=www.royalcourt.no|publisher=Norwegian Royal Court|title=His Highness Prince Sverre Magnus - Biography|access-date=December 23, 2013}}</ref>
+* [[November 21]] – [[Ashley Aufderheide]], American actress
-* [[ December 14]] - [[Mia Sinclair Jenness]], American theater actress
+* [[December 3]] – [[Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway]], son of [[Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway]] and his wife [[Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway]], grandson of King [[Harald V|Harald V of Norway]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalcourt.no/artikkel.html?tid=28781&sek=28631|website=www.royalcourt.no|publisher=Norwegian Royal Court|title=His Highness Prince Sverre Magnus – Biography|access-date=December 23, 2013}}</ref>
+* [[December 14]] – [[Mia Sinclair Jenness]], American theater actress
 * [[December 27]] – [[Kristina Pimenova]], Russian model<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mk.ru/social/2014/11/27/samaya-krasivaya-devochka-mira-khodit-v-obychnuyu-moskovskuyu-shkolu.html |title=Самая красивая девочка мира ходит в обычную московскую школу |language=ru |trans-title=The most beautiful girl of the world goes to a regular school in Moscow |last=Samodelova |first=Svetlana |date=November 27, 2014 |publisher=Moskovskij Komsomolets}}</ref>
 * [[December 30]] – [[Brady Noon]], American actor
+* [[December 30]] – [[:ms:Dinda Dania|Dinda Dania]], Malaysian singer and actress
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-==Sources==
+== Bibliography ==
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+* {{Cite book |last=Holmqvist |first=Caroline |title=SIPRI Yearbook 2006: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security |publisher=[[Stockholm International Peace Research Institute]] |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-19-929873-0 |pages=77–107 |chapter=Major armed conflicts |chapter-url=https://www.sipri.org/yearbook/2006/02}}
+* {{Cite report |url=https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/MostUsed/ |title=World Population Prospects 2024 |date=2024 |publisher=United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs |ref={{harvid|UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs|2024}} |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |access-date=August 22, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711213112/https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/MostUsed/ |url-status=dead }}
+* {{Cite report |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3966508?ln=en&v=pdf |title=2005 Global Refugee Trends |date=2006 |publisher=United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |ref={{harvid|UN High Commissioner for Refugees|2006}}}}
 * {{cite book |last1=Corbett |first1=Ronnie |author-link1=Ronnie Corbett |last2=Nobbs |first2=David |title=And It's Goodnight From Him ...: The Autobiography of the Two Ronnies |publisher=Penguin |year=2007 |orig-year=2006 |isbn=978-0-14-102804-0 |edition=Paperback}}
+* {{Cite report |url=https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/wesp/wesp_archive/2006wesp.pdf |title=World Economic Situation and Prospects 2006 |date=2006-01-14 |publisher=United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs |isbn=92-1-109150-0 |ref={{harvid|UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs|2006}}}}
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January

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March

April

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