2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2005th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 5th year of the 3rd millennium, the 5th year of the 21st century, and the 6th year of the 2000s decade.

Millennium: 3rd millennium
Centuries: 20th century21st century22nd century
Decades: 1970s  1980s  1990s  – 2000s –  2010s  2020s  2030s
Years: 2002 2003 200420052006 2007 2008

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Iraqi police officers hold up their index fingers marked with purple ink, a security measure to prevent double voting.

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Shirley Chisholm
 
Amrish Puri
 
Zhao Ziyang
 
Johnny Carson

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Arthur Miller

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Hans Bethe
 
Rinus Michels
 
James Callaghan

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Pope John Paul II
 
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco
 
Ezer Weizman

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Anne Bancroft

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Edward Heath

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Fahd of Saudi Arabia
 
Robin Cook
 
David Lange

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William Rehnquist
 
Simon Wiesenthal

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Milton Obote
 
Rosa Parks

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K. R. Narayanan
 
Eddie Guerrero
 
Pat Morita
 
George Best

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