On 28 May 2005, in celebration of his approaching 65th birthday, Jones returned to his homeland to perform a concert in Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd before a crowd of about 20, 000.

Miffy celebrated her fiftieth birthday in 2005.

Rock Is Fifty also hosted additional celebrations in Los Angeles in July, 2005, as part of a " Rock Around the Clock-a-Thon " to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the date the song reached the No. 1 spot on the American charts, as well as to observe what would have been Haley's 80th birthday.

In March and July 2005, the members of the 1954 – 55 group, now billed as simply The Comets after decades of controversy over the use of the name, made several high-profile concert appearances in New York City and Los Angeles organized by Martin Lewis as part of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of rock and roll, the release of Blackboard Jungle, the 50th anniversary of " Rock Around the Clock " hitting Number 1, and the 80th birthday of Bill Haley.

Callaghan died on 26 March 2005, 11 days after his wife's death and one day before his 93rd birthday, of lobar pneumonia, cardiac failure and kidney failure.

* In the TV Series Ben 10, the events of Ben 10, 000 take place on Grandpa Max's birthday in 2005 ( 60 ) and 2025 ( 80 ).

Wodonga High School celebrated its 50th birthday in 2005.

Yanhuang Chunqiu, a reform-minded magazine, was allowed to publish a series of articles in 2005 commemorating the birthday of Hu Yaobang, but the government acted to limit the availability of the magazine.

He died on September 14, 2005, four days after his 91st birthday.

In 2005, St. Lucie County celebrated its 100th birthday.

In 2005 she attended a Unity Church service in Miami and decided that day to " go into a kind of religious school and study " on her 80th birthday.

For his 75th birthday … By David Sanson et Pierre Yves Macé In Mouvement Musique Action, Cahier Spécial, May 18 – 29, 2005, p. 10-12

One of the biggest attractions is the Big Banana, one of the first of Australia's Big Things ( it celebrated its 40th birthday in 2005 ), with the World's Largest Banana celebrating the region's best known export.

" Happy New Year " ( 2005 ): Geraldine Granger receives a ticket to a speed dating event for her 40th birthday.

On 15 November 2005, to celebrate Lyngstad's 60th birthday, Universal Records released the box set Frida, consisting of all the solo albums she recorded for Polar Music, all digitally remastered and including a set of bonus tracks.

The album is made up of lyrics directly related to ill feelings after the breakup of Blink-182 ; a notable song, " No, It Isn't ", addresses the concerns head-on and was leaked through the + 44 website in December 2005: coincidentally, on DeLonge's birthday.

The Chinese use sacrificial tripods symbolically in modern times, such as in 2005, when a " National Unity Tripod " made of bronze was presented by the central Chinese government to the government of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to mark its fiftieth birthday.

The Chinese use sacrificial tripods in modern times, such as in 2005, when a " National Unity Tripod " made of bronze was presented by the central Chinese government to the government of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to mark its fiftieth birthday.

The modern five-pound issues are not issued for circulation, but to mark events or commemorations of national or Royal significance, including the following: Queen Mother 90th birthday ( 1990 ); 40th anniversary of the Coronation ( 1993 ); 70th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II ( 1996 ); Golden Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip ( 1997 ); Prince of Wales ' 50th birthday ( 1998 ); Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial ( 1999 ); Millennium commemoration ( 1999 & 2000 ); Queen Mother Centenary ( 2000 ); Queen Victoria anniversary ( 2001 ); Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee ( 2002 ); Queen Mother Memorial ( 2002 ); Queen Elizabeth II Coronation 50th anniversary ( 2003 ); Centenary of the Entente Cordiale ( 2004 ); 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar ( 2005 ); 200th anniversary of the death of Horatio Nelson ( 2005 ); 80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II ( 2006 ); Diamond Wedding of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip ( 2007 ) 60th birthday of Prince of Wales ( 2008 ).

Jimmy Page was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his charity work in 2005 and Robert Plant was honoured as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his services to popular music in 2009.

In 2005 the EGU Division on Cryospheric Sciences established the Louis Agassiz Medal, awarded to individuals in recognition of their outstanding scientific contribution to the study of the cryosphere on Earth or elsewhere in the solar system.

Sin City was a critical hit in 2005 as well as a box office success, particularly for a hyperviolent comic book adaptation that did not have name recognition comparable to the X-Men or Spider-Man.

Winterbottom was posthumously inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of his contribution as a manager to the English game on a national level.

With the passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, an " Electric Reliability Organization " was created to develop and enforce compliance with mandatory reliability standards in the U. S. This non-governmental, " self-regulatory organization " was created in recognition of the interconnected and international nature of the bulk power grid.

By contrast, in 2005, the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation of Lantern Hill, North Stonington, Connecticut, lost their bid for federal recognition through BIA, following a challenge by the State of Connecticut.

A series of high-profile visits in 2005 to mainland China by the leaders of the three pan-blue coalition parties was seen as an implicit recognition of the status quo by the PRC government.

The 2005 IDW comic book Spike: Old Times, by Peter David, depicts Spike's encounter with the vengeance demon Halfrek, explaining his recognition of her in Buffy episode " Older and Far Away ", and clarifying that she was in fact his beloved Cecily.

In 2005, Arbour was awarded the Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights, along with Justice Richard Goldstone, in recognition of her work on the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.

The neighborhood's Cambridge Lawns Historic District, some 30 homes in the Tudor Revival and Mediterranean revival style completed in 1928, were granted historic recognition by the City of South Miami in 2005.

In 2005 they gained state recognition as an Indian group, one of six tribes to do so.

And as for a sign of recognition for his influence on those that watched his weather reports, and Woods ' live drawings of Gusty, a special honor came to him in April 2005, when Gusty was named Oklahoma's state cartoon.

'" Hijra social movements have campaigned for recognition as a third sex, and in 2005, Indian passport application forms were updated with three gender options: M, F, and E ( for male, female, and eunuch, respectively ).

Charlton was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of his contribution to the English game.

He was awarded The Royal Photographic Society's Centenary Medal and Honorary Fellowship ( HonFRPS ) in recognition of a sustained, significant contribution to the art of photography in 2005.

In recognition of their discovery, they were awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Kenya and Uruguay followed in 2005, and relations were upgraded in some other countries, while recognition of the SADR was cancelled by others ( Albania, Chad, Serbia ); in 2006, Kenya suspended its decision to recognize the SADR to act as a mediating party.

However, the only woman to win the renamed recognition individually have been " The Whistleblowers " ( Cynthia Cooper, Coleen Rowley, and Sherron Watkins in 2002 ) and Melinda Gates ( jointly with Bill Gates and Bono in 2005 ).

It appears that recognition from his colleagues was quick in coming: In 2005, an agricultural appropriations bill proposed by the Committee Cochran chaired contained a provision ( sec.

More international recognition came in 2007, when Monde Selection, the international institute in Brussels, Belgium, awarded during the International Wine Contest, the Grand Gold medal — the highest honor rarely accorded to a wine — to Canada ’ s Northern Ice Vidal Blanc Icewine 2005, the first vintage of The Ice House in Niagara, a winery founded by winemaker Jamie Macfarlane.

* In 2005 the Efteling received the Thea Classic Award for the year 2004, a notable token of recognition for an amusement park, because it is awarded by other people in the industry.

Through its efforts, the Port of Oakland contributed to the recent recognition of the city of Oakland as one of the best examples of urban sustainability at the 2005 United Nations World Environment Day conference in San Francisco.

Department of Building Services Engineering has been honoured with the Happold Brilliant Award for Excellence in Teaching 2005 / 06 by the UK-based Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, in recognition of its contributions to the education and research in the field.

On October 14, 2005, he received two honorary Doctorates of Law, one from York University ( Toronto, Ontario, Canada ) and one from Griffith University ( Brisbane, Queensland, Australia ), in recognition of his work with AIDWYC and the Innocence Project.