* 2005 – Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record.

* 2005 – Prime Minister Paul Martin announces that Michaëlle Jean will be Canada's 27th Governor General.

In 2005, Irish Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Michael McDowell told Dáil Éireann that the organisation had a maximum of 150 members.

Former U. S. President George W. Bush and former Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen hold a joint press conference outside Marienborg, July 2005.

At the 2005 General Assembly, over 3000 delegates voted nearly unanimously to elect the Sharon E. Watkins as General Minister and President of the denomination.

In January 2005 Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi appointed a special panel composed of judges, university professors, and civil servants to study changes to the Imperial Household Law and to make recommendations to the government.

On 13 April 2005, Fiji's Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase, rejected criticism from Australia and some other countries over the prosecution and imprisonment of two foreigners charged with committing homosexual acts, which are illegal in Fiji, and said that other countries needed to respect Fiji's independence.

Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer visited Fiji for two days of talks, from 28 to 30 September 2005.

On 10 June 2005, Foreign Minister Tavola signed a Memorandum of Understanding with his New Zealand counterpart, Phil Goff, aimed at fostering cooperation in the fight against terrorism.

New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters ( who replaced Goff in late 2005 ) flew into Fiji on 8 February 2006 for three days of talks with Fijian government officials.

On 22 December 2005, Vanuatu's Finance Minister Willie Rarua formally apologized to Fiji's Acting Foreign Minister, Pita Nacuva, for having imposed the ban.

On February 3, 2005, Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania died of carbon monoxide poisoning in an apparent gas leak at the home of Raul Usupov, deputy governor of Kvemo Kartli region.

In 2005 the Minister of Ports, Harbours and Railways announced plans to extend the railway system to facilitate economic development.

The government of Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Júnior was elected in March 2004 in a free and fair election round, but was replaced by the government of Prime Minister Aristides Gomes which took office already in November 2005.

Despite multiple parliamentary questions from as early as 2005, where it was stated that there was no proof that this was happening, Minister Ahern announced a ban on all handguns in November 2008.

In the June 2005, the democratic coalition formed a government with Prime Minister Sali Berisha.

He is currently the Minister of Water and Energy, a post he held since 2005.

In a strong move, on 8 August 2005, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi called for a snap election to the lower house, as threatened, after LDP stalwarts and opposition DPJ parliamentarians defeated his proposal for a large-scale reform and privatisation of Japan Post, which besides being Japan's state-owned postal monopoly is arguably the world's largest financial institution, with nearly 331 trillion yen of assets.

* 1916 – Edward Heath, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ( d. 2005 )

On February 14, 2005, former Prime Minister Hariri was assassinated in a car-bomb attack which killed 21 and wounded 100.

With the return of Michel Aoun, the climate was right to try to heal wounds to help unite the country after former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was assassinated on February 14, 2005.

Amidst India's growing role in Liberia, the Liberian Minister of Mines and Energy, Dr. Eugene Shannon visited India in October 2005 to participate in the Confederation of Indian Industry-Africa Conclave.

On 10 July 2005, after threats of resignation by Prime Minister Juncker, the proposed European Constitution was approved by 56. 52 % of voters.

* 2005 – Alexander Brott, Canadian violinist and composer ( b. 1915 )

* 1916 – Doug Peden, Canadian athlete ( d. 2005 )

* 2005 – Red Horner, Canadian ice hockey player ( b. 1909 )

* 1923 – Gus Bodnar, Canadian ice hockey player ( d. 2005 )

* Satellite radio: In June 2005, the CRTC outraged some Canadian cultural nationalists ( such as the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting ) and labour unions by licencing two companies, Canadian Satellite Radio and Sirius Canada to offer satellite radio services in Canada.

Some observers argued that this influenced the CRTC's June 2005 decision to ease Canadian content restrictions on satellite radio ( see above ).

The largest class action suit to date in Canada was settled in 2005 after Nora Bernard initiated efforts that led to an estimated 79, 000 survivors of Canada's residential school system suing the Canadian government.

This dispute flared up again in July 2005 following the visit of a Canadian minister to the disputed island.

* 2005 – Stan Leonard, Canadian golfer ( b. 1915 )

He returned to the stage on 8 September 2005, appearing with Arcade Fire for the US nationally televised event Fashion Rocks, and performed with the Canadian band for the second time a week later during the CMJ Music Marathon.

In May 2005 the Canadian province of British Columbia had a referendum on abolishing single-member district plurality in favour of multi-member districts with the Single Transferable Vote system after the Citizens ' Assembly on Electoral Reform made a recommendation for the reform.

* 1932 – John Vernon, Canadian actor ( d. 2005 )

* 1915 – Stan Leonard, Canadian professional golfer ( d. 2005 )

Like Hardcore Logo, the 2005 Canadian film The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico, about a country rock singer, was also done as a fake documentary with appearances by Kris Kristofferson, Ronnie Hawkins, Merle Haggard and Levon Helm playing themselves.

* 1921 – James Archibald Houston, Canadian artist and author ( d. 2005 )

* 2005 – Scott Young, Canadian journalist and novelist ( b. 1918 )

* 1917 – Robert Farnon, Canadian conductor and composer ( d. 2005 )

* 1945 – Gilles Marotte, French Canadian ice hockey player ( d. 2005 )

Natural Resources Canada estimated that Canadian mining investment in Mali reached Cdn .$ 500 million in 2009, and in 2005, 73 mining concessions were held by Canadian firms in Mali.

* 2005 – Mayerthorpe Incident: James Roszko murders four Royal Canadian Mounted Police constables during a drug bust at his property in Rochfort Bridge, Alberta, then commits suicide.

* 1935 – Guy Tardif, Canadian politician ( d. 2005 )

* 1908 – Léo Cadieux, Canadian politician ( d. 2005 )