2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (dominical letter B), 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.
Real World Events
April
15
- The video game Predator: Concrete Jungle is released.
September
22
- Verizon FiOS is founded by Verizon Communications.
November
- The comic Alien vs. Predator: Whoever Wins...We Lose is released.
15
- The novel Aliens: Original Sin, written by Michael Jan Friedman, is published.
22
- The extended Unrated Edition of Alien vs. Predator is released to home video.
December
9
- Author Robert Sheckley passes away.
Appearances
- The Predator (novel) (mentioned)