At A Glance

17 May 2005 at a glance

Day of the week
17 May 2005 was a Tuesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Hollaback Girl” by Gwen Stefani.
Top Film of 2005
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2005 was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Bestselling Novel of 2005
“The Broker” by John Grisham was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 2005.
Top-Rated TV Show
“American Idol” (FOX) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2005–06 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 17 May is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 17 May 2005 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 17 May 2005 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 17 May

  • 1995 Shawn Nelson steals an M60 tank from the California Army National Guard Armory in San Diego and proceeds to go on a rampage.
  • 1997 Troops of Laurent-Désiré Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • 2004 The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts.
  • 2006 The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef.
  • 2007 Trains from North and South Korea cross the 38th Parallel in a test-run agreed by both governments. This is the first time that trains have crossed the Demilitarized Zone since 1953.

Famous people born on May 17

  • Josh Homme, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1973)
  • Bill Paxton, American actor and director (1955–2017)
  • Dennis Hopper, American actor and director (1936–2010)
  • Bob Saget, American comedian, actor, and television host (1956–2022)

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Events of 2005 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2005 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • February 14 – The Internet site YouTube goes online.
  • February 27 – The 77th Academy Awards, hosted by Chris Rock, are held at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, with Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby winning Best Picture and Best Director, Eastwood's second win for both.
  • March 24 – The Office debuts on NBC.
More events of 2005 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in the US in 2005

President

George W. Bush

Gas (per gallon)

$2.30

Loaf of Bread

$1.23

Average House

$297,000

Weekly Wage

$636

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