Year 5 (V) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar.

The year 2005 was designated:

• The Year of the Volunteer by the UK government
• The World Year of Physics
• The International Year of the Eucharist in Catholicism.
• The Year of Cork City as European Capital of Culture.
• The Year of the Veteran in Canada.
• The Year of the Rooster (by the Chinese calendar).
• The Year of Discovery

Also see: Wikipedia's almanac of events for this year.