2005 in the Netherlands

This article lists some of the events that took place in the Netherlands in 2005.

Incumbents

1 January - New Year's celebrations all over the Netherlands fall silent for two minutes as mark of respect for Dutch memorial service for those affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

31: A storage tank explodes in Warffum, Groningen killing 2 men and severely injuring another.

1: The Dutch electorate reject in a referendum the Constitutional Treaty for Europe.
28: The stockholders of Koninklijke Olie and Shell agree to a complete merger. The new enterprise is called Royal Dutch Shell, is designed after English law and has her headquarters in The Hague.

11: Dennis van der Geest becomes world champion judo in Cairo judo in the open division.
13: The Public Ministry confesses in having made great mistakes in their Schiedamse park murder investigation.

27: Eleven soon to be deported asylum seekers die in a fire at the Schiphol-East detention center.

2: John Mieremet is assassinated in Thailand and Kees Houtman a real estate agent related to the criminal underworld is also assassinated in Amsterdam
14: Domino Day 2005 sparrow - A house sparrow, Passer domesticus, was shot and killed during preparations for Domino Day 2005.
15: Political activist, publicist and journalist Louis Sévèke is shot and killed in the center of Nijmegen.
25: Severe weather creates the longest evening peak traffic jam in The Netherlands ever: there is 802 kilometer traffic jam at 18.00 o'clock. Only at 05.20 o'clock, the next morning, all traffic jams are resolved. Hundreds of travelers spend the night in shelters.