Historical Events
Album Release
"Greatest Hits" album by Shania Twain is released (Billboard Album of the Year 2005)
Shania Twain
- War in Iraq: More than 10,000 U.S. troops and a small number of Iraqi army units participate in a siege on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
Famous Deaths
- Bruno Bettinelli, Italian composer and teacher (Musica per archi), dies at 90
- Eddie Charlton, Australian snooker player, dies at 75
- Peter Mathers, English-born Australian novelist (b. 1931)