Timeline May 2005

Events in May 2005 9

• 2005 2005 World Snooker Championship Shaun Murphy Surprise Winner: Shaun Murphy; Runner-up: Matthew Stevens. Score: 18–16.
• 2005 AMD Athlon 64 X2 — first dual-core x86 processor AMD introduces the Athlon 64 X2 in May 2005 — the first dual-core x86 processor for consumer PCs, containing two processor cores on a single chip. AMD beats Intel to dual-core by launching the X2 weeks before Intel's competing Pentium D. The X2's performance advantage over the Pentium D (which is essentially two chips glued together with inefficient interconnects) is substantial. The dual-core launch is AMD's competitive peak of the 2000s — before Intel's Core 2 architecture restores Intel's performance lead.
• 2005 Cream reunion concerts Royal Albert Hall & Madison Square Garden Reunited with Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce for four sold-out nights at the Royal Albert Hall in May 2005, followed by three nights at Madison Square Garden in October — the first Cream performances since 1968.
• 2005 Diagnosed with breast cancer, tour cancelled Health crisis interrupts career at its peak In May 2005, on the eve of her Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour reaching Australia, Minogue announced she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. The tour was cancelled and she underwent surgery and chemotherapy, with her diagnosis and treatment receiving extensive international media coverage and raising public awareness of breast cancer.
• 2005 Andijan massacre Uzbek troops kill protesters in eastern city Uzbek government troops opened fire on protesters in the city of Andijan on 13 May 2005, killing hundreds of people according to independent estimates, though the government gave a much lower figure. The unrest began with an uprising linked to the trial of local businessmen. The massacre drew international condemnation and strained Uzbekistan's relations with Western governments.
• 2005 Operation Murambatsvina Zimbabwean government demolishes urban homes and markets The Zimbabwean government launched Operation Murambatsvina in May 2005, a mass campaign to demolish informal housing and street markets in cities, officially framed as an urban clean-up. The United Nations estimated the operation left around 700,000 people without homes or livelihoods. Critics said it targeted opposition strongholds.
• 2005 Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith #1 film of 2005 — $868m worldwide Directed by George Lucas. The final prequel depicts Anakin Skywalker's turn to the dark side and transformation into Darth Vader.
• 2005 Liverpool wins Champions League in Istanbul Liverpool overturns three-goal deficit to win European Cup Liverpool won the UEFA Champions League final on 25 May 2005, coming back from 3-0 down at halftime to draw with AC Milan and win on penalties. The match, played in Istanbul, became known as the "Miracle of Istanbul" and is regarded as one of the greatest comebacks in football history. It was Liverpool's fifth European Cup title.
• 2005 EU constitution rejected in referendums French and Dutch voters reject the proposed EU constitution Voters in France rejected the proposed European Union constitutional treaty in a referendum on 29 May 2005, followed by Dutch voters on 1 June 2005. The back-to-back rejections derailed the ratification process and plunged the EU into a period of institutional uncertainty. Elements of the treaty were later revived in the Lisbon Treaty of 2007.