America, and was the 10th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 146. October 19 – The trial of Saddam Hussein begins. October 24 – Hurricane Wilma makes landfall near Cape Romano. November November 9 – At least 60 people are killed and 115 more are wounded in a series of coordinated suicide bombings in Amman, Jordan. November 11 – In Kazakhstan, Zamanbek Nurkadilov, former mayor of Almaty, government minister and a political opponent of Nursultan Nazarbayev is found dead at his family compound. November 13 – Andrew Stimpson, a 25-year-old Scottish man, is reported as the first person proven to have been 'cured' of HIV. November 22 Angela Merkel assumes office as the first female Chancellor of Germany. Microsoft releases the Xbox 360. November 23 – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf wins the Liberian general election, making her the first democratically elected female head of state in Africa. November 28 – The United Nations Climate Change conference is held in Montreal. November 30 – Surgeons in France carry out the first human face transplant with Isabelle Dinoire becoming the first person to undergo it. December December 12 – Scientists announce that they have created mice with small numbers of human neurons in an effort to make realistic models of neurological disorders. December 16 – Find-a-drug medical distributed computing project is concluded. December 18 – Chad descends into civil war after various rebel forces, with support from Sudan, attack the capital, N'Djamena. December 25 – An express train bound for the city of Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, is derailed by strong winds in Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture. Five people are killed and at least 33 injured. December 31 – Another second is added, 23:59:60, to end the year 2005, the first time since 1998. Births January 4 – Dafne Keen, British and Spanish actress January 11 – Roksana Węgiel, Polish singer, winner of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 January 13 - Eva Brezalieva, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast April 29 – Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti of Thailand, grandson of Bhumibol Adulyadej, son of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Rama X of Thailand and his wife Srirasmi Suwadee June 17 – Funa Nakayama, Japanese skateboarder June 26 – Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, daughter of Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and his wife Queen Maxima of the Netherlands July 25 – Pierce Gagnon, American actor August 8 — Alysa Liu, American figure skater October 4 — Prince Emmanuel of Belgium, younger son