The following lists events that happened during 2005 in Indonesia.

Incumbents

Events

* The

Christian Democratic Party __NOTOC__ Christian democratic parties are political parties that seek to apply Christian principles to public policy. The underlying Christian democracy movement emerged in 19th-century Europe, largely under the influence of Catholic social tea ...

is founded. * The

Samudra Raksa Museum Samudra Raksa Museum is a maritime museum that was built several hundred meters north of the 8th-century Borobudur Buddhist monument, within the Borobudur archaeological complex, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The museum features and interpre ...

is established. *

2005 Indonesia food scare The 2005 Indonesia food scare was a food scare in 2005 in Jakarta, Indonesia, when the government found that 60% of noodle shops in the capital had been serving noodles laced with formaldehyde, a known carcinogen. Noodles in the 2007 Vietnam food s ...

January

* The first issue of

Shōnen Star ''Shōnen Star'' was the Indonesian version of ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' published by Elex Media Komputindo (member of Gramedia group), the largest comic publisher in Indonesia in 2005. The magazine published Kurozakuro, Robot Boys, My Wing, Midor ...

is published.

March

* March 19 -

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

hosted Miss ASEAN pageant for the 2nd time. * March 28 –

2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake The 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake occurred on 28 March off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. At least 915 people were killed, mostly on the island of Nias. The event caused panic in the region, which had already been devastated by ...

– The 8.6 Nias–Simeulue earthquake shakes northern

Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...

with a maximum

Mercalli intensity The Modified Mercalli intensity scale (MM, MMI, or MCS), developed from Giuseppe Mercalli's Mercalli intensity scale of 1902, is a seismic intensity scale used for measuring the intensity of shaking produced by an earthquake. It measures the eff ...

of VI (''Strong''), leaving 915–1,314 people dead and 340–1,146 injured.

April

* April 2 – 2005 Nias Island Sea King crash.

May

* May 28 – 2005 Tentena market bombings.

August

* August 18 – 2005 Java–Bali blackout.

September

* September 5 –

Mandala Airlines Flight 091 Mandala Airlines Flight 091 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Medan to Jakarta, operated by Mandala Airlines with a Boeing 737-200Adv. On September 5, 2005 at 10:15 a.m. WIB (UTC+7), the aircraft stalled and crashed into a heavily ...

October

* October 1 –

2005 Bali bombings The 2005 Bali bombings were a series of terrorist suicide bomb and a series of car bombs and attacks that occurred on 1 October 2005, in Bali, Indonesia. Bombs exploded at two sites in Jimbaran Beach Resort and in Kuta away, both in south Bal ...

. * October 30 –

2005 Indonesian beheadings of Christian girls On October 30, 2005, three Christian girls: Theresia Morangke (15), Alfita Poliwo (17), and Yarni Sambue (17), were beheaded by Muslim jihadists in Poso on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, an area plagued by sectarian violence since 2001. The atta ...

December

* December 31 – 2005 Palu market bombing.

Births

* 3 February – Nashwa Zahira, top 5 in

Indonesian Idol ''Indonesian Idol'' is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by RCTI Production Team and FremantleMedia Asia, which began airing on RCTI in March 2004 and became one of the most popular shows in the hist ...

season 3. * 14 March – Betrand Peto Putra Onsu, singer. * 7 June - ** Ibrahim Khalil Alkatiri, actor. **

Nizam The Nizams were the rulers of Hyderabad from the 18th through the 20th century. Nizam of Hyderabad (Niẓām ul-Mulk, also known as Asaf Jah) was the title of the monarch of the Hyderabad State ( divided between the state of Telangana, Mar ...

, actor. * 18 June – Adyla Rafa Naura Ayu, actress & singer. * 25 June – Keiko Warman, actor. * 7 July – Fatih Unru, stand up comedian & actor. * 17 July – Calista Amadea, singer. * 23 July – Deven Christiandi Putra, runner up in

season 3. * 24 July – Amanda Putri Julianti, actress. * 26 September – Rey Bong, actor. * 28 September – Yudetra Atala Jinan, actor. * 18 October – Anneth Delliecia, winner in

season 3. * 6 December – Yafi Tesa Zahara, actor. * 25 December – Jefan Nathanio, actor.

Deaths

* 11 January – Hans Wospakrik, physicist.& lecturer in

Bandung Institute of Technology The Bandung Institute of Technology ( id, Institut Teknologi Bandung, abbreviated as ITB) is a national research university located in Bandung, Indonesia. Since its establishment in 1920, ITB has been consistently recognized as Indonesia's premie ...

. * 22 February –

Kuntowijoyo Kuntowijoyo (18 September 1943 – 22 February 2005) was an Indonesian writer and academic. Biography Kuntowijoyo was born in Bantul, Yogyakarta, on 18 September 1943. His father was a dhalang and macapat reader, and his great-grandfather was a ...

, writer and academic. * 23 February – M. Hasan, former chief of the

Indonesian National Police '' , mottotranslated = (Serving the Nation) , formed = , preceding1 = , dissolved = , superseding = , employees = 440,000 (2020) , volunteers = , budget = , nongovernment ...

& ambassador. * 20 March – Astini, serial killer. * 2 April – Ismail Hasan Metareum, politician. * 5 April – Z.A. Maulani, former chief of the

Indonesian State Intelligence Agency Badan Intelijen Negara ("State Intelligence Agency"), commonly referred to as BIN, is Indonesia's primary intelligence agency. Prior to 2001, it was known as Bakin (''Badan Koordinasi Intelijen Negara'', "State Intelligence Coordinating Agen ...

. * 6 April –

Abdul Latief Abdul Latif ( ar, عبد اللطيف, translit=ʻAbd al-Laṭīf) is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ''Abd (Arabic), ʻabd'' and ''al-Laṭīf'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which ...

, one of the witnesses to the events of the

30 September Movement The Thirtieth of September Movement ( id, Gerakan 30 September, abbreviated as G30S, also known by the acronym Gestapu for ''Gerakan September Tiga Puluh'', Thirtieth of September Movement) was a self-proclaimed organization of Indonesian Na ...

in 1965. * 4 May – Purwoto Gandasubrata, the 8th

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia ( id, Ketua Mahkamah Agung) is the head of the Supreme Court of Indonesia. Election process The chief justice and his or her deputy is elected by the Supreme Court justices from among the member ...

. * 17 May – Simson Tambunan, former coach & manager of the Indonesian boxer who became Indonesia's first world champion,

Ellyas Pical Ellyas Pical (born 24 March 1960) was the first world boxing champion from Indonesia, and was three times IBF Super flyweight champion (1985–1989). Life and career In his childhood, Pical was a pearl diver, diving without equipment. Pi ...

. * 24 May –

Mubyarto Mubyarto (3 September 1938 – 24 May 2005) was an Indonesian economist. He was born in Sleman, in Yogyakarta, and became a professor of economics at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta specialising in agricultural economics. He frequently ...

, populist economy expert who teaches at

Gadjah Mada University Gadjah Mada University ( jv, ꦈꦤꦶꦥ꦳ꦼꦂꦱꦶꦠꦱ꧀ꦓꦗꦃꦩꦢ; id, Universitas Gadjah Mada, abbreviated as UGM) is a Public university, public research university located in Sleman Regency, Sleman, Yogyakarta (special region) ...

. * 26 May –

Radius Prawiro Dr. Radius Prawiro, Drs.ec., AK (29 June 1928 in Yogyakarta – 26 May 2005 in Munich) was an Indonesian economist and politician. Education The son of Suradi Prawiro, a teacher, Radius attended school in Yogyakarta. In 1942, while still at Mi ...

, economist & politician. * 22 June –

Mashudi Lieutenant General Mashudi (September 11, 1919 in Cibatu village, Garut Regency, West Java – June 22, 2005 in Jakarta) was a Governor of West Java who served as Vice Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (1967-1972). In 1974, he becam ...

, former Governor of West Java & Chairman of the Scout Movement. * 28 June - ** Saleh Afiff, coordinating Minister for the Economy and Finance of Indonesia in the Development Cabinet VI. ** Eki Syachrudin, diplomat & ambassador. * 29 June –

Roeslan Abdulgani Ruslan Abdulgani (November 24, 1914, Surabaya — June 29, 2005, Jakarta, his first name is also spelled Roeslan) was an Indonesian government official and diplomat known for his role as a leader during the Indonesian National Revolution ...

, politician &

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...

ambassador in the

Sukarno Sukarno). (; born Koesno Sosrodihardjo, ; 6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian statesman, orator, revolutionary, and nationalist who was the first president of Indonesia, serving from 1945 to 1967. Sukarno was the leader of ...

government during the 1950s and 1960s. * 21 July – O tteman III Mahmud Ma'amun, the 13th Sultan of Deli. * 28 July – Saadillah Mursjid, Minister of State Secretary in the Development Cabinet VII. * 30 July – Singgih, Attorney General of Indonesia in 1990-1998. * 6 August - ** Sumiskum, politician. ** Andi Abdul Muis, communication science expert and Indonesian press freedom fighter. * 16 August – Eddy Sud, famous actor in 1960s. * 27 August – Ruben Gunawan, chess Grandmaster. * 29 August –

Nurcholish Madjid Nurcholish Madjid (March 17, 1939 – August 29, 2005), in Indonesia affectionately known as Cak Nur, was a prominent Indonesian Muslim intellectual. Early in his academic career, Nurcholish was a leader in various student organizations. He soon ...

, Islamic thinkers & intellectuals. * 5 September - **

Raja Inal Siregar Raja Inal Siregar (5 March 1938 – 5 September 2005) was governor of North Sumatra from 1988 to 1998. He was among the Mandala Airlines Flight 091 crash victims, succumbing to his injuries a day after the crash. He was said to be on his way to ta ...

, the 13th Governor of North Sumatra. ** Tengku Rizal Nurdin, the 14th & 15th Governor of North Sumatra. * 18 September – Mus K. Wirya, songwriter. * 9 November – Perry Pattiselanno, jazz musicians. * 19 December – Jacobus Perviddya Solossa, Governor of Papua in 2000-2005. * 25 December – Sriwati Masmundari, an artist & famous as ''damar kurung'' painter. {{DEFAULTSORT:2005 In Indonesia