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February 16, 2005

On February 16, 2005, the Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia. The year's #1 song was "We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey. Jack Hinshelwood, Danielle Marsh, Antonio Nusa would arrive in the same year.

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2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2005th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 5th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 6th year of the 2000s decade.

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On February 16, 2005

  1. 2005 The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia.

    1997 international treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

    The Kyoto Protocol (Japanese: 京都議定書, Hepburn: Kyōto Giteisho) was an international treaty which extended the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that global warming is occurring and that human-made CO2 emissions are driving it. The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997 and entered into force on 16 February 2005. There were 192 parties (Canada withdrew from the protocol, effective December 2012) to the Protocol in 2020.

  2. 2005 The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004–05 regular season and playoffs.

    North American professional ice hockey league

    The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams, 25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional ice hockey league in the world. The Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America, is awarded annually to the league playoff champion at the end of each season.

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Jack Hinshelwood 2005– English footballer
Danielle Marsh 2005– South Korean-Australian singer
Antonio Nusa 2005– Norwegian footballer
Adrián Liso 2005– Spanish footballer
Tallyn Da Silva 2005– Australian rugby league player
Alex Sarr 2005– French basketball player

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