What Happened on October 16, 2005

Historical Events

MLB American League Championship: Chicago White Sox beat Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 4 games to 1

F1 World Champion

Renault driver Fernando Alonso wins season-ending Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit; first Spanish Formula 1 World Drivers champion; wins by 21 points from Kimi Räikkönen

Events in 2005

Famous Deaths

"Len" Dresslar, American singer and voice actor (b. 1925)
David Reilly, American singer ("God Lives Underwater"), dies at 34
Eugene "Porky" Lee, American child actor (Little Rascals), dies at 71
John Baines Johnston, British diplomat (British High Commissioner to Rhodesia just before independence, High Commissioner of Malaysia), dies at 87
Ursula Howells, British actress (Hard Times, Girly, Murder is Announced), dies at 83

Died in 2005 2005 Highlights