2004

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See also:

International Year of Technology
International Year of Rice
International Year of Education by Sports

Elections are to be held in 73 countries in 2004.

Table of contents

1 Events

1.1 January
1.2 February
1.3 March
1.4 April
1.5 May
1.6 Predicted and scheduled events

1.6.1 May
1.6.2 June
1.6.3 July-September
1.6.4 November
1.6.5 December

2 Births
3 Deaths

3.7 January
3.8 February-March
3.9 April

Events

January

January 1 - Joseph Deiss becomes President of the Confederation in Switzerland
January 2 - Several British Airways flights from London Heathrow Airport to Washington D.C and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia are cancelled due to security fears.
January 3 - Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, killing all 148 aboard.
January 3 - NASA's MER-A (Spirit) lands on Mars.
January 3 - Tony Blair makes an unannounced trip to Basra, Iraq to give a speech to British troops.
January 4 - Dr. Mikhail Saakashvili won Presidential Elections in the Republic of Georgia.
January 5 - Britney Spears's marriage to childhood sweetheart Jason Allen Alexander is annulled by a Las Vegas court following a surprise 55-hour marriage.
January 6 - An inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales opens in London held by Michael Burgess, the coroner of The Queen's Household.
January 8 - Queen Elizabeth II officially names the Queen Mary 2 cruise liner.
January 13 - An Uzbekistan Airways plane crashes in Uzbekistan's capital of Tashkent, killing 37.
January 14 - The shock site Goatse.cx was placed on registry lock for violating the AUP
January 15- The South Korean Foreign Minister, Yoon Young-kwan resigns following his support for American policy towards North Korea.
January 20- India signs a $1.5 billion deal with Russia to buy the 45,000 tonne aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov along with 28 MiG-29k fighters.
January 22- The European Union bans the import of poultry from Thailand, as bird flu spreads throughout Southeast Asia
January 24 - NASA's MER-B (Opportunity) lands on Mars.
January 27- A House of Commons vote on University tuition top-up fees is narrowly won by the British Government. It is however the worst voting result for Tony Blair since he came to power in 1997.
January 28- The findings of the Hutton Inquiry are published in London. The British Government is found not to have falsified information in the "sexed up dossier". The report criticises the BBC's role in the death of David Kelly, a weapons expert on Iraq.
January 28- At a hearing of the Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, it is revealed that the September 11, 2001 terrorists used Mace (a brand of tear gas) or pepper spray in overpowering the flight crew of American Airlines Flight 11

February

February 1 - Janet Jackson's right breast is exposed during the live Super Bowl XXXVIII half time show, sparking a controversy in the United States.
February 1 A hajj stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia kills 251 pilgrims.
February 2 - An apartment building collapses in Konya, Turkey, killing 92.
February 3- The CIA admits that there was no imminent threat from weapons of mass destruction before the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
February 6- A suicide bomber kills 41 people on a subway train in Moscow.
February 7- His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales begins a tour of the Middle East, visiting troops in Iraq, the Iranian earthquake zone at Bam and Saudi Arabia.
February 10 - At least 50 people killed in a car bomb attack on a police recruitment centre south of Baghdad.
February 10 - The French National Assembly votes to pass a law banning religious items and clothing from schools.
February 11 - Up to 47 people are killed in a car bomb attack on an army recruiting centre in Baghdad.
February 12 - Same sex marriage in the United States: The City and County of San Francisco begins issuing marriage licenses to homosexual couples as an act of civil disobedience.
February 13 - Scientists in South Korea announce the cloning of 30 human embryos.
February 18 - A train carrying a convoy of petrol, fertiliser and sulphur derails and explodes in Iran, killing 320 people.
February 20 - Iranian parliament election was held, with many reformist candidates banned from running, resulting in a win by conservatives.
February 22 - A suicide bomber kills eight bus passengers in Jerusalem.
February 22 - Rebels capture Haiti's second-largest city, Cap-Haitien.
February 24 - An earthquake in Morocco kills 571 people.
February 26- Former British cabinet minister, Clare Short reveals that British Intelligence bugged the phonecalls of United Nations officials, including Kofi Annan.
February 26 - The United States lifts a ban on travel to Libya, ending travel restrictions to the nation that had lasted for 23 years.
February 29 - 2004 Haiti Rebellion: Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigns as president of Haiti. The chief justice of the Haitian Supreme Court, Boniface Alexandre, is sworn in as interim president. Aristide later announces that his resignation was forced and that he was abducted by U.S soldiers who forced him to leave the country against his will.

March

March 2 - John Kerry effectively clinches the U.S. Democratic Party presidential nomination, 2004 by winning 9 out of 10 "Super Tuesday" primaries and caucuses.
March 4 - a series of devastating bomb blasts in Iraq threaten to de-stabilise the country.
March 5 - CBS broadcasts tape recordings of Diana, Princess of Wales as she describes suicide attempts while pregnant with Prince William of Wales.
March 10 - Five British men released from detention at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay land at RAF Brize Norton. Four are immediately arrested by the Metropolitan Police and taken to Paddington Green high security police station in Central London for questioning.
March 11 - Simultaneous explosions on rush hour trains in Madrid kill 190 people.
March 12 - Following the terrorist attacks in Madrid on March 11, millions of protesters take to the streets of Spanish cities against terrorism.
March 13- His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester and the Spanish Ambassador to the United Kingdom attend the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace where the Spanish national anthem is played to honour the victims of the Madrid train bombings.
March 14 - 2 suicide bombers kill 11 Israeli civilians in Ashdod, Israel.
March 14 - The Spanish parliamentary elections of 2004 take place. The incumbent government led by Jose Maria Aznar is defeated by the Socialist Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.
March 14 - Presidential elections in Russia are held. Vladimir Putin easily wins a second term.
March 15 - A trio of astronomers announce they have discovered a large trans-Neptunian object, unofficially named Sedna, the largest object found in the solar system since Pluto was discovered in 1930.
March 15 - The new Spanish government announces that it will withdraw Spain's 1,300 troops in Iraq.
March 20 - President Chen Shui-bian wins the Taiwanese presidential election by less than 0.25% of the votes. The day before, he and Vice President Annette Lu were shot. Lien Chan refuses to concede and demands a recount.
March 20 - Thousands protest at the 1-year anniversary of the start of the War in Iraq.
March 22 - Palestinians protest in the streets after an Israeli helicopter gunship fires a missile at the entourage of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin in Gaza City, killing Yassin and 7 others.
March 28 - In France, the government of Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin suffers a stunning and unprecedented defeat in the regional elections, leading to Raffarin's resignation on March 30.
March 29 - The Republic of Ireland bans smoking in restaurants, pubs and bars.
March 31- Four American contractors are killed and their bodies mutilated after being ambushed in Northern Iraq.

April

April 2 - A bomb found on the Madrid to Seville train line is defused by Spanish police.
April 3 - A bomb explosion in a Madrid flat kills five suspected terrorists responsible for the Madrid train bombings on March 11, and a Spanish policeman.
April 5 - Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II begins a state visit to France to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale
April 8 - Three Japanese citizens are taken hostage in Iraq.

April 16 - India defeats [Pakistan]] in their historic first cricket tour in 14 years.
April 17 - Israeli helicopters fire missiles at a convoy of vechiles in the Gaza Strip, killing the leader of Hamas, Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi
April 20 - Tony Blair announces that the UK will hold a referendum on the European constitution.
April 21 - Mordechai Vanunu is released from prison in Israel after an 18 year term for treason.
April 21 - The American TV network, CBS broadcasts pictures of Diana, Princess of Wales as she lay dying moments after the fatal car crash that killed her.
April 22 - Two trains carrying explosives and fuel collide in the North Korean town of Ryongchon, killing 161 people, injuring 1,300 and destroying thousands of homes.
April 22- The last coal mine in France closes, ending nearly 300 years of coal mining.
April 24- The christening of Lady Louise Windsor takes place at Windsor Castle.
April 25- Greek Cypriots reject a United Nations plan to unite the island of Cyprus in a referendum.

May

May 1 - An enlargement of the European Union takes place, expanding the Union by 10 member-states: Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Malta and Cyprus.
May 2 - American contractor Thomas Hamill, escapes from his terrorist captors in Iraq with just a gunshot wound to the arm and makes it to US Military personnel after 3 weeks of captivity.
May 5 - Parliament grounds in New Zealand host 15,000 people protesting about the proposed law that would change the ownership of foreshore and seabed.
May 6 - The president of the Republic of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili announces Aslan Abashidze, leader of Adzharia, has left the country, ending a political crisis there.
May 6 - The final episode of Friends airs on NBC. Advertisers pay $2 million for 30 second ads.

Predicted and scheduled events

May

May 10 - National election takes place in the Philippines for the presidency and almost all other elective positions. Final Phase of Lok Sabha elections in India. See also 2004 Indian Lok Sabha Elections.
May 12 and May 15 - Eurovision Song Contest 2004 will be held in Turkey.
May 15 - FIFA announces which country will host the 2010 World Cup soccer tournament.
May 17 - As of this date same-sex marriage will be legal in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in compliance with a ruling from the state's Supreme Judicial Court (Goodridge et al. v. Department of Public Health.)
May 18 - European Festival of Youth Choirs (EJCF) in Basel expected to start.
May 19 - The final of the UEFA Cup in football will take place in Goeteborg, Sweden.
May 22 - The final of the English FA Cup in football will take place in Cardiff, Wales.
May 24 - The French Open tennis tournament expected to start.
May 26 - The final of the Champions League in football will take place in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
May 29 - Dedication of National World War II Memorial to take place in Washington DC.
May 30 - The Indianapolis 500 takes place in Indianapolis.
May - 2004 Canadian election expected to be called; it will then be held in June.

June

June 4 - The movie version of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is scheduled to be released.
June 6 - The 60th Anniversary of D-Day (the initial attack made by the Allied countries of the United States, United Kingdom and Canada and others against the forces of Nazi Germany on the Normandy beaches of Northern France, starting the liberation of Europe, during World War II).
June 8 - The first transit of Venus since 1882; the next one will occur in 2012.
June 10 to June 13 - European Parliament election takes place throughout the European Union.
June 10 - Elections take place in the United Kingdom for the European parliament, the Greater London Assembly, Mayor of London, and English local councils.
June 12 - The EURO 2004 European football (soccer) championships start in Portugal.
June 16 - The launch of Independence Air, a new airline, takes place at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, DC.
June 17 - June 20 - The U.S. Open golf tournament takes place on Long Island.
June 28 - June 30 - The Space Elevator: 3rd Annual International Conference will be held in Washington, D.C.
June 30 - Control and sovereignty of Iraq is expected to be handed over from the United States to an interim Iraqi government.

July-September

July - The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft arrives at Saturn.
July 4 - Groundbreaking of Freedom Tower in New York City.
July 7 - The last patent on the LZW compression algorithm, in Canada, expires.
July 13 - The major league baseball All-Star Game takes place in Houston.
July 15 - July 18 - The British Open golf tournament takes place in Scotland.
July 26 - The United States Democratic Party national convention convenes in Boston, Massachusetts.
August 13 - The 2004 Summer Olympics starts in Athens.
August 30 - The United States Republican Party national convention convenes in New York City. Massive protests are expected.
August 30 - The U.S. Open tennis tournament expected to kick off in New York City.
September 12 - The U.S. Open tennis tournament expected to conclude.
September 29 - The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within 4 lunar distances of Earth.

November

November - The Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center opens in Tacoma, Washington, USA and the Central City highway opens in Colorado.
November 2 - U.S. presidential election. Presidential candidates will be nominated during the party conventions held from May through September.

December

December 25 - Christmas Day

Births

January 21 - Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

Deaths

For more deaths see: Deaths in 2004

January

January 5 - Dorota Terakowska, Polish writer
January 5 - Tug McGraw, major league pitcher, aged 59
January 6 - Charles Dumas, American high jumper
January 7 - Ingrid Thulin, Swedish actress
January 10 - Spalding Gray, actor, screenwriter, and monologue artist (b. 1941)
January 13 - Doctor Harold Shipman, the United Kingdom's most prolific serial killer (by suicide)
January 16 - Kalevi Sorsa, Finnish politician
January 19 - David Hookes, Australian cricketer
January 20 - Guinn Smith, American athlete
January 23 - Bob Keeshan, famous as Captain Kangaroo
January 24 - Leonidas da Silva, Brazilian football player
January 27 - Jack Paar, television show host
January 28 - Rikki Fulton, a Scottish comedian and actor
January 28 - Elroy Hirsch, football player
January 29 - Janet Frame, New Zealand writer
January 29 - Mary Margaret Kaye, British writer
January 29 - Joe Viterelli, American actor.
January 31 - Eleanor Holm - American swimmer

February-March

February 1 - Bob Stokoe, F.A. Cup winning footballer and manager
February 2 - Alan Bullock, British historian
February 13 - Dr. Robert Bruce, cardiologist, inventor of treadmill stress testing for CHD
February 13 - Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, President of Chechnya
February 14 - Marco Pantani, Italian bicyclist and Giro d'Italia and Tour de France winner
February 15 - Jan Miner, American actress
February 17 - Jose Lopez Portillo, former president of Mexico
February 23 - Sikander Bakht, Governor of Kerala
February 26 - Shankarrao Chavan, Chief Minister of Maharashtra
February 26 - Boris Trajkovski, president of Macedonia
March 2 - Marge Schott, former owner of the Cincinnati Reds
March 7 - Nicolae Cajal, member of the Romanian Academy, president of the Jewish Communities Federation of Romania
March 15 - Sir John Pople, Nobel Prize winning Chemist
March 18 - Harrison McCain, A Canadian billionair
March 20 - Juliana of the Netherlands, Queen
March 21 - Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, Hamas founder
March 23 - Rupert Hamer, Australian politician
March 28 - Sir Peter Ustinov, Actor
March 28 - Robert Merle, novelist
March 29 - Alistair Cooke, television and radio broadcaster
March 30 - Michael King, popular New Zealand historian (b. 1945)

April

April 4 - George Bamberger, former major league manager and player, aged 80
April 8 - Bruce Edwards, longtime caddy for golfer Tom Watson, aged 49
April 23 - Pat Tillman, American football player (b. 1976)
April 24 - Estée Lauder, cosmetics pioneer (b. 1906)
April 30 - Kioumars Saberi Foumani, aka Gol-Agha, Iranian satirist, (b. 1941)

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Events

January

February

March

April

May

Predicted and scheduled events

May

June

July-September

November

December

Births

Deaths

January

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April