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2004 Historical Event(s)
January 22, 2004
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Monkey in Chinese astrology.
January 25, 2004
– Opportunity rover (MER-B) lands on surface of Mars.
February 4, 2004
– Facebook, a mainstream online social network is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.
February 21, 2004
– The first European political party organization, the European Greens, is established in Rome.
May 7, 2004
– American businessman Nick Berg is beheaded by Islamic militants. The act is recorded on videotape and released on the Internet.
May 17, 2004
– Massachusetts becomes the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.
October 19, 2004
– Myanmar prime minister Khin Nyunt is ousted and placed under house arrest by the State Peace and Development Council on charges of corruption.
November 22, 2004
– In Global governance, Decision o916-d1 adopted as mission statement: 'To create an accepted framework for all humankind, that is self-regulating and which enables every person to achieve their fullest potential in harmony with the world and its place in existence.'
November 30, 2004
– Longtime Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings of Salt Lake City, Utah finally loses, leaving him with US$ 2,520,700, television’s biggest game show winnings.
December 31, 2004
– The official opening of Taipei 101, the tallest skyscraper at that time in the world, standing at a height of 509 m.
Who Were Born On 2004?
January 21, 2004
– Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway
March 21, 2004
– Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg
July 18, 2004
– Giuliano Stroe, Romanian weightlifter and bodybuilder
August 19, 2004
– Xyriel Manabat, Filipino actress