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Clockwise from top-left: Facebook, originally called TheFacebook, is launched by Mark Zuckerberg; the 2004 transit of Venus, the first such occurrence since 1882; NASA lands the Opportunity and Spirit roversonMars; the 2004 Summer Olympics are held in Athens; Al-Qaeda bombs multiple trains in Madrid, killing 193 people; the European Union adds 10 new member-states; 333 people are killed in the Beslan school siege, carried out by Chechen terrorists; a massive 9.1-9.3 megathrust earthquake off the coast of Sumatra and the resultant tsunami kill over 227,000 people—one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history.
Millennium: 3rd millennium
Centuries:
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  • 2004 in various calendars
    Gregorian calendar2004
    MMIV
    Ab urbe condita2757
    Armenian calendar1453
    ԹՎ ՌՆԾԳ
    Assyrian calendar6754
    Baháʼí calendar160–161
    Balinese saka calendar1925–1926
    Bengali calendar1411
    Berber calendar2954
    British Regnal year52 Eliz. 2 – 53 Eliz. 2
    Buddhist calendar2548
    Burmese calendar1366
    Byzantine calendar7512–7513
    Chinese calendar癸未年 (Water Goat)
    4701 or 4494
        — to —
    甲申年 (Wood Monkey)
    4702 or 4495
    Coptic calendar1720–1721
    Discordian calendar3170
    Ethiopian calendar1996–1997
    Hebrew calendar5764–5765
    Hindu calendars
     - Vikram Samvat2060–2061
     - Shaka Samvat1925–1926
     - Kali Yuga5104–5105
    Holocene calendar12004
    Igbo calendar1004–1005
    Iranian calendar1382–1383
    Islamic calendar1424–1425
    Japanese calendarHeisei16
    (平成16年)
    Javanese calendar1936–1937
    Juche calendar93
    Julian calendarGregorian minus 13 days
    Korean calendar4337
    Minguo calendarROC93
    民國93
    Nanakshahi calendar536
    Thai solar calendar2547
    Tibetan calendar阴水羊年
    (female Water-Goat)
    2130 or 1749 or 977
        — to —
    阳木猴年
    (male Wood-Monkey)
    2131 or 1750 or 978
    Unix time1072915200 – 1104537599

    2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2004th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 4th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2000s decade.

    2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations,[1] and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (byUNESCO).[2]

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    2004 was a year marked by many popular and highly grossing film releases such as Shrek 2, Spider Man 2, The Incredibles, The Passion of the Christ and Howl's Moving Castle. 2004 was also the year where Toho Studios would release Godzilla's 50th anniversary movie, Godzilla: Final Wars, the last Japanese Godzilla movie until Shin Godzillain2016.

    The gaming industry would see the release of many FPS and sequel games in 2004, with some of the most famous being Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[3] Halo 2,[4] Metroid Prime 2: Echoes,[5] Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door,[6] and Half Life 2.[7] These titles are considered some of the greatest video games of all time.[8][9][10][11] The Nintendo DS also released this year, which grew to become the best-selling handheld console of all time.

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    References[edit]

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  • ^ United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Archived September 25, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (2003). INTERNATIONAL YEAR TO COMMEMORATE THE STRUGGLE AGAINST SLAVERY AND ITS ABOLITION Archived July 24, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
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  • ^ "Seven join Nato in biggest expansion". The Guardian. Press Association. April 2, 2004. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  • ^ "Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrike". CNN. April 17, 2004. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  • ^ Sachs, Susan (April 25, 2004). "Greek Cypriots Reject a U.N. Peace Plan". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 18, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  • ^ "EU welcomes 10 new members". CNN. May 1, 2004. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  • ^ "Chechen president is killed in bombing at holiday". New York Times. May 9, 2004. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  • ^ "Ukraine celebrates Eurovision win". BBC. May 16, 2004. Archived from the original on May 30, 2008. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  • ^ "Marvin Heemeyer Wanted Revenge — So He Built A 'Killdozer'". February 8, 2022.
  • ^ "The Venus Transit 2004". ESO. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  • ^ Long, Tony (June 21, 2004). "SpaceShipOne Reaches Space". Wired. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  • ^ "US hands over power in Iraq". The Guardian. June 28, 2004. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  • ^ "Cassini probe enters Rhea orbit". BBC News. July 1, 2004. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  • ^ "Some Russians still live in the USSR - PravdaReport". English.pravda.ru. July 6, 2011. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  • ^ Benson, Todd (August 4, 2004). "6 Are Charged With Murder After Paraguay Store Fire (Published 2004)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  • ^ Malik, Tariq (August 3, 2004). "NASA Sends Mercury a MESSENGER". Space.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
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  • ^ "Olympics open in Athens". BBC News. August 13, 2004. Archived from the original on July 24, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  • ^ "Armed robbers steal 'The Scream'". CNN. August 23, 2004. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
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  • ^ "Australian embassy bomb kills nine". The Guardian. September 9, 2004. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  • ^ Urquhart, Conal (October 8, 2004). "Dozens killed in bomb blasts at Sinai resorts". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
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  • ^ "Torre Este de Parque Central: 8 años después". El Universal. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
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  • ^ "Indonesian President Is Sworn In, Promising a Cleaner Government". New York Times. October 21, 2004. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  • ^ "SCADPlus: A Constitution for Europe". Europa. Archived from the original on January 4, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  • ^ Leonard, David (September 3, 2006). "SMART-1 Space Probe Slams into the Moon". Space. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  • ^ Gibbs, Yvonne (May 10, 2017). "X-43A Hyper-X". NASA. Archived from the original on May 20, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  • ^ "NASA - NASA's X-43A Scramjet Breaks Speed Record". www.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on October 31, 2004. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
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  • ^ Schneider, William. "Ukraine's 'Orange Revolution'". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
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  • ^ "France shows off tallest bridge". BBC News. December 14, 2004. Archived from the original on May 6, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  • ^ "Deadly Attack on U.S. Military Base". Fox News. December 22, 2004. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  • ^ "Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary: Memorial events held". BBC News. December 26, 2014. Archived from the original on November 12, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  • ^ "Starquake Reveals Hidden Structure of a Neutron Star". phys.org. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  • ^ "Argentina: 7 Members of Band Convicted in Club Fire". The New York Times. Associated Press. April 21, 2011. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on April 29, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
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