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- In 2004, Shrek 2 was the biggest film of the year in the US.
- While Spider-Man 2 and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban were the second and fourth highest-grossing films of the year.
- Myspace was the coolest social media site and at the beginning of that year would be the first to get one million users.
- While Mark Zuckerberg co-launched Facebook at Harvard.
2004 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.
What happened and who was famous in 2004? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 2004.
These were the first Games in which record-breaking U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps won his first (6) gold medals and set the record for most medals won at a single Games with 8 in total. Several events were held at Ancient Olympic sites and the site of the 1896 Olympics (the first in modern times).
- 1st January » In a Motion of no confidence vote of confidence, General Pervez Musharraf wins 658 out of 1,170 votes in the Electoral College (Pakistan) Electoral College of Pakistan, and according to Article 41(8) of the Constitution of Pakistan, is "deemed to be elect.
- 2nd January » 'Stardust (spacecraft) called Stardust' successfully flies past Comet 81P/Wild or Wild 2, collecting samples that are returned to Earth.
- 3rd January » Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into the Red Sea, resulting in 148 deaths, making it the deadliest aviation accident in Egyptian history.
- 4th January » Spirit rover e.g 'Spirit', a NASA Mars rover, lands successfully on Mars at 04:35 Coordinated Universal Time known as UTC.
9. Samaritan Girl. 2004 1h 37m R. 7.0 (14K) Rate. Jae-Young is an amateur prostitute who sleeps with men while her best friend Yeo-Jin "manages" her, fixing dates, taking care of the money and making sure the coast is clear.
Jan 23, 2024 · The 2004 Nobel Peace Prize was officially awarded to Wangari Maathai. She was an environmental and political activist from Kenya, who tragically passed away in 2011. She was the leading founder of the Green Belt movement – committed to helping reduce human suffering as well as pressing green issues.
