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2004 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2004th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations. It was marked by many popular and highly grossing film releases, the 2004 transit of Venus, the Beslan school siege, the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
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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.
A comprehensive overview of what happened in 2004 around the world, from the Athens Olympics and the Mars Spirit Rover to the Iraq War and the Asian tsunami. Learn about the political, social, economic, and cultural events that shaped the year 2004.
Find out the major events, birthdays, deaths, weddings and more that happened in 2004. See highlights such as the Boxing Day Tsunami, the first Indonesian presidential election, the launch of Facebook and the death of Yasser Arafat.
3 days ago · The year 2004 was marked by both remarkable achievements and significant losses. NASA made history by landing its first rover on Mars, and Massachusetts became the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage. 2004 was also the year that Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook, and Kanye West debuted his groundbreaking album, “The College Dropout
Browse the list of major events that happened in 2004, from politics and sports to entertainment and science. Find out what happened on any date in 2004 with On This Day.
A summary of the events and happenings in the year 2004 according to the Gregorian calendar. Includes major events in politics, science, sports, culture, and more from around the world.
