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''International Year of Rice''
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Elections are to be held in 73 countries in 2004.
Events
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_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.
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-Haďtien.
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.
soldiers who forced him to leave the country against his will.
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_14 - Two suicide bombers kill eleven 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 José_Luis_Rodríguez_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 - Referenda on a United Nations plan, which proposes to re-unite the island of Cyprus, take place in both the Greek and Turkish parts. Although the Turkish vote in favour, the Greeks reject the proposal.
May
, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, the Czech_Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Malta and Cyprus.
May_2 - After 3 weeks of captivity, American contractor Thomas Hamill escapes from his captors in Iraq with just a gunshot wound to the arm and makes it to US_Military personnel.
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 Georgia, Mikhail_Saakashvili, announces that Ajarian leader Aslan_Abashidze 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.
May_9 - Chechen president Akhmad_Kadyrov is killed by landmine placed under a VIP stage during a World_War_II memorial victory parade in Grozny, Chechnya.
May_10 - Canadian bureaucrat, Chuck_Guite, and GroupeAction president, Jean_Brault, are arrested and charged with six counts each of fraud in connection with the Liberal Party sponsorship scandal.
May 10 - National election takes place in the Philippines for the presidency and almost all other elective positions.
May_11 - Explosion destroys a plastics factory in Glasgow, UK, killing nine people and injuring over a hundred.
May_12 - An American civilian contractor in Iraq, Nick_Berg, is shown being decapitated by a group allegedly linked to al-Qaida on a web-distributed video. They state it is retaliation for the abuse at Abu_Ghraib_prison.
May_13 - In India, the Congress_Party wins a surprise victory in the elections to the Lok_Sabha (lower house of Parliament).
May 13 - The season finale for Frasier is aired.
May_14 - The editor of the Daily_Mirror newspaper in the UK, Piers_Morgan, is sacked after the British army proves photographs in the newspaper, allegedly showing British soldiers abusing Iraqi detainees, to be fake.
May 14 - Frederik,_Crown_Prince_of_Denmark marries Australian Mary_Donaldson in Copenhagen.
May_15 - FIFA announces that South_Africa will host the 2010 World Cup soccer tournament, making it the first African nation to do so.
May 15 - Ruslana_Lyzhichko, of Ukraine, wins the final of the Eurovision_Song_Contest_2004, held in Turkey
May 15 - Smarty_Jones wins the Preakness_Stakes in Baltimore, USA, claiming the second leg of the US Triple Crown
May 15 - Arsenal_F.C. wins the English FA_Premier_League without losing a single game all season; the first club to do so since 1889.
May_17 - Ezzedine_Salim, holder of the rotating leadership of the Iraqi Governing Council, is killed in a bomb blast in Baghdad.
May 17 - Massachusetts legalises same-sex marriage in compliance with a ruling from the state's Supreme Judicial Court (Goodridge_et_al._v._Department_of_Public_Health).
Predicted and scheduled events
=May
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May_18 - European Festival of Youth Choirs (EJCF) in Basel expected to start.
May 18 - The IOC releases a short list of candidates for the 2012_Summer_Olympics.
May_19 - The final of the UEFA_Cup in football will take place in Göteborg, Sweden.
May_19 - Court martialing of Jeremy Sivits in connection with alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu_Ghraib prison to take place in Baghdad.
May_22 - The final of the English FA_Cup in football will take place in Cardiff, Wales.
May_23 - Japanese prime minister Junichiro_Koizumi visits North_Korea.
May_23 - Grand opening of the Seattle Public Library.
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_29 - The results from the Copenhagen_Consensus project are announced.
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
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June_1 - A United_Nations peacekeeping mission starts in Haiti.
June_3 - U.S. President George_W._Bush and Australian prime minister John_Howard meet in Washington,_DC to discuss issues related to terrorism and trade.
June_4 - The movie version of Harry_Potter_and_the_Prisoner_of_Azkaban is scheduled to be released.
June_5 - Belmont_Stakes take place in Elmont,_New_York.
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_8 - June_10 - The G8 Summit takes place in Georgia, USA.
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_21 - July_4 - Wimbledon tennis tournament takes place in London.
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
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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_Open_Championship in golf, known in North America as the British Open, 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
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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.
Births
January_21 - Princess_Ingrid_Alexandra_of_Norway
May_14 - Apple_Blythe_Alison_Martin, daughter of Chris_Martin and Gwyneth_Paltrow
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
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 - José_López_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
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 billionaire
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)
May
May_9 - Akhmad_Kadyrov, Chechen president
May_9 - Alan_King, American comedian
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