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2004 Calendar Trivia

The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2032. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.

April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.

2004 Calendar

Historical Events Of 2004

• January 9, 2004 – An inflatable boat carrying illegal Albanian emigrants stalls near the Karaburun Peninsula while on the way to Brindisi, Italy; exposure to the elements kills 28.
• January 14, 2004 – The national flag of the Republic of Georgia, the so-called “five cross flag”, is restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.
• January 21, 2004 – NASA’s MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies in the management of its flash memory and is fixed remotely from Earth on February 6.
• January 22, 2004 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Monkey in Chinese astrology.
• March 22, 2004 – Ahmed Yassin, co-founder and leader of the Palestinian Sunni Islamist group Hamas, two bodyguards, and nine civilian bystanders are killed in the Gaza Strip when hit by Israeli Air Force AH-64 Apache fired Hellfire missiles.
• March 27, 2004 – HMS Scylla, a decommissioned Leander-class frigate, is sunk as an artificial reef off Cornwall, the first of its kind in Europe.
• April 2, 2004 – Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt to bomb the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madrid; the attack is thwarted.
• June 21, 2004 – SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight.
• November 7, 2004 – Iraq War: The interim government of Iraq calls for a 60-day “state of emergency” as U.S. forces storm the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
• November 19, 2004 – The Malice at the Palace: The worst brawl in NBA history, Ron Artest suspended 86 games (rest of season), Stephen Jackson suspended 30 games

Who Were Born On 2004?

• January 13, 2004 – Anastasia and Tatiana Dogaru, Italian conjoined twins
• January 21, 2004 – Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway
• March 21, 2004 – Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau van Amsberg
• March 27, 2004 – Amira Willighagen, Dutch singer
• June 1, 2004 – Miyu Honda, Japanese actress
• June 23, 2004 – Mana Ashida, Japanese actress and singer
• July 2, 2004 – Caitlin Carmichael, American actress
• September 25, 2004 – Seiran Kobayashi, Japanese actress and singer
• October 28, 2004 – Miss Beazley, American dog of George W. Bush (d. 2014)
• November 21, 2004 – Lyca Gairanod, Filipino singer and actress