Historical Events In 2004

Jan 16   NASA announced plans to cancel further space shuttle missions to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope, an act that would condemn the Hubble to mechanical failure in the next two years   

Jan 17   Authorities placed the U.S. military death toll in Iraq at 500, including 346 in combat   

Jan 18   At least 23 people were reported killed when a powerful car bomb exploded in Baghdad. No Americans were listed among the dead   

Jan 19   In this year, U.S. military authorities denied Afghan claims that a U.S. helicopter attack killed 11 civilians, including four children, saying instead that five Taliban fighters were the only fatalities   

Jan 20   President George W. Bush, in his State of the Union address, warned that the threat of more terrorist attacks was still very real.   

Jan 21   A U.S. scientist who had toured North Korea nuclear facilities told Congress there was evidence they could produce enriched plutonium.   

Jan 21   China ushered in the year of the monkey, a positive sign in Chinese astrology for business and growth.   

Jan 22   Allegations that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had accepted bribes damaged his credibility, a new poll showed. But, Sharon brushed aside the allegations and a source said no indictment was expected   

Jan 23   Senate Democrats demanded an investigation of U.S. government dealings with Halliburton Co. following revelations of kickbacks on Iraq contracts   

May 19   Tony Randall, actor (Felix Unger in The Odd Couple) dies aged 84   

Jul 01   Cholera in Bangladesh   

Jul 01   Cholera in Senegal.   

Jul 01   Dengue fever in Indonesia   

Jul 01   Leishmaniasis in Afghanistan   

Nov 11   Yasser Arafat, co-founder and Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, revolutionary and nobel prize winner dies in Paris at 75.   

Dec 26   Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in Indian Ocean killing 227898 people.   

Dec 26   Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Somalia killing 227898 people.   

Jan 02   Jess Collins, American artist (b. 1923) died in the year 2004.   

Jan 03   Des Corcoran, Premier of South Australia (b. 1928) died in the year 2004.   

Jan 04   On this day in history death of john Toland, American historian (b. 1912)   

Jan 05   Tug McGraw, American baseball player, father of Tim McGraw (b. 1944) died in the year 2004.   

Jan 06   On this day in history death of francesco Scavullo, American photographer (b. 1921)   

Jan 07   In the year 2004 death of ingrid Thulin, Swedish actress (b. 1926)   

Jan 08   In the year 2004 death of john A. Gambling, American radio talk-show host (b. 1930)   

Jan 09   Norberto Bobbio, Italian philosopher (b. 1909) died in the year 2004.