Date: January 21, 2004
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The 9.1β9.3 Mwβ― Indian Ocean earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). One of the largest observed tsunamis, it affected coastal and partially mainland areas of Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Indonesia; death toll is estimated at 227,898. Date: December 26, 2004 Read more on…
Spirit, a NASA Mars rover, lands successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC. Date: January 4, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 4 π Events on this day in 2004 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2004Millau Viaduct Inaugurated as Worldβs Tallest Bridge, December 14, 2004Rolandas Paksas Impeached, First…
Google launches its Email service Gmail. Date: April 1, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 2004 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2004MK Airlines Flight 1602 Crashes at Halifax Stanfield Airport, October 14, 2004San Francisco Begins Issuing Same-Sex Marriage Licenses, February…
The Yelwa massacre concludes. It began on 4 February 2004 when armed Muslims killed 78 Christians at Yelwa, Nigeria. In response, about 630 Muslims were killed by Christians on May 2. Date: May 2, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 2 π Events on this day in 2004 π On…
The HarvardβSmithsonian Center for Astrophysics announces the discovery of the universe's largest known diamond, white dwarf star BPM 37093. Astronomers named this star "Lucy" after The Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". Date: February 13, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 13 π Events on this day in…
Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin. Date: February 4, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 4 π Events on this day in 2004 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2004Express Train Collision Near Ufton Nervet Kills Seven, Injures 120…