Date: January 1, 2004
The Harvard–Smithsonian 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 → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in…
Double suicide attack in Erbil on the offices of Iraqi Kurdish political parties by members of Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad Date: February 1, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2004Shoko Asahara Sentenced to Death for…
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 → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On…
The RMS Queen Mary 2, then the largest ocean liner ever built, is christened by her namesake's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II. Date: January 8, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2004Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian Shot…
Rebels from the Revolutionary Artibonite Resistance Front capture the city of Gonaïves, starting the 2004 Haiti rebellion. Date: February 5, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2004Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia Join…
The final episode of the television sitcom Friends is aired. Date: May 6, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2004Stardust Flies Past Comet Wild 2, Returns Samples to Earth, January 2, 2004Google Launches Gmail…