In a suburb of Moscow, Russia, the roof of the Transvaal water park collapses, killing more than 28 people, and wounding 193 others. Date: February 14, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
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…
The city of San Francisco begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in response to a directive from Mayor Gavin Newsom. Date: February 12, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
Forty-three people are killed and three are injured when a Fokker 50 crashes near Sharjah International Airport. Date: February 10, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 10 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin. Date: February 4, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 4 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
Swiss tennis player Roger Federer becomes the No. 1 ranked men's singles player, a position he will hold for a record 237 weeks. Date: February 2, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 2 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Hajj pilgrimage stampede: In a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured. Date: February 1, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: January 21, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This…