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The 9.1–9.3 Mw  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…

Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union, celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in Dublin. Date: May 1, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815 crashes into the Amazon rainforest during approach to Eduardo Gomes International Airport in Manaus, Brazil, killing 33 people. Date: May 14, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2004Catalina Affair…

Mikheil Saakashvili is elected President of Georgia following the November 2003 Rose Revolution. Date: January 4, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2004NASA Genesis Spacecraft Crash-Lands After Parachute Failure, September 8, 2004Pinnacle Airlines Flight…

War in Iraq: Al-Qaeda carries out the Ashoura Massacre in Iraq, killing 170 and wounding over 500. Date: March 2, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2004National World War II Memorial Dedicated in Washington,…

Madrid train bombings: Simultaneous explosions on rush hour trains in Madrid, Spain kill 191 people. Date: March 11, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 11 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2004Pope John Paul II Returns Saint John Chrysostom Relics, November…