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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) More events from 2004Crown Prince…

Ahmed Yassin, co-founder and leader of the Palestinian Sunni Islamist group Hamas, two bodyguards, and nine civilian bystanders are killed in the Gaza Strip when hit by Israeli Air Force Hellfire missiles. Date: March 22, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅…

Hurricane Ivan makes landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 3 hurricane. Date: September 16, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2004Revolutionary Artibonite Resistance Front Captures Gonaïves, Haiti Rebellion Begins February 5, 2004Moscow…

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…

Up to 295 people, 182 of which being rescue workers, die near Nishapur, Iran, when a runaway freight train carrying sulfur, petrol and fertilizer catches fire and explodes. Date: February 18, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)…