Historical Events In 2004

Jan 16   NASA announced plans to cancel further space shuttle missions to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope, an act that would condemn the Hubble to mechanical failure in the next two years on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Authorities placed the U.S. military death toll in Iraq at 500, including 346 in combat on this day in history.   

Jan 18   At least 23 people were reported killed when a powerful car bomb exploded in Baghdad. No Americans were listed among the dead on this day in history.   

Jan 19   U.S. military authorities denied Afghan claims that a U.S. helicopter attack killed 11 civilians, including four children, saying instead that five Taliban fighters were the only fatalities on this day in history.   

Jan 20   President George W. Bush, in his State of the Union address, warned that the threat of more terrorist attacks was still very real in the year 2004.   

Jan 21   In the year 2004 a U.S. scientist who had toured North Korea nuclear facilities told Congress there was evidence they could produce enriched plutonium.   

Jan 21   In the year 2004 china ushered in the year of the monkey, a positive sign in Chinese astrology for business and growth.   

Jan 22   Allegations that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had accepted bribes damaged his credibility, a new poll showed. But, Sharon brushed aside the allegations and a source said no indictment was expected on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Senate Democrats demanded an investigation of U.S. government dealings with Halliburton Co. following revelations of kickbacks on Iraq contracts in the year 2004.   

May 19   Tony Randall, actor (Felix Unger in The Odd Couple) dies aged 84 on this day in history.   

Jul 01   In the year 2004 cholera in Bangladesh   

Jul 01   In the year 2004 cholera in Senegal   

Jul 01   Dengue fever in Indonesia in the year 2004.   

Jul 01   On this day in history leishmaniasis in Afghanistan   

Nov 11   Yasser Arafat, co-founder and Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, revolutionary and nobel prize winner dies in Paris at 75 on this day in history.   

Dec 26   Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in Indian Ocean killing 227,898 people on this day in history.   

Dec 26   In the year 2004 indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Somalia killing 227,898 people   

Jan 02   In the year 2004 death of jess Collins, American artist (b. 1923)   

Jan 03   Des Corcoran, Premier of South Australia (b. 1928) died in the year 2004.   

Jan 04   On this day in history death of john Toland, American historian (b. 1912)   

Jan 05   Tug McGraw, American baseball player, father of Tim McGraw (b. 1944) died on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 2004 death of francesco Scavullo, American photographer (b. 1921)   

Jan 07   Ingrid Thulin, Swedish actress (b. 1926) died in the year 2004.   

Jan 08   John A. Gambling, American radio talk-show host (b. 1930) died on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Norberto Bobbio, Italian philosopher (b. 1909) died in the year 2004.