What Happened in 2004
78 historical events, 6 notable births, and 12 notable deaths in 2004.
Major Events
January 2004
2004 — year
2004 Summer Olympics — Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, in Athens, Greece
UEFA Euro 2004 — 12th European association football championship
Eurovision Song Contest 2004 — 49th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
2004 Formula One World Championship — 58th season of FIA Formula One motor racing
2004 Summer Olympics medal table — Wikimedia list article
basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics — Competitive event at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games
insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — armed conflict involving Pakistan and armed militant groups
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 — 2nd annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Copa América 2004 — 2004 edition of the Copa América association football competition
2004 AFC Asian Cup — football tournament
athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics — competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics
UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying — international football competition
2004 in film — overview of the events of 2004 in film
tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics — Competitive event at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games
2004 African Cup of Nations — football tournament
handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics — overview of handball practiced at the 2004 Olympic Summer Games
volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics — volleyball events at the Olympics
badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics — badminton championships
2004–05 UEFA Cup — 34th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA
Azerbaijan at the 2004 Summer Olympics — Azerbaijan 2004 Summer Olympics Results
swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics — overview of swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics
football at the 2004 Summer Olympics — 2004 edition of the association football torunaments during the Olympic Summer Games
field hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics — field hockey competition
water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics
archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics — archery at the Olympics
baseball at the 2004 Summer Olympics — baseball events at the Olympics
UEFA Euro 2004 finals — final game of the UEFA Euro 2004
rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics — rowing regatta
wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics — competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics
deaths in 2004 — Wikimedia list article
triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics — triathlon events at the Olympics
shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics — Sports shooting at the Olympics
taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics — taekwondo competition
judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics — judo competition
2004 European Men's Handball Championship — 2004 edition of the European Men's Handball Championship
boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics — Boxing competitions
weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics — Weightlifting at the Olympics
Estonia at the 2004 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics — Cycling at the Olympics
softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics — softball events at the Olympics
2004 UEFA Super Cup — tournament
table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics — Table tennis at the Olympics
fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics — fencing events at the Olympics
2004 Wimbledon Championships — 118th staging of the Wimbledon Championships
2004 OFC Nations Cup — international football competition
2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship — international football competition
gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics — gymnastics events at the Olympics
36th Chess Olympiad — 2004 chess tournament in Calvià, Spain
December 2004
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake — megathrust underwater earthquake and subsequent tsunami in the Indian Ocean
Second Battle of Fallujah — Late 2004 battle of the Iraq War
June 2004
transit of Venus — astronomical transit of Venus across the Sun
2004 United States Grand Prix — Formula One race
2004 Canadian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2004
October 2004
Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe — the abandoned Constitution for the European Union
2004 Ukrainian presidential election — election
2004 Japanese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2004
2004 Brazilian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2004
September 2004
Beslan school siege — 2004 terrorist attack in North Ossetia, Russian Federation
2004 Summer Paralympics — multi-parasport event in Athens, Greece
2004 Chinese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2004
March 2004
2004 Madrid train bombings — terrorist attack on Madrid's suburban trains
2004 Russian presidential election — 2004 election in Russia
2004 Australian Grand Prix — 714th Formula 1 Championship Grand Prix
February 2004
76th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 2003
November 2004
2004 United States presidential election — 55th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
April 2004
Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse — 2004 American military atrocity during the Iraq War
2004 Bahrain Grand Prix — motor car race
2004 San Marino Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2004
May 2004
2004 UEFA Champions League Final — association football match
2004 European Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2004
2004 Spanish Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2004
2004 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2004
August 2004
2004 Hungarian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2004
2004 Belgian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race
July 2004
2004 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2004
2004 French Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2004
2004 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2004