WHAT ALL HAPPENED OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 2004
Find out what all happened October to December 2004

An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 150. (6. November 2004)

Longtime Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings of Salt Lake City, Utah, finally loses, leaving him with US$2,520,700 , television's biggest game show winnings. (30. November 2004)

Iraq War: A suicide bomber killed 22 at the forward operating base next to the main U.S. military airfield at Mosul, Iraq, the single deadliest suicide attack on American soldiers. (21. December 2004)

Iraq War: The interim government of Iraq calls for a 60-day "state of emergency" as U.S. forces storm the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah. (7. November 2004)

Fidel Castro, Cuba's President, announces that transactions using the American Dollar will be banned. (25. October 2004)

Orange Revolution: The final run-off election in Ukraine is held under heavy international scrutiny. (26. December 2004)

The Cuzco Declaration is signed in Cuzco, Peru, establishing the South American Community of Nations. (8. December 2004)

A fire in the República Cromagnon nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina kills 194. (30. December 2004)

A gang of thieves steal £26.5 million worth of currency from the Donegall Square West headquarters of Northern Bank in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, one of the largest bank robberies in British history. (20. December 2004)

Arsenal Football Club loses to Manchester United, ending a row of unbeaten matches at 49 matches, which is the record in the Premier League. (24. October 2004)

The official opening of Taipei 101, the tallest skyscraper at that time in the world, standing at a height of 509 metres (1,670 ft). (31. December 2004)

A 9.3 magnitude earthquake creates a tsunami causing devastation in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives and many other areas around the rim of the Indian Ocean, killing over 230,000. (26. December 2004)

The second round of the Ukrainian presidential election is held, giving rise to massive protests and controversy over the election's integrity. (21. November 2004)

The Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world, is formally inaugurated near Millau, France. (14. December 2004)

The island of Dominica is hit by the most destructive earthquake in its history. The northern half of the island receives the most damage, especially the town of Portsmouth. It is also felt in neighboring Guadeloupe, where one person is killed. (21. November 2004)

SpaceShipOne wins Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight, by being the first private craft to fly into space. (4. October 2004)

The Palestine Liberation Organization confirms the death of Yasser Arafat from unidentified causes. Mahmoud Abbas is elected chairman of the PLO minutes later. (11. November 2004)

War in Iraq: More than 10,000 U.S. troops and a small number of Iraqi army units participate in a siege on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah. (8. November 2004)

The Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine, resulting from the presidential elections. (22. November 2004)

Ruzhou School massacre: A man stabs and kills eight people and seriously wounds another four in a school dormitory in Ruzhou, China. (26. November 2004)