WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO AUGUST 2004
Find out what all happened January to August 2004

A new constitution is signed by Iraq's Governing Council. (8. March 2004)

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 AH-64 Apache fired Hellfire missiles. (22. March 2004)

A bombing of a Superferry by Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines' worst terrorist attack kills 116. (27. February 2004)

The RMS Queen Mary 2, the largest passenger ship ever built, is christened by her namesake's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II. (8. January 2004)

Jean-Bertrand Aristide is removed as President of Haiti following a coup. (29. February 2004)

Eighty-nine passengers die after two airliners explode after flying out of Domodedovo International Airport, near Moscow. The explosions are caused by suicide bombers (reportedly female) from the Russian Republic of Chechnya. (24. August 2004)

The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts. (17. May 2004)

251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured in a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. (1. February 2004)

The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks. (3. August 2004)

Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that are returned to Earth. (2. January 2004)

The initial version of the John Jay Report, with details about the Catholic sexual abuse scandal in the United States, is released. (27. February 2004)

Yelwa massacre: more than 630 nomad Muslims are killed by Christians in Nigeria. (2. May 2004)

Part of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport's Terminal 2E collapses, killing four people and injuring three others. (23. May 2004)

NASA's MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies in the management of its flash memory and is fixed remotely from Earth on February 6. (21. January 2004)

Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into the Red Sea, resulting in 148 deaths, making it the deadliest aviation accident in Egyptian history. (3. January 2004)

The United States Army veteran Terry Nichols is found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the Oklahoma City bombing. (26. May 2004)

Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt to bomb the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madrid. Their attack is thwarted. (2. April 2004)

Iraq War in Anbar Province - In Fallujah, Iraq, 4 American private military contractors working for Blackwater USA, are killed after being ambushed. (31. March 2004)

The national flag of The Republic of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", is restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years. (14. January 2004)

The first Indonesian presidential election is held. (5. July 2004)