2004

2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday (dominical letter DC) of the Gregorian calendar, the 2004th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 4th year of the 3rd millennium, the 4th year of the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2000s decade.

2004 was designated as:

  • International Year of Rice (by the United Nations)
  • International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO)
  • 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization)

    • Events

    January

  • January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, killing all 148 aboard.

    • February

  • February 1 – A hajj stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills 251 pilgrims.
  • February 4 – Facebook launches.
  • February 7 – Several leaders of Abnaa el-Balad are arrested in Israel.
  • February 13 – Scientists in South Korea announce the cloning of 30 human embryos.
  • February 24 – The 6.3 Mw Al Hoceima earthquake strikes northern Morocco with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 628 people are killed.
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