The almanac
The 2004 Edition
Limited to about 137 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 2004. About 126 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 2004
- A probe flew through a comet's dustNASA's Stardust passed Comet Wild 2 to catch tiny grains for return to Earth.January 2 · Source: NASA
- The Spirit rover landed on MarsNASA's six-wheeled geologist bounced down inside protective airbags.January 3 · Source: NASA
- Yeah! started its No. 1 runUsher's party anthem with Lil Jon and Ludacris topped the Hot 100.February 28 · Source: Billboard
- Shrek 2 opened in theatersThe ogre met his in-laws in the far, far away kingdom.May 19 · Source: The Numbers
- The Olympics returned to AthensSwimmer Michael Phelps won eight medals as the Games came home to Greece.August 13 · Source: Olympedia
- Firefox 1.0 was releasedMozilla's free browser brought tabs and pop-up blocking to millions.November 9 · Source: Computer History Museum
Famous people born in 2004
- GaviSpanish association football player · born August 5
- Charli D'AmelioAmerican social media personality · born May 1
- Coco GauffAmerican tennis player · born March 13
- Nico PazArgentine-Spanish footballer · born September 8
- João NevesPortuguese footballer · born September 27
- Alejandro GarnachoSpanish-Argentine association football player · born July 1
- Abdukodir KhusanovUzbek association football player · born February 29
- Victor WembanyamaFrench basketball player · born January 4
From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages write about them. Spotted a mistake?
No. 1 songs of 2004
- Hey Ya!OutKast · first week at No. 1: January 3, 2004
- The Way You MoveOutKast Featuring Sleepy Brown · first week at No. 1: February 14, 2004
- Slow JamzTwista Featuring Kanye West & Jamie Foxx · first week at No. 1: February 21, 2004
- Yeah!Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris · first week at No. 1: February 28, 2004
- BurnUsher · first week at No. 1: May 22, 2004
- I BelieveFantasia · first week at No. 1: July 10, 2004
- Confessions Part IIUsher · first week at No. 1: July 24, 2004
- Slow MotionJuvenile Featuring Soulja Slim · first week at No. 1: August 7, 2004
- Lean BackTerror Squad · first week at No. 1: August 21, 2004
- GoodiesCiara Featuring Petey Pablo · first week at No. 1: September 11, 2004
- My BooUsher And Alicia Keys · first week at No. 1: October 30, 2004
- Drop It Like It's HotSnoop Dogg Featuring Pharrell · first week at No. 1: December 11, 2004
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 2004. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 2004
- Older than the iPhoneThe first iPhone went on sale in the US on June 29, 2007.
- Older than the KindleAmazon introduced the Kindle e-reader and put it on sale on November 19, 2007.
- Older than Usain Bolt's 9.58 recordUsain Bolt ran 100 meters in 9.58 seconds, the world record on August 16, 2009.
- Older than the iPadThe first iPad went on sale in the US on April 3, 2010.
- Younger than the iTunes StoreApple opened the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003.
- Younger than the human genome mapThe Human Genome Project was completed (month only; the day is not given by the source) on April 1, 2003.
- Younger than euro coins and notesEuro banknotes and coins came into use in 12 countries on January 1, 2002.