Friday April 02, 2004: on this day

April 02, 2004 was the 93rd day of the year 2004, under the sign of Aries and the day of the week was Friday.

Is April 02, 2004 a day special to you? If so you may like to discover what happened on that day, the zodiac sign and moon phase on April 02, 2004, who was born and died on April 02, 2004, what holidays and observances are celebrated on April 02, 2004, which were the most popular songs (ex. Yeah! by Usher), movies (e.g. Shattered Glass, directed by Billy Ray), TV series (e.g. George And The Dragon) books and videogames back then.

On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about April 2nd, 2004 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.

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What day of the week was April 02, 2004?


April 02, 2004 was a Friday and it was the 93rd day of the year 2004 in the Gregorian calendar.

April 02, 2004 can also be written as 4/2/2004 in the US and as 2/4/2004 in UK and Europe.

April 02, 2004 in April 2004 calendar

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April 02, 2004: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on April 02, 2004:

  • Islamist terrorists plotting to bomb the spanish high speed train ave near madrid in the madrid attacks of 11 march 2004 attempt to attack the high-speed train. they are stopped.
  • Reissue of erotica
  • The canadian food inspection agency could slaughter 16 million chickens at poultry farms in abbotsford, british columbia to stop the spread of avian flu in british columbia.
  • Federal investigators are looking into the 6,000 documents in the presidential archive of former president bill clinton.
  • After noon prayers at the western wall, teens from palestinian authority areas start a riot and throw large stones at israeli police officers. when police attempt to stop them, hundreds more muslims join the stone-throwers. the rioters resist arrest and seek refuge at al aqsa mosque on the temple mount. this is the most sacred place for jews and the third-holiest for muslims.
  • The hong kong police forcefully dispersed a peaceful demonstration in front of the government headquarters building and took away journalists one by one. they hoped that the government would send someone to read the protestors' open letters. hong kong journalists association condemned the police's actions infringing freedom by removing journalists first.
  • Falluja is calmed as four us civilians' remains are desecrated and handed over to the occupation authorities. residents claim that they were torn between shame at the mutilations and pride at the attack.
  • After eleven days of deliberations, a judge in new york declared a mistrial in the case against dennis kozlowski, former chairman and chief executive of tyco international and mark swartz, former chief financial officer and chief executive of tyco international. this was after a juror had received a "threatening" or coercive letter within the last 24 hours. swartz and kozlowski are accused of taking $600 million from tyco.
  • Technical cooperation with longtime foe, microsoft, that will involve a payment of $1.95 1,000,000,000 to sun.
  • Economy of the united states. "nonfarm payroll employment rose by 308,000 in march and the unemployment rate was almost unchanged at 5.7 per cent," the bureau of labor statistics of u.s. department of labor reported today. the growth in payroll employment was quite widespread as construction employment grew strongly and many major service-providing sectors also added jobs.
  • The european union's european monitoring centre on racism and xenophobia concluded that there are increasing anti-semitic attacks in europe. this is mainly due to youths living in areas sensitive to the israeli/palestinian conflict and primarily of north african descent.
  • Ariel sharon stated that he will stop all construction and development in gaza strip settlements.
  • Spanish officials reveal that a bomb capable of destroying high-speed trains between madrid and seville was discovered by the ave railway line. (bbc). the bomb was found near toledo and is the same type used in the madrid train bombings of march 2004, which resulted in 191 deaths.
  • In a civil case arising from the 1996 murders of yaron unga and efrat unga in israel, a united states federal judge found hamas guilty. efrat ungar and yaron ungar are ordered to pay $116 million to hamas. the liability of the palestinian authority or the plo has yet to be determined by the court.
  • Bbc reports on a procedure that cured a tourette patient.
  • Following the resignation of gavyn davies, the bbc's previous chairman, michael grade has been appointed its new chairman. this follows the fallout from the hutton inquiry report.
  • A parliamentary election is held in sri lanka.
  • Toby studabaker (an ex-marine from the united states) was sentenced to four and a quarter years in prison for abducting a 12-year old british girl. he had "groomed" her through the internet.
  • A crowd of approximately 10,000 to 19,000 mourners gather in los angeles to pay their last respects to adan sanchez, the mexican singer. the crowd becomes violent and jumps onto the van carrying adan sanchez's body. some people are seriously injured and require emergency rescue and police intervention.
  • The 44th animated disney movie, "home on the range," is now available in theaters.
  • Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 march 2004 madrid attacks attempt to bomb the spanish high-speed train ave near madrid; the attack is thwarted.

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April 02, 2004: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on April 02, 2004:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $41.99
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $27.74
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $25.47
  • General Electric GE: opens at $30.91
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $93.55

Exchange Rates on April 02, 2004:

  • 1 USD = 104.44 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.3136 CAD
  • 1 USD = 1.2905 CHF
  • 1 EUR = 126.79 JPY
  • 1 EUR = 0.6623 GBP

April 02, 2004: What were the main match results that day?

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

  • Ein Trier - Aachen : 3 - 3
  • Lubeck - Oberhausen : 1 - 0
  • Regensburg - Nurnberg : 2 - 1

Division 2 - Football (France)

  • Grenoble - St Etienne : 2 - 2

Le Championnat - Football (France)

  • Monaco - Ajaccio : 3 - 3

Division 3 - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Southend - Scunthorpe : 4 - 2
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April 02, 2004: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for April 2nd is Aries.

Aries is the 1st sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between March 21st and April 19th belong to the Aries sign: discover Aries personality and who should a Aries marry.

Babies born in April are either Aries or Taurus. People born before April 19th are Aries, while people born from April 20th have the sign of Taurus.

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April 02, 2004: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

Monkey chinese zodiac sign

The Chinese Zodiac sign for April 02, 2004 is Monkey and the associated element is Wood.

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Discover the planets positions on April 2nd, 2004 as well as what the sky looked like at your place

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April 02, 2004: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on April 02, 2004 was Full Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on April 02, 2004 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on April 02, 2004 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 94% full, rising at 03:19 pm and setting at 04:58 am.

The previous full moon was on Mar 06, 2004 while the next full moon would come on Apr 05, 2004.

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Who was born on April 02, 2004?


Famous people born on April 02, 2004:

  • Diana Shnaider

    Russian tennis player[43].

  • Sidy Cissoko
  • Cheick Konaté
  • Samuel Justo
  • Mollie O'Callaghan

Whose famous birthday is on April 2nd?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on April 2nd:

  • Serge Gainsbourg
    Serge Gainsbourg

    French singer and international sex icon, who was best known for his hit song "je t'aime" which he performed with jane birkin.

  • Michael Fassbender
    Michael Fassbender

    German-irish actor, born to a german mother and a german dad.

  • Marvin Gaye
    Marvin Gaye

    American singer, keyboard player, drummer and songwriter.

  • Buddy Ebsen
    Buddy Ebsen

    Buddy ebsen was an american actor known for his role as jed clampett in the television series the beverly hillbillies.

  • Pedro Pascal
    Pedro Pascal

    Pedro pascal is a chilean-american actor known for his roles in game of thrones, narcos, and the mandalorian.

  • Linda Hunt
    Linda Hunt

    American actress who won an oscar as a male dwarf in "the year of living dangerously", her second film role.

  • Roselyn Sanchez
    Roselyn Sanchez

    Puerto rican model, singer and actress.

  • Christopher Meloni
    Christopher Meloni

    American film and television actor.

  • Alec Guinness
    Alec Guinness

    British actor, born in the 1930s.

  • Shirley Douglas
    Shirley Douglas

    Canadian actress, activist, and well-known family member, she is also the ex-wife to actor donald sutherland, and the mother of their son...

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April 02, 2004: How old are you if you were born on that day?


You are 19 years 11 months old,

or 239 months and 27 days old,

or 1043 weeks

or 7301 days old,

if you were born on April 02, 2004.

Enjoy a trip down memory lane: discover what the world looked like when you turned 18 years old,

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on April 02, 2004?

There are 4 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Tuesday April 2nd 2024.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on April 02, 2004?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on April 02, 2004.

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April 02, 2004: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on April 02, 2004:

  • John Argyris

    Greek aeronautical engineer and one of the founders of the finite element method (d.2004).

  • Pasquale De Simone
  • John Taras
  • Aurelio Santagostino
  • Chaïbia Talal
  • Duilio De Pieri

What famous deaths happened on April 2nd?

Famous deaths on April 2nd:

  • Edwin Starr
    Edwin Starr

    American singer-songwriter (d.2003).

  • Milo O'Shea
    Milo O'Shea

    Actor from ireland-america (d. 2013).

  • Estelle Harris
    Estelle Harris

    American actress and comedian (b. 1928).

  • Alma Delia Fuentes
    Alma Delia Fuentes

    Mexican actress (d. 2017).

  • Jennifer Syme
    Jennifer Syme

    American actress (born 1972).

  • Douglass Dumbrille
    Douglass Dumbrille

    Actor (mr deed goes to town), is killed at 84.

  • Paula Kelly
    Paula Kelly

    Singer/actress (sweet charity) dies at 72.

  • Winnie Mandela

    Winnie Mandela was a prominent South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who played a significant role in the struggle against...

  • Samuel Morse

    American inventor of the first electric telegraph that worked and morse code.

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April 02, 2004: What are the Holidays, Observances and Saints celebrated on that day?


Holidays on April 02, 2004:

  • JP and Trang in Valleyfair
  • Blessed Arnold of Leuven
  • International Children's Book Day
  • Malvinas Day in Argentina.
  • Sizdah be dar in Iran

Observances on April 02, 2004:

  • World Autism Awareness Day

Saints celebrated on April 02, 2004:

  • Saint Franciscus of Paola (+1507)
  • Saint Genoveva of Brabant (+1760)
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April 02, 2004: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on April 02, 2004 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week March 29th and April 4th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).


April 02, 2004: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on April 02, 2004 was Yeah! by Usher, according to the music chart for the week March 29th and April 4th.

April 02, 2004: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?

The music chart in the USA on April 02, 2004 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week March 29th and April 4th. It included the following Top 5 songs:

  1. - Yeah!
  2. - One Call Away
  3. - Tipsy
  4. - Solitaire
  5. - Hotel

April 02, 2004: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on April 02, 2004 was Cha Cha Slide by DJ Casper, according to the music chart for the week March 29th and April 4th.

April 02, 2004: What was the music chart in the UK on that day?

The music chart in the UK on April 02, 2004 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week March 29th and April 4th. It included the following Top 5 songs:

  1. - Cha Cha Slide
  2. - Toxic
  3. - Mysterious Girl
  4. - Thank You
  5. - Yeah!

April 02, 2004: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on April 02, 2004 was Yeah! by Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris, according to the R&B music chart for the week March 29th and April 4th.

April 02, 2004: What was the R&B music chart on that day?

The R&B music chart on April 02, 2004 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week March 29th and April 4th. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:

  1. - Yeah!
  2. - Tipsy
  3. - Dirt Off Your Shoulder
  4. - One Call Away
  5. - Splash Waterfalls

April 02, 2004: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?

The number 1 Latin song on April 02, 2004 was Te Quise Tanto by Paulina Rubio, according to the Latin music chart for the week March 29th and April 4th.

April 02, 2004: What was the Latin music chart on that day?

The Latin music chart on April 02, 2004 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week March 29th and April 4th. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:

  1. - Te Quise Tanto
  2. - Y Todo Queda En Nada
  3. - Mas Que Tu Amigo
  4. - Cuidarte El Alma
  5. - Tengo Ganas

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April 02, 2004: What were the most popular movies on that day?

The most popular movies on April 02, 2004 were the films released in theaters close to that day with the largest audiences and significant box office revenue, including:

Shattered Glass

Shattered Glass

Release year: 2004

Directed by: Billy Ray

Starring: Hayden Christensen, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Zahn, Peter Sarsgaard

Country: United States of America

Runaway Jury

Runaway Jury

Release year: 2004

Directed by: Gary Fleder

Starring: John Cusack, Rachel Weisz, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman

Country: United States of America

The Punisher

The Punisher

Release year: 2004

Directed by: Jonathan Hensleigh

Starring: Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Samantha Mathis, Laura Harring

Country: United States of America

The Interpreter

The Interpreter

Release year: 2004

Directed by: Sydney Pollack

Starring: Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Jesper Christensen

Country: United States of America

Dirty Deeds

Dirty Deeds

Release year: 2004

Directed by: David Caesar

Starring: Bryan Brown, Toni Collette, John Goodman, Sam Neill

Country: United States of America

April 02, 2004: What were the most popular TV Series on that day?

The most popular TV Series on April 02, 2004 were the Televisions Series released on TV close to that day characterized by high ratings, critical acclaim and a large fan base.. They included:

George and the Dragon

George and the Dragon

Release year: 2004

Directed by: Tom Reeve

Deadwood

Deadwood

Release year: 2004

Written by:

Directed by: Walter Hill

Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker, Brad Dourif

Country: United States of America

Padre Coraje

Padre Coraje

Release year: 2004

Directed by: Benito Zambrano

Kingdom Hospital

Kingdom Hospital

Release year: 2004

Directed by: Craig R. Baxley

Family Business

Family Business

Release year: 2004

Directed by: Sidney Lumet

April 02, 2004: What were the bestselling books on that day?

The bestselling books on April 02, 2004 were the literary works published close to that day that have achieved notable commercial success, including:

The Price Of Loyalty by Ron Suskind

The Price Of Loyalty

By:

This explosive account of the Bush administration's policymaking on taxes, war, and politics has been updated with a new afterword. It also includes a selection key documents.

American Dynasty by Kevin Phillips

American Dynasty

By:

Kevin Phillips says that the Bushes are the family no one really knows. This popular lack of acquaintance--nurtured by gauzy imagery of Maine summer cottages, gray-haired national grandmothers, July Fourth sparklers, and cowboy

Seduced By Moonlight by Laurell K. Hamilton

Seduced By Moonlight

By:

I am Meredith Gentry P.I. I am Princess Merry, the heir to Fairie's throne. There are some who say I'm more.

The South Beach Diet by Arthur Agatston

The South Beach Diet

By:

Arthur Agatston M.D., cardiologist, has been urging his patients to lose weight over the years. However, not all diets were easy to follow or too restrictive.

The Bookman'S Promise by John Dunning

The Bookman'S Promise

By:

Cliff Janeway is back! "The Bookman's Promise," the eagerly anticipated return of John Dunning, Denver's bookman and crime author, marks the return of Cliff Janeway.

April 02, 2004: What were the most popular videogames on that day?

The most popular videogames on April 02, 2004 were those that achieved widespread recognition and player engagement close to that day, including:

The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown

The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown

Platform: Game Boy Advance Nintendo GameCube Microsoft Windows PlayStation 2 Xbox (cancelled)

Genre: Platform

Publisher: THQ Nick Games

Ape Escape: Pumped and Primed

Ape Escape: Pumped and Primed

Platform: PlayStation 2 Arcade

Genre: Party

Publisher: JP SCEI; NA Ubisoft

EyeToy: Play 2

EyeToy: Play 2

Platform: PlayStation 2

Genre: Party

Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment

Aura: Fate of the Ages

Aura: Fate of the Ages

Platform: Microsoft Windows

Genre: Adventure

Publisher: The Adventure Company

Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy

Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy

Platform: Game Boy Advance

Genre: Platform

Publisher: Vivendi Universal Games

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Who was the US President on April 02, 2004?

On April 02, 2004 the US President was George W. Bush (Republican).

Who was the UK Prime Minister on April 02, 2004?

On April 02, 2004 the UK Prime Minister was Tony Blair (Labour).

Who was the Pope on April 02, 2004?

On April 02, 2004 the Pope was St John Paul II.

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What is special about April 2nd?

April 2nd refers to a specific date on the calendar, which is the 2nd day of the month of April. It is a date that occurs annually and is part of the Gregorian calendar, which is widely used around the world.

Over the years several events happened on April 2nd, such as:

  • 2019 - Google begins to delete consumer accounts from google+ because of low user engagement and security vulnerabilities that could expose user data to developers.
  • 2018 - 2018 gaza border protests: saudi king salman bin abdulaziz al saud speaks with president donald trump by telephone to discuss the events.
  • 2017 - India opens the chenani-nashri tunnel measuring 9.2 kilometers, in jammu and kashmir.

Find out more about April 2nd

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What happened in 2004?

2004 was filled with very interesting events such as

  • Ahmed Yassin is the founder and leader of the Palestinian Sunni Islamist Group Hamas. Two bodyguards and nine civilians are killed when Israeli Air Force AH 64 Apache fired Hellfire missiles hit the Gaza Strip.
  • Flash Airlines' Boeing 737-737 aircraft, Flight 604, crashes into the Red Sea killing all 148 passengers.
  • At 04:35 UTC, Spirit, a NASA Mars Rover successfully lands on Mars.

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What was the calendar for April 2004?

April 2004 followed the same calendar system as the rest of that year and the years surrounding it, with April being the 4th month of the year. This calendar is characterized by 12 months, 365 days in a common year, and 366 days in a leap year, such as 2012.

Discover how April 2004 calendar looked like.

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