Thursday January 08, 2004

Historical Events

• Queen Elizabeth II, her granddaughter, christens the RMS Queen Mary 2, which is the largest passenger vessel ever built.
• Queen Elizabeth II christens the Queen Mary 2,
• RTE Prime Time investigates Garda Siochana (the Republic of Ireland's police force) for allegedly abusing people who were arrested. Gardai is accused by Dick Roche, the Irish Minister of State, of torturing one student who was beaten in a Dublin police station. A former judge also accuses police officers of perjury in his courts. All allegations are denied by the Gardai.
• After finding no substance, the United States pulls out a group comprising 400 inspectors of weapons from Iraq. There are still 1400 inspectors.
• Occupation in Iraq: Nine American soldiers were reported to have been killed by a Black Hawk helicopter that made an emergency landing close to Falluja, a central Iraqi city.
• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace published a report accusing America of "systematically misrepresenting the threat posed" by "Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction".
• New Jersey's legislature approves a bill that creates a domestic partner status for same-sex married couples. It also includes many of the same legal rights and protections as marriage. It is the fifth state in the United States to grant such status to same-sex married couples.
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See also

What happened on January 08 in history? Find out the list of January 8th major events

What was 2004 famous for? Discover everything about 2004

Who died on January 08, 2004?

• John A Gambling

  American radio talk-show host (Born 1930).

Other January 8th famous deaths

• Terry-Thomas

  British actor, comedian (Born 1911).

• Tom McCall

  American politician, the Governor of Oregon from 1966-1974.

• Reta Shaw

  Actress (Ghost & Mrs Muir), dies of emphysema at 69.

• John Gregson

  Actor (Rooney, Assassin), dies at 55.

See all famous people who died on January 8th

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Capricorn

Capricorn personality

Who should a Capricorn marry?

Babies born in January are either Capricorn or Aquarius. People born before January 19th are Capricorn, while people born from January 20th have the sign of Aquarius

Personality of January born

Chinese Zodiac

Monkey

The day of the week was Thursday.

January 8th marks the 7th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2004.

There are 358 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

January 2004 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. OutKast - Hey Ya!
2. OutKast - The Way You Move
3. Kelis - Milkshake
4. Alicia Keys - You Don't Know My Name
5. Ludacris - Stand Up

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules - Mad World
2. Michelle - All This Time
3. Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne - Changes
4. Kelis - Milkshake
5. The Black Eyed Peas - Shut Up

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Alicia Keys - You Don't Know My Name
2. OutKast Featuring Sleepy Brown - The Way You Move
3. Jagged Edge - Walked Outta Heaven
4. Twista Featuring Kanye West & Jamie Foxx - Slow Jamz
5. Kelis - Milkshake

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Sin Bandera - Mientes Tan Bien
2. Los Huracanes del Norte - Nomas Por Tu Culpa
3. Obie Bermudez - Me Canse De Ti
4. Luis Fonsi - Quien Te Dijo Eso?
5. Conjunto Primavera - Ave Cautiva

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $40.91
• Apple AAPL: opens at $22.84
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $28.39
• General Electric GE: opens at $31.86
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $93.21

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 106.16 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.2783 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.2252 CHF
• 1 EUR = 135.49 JPY
• 1 EUR = 0.6962 GBP