What happened on Saturday May 08, 2004?

About May 8th, 2004, in brief:

  • Historical events: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan concludes a historic visit to Greece, marking a significant moment in Greco-Turkish relations. Both leaders promise cooperation, with Erdogan visiting Thrace's Turkish minority and calling for reconciliation. Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis pledges support for Turkey's European Union membership bid.
  • Day of the week: May 8th, 2004 was a Saturday
  • Zodiac Sign: Taurus (in western zodiac), Monkey (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning gibbous
  • #1 US song: Yeah! by Usher
  • #1 UK song: F**k It (I Don't Want You Back) by Eamon
  • Popular movie: Spider-Man 2 directed by Sam Raimi

More about May 8th, 2004? See below for more news and curiosities on May 8th, 2004.

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May 08, 2004: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on May 08, 2004:

  • Historic Greco-Turkish Diplomatic Breakthrough Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan concludes a historic visit to Greece, marking a significant moment in Greco-Turkish relations. Both leaders promise cooperation, with Erdogan visiting Thrace's Turkish minority and calling for reconciliation. Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis pledges support for Turkey's European Union membership bid.
  • Historic Arab Supreme Court Justice Appointment in Israel Israel's Supreme Court makes a landmark decision by unanimously selecting Salim Jubran as the first permanent Arab member. Other notable selections include Esther Hayut, Elyakim Rubinstein, and Edna Arbel, who previously recommended an indictment against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for bribery.
  • Sasser Worm Hacker Arrested German authorities arrested an 18-year-old high school student suspected of creating the Sasser computer worm, which infected thousands of computers worldwide by exploiting vulnerabilities in Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Microsoft had offered a substantial $5 million reward to help investigators track down the suspect.
  • Fraudulent Jewel Theft Claim Antoinette Millard, who claimed to be a 'Saudi Princess', reported that muggers stole jewels worth $262,000 from her. However, her story was later proven to be a complete fabrication.

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May 08, 2004: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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May 08, 2004: What were the main match results that day?

Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)

  • Antwerp - St Truiden : 1 - 2
  • Bergen - Club Brugge : 0 - 9
  • Cercle Brugge - Anderlecht : 0 - 2
  • Genk - Westerlo : 1 - 0
  • Gent - Lokeren : 1 - 1

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

  • Bayern Munich - Werder Bremen : 1 - 3
  • Hamburg - Stuttgart : 2 - 1
  • Hannover - Ein Frankfurt : 3 - 0
  • Hertha - Dortmund : 6 - 2
  • Kaiserslautern - Wolfsburg : 3 - 2

La Liga Primera Division - Football (Spain)

  • Celta - Barcelona : 1 - 0
  • Real Madrid - Mallorca : 2 - 3

La Liga Segunda Division - Football (Spain)

  • Ciudad de Murcia - Tenerife : 2 - 3
  • Las Palmas - Salamanca : 1 - 1
  • Levante - Cordoba : 2 - 2
  • Terrassa - Alaves : 0 - 0
  • Vallecano - Getafe : 1 - 2
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What day of the week was May 08, 2004?


May 08, 2004 was a Saturday and it was the 129th day of the year 2004 in the Gregorian calendar.

May 08, 2004 can also be written as 5/8/2004 in the US and as 8/5/2004 in UK and Europe.

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May 08, 2004: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on May 08, 2004 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week May 3rd and May 9th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

May 08, 2004: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on May 08, 2004 was Yeah! by Usher, according to the music chart for the week May 3rd and May 9th.

  1. - Yeah! youtube
  2. - I Don't Wanna Know youtube
  3. - Burn youtube
  4. - Naughty Girl youtube
  5. - Tipsy youtube

May 08, 2004: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on May 08, 2004 was F**k It (I Don't Want You Back) by Eamon, according to the music chart for the week May 3rd and May 9th.

  1. - F**k It (I Don't Want You Back) youtube
  2. - FURB (F U Right Back) youtube
  3. - My Band youtube
  4. - Left Outside Alone youtube
  5. - This Love youtube

May 08, 2004: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on May 08, 2004 was If I Ain't Got You by Alicia Keys, according to the music chart for the week May 3rd and May 9th.

  1. - If I Ain't Got You youtube
  2. - I Don't Wanna Know
  3. - Yeah!
  4. - Burn youtube
  5. - All Falls Down
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May 08, 2004: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for May 8th is Taurus.

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Babies born in May are either Taurus or Gemini. People born before May 20th are Taurus, while people born from May 21st have the sign of Gemini.

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May 08, 2004: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for May 08, 2004 is Monkey and the associated element is Wood.

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May 08, 2004: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on May 08, 2004 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on May 08, 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 May 08, 2004 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 70% full, rising at 11:56 pm and setting at 09:54 am.

The previous full moon was on May 04, 2004 while the next full moon would come on Jun 03, 2004.

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How old is someone born on May 08, 2004?


Someone born on May 08, 2004 is:

21 years and 6 days old,

or 252 months and 6 days old,

or 1096 weeks and 4 days old,

or 7676 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on May 08, 2004?

There are 359 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Friday May 8th 2026.

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