What happened on Wednesday March 17, 2004?

About March 17th, 2004, in brief:

  • Historical events: A severe outbreak of organized ethnic violence occurred in Kosovo, resulting in widespread destruction and loss of life. Nineteen people were killed, 139 Serbian homes were burned, and numerous schools, businesses, and over 30 Orthodox monasteries and churches were destroyed or vandalized.
  • Day of the week: March 17th, 2004 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces (in western zodiac), Monkey (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning crescent
  • #1 US song: Yeah! by Usher
  • #1 UK song: Cha Cha Slide by DJ Casper
  • Popular movie: Spider-Man 2 directed by Sam Raimi

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March 17, 2004: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on March 17, 2004:

  • Kosovo Ethnic Violence A severe outbreak of organized ethnic violence occurred in Kosovo, resulting in widespread destruction and loss of life. Nineteen people were killed, 139 Serbian homes were burned, and numerous schools, businesses, and over 30 Orthodox monasteries and churches were destroyed or vandalized.
  • Baghdad Hotel Bombing A devastating car bomb exploded at the Mount Lebanon Hotel in central Baghdad at 20:10 UTC+3, resulting in at least 17 fatalities and 45 injuries, highlighting the ongoing instability in Iraq during the post-invasion period.
  • Ohio Highway Sniper Arrest Charles A. McCoy Jr., the suspect in the Ohio highway sniper attacks, was arrested in Las Vegas, bringing an end to a period of public fear and uncertainty.
  • Taiwan Presidential Election Endorsement Nobel laureate Lee Yuan-tseh publicly endorsed incumbent President Chen Shui-bian in the 2004 Republic of China (Taiwan) presidential election.
  • Utah Execution Method Reform The state of Utah officially prohibited the use of firing squad as a method of capital punishment, marking a significant change in the state's criminal justice practices.

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March 17, 2004: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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March 17, 2004: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on March 17, 2004:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $42.24
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $25.96
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $25.25
  • General Electric GE: opens at $30.60
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $92.57

Exchange Rates on March 17, 2004:

  • 1 USD = 108.16 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.3372 CAD
  • 1 USD = 1.2776 CHF
  • 1 EUR = 132.4 JPY
  • 1 EUR = 0.6737 GBP

March 17, 2004: What were the main match results that day?

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

  • Ahlen - Burghausen : 3 - 1

Division 1 - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Coventry - Preston : 4 - 1
  • Nott'm Forest - Burnley : 1 - 1
  • West Ham - Crewe : 4 - 2

Division 2 - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Sheffield Weds - Bournemouth : 0 - 2
  • Swindon - Grimsby : 2 - 0

Division 3 - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Oxford - Cheltenham : 1 - 0
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What day of the week was March 17, 2004?


March 17, 2004 was a Wednesday and it was the 77th day of the year 2004 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 17, 2004 can also be written as 3/17/2004 in the US and as 17/3/2004 in UK and Europe.

March 17, 2004 in March 2004 calendar

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March 17, 2004: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on March 17, 2004 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week March 15th and March 21st. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

March 17, 2004: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 17, 2004 was Yeah! by Usher, according to the music chart for the week March 15th and March 21st.

  1. - Yeah! youtube
  2. - One Call Away youtube
  3. - Slow Jamz youtube
  4. - Tipsy youtube
  5. - Hotel youtube

March 17, 2004: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on March 17, 2004 was Cha Cha Slide by DJ Casper, according to the music chart for the week March 15th and March 21st.

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

March 17, 2004: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 17, 2004 was Yeah! by Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris, according to the music chart for the week March 15th and March 21st.

  1. - Yeah!
  2. - Sorry 2004
  3. - Splash Waterfalls
  4. - One Call Away
  5. - Slow Jamz
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March 17, 2004: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 17th is Pisces.

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Pisces is the 12th sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between February 19th and March 20th belong to the Pisces sign: discover Pisces personality and who should a Pisces marry.

Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries.

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March 17, 2004: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 17, 2004 is Monkey and the associated element is Wood.

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March 17, 2004: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on March 17, 2004 was Waning crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 17, 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 March 17, 2004 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 5% full, rising at 04:44 am and setting at 03:42 pm.

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

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How old is someone born on March 17, 2004?


Someone born on March 17, 2004 is:

21 years and 10 days old,

or 252 months and 10 days old,

or 1097 weeks and 1 day old,

or 7680 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 17, 2004?

There are 355 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Tuesday March 17th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 17, 2004?

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