What happened on Saturday December 25, 2004?

About December 25th, 2004, in brief:

  • Historical events: The Cassini orbiter releases the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn's moon, Titan on January 14, 2005. This groundbreaking mission provided unprecedented scientific insights into the moon's atmosphere and surface composition.
  • Day of the week: December 25th, 2004 was a Saturday
  • Zodiac Sign: Capricorn (in western zodiac), Monkey (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #1 US song: Drop It Like It's Hot by Snoop Dogg
  • #1 UK song: Do They Know It's Christmas? by Band Aid 20
  • Popular movie: Spider-Man 2 directed by Sam Raimi

More about December 25th, 2004? See below for more news and curiosities on December 25th, 2004.

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December 25, 2004: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on December 25, 2004:

  • Cassini-Huygens Mission to Titan The Cassini orbiter releases the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn's moon, Titan on January 14, 2005. This groundbreaking mission provided unprecedented scientific insights into the moon's atmosphere and surface composition.
  • Queen Elizabeth II's Unique Christmas Message Queen Elizabeth II delivered her annual Christmas message focusing on religious and cultural diversity. Breaking with tradition, she also sent a unique radio Christmas message to UK Armed Forces, marking her first such radio broadcast.
  • FARC Rebels Kidnap Tourists Colombian FARC rebels kidnapped seven to ten tourists from Antioquia, near San Rafael, highlighting ongoing security challenges in the region during this period.
  • Extensive Snowfall in Texas Portions of South and Southeast Texas experienced an extraordinary White Christmas, with snowfall recorded from Brownsville to Beaumont. Some areas saw up to 13 inches (33 cm) of snow in Brazoria, a highly unusual event for the region.
  • Historic Snowfall in Southern Texas An unprecedented snowfall occurred in parts of southern Texas, with notable accumulations including 1.5 inches in Brownsville and McAllen, and 4.4 inches in Corpus Christi and Victoria. This rare weather event was highly unusual for the region.

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December 25, 2004: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was December 25, 2004?


December 25, 2004 was a Saturday and it was the 360th day of the year 2004 in the Gregorian calendar.

December 25, 2004 can also be written as 12/25/2004 in the US and as 25/12/2004 in UK and Europe.

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December 25, 2004: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on December 25, 2004:

  • Gennadi Strekalov

    Russian engineer and astronaut (b. 1940).

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December 25, 2004: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on December 25, 2004 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week December 20th and December 26th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

December 25, 2004: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on December 25, 2004 was Drop It Like It's Hot by Snoop Dogg, according to the music chart for the week December 20th and December 26th.

  1. - Drop It Like It's Hot youtube
  2. - Let Me Love You youtube
  3. - 1, 2 Step youtube
  4. - My Boo youtube
  5. - Over And Over youtube

December 25, 2004: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on December 25, 2004 was Do They Know It's Christmas? by Band Aid 20, according to the music chart for the week December 20th and December 26th.

  1. - Do They Know It's Christmas? youtube
  2. - I'll Stand By You youtube
  3. - Lose My Breath youtube
  4. - You Can Do It youtube
  5. - If There's Any Justice youtube

December 25, 2004: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on December 25, 2004 was Drop It Like It's Hot by Snoop Dogg Featuring Pharrell, according to the music chart for the week December 20th and December 26th.

  1. - Drop It Like It's Hot
  2. - Let Me Love You youtube
  3. - Lovers And Friends
  4. - 1, 2 Step
  5. - Soldier
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December 25, 2004: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for December 25th is Capricorn.

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Babies born in December are either Sagittarius or Capricorn. People born before December 21st are Sagittarius, while people born from December 22nd have the sign of Capricorn.

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December 25, 2004: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for December 25, 2004 is Monkey and the associated element is Wood.

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December 25, 2004: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on December 25, 2004 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on December 25, 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 December 25, 2004 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 100% full, rising at 03:32 pm and setting at 07:40 am.

The previous full moon was on Nov 26, 2004 while the next full moon would come on Dec 26, 2004.

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How old is someone born on December 25, 2004?


Someone born on December 25, 2004 is:

20 years 3 months old,

or 243 months and 29 days old,

or 1060 weeks and 4 days old,

or 7424 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on December 25, 2004?

There are 246 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Thursday December 25th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on December 25, 2004?

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