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1 May 2004 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 May 2004 was a Saturday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)” by Eamon.
- Top Film of 2004
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2004 was Shrek 2.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2004
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2004 was the Holden Commodore.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 1 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 May 2004 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 May 2004 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 1 May
- 1997 The Labour Party wins the 1997 General Election and Tony Blair is elected as Prime Minister.
- 2003 Invasion of Iraq: In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (off the coast of California), U.S. President George W. Bush declares that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended".
- 2004 Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union, celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in Dublin.
- 2009 Same-sex marriage in Sweden is legalized.
- 2011 Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI.
Famous people born on 1 May
- Wes Anderson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1969)
- Jamie Dornan, Northern Irish model and actor (born 1982)
- Tim McGraw, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1967)
- Ajith Kumar, Indian actor and race car driver (born 1971)
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Events of 2004 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2004 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 2 January – "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin feeds a crocodile at his famous Australia Zoo while holding his one-month-old baby son, Robert Irwin. The incident generates a great deal of criticism both nationally and internationally over the next few days.
- 1 February – The first Ghan passenger train across Australia from Adelaide to Darwin sets off on its three-day journey.
- 3 March – A bottle of wine is discovered on board the Queensland Government jet when Indigenous Policy Minister Liddy Clark and her staff visit an alcohol-free Indigenous community at Lockhart River, about 800 km north of Cairns.
Life in Australia in 2004
Prime Minister
John Howard
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.00
Loaf of Bread
$2.40
Average House
$290,000
Weekly Wage
$970.00
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