At A Glance

10 October 2004 at a glance

Day of the week
10 October 2004 was a Sunday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “She Will Be Loved” by Maroon 5.
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 10 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 10 October 2004 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 10 October 2004 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 10 October

  • 2002 Iraq War: The United States Congress approves the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.
  • 2007 Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor becomes the first Malaysian in space on board Soyuz TMA-11.
  • 2009 Armenia and Turkey sign the Zurich Protocols, intended to normalize relations. However, they are never ratified by either side.
  • 2010 The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved as a country.
  • 2018 The National Fire and Rescue Administration is founded, replacing the China Fire Services [zh] and the People's Armed Police Forestry Corps [zh] as China's primary firefighting agency.

Famous people born on 10 October

  • Charles Dance, English actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1946)
  • Gavin Newsom, American businessman and politician, 40th and current Governor of California (born 1967)
  • Dan Stevens, English actor (born 1982)
  • Geno Smith, American football player (born 1990)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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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