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22 November 2004 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 22 November 2004 was a Monday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “What You Waiting For?” by Gwen Stefani.
- 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 22 November is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 22 November 2004 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 22 November 2004 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 22 November
- 1968 Japan Air Lines Flight 2 accidentally ditches in San Francisco Bay while on approach to San Francisco International Airport. No one is injured.
- 1989 NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-33, a classified mission for the United States Department of Defense.
- 1990 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher withdraws from the Conservative Party leadership election, confirming the end of her Premiership.
- 2003 Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident: Shortly after takeoff, a DHL Express cargo plane is struck on the left wing by a surface-to-air missile and forced to land.
- 2004 The Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine, resulting from the presidential elections.
Famous people born on 22 November
- Scarlett Johansson, American actress (born 1984)
- Mark Ruffalo, American actor (born 1967)
- Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress (born 1958)
- Charles de Gaulle, French general and politician, President of France (1890–1970)
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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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Famous Faces Born in the 2000s
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