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23 September 2004 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 23 September 2004 was a Thursday.
- 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 23 September is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 23 September 2004 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 23 September 2004 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 23 September
- 1957 Little Rock schools integration crisis: President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, and federalizes the Arkansas National Guard, ordering both to support the integration of Little Rock Central High School.
- 1961 U.S. President John F. Kennedy nominates African American civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall to the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, although pro-segregation Southern senators manage to delay his confirmation until September 11, 1962.
- 1973 Argentine general election: Juan Perón returns to power in Argentina.
- 1999 Qantas Flight 1 overruns a runway in Bangkok during a storm, causing minor injuries to some passengers.
- 2022 Voting begins in the five-day sham annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine, leading to Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.
Famous people born on 23 September
- Augustus, Roman emperor (born -63)
- Bruce Springsteen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1949)
- Chris Johnson, American football player (born 1985)
- Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (1930–2004)
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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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