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16 August 2004 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 16 August 2004 was a Monday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Baby Cakes” by 3 of a Kind.
- Top Film of 2004
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2004 was Shrek 2.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 16 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 16 August 2004 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 16 August 2004 was New Moon.
On this day: 16 August
- 1972 In an unsuccessful coup d'état attempt, the Royal Moroccan Air Force fires upon Hassan II of Morocco's plane while he is traveling back to Rabat.
- 1975 Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam symbolically hands over land to the Gurindji people after the eight-year Wave Hill walk-off, a landmark event in the history of Indigenous land rights in Australia, commemorated in a 1991 song by Paul Kelly and an annual celebration.
- 1989 A solar particle event affects computers at the Toronto Stock Exchange, forcing a halt to trading.
- 2008 The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is topped off at 1,389 feet (423 m), at the time becoming the world's highest residence above ground-level.
- 2020 The August Complex fire in California burns more than one million acres of land.
Famous people born on 16 August
- Madonna, American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and director (born 1958)
- Sophie Cunningham, American basketball player (born 1996)
- Jannik Sinner, Italian tennis player (born 2001)
- James Cameron, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1954)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2004 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2004 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 8 January – RMS Queen Mary 2 is christened by Elizabeth II.
- 28 April – Landmark office building 30 St Mary Axe ("The Gherkin") in the City of London, designed by Norman Foster, opens.
- 31 May – Long-running children's animated television series Peppa Pig premieres on the Nick Jr. Channel and Five.
Life in 2004
Prime Minister
Tony Blair
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£2.20
Loaf of Bread
80p
Average House
£159,249
Weekly Wage
£556.00
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