At A Glance
3 December 2004 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 3 December 2004 was a Friday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “I'll Stand by You” by Girls Aloud.
- Top Film of 2004
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2004 was Shrek 2.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 3 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 3 December 2004 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 3 December 2004 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 3 December
- 1994 Taiwan holds its first full local elections; James Soong elected as the first and only directly elected Governor of Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian became the first directly elected Mayor of Taipei, Wu Den-yih became the first directly elected Mayor of Kaohsiung.
- 1997 In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign the Ottawa Treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel landmines. The United States, People's Republic of China, and Russia do not sign the treaty, however.
- 1999 NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere.
- 2005 XCOR Aerospace makes the first crewed rocket aircraft delivery of U.S. Mail in Kern County, California.
- 2014 The Japanese space agency, JAXA, launches the space explorer Hayabusa2 from the Tanegashima Space Center on a six-year round trip mission to an asteroid to collect rock samples.
Famous people born on 3 December
- Jenna Dewan, American actress and dancer (born 1980)
- Amanda Seyfried, American actress (born 1985)
- Ozzy Osbourne, English singer-songwriter (1948–2025)
- Brendan Fraser, American actor and producer (born 1968)
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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