At A Glance
9 June 2004 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 9 June 2004 was a Wednesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “I Don't Wanna Know” by Mario Winans ft. Enya & P. Diddy.
- Top Film of 2004
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2004 was Shrek 2.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 9 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 9 June 2004 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 9 June 2004 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 9 June
- 1965 The civilian Prime Minister of South Vietnam, Phan Huy Quát, resigns after being unable to work with a junta led by Nguyễn Cao Kỳ.
- 1967 Six-Day War: Israel captures the Golan Heights from Syria.
- 1973 In horse racing, Secretariat wins the U.S. Triple Crown.
- 1978 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens its priesthood to "all worthy men", ending a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men.
- 1999 Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty.
Famous people born on 9 June
- Michael J. Fox, Canadian-American actor, producer, and author (born 1961)
- Johnny Depp, American actor (born 1963)
- Natalie Portman, Israeli-American actress (born 1981)
- Aaron Sorkin, American screenwriter, producer, and playwright (born 1961)
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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