At A Glance

1 July 2004 at a glance

Day of the week
1 July 2004 was a Thursday.
Irish Chart Song in 2004
The Irish chart song for 2004 was “Call on Me” by Eric Prydz.
Top Film of 2004
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2004 was Shrek 2.
Star sign
The star sign for 1 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 1 July 2004 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 1 July 2004 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 1 July

  • 1999 The Scottish Parliament is officially opened by Elizabeth II on the day that legislative powers are officially transferred from the old Scottish Office in London to the new devolved Scottish Executive in Edinburgh. In Wales, the powers of the Welsh Secretary are transferred to the National Assembly.
  • 2003 Over 500,000 people protest against efforts to pass anti-sedition legislation in Hong Kong.
  • 2004 Saturn orbit insertion of Cassini–Huygens begins at 01:12 UTC and ends at 02:48 UTC.
  • 2006 The Qinghai–Tibet railway first operates in China.
  • 2007 Smoking bans in the United Kingdom culminate in a prohibition on smoking in all public indoor spaces in England.

Famous people born on 1 July

  • Diana, Princess of Wales, Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
  • Pamela Anderson, Canadian-American model and actress (born 1967)
  • Daniela Avanzini, American singer and dancer (born 2004)
  • Liv Tyler, American actress (born 1977)

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Events of 2004 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2004 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 January – Scouting Ireland was created when the merger between Scouting Ireland (CSI) and the Scout Association of Ireland (SAI) became effective.
  • 29 March – A smoking ban introduced by Minister for Health, Micheál Martin, came into effect in all pubs, restaurants, and work places.
  • 20 April – Welsh pub landlords reported an increase in the number of Irish patrons visiting Wales where they could avoid the restrictions of Ireland's new smoking ban which prohibited smoking in Irish pubs.
More events of 2004 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Ireland in 2004

Taoiseach

Bertie Ahern

Petrol (per litre)

€0.98/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.15

Average House

€265,000

Weekly Wage

€365

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