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5 November 2004 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 5 November 2004 was a Friday.
- 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 5 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 5 November 2004 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 5 November 2004 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 5 November
- 1996 Pakistani President Farooq Leghari dismisses the government of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and dissolves the National Assembly.
- 1996 Bill Clinton is reelected President of the United States.
- 2007 China's first lunar satellite, Chang'e 1, goes into orbit around the Moon.
- 2007 The Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google.
- 2013 India launches the Mars Orbiter Mission, its first interplanetary probe.
Famous people born on 5 November
- Odell Beckham Jr., American football player (born 1992)
- Virat Kohli, Indian cricketer (born 1988)
- Sam Rockwell, American actor (born 1968)
- Sam Shepard, American playwright and actor (1943–2017)
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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.
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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