At A Glance

8 March 2004 at a glance

Day of the week
8 March 2004 was a Monday.
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 8 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 8 March 2004 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 8 March 2004 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 8 March

  • 2001 Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-102, carrying the Expedition 2 crew to the International Space Station.
  • 2004 A new constitution is signed by Iraq's Governing Council.
  • 2010 Headlined by Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair, TNA Wrestling moves its flagship program, TNA Impact!, to Monday night. This effort to go "big time live" failed but is notable in the history of professional wrestling television.
  • 2017 The Azure Window, a natural arch on the Maltese island of Gozo, collapses in stormy weather.
  • 2018 The first Aurat March (social/political demonstration) is held on International Women's Day in Karachi, Pakistan, since then held annually across Pakistan, and the feminist slogan "Mera Jism Meri Marzi" (My body, my choice), in demand for women's right to bodily autonomy and against gender-based violence, came into vogue in Pakistan.

Famous people born on 8 March

  • Benny Blanco, American record producer (born 1988)
  • James Van Der Beek, American actor (1977–2026)
  • Aidan Quinn, American actor (born 1959)
  • Kit Connor, English actor (born 2004)

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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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