At A Glance

9 March 2004 at a glance

Day of the week
9 March 2004 was a Tuesday.
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 9 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 9 March 2004 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 9 March 2004 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 9 March

  • 1997 Comet Hale–Bopp: Observers in China, Mongolia and eastern Siberia are treated to a rare double feature as an eclipse permits Hale-Bopp to be seen during the day.
  • 2000 Nupedia, a multi-language online encyclopedia, is launched.
  • 2011 Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights.
  • 2012 A truce between the Salvadoran government and gangs in the country goes into effect when 30 gang leaders are transferred to lower security prisons.
  • 2020 Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy, announces in a televised address and signs the decree imposing the first nationwide COVID-19 lockdown in the world.

Famous people born on 9 March

  • Chad Gilbert, American musician, songwriter, and producer (1981–2026)
  • Oscar Isaac, Guatemalan-American actor (born 1979)
  • Brittany Snow, American actress and producer (born 1986)
  • Kimberly Guilfoyle, American lawyer and journalist (born 1969)

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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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