At A Glance
14 April 2004 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 14 April 2004 was a Wednesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Yeah!” by Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris.
- Top Film of 2004
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2004 was Shrek 2.
- Bestselling Novel of 2004
- “The Da Vinci Code” by Dan Brown was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 2004.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2004–05 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 14 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 14 April 2004 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 14 April 2004 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 14 April
- 1991 The Republic of Georgia introduces the post of President following its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
- 2002 Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez returns to office two days after being ousted and arrested by the country's military.
- 2003 The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%.
- 2005 The Oregon Supreme Court nullifies marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples a year earlier by Multnomah County.
- 2016 The foreshock of a major earthquake occurs in Kumamoto, Japan.
Famous people born on April 14
- Sarah Michelle Gellar, American actress (born 1977)
- Anthony Michael Hall, American actor (born 1968)
- Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian king (1906–1975)
- Baker Mayfield, American football player (born 1995)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2004 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2004 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 11 – Drake & Josh premieres on Nickelodeon.
- February 4 – Mark Zuckerberg launches "TheFacebook", later renamed to Facebook, a social networking website for Harvard University students.
- April 28 – Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse is revealed on the television show 60 Minutes II.
Life in the US in 2004
President
George W. Bush
Gas (per gallon)
$1.88
Loaf of Bread
$1.20
Average House
$219,000
Weekly Wage
$618
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