What big events happened in 2004?

What Happened in 2004 Major News Events, Popular Culture, History Prices

• Greece — Summer Olympics.
• Strongest earthquake in 40 years.
• United States – Mars Spirit Rover.
• EU undergoes it’s largest expansion so far.
• Space – Cassini-Huygens Probe.
• Boston Red Sox win the World Series.
• NASA Launches Gravity Probe B.

What sports teams won championships in 2004?

NBA Finals – The Detroit Pistons, in a major upset, defeat the heavily favored Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1. It is the Pistons first NBA title in fourteen years, and the third in franchise history.

What major sports events happened in 2003?

Sporting Highlights for 2003

Date	Results
Sep?	The women’s world cup, held in the USA, was won by Germany
Sep	Tennis US Open won by Andy Roddick (USA) and Justine Henin-Hardenne
Oct 10 – Nov 22	Rugby World Cup won by England.
Oct	The Baseball World Series won by Florida Marlins

What sports events happened in 2005?

Sporting Highlights for 2005

Date	Results
July	Golf The Open Championship won by Tiger Woods
Aug	Golf US PGA won by Phil Mickelson
Sep	Tennis US Open won by Roger Federer (Swiz) and Kim Clijsters
Oct	The Baseball World Series won by Chicago White Sox

What happened in 2004 in the UK?

26 December – 150 British people are among thousands of people killed by the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in across the South and Southeast Asia during a Christmas holiday and Boxing Day celebration.

What sporting events happened in 2004?

Sporting Highlights for 2004

Date	Results
Aug	Golf US PGA won by Vijay Singh (2)
Aug 13-29	Summer Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece
Sep	Tennis US Open won by Roger Federer (Swiz) and Svetlana Kuznetsova
Oct	The Baseball World Series won by Boston Redsox

What sports events happened in 2004?

Who won NBA 2004?

Detroit Pistons2004 NBA Finals / Champion

What was big 2003?

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• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
• Finding Nemo.
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
• The Matrix Reloaded.
• Bruce Almighty.
• X2: X-Men United.
• Elf.
• Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.

Who won the championships in sports in 2003?

He in fact hit three home runs in that game, and the two grand slams were in consecutive at-bats. 2003 World Series – The Florida Marlins win 4 games to 2 over the New York Yankees.

What happened July 2005?

London bombings of 2005, also called 7 July attacks or 7/7 attacks, coordinated suicide bomb attacks on the London transit system on the morning of July 7, 2005. At 8:50 am explosions tore through three trains on the London Underground, killing 39.

What sport happened in 2006?

Sporting Highlights for 2006

Date	Results
June 9 – July 9	FIFA World Cup (Football) tournament was held in Germany, won by Italy.
July	the 2006 Cycling Tour de France was won by Óscar Pereiro
July	Tennis Wimbledon won by Roger Federer (Switz) and Amelie Mauresmo (France).
July	Golf The Open Championship won by Tiger Woods

What was happening in March 2004?

World. Putin Appoints Prime Minister (March 1): Russian president names Mikhail Fradkov as premier. (March 14): Putin overwhelmingly reelected to a second term. Suicide Bombers Hit Iraqi Mosques (March 2): About 170 Shiite Muslims observing ashoura killed in attacks in Baghdad and Karbala.

What was the year of 2004?

Lucky flowers:

Monkey Year	When	Type of Monkey
1992	February 4, 1992 – January 22, 1993	Water Monkey
2004	January 22, 2004 – February 8, 2005	Wood Monkey
2016	February 8, 2016 – January 27, 2017	Fire Monkey
2028	January 26, 2028 – February 12, 2029	Earth Monkey

What was the most popular sport in 2004?

Total Page Views to the IOC Website Sections

Rank	Sport	Page Views
1	Aquatics	431378
2	Gymnastics	323581
3	Athletics	308596
4	Football (Soccer)	178418

How did Pistons win 2004?

After falling behind by 12 early in Game 6, the Pistons stormed back in the second quarter and held on for an 81-75 victory to force a seventh game. The Pistons never trailed after the midway point of the first quarter and cruised to a 90–69 win to take the series.

What happened Year 2003 pop culture?

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. The Matrix Reloaded. Bruce Almighty. X2: X-Men United.

What team won in 2003?

The Spurs
The Spurs defeated the Nets to win the series 4–2. Spurs’ forward Tim Duncan was named the Most Valuable Player of the championship series. The series was broadcast on U.S. television on ABC, with Brad Nessler, Bill Walton, and Tom Tolbert announcing….2003 NBA Finals.

Team	Coach	Wins
New Jersey Nets	Byron Scott	2

What happened in sport in 2004?

Below is a timeline of some significant results in the world of sport for the year 2004. the Cycling Tour de France was won by Lance Armstrong (though he was later stripped of this win) Please note that the dates for past events are not always known, and are sometimes just placed in the month that the current event is held.

What is happening in the UK in November 2004?

18 November – Parliament passes the Hunting Act 2004 banning fox hunting in England and Wales. 20 November – Launch of the Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission, a joint United States, UK and Italian-developed spacecraft, designed to study gamma-ray bursts. 28 November – Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff is opened.

What happened in Milton Keynes in June 2004?

21 June – The Football League club Wimbledon, who relocated to Milton Keynes from South London last autumn, are renamed Milton Keynes Dons to reflect their new location. 24 June – England are knocked out of UEFA Euro 2004 in the quarter-finals by host nation Portugal on penalties, following a 2–2 draw after extra time in Lisbon.

What major events happened in 2004 in Iraq?

21st April » Five suicide car bombers 21 April 2004 Basra bombings or target police stations in and around Basra, killing 74 people and wounding 160. 22nd April » Two fuel trains Ryongchon disaster named collide in Ryongchon, North Korea, killing up to 150 people.