What Happened In April 2004 In History

Historical Events for April, 2004

• 1st » Google announces Gmail to the public.
• 2nd » Islamism called Islamist terrorism e.g terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt to bomb the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madrid; the attack is thwarted.
• 3rd » Islamic terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks are trapped by the police in their apartment and kill themselves.
• 6th » Rolandas Paksas becomes the first president of Lithuania to be peacefully removed from office by impeachment.
• 8th » Darfur conflict: The April 8 Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement named Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement is signed by the Sudanese government and two rebel groups.
• 21st » Five suicide car bombers 21 April 2004 Basra bombings or target police stations in and around Basra, killing 74 people and wounding 160.
• 22nd » Two fuel trains Ryongchon disaster named collide in Ryongchon, North Korea, killing up to 150 people.
• 29th » Dick Cheney and George W. Bush testify before the 9/11 Commission in a closed, unrecorded hearing in the Oval Office.
• 29th » Oldsmobile builds its final car ending 107 years of production.
• 30th » U.S. media release graphic photos of American soldiers abusing and sexually humiliating Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.

Famous Deaths for April 2004

• 1st » Paul Atkinson (guitarist) known as Paul Atkinson, English guitarist and producer (The Zombies) (b. 1946)
• 1st » Aaron Bank, American colonel, founded the US Army Special Forces (b. 1902)
• 1st » Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek footballer and manager (b. 1952)
• 1st » Carrie Snodgress, American actress (b. 1946)
• 1st » Nilo Soruco, Bolivian-Venezuelan singer-songwriter (b. 1927)
• 2nd » John Argyris, Greek computer scientist (b. 1913)
• 3rd » Gabriella Ferri, Italian singer (b. 1942)
• 4th » Alberic Schotte, Belgian cyclist (b. 1919)
• 5th » Sławomir Rawicz, Polish lieutenant (b. 1915)
• 5th » Heiner Zieschang, German mathematician (b. 1936)
• 6th » Lou Berberet, American baseball player (b. 1929)
• 6th » Larisa Bogoraz, Russian linguist and activist (b. 1929)
• 6th » Niki Sullivan, American guitarist (The Crickets) (b. 1937)
• 7th » Victor Argo, American actor (b. 1934)
• 7th » Konstantinos Kallias, Greek politician (b. 1901)
• 8th » Enda Colleran, Irish footballer and manager (b. 1941)
• 10th » Jacek Kaczmarski, Polish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and poet (b. 1957)
• 12th » Moran Campbell, Canadian physician and academic, invented the venturi mask (b. 1925)
• 13th » Caron Keating, English television host (b. 1962)
• 14th » Micheline Charest, English-Canadian television producer, co-founded the Cookie Jar Group (b. 1953)
• 15th » Ray Condo, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1950)
• 15th » Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Japanese illustrator (b. 1934)
• 17th » Soundarya, Indian actress (b. 1971)
• 17th » Edmond Pidoux, Swiss author and poet (b. 1908)
• 18th » Kamisese Mara, Fijian politician, 2nd President of Fiji (b. 1920)
• 19th » Norris McWhirter, English author and activist co-founded the Guinness World Records (b. 1925)
• 19th » John Maynard Smith, English biologist and geneticist (b. 1920)
• 21st » Mary McGrory, American journalist (b. 1918)
• 22nd » Jason Dunham, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1981)
• 22nd » Pat Tillman, American football player and soldier (b. 1976)
• 24th » José Giovanni, French-Swiss director and producer (b. 1923)
• 24th » Estée Lauder (person) named Estée Lauder, American businesswoman, co-founded Estée Lauder Companies (b. 1906)
• 24th » Robert McBain, English actor and photographer (b. 1932)
• 25th » Thom Gunn, English-American poet (b. 1929)
• 26th » Hubert Selby, Jr., American author, poet, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
• 29th » Sid Smith (ice hockey) named Sid Smith, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1925)

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