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Born on Monday August 9, 2004
- Marije Terpstra, Bolsward
Died on Monday August 9, 2004
- Colette Jean Kramer (76), Crown Point, Lake, Indiana, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Leen (84), St Maarten, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus Hendricus van Mol
- Coba Dekkers (80)
- Dirk Nicolaas Addicks (74)
- Cecile Vandenbulcke (77), Roeselare
- Dirk Krook (81), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Alberdina Hoven (80)
- Adrianus Leonardus van Noort
- Adrianus Albertus Gerardus Versteegh (76), Geldermalsen
Born on August 9
- 1990 » İshak Doğan, Turkish footballer
- 1991 » Alexa Bliss, American bodybuilder and wrestler
- 1991 » Alice Barlow, English actress
- 1991 » Hansika Motwani, Indian actress
- 1993 » Dipa Karmakar, Indian gymnast
- 1993 » Jun.Q, South Korean singer and actor
- 1994 » Kelli Hubly, American soccer player
- 1995 » Eli Apple, American football player
- 1996 » Sanya Lopez, Filipino actress and model
- 1999 » Deniss Vasiļjevs, Latvian figure skater
Died on August 9
- 2002 » Paul Samson, English guitarist (b. 1953)
- 2003 » Gregory Hines, American actor, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1946)
- 2003 » Jacques Deray, French director and screenwriter (b. 1929)
- 2003 » R. Sivagurunathan, Sri Lankan lawyer, journalist, and academic (b. 1931)
- 2003 » Ray Harford, English footballer and manager (b. 1945)
- 2004 » David Raksin, American composer and educator (b. 1912)
- 2004 » Robert Lecourt, French lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (b. 1908)
- 2004 » Tony Mottola, American guitarist and composer (b. 1918)
- 2005 » Judith Rossner, American author (b. 1935)
- 2006 » Philip E. High, English author (b. 1914)
Names that were popular for boys in 2004
- Samuel
- Thomas
- Sam
- Lucas
- Sem
- Jelle
- Lars
- Daan
- Niels
- Tim
- Claus-casimir
- Thijs
- Noah
- Max
- Johannes
- Rick
Names that were popular for girls in 2004
- Sanne
- Amber
- Anna
- Emma
- Lotte
- Isa
- Anne
- Lisa
- Iris
- Chiara
- Femke
- Ameila
- Julia
- Noa
- Charlotte
- Anouk
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 2004
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
- February 27 » Shoko Asahara, the leader of the Japanese doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo, is sentenced to death for masterminding the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack.
- March 2 » War in Iraq: Al-Qaeda carries out the Ashoura Massacre in Iraq, killing 170 and wounding over 500.
- May 29 » The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
- August 22 » Versions of The Scream and Madonna, two paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway.
- September 15 » National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman announces lockout of the players' union and cessation of operations by the NHL head office.
- December 26 » The 9.1–9.3 Mw Indian Ocean earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). One of the largest observed tsunamis follows, affecting the coastal areas of Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Indonesia; death toll is estimated at 227,898.
Weather August 9, 2004
The temperature on August 9, 2004 was between 20.8 °C and 32.5 °C and averaged 26.5 °C. There was 10.8 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.