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Born on Friday August 20, 2004
Died on Friday August 20, 2004
- Adriaan (Aad) Boon (87), Schiedam
- Ailda van Elten (84), Amsterdam
- Emiel (Mil) LEEMANS (66), Tienen (B)
- Daniel William Pearl Macy (90), Warm Springs, Jefferson, Oregon, Verenigde Staten
- Adelheid Vennink (97), Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands
- Carole René Neijenhuis (56), Zutphen
- Antonia Carolina Reiniera (Toos) Holtslag (90), Doetinchem
- Anna Strick van Linschoten (94), Dalfsen, Overijssel, Nederland
- Dina Nederlof (69), Rotterdam,Rotterdam,Zuid Holland,Nederland
- Barteld Davids (99), Bunne ( Vries )
Born on August 20
- 1992 » Andrei Peteleu, Romanian footballer
- 1992 » Callum Skinner, Scottish track cyclist
- 1992 » Carolina Horta, Brazilian beach volleyball player
- 1992 » Demi Lovato, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1992 » Deniss Rakels, Latvian footballer
- 1992 » Matt Eisenhuth, Australian rugby league player
- 1993 » Mario Jelavic, Croatian footballer
- 1995 » Liana Liberato, American television and film actress
- 1996 » Bunty Afoa, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1999 » Oregon Kaufusi, Australian rugby league player
Died on August 20
- 2001 » Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and author (b. 1915)
- 2001 » Kim Stanley, American actress (b. 1925)
- 2005 » Krzysztof Raczkowski, Polish drummer and songwriter (b. 1970)
- 2005 » Thomas Herrion, American football player (b. 1981)
- 2006 » Bryan Budd, Northern Ireland-born English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1977)
- 2006 » Joe Rosenthal, American photographer and journalist (b. 1911)
- 2006 » S. Sivamaharajah, Sri Lankan Tamil newspaper publisher and politician (b. 1938)
- 2007 » Leona Helmsley, American businesswoman (b. 1920)
- 2008 » Ed Freeman, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1927)
- 2008 » Hua Guofeng, Chinese politician, 2nd Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1921)
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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.
- January 1 » In a vote of confidence, General Pervez Musharraf wins 658 out of 1,170 votes in the Electoral College of Pakistan, and according to Article 41(8) of the Constitution of Pakistan, is "deemed to be elected" to the office of President until October 2007.
- January 21 » NASA's MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies in the management of its flash memory and is fixed remotely from Earth on February 6.
- April 25 » The March for Women's Lives brings between 500,000 and 800,000 protesters, mostly pro-choice, to Washington D.C. to protest the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, and other restrictions on abortion.
- June 21 » SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight.
- July 4 » Greece beats Portugal in the UEFA Euro 2004 Final and becomes European Champion for first time in its history.
- November 27 » Pope John Paul II returns the relics of Saint John Chrysostom to the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Weather August 20, 2004
The temperature on August 20, 2004 was between 12.6 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (11%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.