Historical figures in 2004

The atlas holds 46 people and 77 moments here, in 2004. The most recorded lives are Muammar Gaddafi, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Hugo Chávez. Among them Writers, Performers and Political Leaders.

Notable people

  1. Abdelaziz Bouteflika

    in 2004

    1 moment here

    Algerian politician, diplomat, and president. Born in Oujda, he joined the National Liberation Army during the Algerian War, served as Algeria's…

  2. Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

    in 2004

    5 moments here

    Malaysian civil servant and politician who served as Malaysia’s fifth prime minister from 2003 to 2009.…

  3. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

    in 2004

    3 moments here

    Iraqi militant leader who founded and led the Islamic State. This chronology records documented physical presence only, emphasizing birth, residence,…

  4. Akhmad Kadyrov

    in 2004

    2 moments here

    Chechen Islamic religious leader and politician. Born in Karaganda during his family’s deportation from Chechnya, he studied in Uzbekistan, returned…

  5. Alan MacDiarmid

    in 2004

    1 moment here

    New Zealand-American chemist and 2000 Nobel laureate in Chemistry, known for co-developing conductive polymers.…

  6. Amy Winehouse

    in 2004

    2 moments here

    British singer and songwriter Amy Jade Winehouse was born in London and became internationally known for the albums Frank and Back to Black.…

  7. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

    in 2004

    1 moment here

    Indian aerospace engineer, science administrator, author, and the eleventh president of India.…

  8. Ariel Sharon

    in 2004

    1 moment here

    Israeli military officer and politician. Sharon was born in Kfar Malal in Mandatory Palestine, served in major Israeli military campaigns from 1948…

  9. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

    in 2004

    1 moment here

    Indian statesman, poet, journalist and Bharatiya Janata Party leader who served as India’s prime minister in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004.…

  10. Bingu wa Mutharika

    in 2004

    1 moment here

    Malawian economist and politician who served as Malawi's third president from 2004 until his death in office in 2012.…

  11. Desmond Tutu

    in 2004

    2 moments here

    South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…

  12. Gough Whitlam

    in 2004

    1 moment here

    Edward Gough Whitlam was an Australian lawyer, Royal Australian Air Force navigator, Labor politician and the 21st prime minister of Australia.…

  13. Heath Ledger

    in 2004

    1 moment here

    Australian actor and music-video director whose career began in Australian television, expanded internationally after his 1998 move to the United…

  14. Hugo Chávez

    in 2004

    3 moments here

    Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…

  15. Jacques Chirac

    in 2004

    1 moment here

    French statesman who served as prime minister (1974–1976; 1986–1988), mayor of Paris (1977–1995), and president of France (1995–2007).…

  16. Jacques Derrida

    in 2004

    1 moment here

    French philosopher, born Jackie Élie Derrida, associated with deconstruction. His career moved from Algeria and Paris to recurrent teaching and…

  17. José Eduardo dos Santos

    in 2004

    1 moment here

    Angolan politician and military officer who served as Angola’s president from 1979 to 2017. His documented movements include exile in…

  18. Khaleda Zia

    in 2004

    3 moments here

    Bangladeshi politician who was prime minister of Bangladesh in 1991–1996 and 2001–2006, chaired the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from 1984 until her…

  19. Kim Dae-jung

    in 2004

    1 moment here

    South Korean politician, democracy activist, and eighth president of South Korea (1998–2003).…

  20. Li Keqiang

    in 2004

    1 moment here

    Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…

  21. Luísa Diogo

    in 2004

    1 moment here

    Mozambican economist and FRELIMO politician who served as Minister of Planning and Finance and as Mozambique’s first female prime minister, from 2004…

  22. Manmohan Singh

    in 2004

    3 moments here

    Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…

  23. Marlon Brando

    in 2004

    1 moment here

    American actor and activist whose stage and screen career ranged from Broadway in the 1940s to major films through the early 2000s.…

  24. Maryam Mirzakhani

    in 2004

    1 moment here

    Iranian mathematician whose work transformed the study of hyperbolic surfaces, moduli spaces, and dynamics.…

Moments

  1. 2004 Official visit to Phnom Penh Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
  2. 2004 Detention at Camp Bucca Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
  3. 2004 Residence in Tobchi Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
  4. 2004 Economic meetings in Jeddah Akhmad Kadyrov
  5. 2004 Glastonbury Festival performance Amy Winehouse
  6. 2004 Montreal International Jazz Festival performance Amy Winehouse
  7. 2004 SAARC summit visit to Islamabad Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  8. 2004 Meeting with the Dalai Lama in Vancouver Desmond Tutu
  9. 2004 Visiting professorship at King's College London Desmond Tutu
  10. 2004 Films Brokeback Mountain in Alberta Heath Ledger
  11. 2004 SAARC summit visit to Islamabad Khaleda Zia
  12. 2004 State visit to Bandar Seri Begawan Khaleda Zia
  13. 2004 State visit to Jakarta Khaleda Zia
  14. 2004 Doctorate and Princeton appointment Maryam Mirzakhani
  15. 2004 Speaks at Bangkok AIDS conference Nelson Mandela
  16. 2004 Return visit to Kenya Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
  17. 2004 Meeting with Vice President Cheney Silvio Berlusconi
  18. 2004 Information-paradox lecture in Dublin Stephen Hawking
  19. 2004 Crocodile feeding at Australia Zoo Steve Irwin
  20. 2004 Bird-flu press address Sushma Swaraj
  21. 2004 Wellesley commencement address Toni Morrison
  22. 2004 Speech at Saint Petersburg City Court Vladimir Zhirinovsky
  23. 2004 Arrest near Fallujah Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
  24. 2004 Official visit to Georgetown Hugo Chávez
  25. 2004 Sworn in as prime minister Luísa Diogo
  26. 2004 State visit to Bangkok Muammar Gaddafi
  27. 2004 State visit to Hanoi Muammar Gaddafi
  28. 2004 State visit to Manila Muammar Gaddafi
  29. 2004 Visit to Jakarta Muammar Gaddafi
  30. 2004 Grammy Awards opening performance Prince
  31. 2004 Signs the Act of Copacabana Néstor Kirchner
  32. 2004 Speech at the National Military College Néstor Kirchner
  33. 2004 Special Meeting on the Middle East Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
  34. 2004 Meeting at the White House Ariel Sharon
  35. 2004 European Union headquarters visit Muammar Gaddafi
  36. 2004 Five-day China visit Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
  37. 2004 Killed at Victory Day event Akhmad Kadyrov
  38. 2004 First presidential inauguration Bingu wa Mutharika
  39. 2004 Latin America–Caribbean–EU summit Hugo Chávez
  40. 2004 Oval Office meeting with George W. Bush José Eduardo dos Santos
  41. 2004 Post-presidential visit to Geneva Kim Dae-jung
  42. 2004 Authorization to form government Manmohan Singh
  43. 2004 Oval Office meeting with George W. Bush Omar Bongo
  44. 2004 Meeting with President Bush Silvio Berlusconi
  45. 2004 Pritzker Prize ceremony Zaha Hadid
  46. 2004 Receiving King Mohammed VI Mathieu Kérékou
  47. 2004 Dies at Bel Air home Ronald Reagan
  48. 2004 Interred at presidential library Ronald Reagan
  49. 2004 Detention at Camp Cropper Saddam Hussein
  50. 2004 Bush visit to Villa Madama Silvio Berlusconi

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