What Happened In September 2004 In History

Historical Events for September, 2004

• 1st » The Beslan school hostage crisis commences when armed terrorists take children and adults hostage in Beslan in North Ossetia, Russia.
• 3rd » Beslan school hostage crisis: Day 3: The Beslan hostage crisis ends with the deaths of over 300 people, more than half of which are children.
• 7th » Hurricane Ivan, a Category 5 hurricane hits Grenada, killing 39 and damaging 90% of its buildings.
• 15th » National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman announces 2004–05 NHL lockout known as lockout of the NHL Players Association e.g players union and cessation of operations by the NHL head office.
• 23rd » Hurricane Jeanne: At least 1,070 in Haiti are reported to have been killed by floods.
• 29th » The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.
• 29th » The Burt Rutan Ansari X Prize entry 'SpaceShipOne' performs a successful spaceflight, the first of two required to win the prize.
• 30th » The first images of a live giant squid in its natural habitat are taken 600 miles south of Tokyo.
• 30th » The AIM-54 Phoenix, the primary missile for the F-14 Tomcat, is retired from service. Almost two years later, the Tomcat is retired.

Famous Deaths for September 2004

• 1st » Ahmed Kuftaro, Syrian religious leader, Grand Mufti of Syria (b. 1915)
• 1st » Alastair Morton, South African businessman (b. 1938)
• 2nd » Joan Oró, Catalan biochemist (b. 1923)
• 2nd » Eleni Zafeiriou, Greek actress (b. 1916)
• 4th » Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (b. 1971)
• 4th » Moe Norman, Canadian golfer (b. 1929)
• 4th » James O. Page, American paramedic and firefighter (b. 1936)
• 7th » Bob Boyd (baseball) called Bob Boyd, American baseball player (b. 1925)
• 8th » Frank Thomas (animator) called Frank Thomas, American animator, voice actor, and screenwriter (b. 1913)
• 9th » Ernie Ball, American guitarist and businessman (b. 1930)
• 10th » Brock Adams, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th United States Secretary of Transportation (b. 1927)
• 11th » Fred Ebb, American songwriter (b. 1933)
• 11th » David Mann (artist) known as David Mann, American painter and illustrator (b. 1939)
• 11th » Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria (b. 1949)
• 13th » Luis E. Miramontes, Mexican chemist, co-invented the combined oral contraceptive pill known as birth-control pill (b. 1925)
• 15th » Johnny Ramone, American guitarist and songwriter (The Ramones) (b. 1948)
• 15th » Walter Stewart (journalist) or Walter Stewart, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1931)
• 16th » Michael Donaghy American-English poet (b. 1954)
• 18th » Norman Cantor, Canadian-American historian and educator (b. 1929)
• 18th » Russ Meyer, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
• 19th » Eddie Adams (photographer) named Eddie Adams, American photographer and journalist (b. 1933)
• 19th » Skeeter Davis, American singer-songwriter (The Davis Sisters (country band) e.g The Davis Sisters) (b. 1931)
• 19th » Damayanti Joshi, Indian dancer and choreographer (b. 1928)
• 19th » Ellis Marsalis, Sr., American businessman and activist (b. 1908)
• 20th » Brian Clough, English footballer and manager (b. 1935)
• 20th » Townsend Hoopes, American soldier and historian (b. 1922)
• 20th » Kalmer Tennosaar, Estonian singer and journalist (b. 1928)
• 21st » Bob Mason (actor) known as Bob Mason, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1952)
• 22nd » Big Boss Man (wrestler) called Big Boss Man, American wrestler (b. 1962)
• 22nd » Pete Schoening, American mountaineer (b. 1927)
• 23rd » André Hazes, Dutch singer (b. 1951)
• 23rd » Billy Reay, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1918)
• 24th » Françoise Sagan, French author and screenwriter (b. 1935)
• 26th » Marianna Komlos, Canadian bodybuilder, model, and wrestler (b. 1969)
• 27th » John E. Mack, American psychiatrist and author (b. 1929)
• 28th » Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (b. 1924)
• 28th » Scott Muni, American radio host (b. 1930)
• 29th » Richard Sainct, French motorcycle racer (b. 1970)
• 30th » Gamini Fonseka, Sri Lankan actor, director, and politician (b. 1936)
• 30th » Jacques Levy, American director and songwriter (b. 1935)
• 30th » Michael Relph, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1915)

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