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| 10CC Gouldman, Graham |  |
| Gouldman begins touring with several peripheral band members, billing themselves as "10cc featuring Graham Gouldman and Friends" |
| Armament Gaddafi, Muammar Muhammed |  |
| 5th Jan The USA declares Pakistani scientists gave Libya technology to buildNuclear weapons |
| Armament Musharraf, Pervez |  |
| 5th Jan The USA declares Pakistani scientists gave Libya technology to buildNuclear weapons |
| Arrest Hussein, Saddam |  |
| 9th Jan Hussein is given prisoner-of-war status |
| Arrest Tsvangirai, Morgan |  |
| Oct Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is acquitted of treason charges relating to an alleged plot to kill President Mugabe, he still faces a separate treason charge |
| Assassination Rantissi, Abdel Aziz al- |  |
| 17th April Gazarip Rantissi is assassinated by the Israeli Army after they fire hellfire missiles from an Apache helicopter at his car |
| Assassination Yassin, Ahmed | |
| 22nd Mar Ahmed Yassin is killed in an Israeli attack while he was being wheeled out of an early morning prayer session, an Israeli helicopter gunship fires Hellfire missiles at Yassin and both of his bodyguards |
| 22nd Mar The killing provokes widespread condemnation from the international community, Kofi Annan, UN General secretary, condemns the killing and calls on Israel to halt its policy of assassination |
| 22nd Mar The UN Commission on Human Rights passes a resolution condemning the killing, supported by votes from 31 countries including the People's Republic of China, India, Indonesia, Russia, and SouthAfrica with 2 votes against and 18 abstentions |
| Bombing of Erez Yassin, Ahmed | |
| 14th Jan Erez After a woman's suicide bombing at the Erez crossing, in which Reem Raiyshi detonates herself, Yassin expressed his satisfaction with the execution of the attack |
| Bombing of New York Laden, Osama bin |  |
| New York Arabia Says the attacks were carried out because "we are a free people who do not accept injustice, and we want to regain the freedom of our nation" |
| New York Arabia Shortly before the USApresidential election, in a taped statement, bin Laden publicly acknowledged al-Qaeda's involvement in the attacks on the US, and admitted his direct link to the attacks |
| 21st May New York Arabia In an audiotape posted on a website that the USAclaims is "frequently used by al-Qaeda", bin Laden says he had personally directed the 19 hijackers |
| 22nd July New York Arabia The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the USAis formed by the USAgovernment, called the 9/11 Commission, concludes the attacks were planned & carried out by al-Qaeda |
| Bombing of New York Saudi Arabia Bush, George Walker |  |
| 22nd July New York The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the USAis formed by the USAgovernment, called the 9/11 Commission, concludes the attacks were planned & carried out by al-Qaeda |
| Bombing of USS Cole Laden, Osama bin | |
| Six suspected Al Qaeda militants are charged in connection with the attack by a Yemeni court |
| CBE Davies, Raymond Douglas | |
| Awarded a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II |
| Composition Squire, John | |
| Squire releases a concept album, "Marshall's House" |
| Composition Weller, Paul | |
| Weller releases an album of covers entitled "Studio 150" |
| Composition Winwood, Steve | |
| Winwood's 1982 song "Valerie" is used by DJ Eric Prydz, in a song called "Call On Me", it spends five weeks at number 1 on the UK singles chart |
| Composition Zimmerman, Robert Allen | |
| Rolling Stone magazine lists the single "Like a Rolling Stone" at number one on its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time |
| Conference of Aids Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla |  |
| 15th July Bangkok Africa Address es the International Aids Conference |
| Constitution Karzai, Hamid |  |
| 4th Jan A presidential system and a national assembly, and equal rights to women |
| 4th Jan Signs the new constitution |
| 4th Jan The country is renamed, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
| Constitution Allawi, Lyad | |
| 28th June An interim Government officially takes over from the U.S. occupation authority |
| Constitution Yawar, Ghazi al- | |
| 28th June An interim Government officially takes over from the U.S. occupation authority |
| Constitution Musharraf, Pervez | |
| 1st Jan In a vote of confidence 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" President |
| Constitution Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich |  |
| 13th Sep Creates the Public Chamber of Russia & launches an initiative to replace the direct election governors & presidents of Federal subjects of Russia proposed by the President & approved by the legslature |
| Constitution Bush, George Walker | |
| 28th June An interim Government officially takes over from the USAoccupation authority |
| Criminal Investigations Division Bush, George Walker | |
| 13th Jan Abu Ghraib Darby, a soldier, reports USAabuses to the Army's Criminal Investigations Division |
| Criminal Investigations Division Darby, Joseph | |
| 13th Jan Abu Ghraib Darby, a soldier, reports USAabuses to the Army's Criminal Investigations Division |
| Death Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 28th Jan The enquiry by judge Lord Hutton into Kelly's death exonerates Blair's Government of deliberately distorting intelligence to justify war |
| Death Clough, Brian | |
| 20th Sep Death of Brian Clough |
| Death McKechnie, Sheila | |
| 2nd Jan Death of Sheila McKechnie |
| Death Meyer, Anthony | |
| 24th Dec Death of Anthony Meyer |
| Death Nicholson, Bill | |
| 23rd Oct Death of Bill Nicholson |
| Death Arafat, Yasser | |
| 11th Nov Paris Death of Yasser Arafat |
| Death Rantissi, Abdel Aziz al- | |
| 17th April Gazarip Rantissi is assassinated by the Israeli Army after they fire hellfire missiles from an Apache helicopter at his car |
| Death Yassin, Ahmed | |
| 22nd Mar Ahmed Yassin is killed in an Israeli attack while he was being wheeled out of an early morning prayer session, an Israeli helicopter gunship fires Hellfire missiles at Yassin and both of his bodyguards |
| Death Brando, Marlon | |
| 1st July Los Angeles Death of Marlon Brando |
| Death Shaw, Artie | |
| Death of Artie Shaw |
| Deputy President Zuma, Jacob | |
| Appointed Deputy President of Sth Africa |
| Diplomacy Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| May Tehran Student demonstrators attempt to storm the British Embassy |
| Diplomacy Vajpayee, Atal Bihari |  |
| 5th Jan Musharraf & Vajpayee agree to restart peace talks |
| Diplomacy Kharrazi, Kamal |  |
| 18th Dec Kamal Kharrazi says, "We won't accept any new obligations. Iran has a high technical capability and has to be recognised by the international community as a member of theNuclear club. This is an irreversible path" |
| Diplomacy Gaddafi, Muammar Muhammed | |
| 5th Jan The USA declares Pakistani scientists gave Libya technology to buildNuclear weapons |
| Diplomacy Musharraf, Pervez | |
| 23rd Jan Musharraf admits admits Pakistani scientists soldNuclear-weapon designs for profit |
| Diplomacy Bush, George Walker | |
| 13th Jan Bush allows Canada to bid on Iraq contracts |
| Economy Singh, Manmohan | |
| Under Dr. Singh, an economist and Finance minister P. Chidambaram, India's economic growth has continued, with the GDP growing at a very fast rate of 9%. |
| Economy Erdogan, Recep Tayyip |  |
| The AKP has undertaken significant structural reforms and its policy achievements have seen rapid growth and an end to Turkey's three decade long period of hyperinflation-inflation had fallen to 8.8% by June 2004 |
| Election Kinnock, Glenys | |
| Elected Member of the European Parliament |
| Election Gandhi, Sonia | |
| Gandhi launches a nationwide campaign, criss-crossing the country on the Aam Aadmi (Ordinary people) slogan in contrast to the 'India Shining' slogan of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) alliance |
| Uttar Pradesh Wins by a large margin in the Rae Bareilly constituency in Uttar Pradesh |
| Election Singh, Manmohan | |
| May Surprise victory for Congress Party in general elections |
| Election Vajpayee, Atal Bihari | |
| May Surprise victory for Congress Party in general elections |
| Election Badawi, Abdullah Ahmad |  |
| Wins the election as the incumbent Prime Minister by winning 198 out of 220 seats |
| Election Musharraf, Pervez | |
| 1st Jan In a vote of confidence 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" President |
| Election Abbas, Mahmoud | |
| 25th Nov Abbas is endorsed by Fatah's Revolutionary Council as its preferred candidate for the Palestinian presidential election |
| 14th Dec Abbas calls for an end to violence in the Al-Aqsa Intifada and a return to peaceful resistance |
| Election Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| 14th Mar Putin wins the re-election to the presidency for a second term, earning 71 percent of the vote |
| Dec Visits the Ukraine twice before the election to show his support for Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and congratulated him on his alleged victory before the official election results had been announced |
| Election Mbeki, Thabo Mvuyelwa | |
| April The ANC win a landslide victory |
| Election Erdogan, Recep Tayyip | |
| In the local elections of 2004, the AKP wins an unprecedented 42% of the valid votes |
| Election Bush, George Walker | |
| 2nd Nov Bush wins 50.9% of the vote, 31 states & 286 electoral votes |
| Election Kerry, John | |
| 2nd Nov Kerry wins 48.1% od the vote, 19 states & 252 electoral votes |
| Election Rice, Condoleezza | |
| April Rice becomes the first National Security Advisor to campaign for an incumbent President |
| English Football Hall of Fame Hurst, Geoffrey Charles | |
| Hurst is inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame |
| European Union Miller, Leszek |  |
| May Poland joins the European Union |
| Governor Patil, Pratibha | |
| 2nd Nov Rajasthan Appointed Governor of Rajasthan |
| Governor Singh, Buta | |
| 2nd Nov Appointed Governor of Bihar |
| Governor Shaklein, Nikolay | |
| 14th Jan Kirov Appointed Governor of Kirov |
| Hamas Rantissi, Abdel Aziz al- | |
| 23rd Mar Gazarip Rantissi is named leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, following the killing of Ahmed Yassin by Israeli forces |
| 27th Mar Gazarip Rantissi addresses 5,000 supporters in Gaza. He declared USApresident George W. Bush to be an "enemy of Muslims" |
| Health Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 1st Oct Blair in hospital to correct heart palpitations |
| Health Arafat, Yasser | |
| 29th Oct Paris Flown to hospital for testing & treatment |
| High Commissioner Arbour, Louise |  |
| 1st July Appointed High Commissioners for Human Rights for the United Nations |
| Honours Trautman, Bernhard Carl "Bert" |  |
| 19th Oct Bert Trautman is awarded the OBE by Queen Elizabeth II, for promoting British-German understanding through football |
| Hutton Report Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 28th Jan The enquiry by judge Lord Hutton into Kelly's death exonerates Blair's Government of deliberately distorting intelligence to justify war |
| Inquest Diana Diana | |
| Jan London A royal coroner opens an inquest into the deaths of Diana & Dodi Fayed |
| Intifada Abbas, Mahmoud | |
| 14th Dec Abbas calls for an end to violence in the Al-Aqsa Intifada and a return to peaceful resistance |
| Manager Robson, "Bobby" Robert William | |
| 30th Aug Dismissed by Freddy Shepherd, after a poor start to the Premier League season and alleged discontent in the dressing room |
| Mayor White, Bill | |
| 2nd Jan Houston Appointed Mayor of Houston |
| Minister of Defense Alencar, Jose |  |
| 4th Nov Appointed Minister of Defense |
| Minister of Finance Manuel, Trevor | |
| Appointed Minister of Finance |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Somogyi, Ferenc |  |
| 2nd Nov Appointed Foreign Secretary |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Dlamini-Zuma, Nkosazana | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister |
| Minister of Home Affairs Clarke, Charles | |
| Appointed Secretary Home Secretary |
| Minister of Interior Oleksy, Jozef | |
| 20th Jan Appointed |
