2004 in the United Kingdom

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Events from the year 2004 in the United Kingdom.

Incumbents

Events

January

February

March

  • Vauxhall launches the fifth generation of its popular Astra family hatchback. It is initially just available as a five-door hatchback, with a three-door "Sporthatch" and a five-door estate due later that year.
  • 11 March – Support for the Conservatives and Labour is equal at 35% for the second time in nine months, raising the sceptre of a hung parliament at the next general election which is expected within a year. [1]
  • 16 March – Fifteen-year-old Scottish boy Kriss Donald is abducted, tortured and murdered by Pakistani gang in racially motivated attack in Glasgow.[5]
  • 21 March – Architect Zaha Hadid becomes the first female recipient of the Pritzker Prize.[6]

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

  • 4 November – A referendum is held in North East England on the establishment of elected regional assemblies. The majority of voters said "no" to the plans.
  • 6 November – Ufton Nervet rail crash: Seven people are killed when a train is derailed by a car deliberately left on a level crossing in Berkshire.
  • 15 November – Children Act clarifies most official responsibilities for children, notably bringing all local government functions for children's welfare and education under the authority of local Directors of Children's Services.
  • 16 November
    • The government announces plans to prohibit smoking in most enclosed public places (including workplaces) within the next three years.
    • It is reported that Margaret Hassan is dead after her family receive a video recording supposedly showing her being killed.[21]
  • 18 November – Parliament passes the Hunting Act 2004 banning fox hunting in England and Wales.[6]
  • 20 November – Launch of the Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission, a joint United States, UK and Italian-developed spacecraft, designed to study gamma-ray bursts.[22]
  • 28 November – Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff is opened.

December

Publications

Births

Full date unknown

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See also

References

  1. ^ "Record UK car sales during 2003". BBC News. 7 January 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  2. ^ "2004: Serial killer Shipman found hanged". BBC News. 13 January 2004. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  3. ^ a b c d e Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 656–660. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
  4. ^ a b c d McGuinness, Ross (16 March 2009). "Metro". pp. 30, 31.
  5. ^ Carrell, Severin (9 November 2006). "Three jailed for life for race murder of schoolboy". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  6. ^ a b c Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
  7. ^ "30 St Mary Axe". Emporis. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  8. ^ "Factory explosion kills four". 11 May 2004 – via BBC News.
  9. ^ "2004: Angry dads hit Blair with purple flour". BBC News. 19 May 2004. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  10. ^ "Chelsea appoint Mourinho". BBC News. 2 June 2004. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  11. ^ "League gets revamp". BBC News. 10 June 2004. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  12. ^ "Liverpool appoint Benitez". BBC News. 16 June 2004. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  13. ^ "Wimbledon to change name". BBC News. 21 June 2004. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  14. ^ uefa.com (24 June 2004). "UEFA EURO 2004 – History – Portugal-England". Uefa.com. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 May 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ^ "2004: Second gold for Kelly Holmes". BBC News. 28 August 2004. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  17. ^ ""Hunt brawl in Commons", Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  18. ^ "2004: British hostage feared dead in Iraq". BBC News. 7 October 2004. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  19. ^ "2004: British aid worker kidnapped in Iraq". BBC News. 19 October 2004. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  20. ^ Hughes, Marcia (25 October 2004). "Mourning subdued as last Selby pit shuts". BBC News. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  21. ^ "2004: British aid worker kidnapped in Iraq". BBC News. 19 October 2004. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  22. ^ Gilliland, Ben (16 January 2009). "Science & Discovery". Metro.
  23. ^ "2004: Blunkett resigns over visa accusations". BBC News. 15 December 2004. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  24. ^ "Timeline: Northern Bank robbery". BBC News. 7 January 2005. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
  25. ^ "2004: Thousands died in Indian Ocean tsunami". BBC News. 26 December 2004. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  26. ^ "Field Marshal Sir Roland Gibbs". 2 November 2004 – via The Telegraph.
  27. ^ "Sir Anthony Meyer Bt". The Independent. London. 10 January 2005. Retrieved 14 November 2010.

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