The debate continues unabated – e. g. S. Georg 2004, A. Vovin 2005, S. Georg 2005 ( anti-Altaic ); S. Starostin 2005, V. Blažek 2006, M. Robbeets 2007, A. Dybo and G. Starostin 2008 ( pro-Altaic ).

* 2004 – Rolandas Paksas becomes the first president of Lithuania to be peacefully removed from office by impeachment.

* 1932 – Helmut Griem, German actor ( d. 2004 )

* 1912 – Walt Gorney, American actor ( d. 2004 )

* 1923 – Ann Miller, American actor and dancer ( d. 2004 )

* 1952 – Ralph Wiley, American journalist ( d. 2004 )

* 2004 – U. S. media release graphic photos of American soldiers abusing and sexually humiliating Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.

* 1909 – Juliana of the Netherlands ( d. 2004 )

* 1923 – Kagamisato Kiyoji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 42nd Yokozuna ( d. 2004 )

* 1923 – Jess Collins, American artist ( d. 2004 )

* 2004 – Hurricane Charley, a Category 4 storm, strikes Punta Gorda, Florida and devastates the surrounding area.

* 2004 – 156 Congolese Tutsi refugees are massacred at the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi.

* 2004 – Paul Atkinson, British guitarist ( The Zombies ) ( b. 1946 )

* 2004 – Aaron Bank, American Office of Strategic Services officer and founder of the US Army Special Forces ( b. 1902 )

* 2004 – Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek footballer and manager ( b. 1952 )

* 2004 – Carrie Snodgress, American actress ( b. 1946 )

* 2004 – Nilo Soruco, Bolivian singer-songwriter ( b. 1927 )

* 2004 – A supermarket fire kills 396 people and injures 500 in Asunción, Paraguay.

* 1941 – Étienne Roda-Gil, French songwriter and screenwriter ( d. 2004 )

* 2004 – The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.

* 1905 – Franz König, Austrian cardinal ( d. 2004 )

* 1926 – Anthony Sampson, English journalist ( d. 2004 )

* 1946 – Syreeta Wright, American singer-songwriter ( d. 2004 )

* 2004 – Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer ( b. 1908 )

* 2004 – Bob Murphy, American sportscaster ( b. 1924 )

** Winner: 1971, 1999, 2001, 2004

Uncovered: The Hidden Art of the Girlie Pulps-Gold Medal Winner for Best Popular Culture Book BEA 2004 ( Adventure House ,-2003 ) ISBN 1-886937-74-5

* Emperor's Cup Winner 2004 – 05 with Tokyo Verdy 1969 as manager.

* 2004 – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Winner: Best Song-A Mighty Wind-( shared with Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy )

* 2004 – Grammy Award Winner: Best Song Written for a Motion Picture-A Mighty Wind-( shared with Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy )

** Kate Tsui 徐子珊 ( 1979 -; Huizhou, Guangdong ; born in Hong Kong ; Hakka pronunciation: Ci Zih San ), Winner, Miss Hong Kong pageant, 2004

** 2004: Winner – Main Title Theme Music (" It's a Jungle Out There ") – Monk

* 2004: Winner of EMMA ( Ethnic Multicultural Media award ), London, May 2004

In the summers of 1980 and 1982, Paul Bowles conducted Writing Workshops in Morocco, ( under the auspices of the School of Visual Arts in New York ) at the American School of Tangier which were both very successful, so much so that several of his former students including Rodrigo Rey Rosa who was the 2004 Winner of the Miguel Ángel Asturias National Prize in Literature and who is also the literary heir of the estate of Paul Bowles and Mark Terrill went on to become successful authors.

International tourism awards were given to Borobudur archaeological park such as PATA Grand Pacific Award 2004, PATA Gold Award Winner 2011, and PATA Gold Award Winner 2012.

** Winner, Schweizer Spielepreis best strategy game 2004

* Winner of the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik in the category of Concerto for ' Grieg • Schumann • Piano Concertos ' ( Germany, 2004 )

* Winner of the Gramophone Concerto Award for ' Grieg • Schumann • Piano Concertos ' ( England, 2004 )

* Winner of the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik in the category of Concerto for ' Bartók: The Piano Concertos ' ( Germany, 2004 )

* The Aviator ( Golden Globe Winner & Grammy Nominee ) ( 2004 )

* Second Concerto for Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic ( March 12, 2004 ) ( Winner: 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Music )

Winner of Polish Cup in 2004 and 2005,

* Winner Takes All: A Life of Sorts ( 2004 )

** Winner ( 2 ): 1999 – 2000, 2004 – 05

Notable Hamilton alumni include US Secretary of State Elihu Root ( 1864 ), US Vice President James S. Sherman ( 1878 ), poet Ezra Pound ( 1905 ), theatre critic Alexander Woollcott ( 1909 ), jurist and diplomat Philip Jessup ( 1919 ), psychologist B. F. Skinner ( 1926 ), Nobel Prize Winner Paul Greengard ( 1948 ), civil rights leader Bob Moses ( 1956 ), novelist Terry Brooks ( 1966 ), playwright Richard Nelson ( 1971 ), US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack ( 1972 ), composer Jay Reise ( 1972 ), Pulitzer-Prize winning composer Melinda Wagner ( 1979 ), novelist Peter Cameron ( 1982 ), actor Tony Goldwyn ( 1982 ), author Garret Kramer ( 1984 ), novelist Kamila Shamsie, actor and writer for The Office Paul Lieberstein ( 1989 ), actor Grayson McCouch ( 1991 ), Academy Award-winning screenwriter Nat Faxon ( 1997 ), and politician and author Matthew Zeller ( 2004 ).

* 2004 Big Winner At The Dancestar Awards

* Edgaras Jankauskas – Winner of the Champions League in 2004 with FC Porto