On 26 December 2004, the coast of the Andaman Islands was devastated by a high tsunami following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

Salieri's Italian tour of 1778 – 80 began with the production of Europa riconosciuta ( Europa Recognized ) for La Scala ( which was revived in 2004 for the same opera house's re-opening following extensive renovations ).

The following ESFs took place in Paris ( 2003 ), London ( 2004 ), Athens ( 2006 ), and Malmö ( 2008 ).

Using full-season statistics available at the Official Site of Major League Baseball for the 2004 through 2011 seasons, the following tables show top ranges in various statistics, in alphabetical order.

The final tournament involves 12 teams, following an increase from eight teams in 2004.

Finally, in the 2004 edition of the Factbook, the name of the entry was changed back to Macedonia, following a November 2004 US decision to refer to the country using this name, even though the official appelation of the republic within the UN remains FYROM.

Constitutional talks however went on hold following Hurricane Ivan in 2004.

The refugees were repatriated following an agreement between UNHCR and the governments of the two countries in 2004.

The U. S .- Chile FTA entered into force January 1, 2004, following approval by the U. S. and Chilean congresses.

Castilla and Jeromy Burnitz, who led the team with 37 homers in 2004, were allowed to leave as free agents following the season.

The following censuses have been taken in 1979, 1994 and 2004.

In the past Dublin city was regarded as a stronghold for Fianna Fáil, however following the Irish local elections, 2004 the party was eclipsed by the centre-left Labour Party.

In 2004, President Chen Shui-bian was re-elected by a narrow margin following a controversial assassination attempt on him and the Vice President Annette Lu only hours before the election.

Following the 2004 Summer Olympics, President Romano Prodi pointed out that the combined medal total of the European Union was far greater than that of any other country and called for EU athletes to fly the European flag at the following games alongside their own as a sign of solidarity ( which did not happen ).

* 2004 – Jean-Bertrand Aristide is removed as President of Haiti following a coup.

The following U. S. listing tabulates the early 2010 ranking of major franchises along with the number of sub-franchisees ( or partners ) from data available for 2004.

The public spotlight fell on GCHQ in late 2003 and early 2004 following the sacking of Katharine Gun after she leaked to The Observer a confidential email from agents at the American National Security Agency addressed to GCHQ agents about the wire-tapping of UN delegates in the run-up to the 2003 Iraq war.

A 2004 film version of Troy has Achilles slaying Hector following a duel, whereas in the Iliad it is rather different.

Yvon Neptune was appointed Prime Minister on March 4, 2002, but following the overthrow of the government in February 2004, he was replaced by an interim Prime Minister, Gérard Latortue.

The following year, Harry was in Lesotho to visit again Mants ' ase Children's Home near Mohale's Hoek, which he first toured in 2004 and, along with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, launched Sentebale: The Princes ' Fund for Lesotho, a charity to aid children orphaned by HIV / AIDS.

On 22 May 2004, Manmohan Singh was appointed the Prime Minister of India following the victory of the INC & the left front in the 2004 Lok Sabha election.

After the overwhelming popularity of Pokémon in India and Pakistan, Cartoon Network started to air Digimon in 2004.

In 2004, author Joe Tomlinson classified extreme sports into those that take place in air, land, and water,

According to a controversial essay titled " The Death of Environmentalism " ( Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus, 2004 ) American environmentalism has been remarkably successful in protecting the air, water, and large stretches of wilderness in North America and Europe, but these environmentalists have stagnated as a vital force for cultural and political change.

Several accidents have reportedly been caused by discharging firearms into the air ; although the evidence in a few such cases has been disputed, a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found 43 likely cases of injury from falling bullets during 2004 New Year celebrations in Puerto Rico.

In 2004 the army has gone beyond its accord-mandated target, and has implemented troop reductions from an estimated 28, 000 to 15, 500 troops, including subordinate air force ( 1, 000 ) and navy ( 1, 000 ) elements.

* Emissions of the air pollutant sulfur dioxide in Asia will be significantly greater in 2004 than in 1994.

* In 2004 Greece and Kyrgyzstan signed a bilateral agreement for air transports, tourism and diplomacy during Kyrgyz president Askar Akayev's visit to Greece.

Private domestic air carriers began to win business at the expense of Nigeria Airways, the former government-owned national airline which was declared bankrupt in 2004.

Major buildings at Potsdamer Platz from the air in 2004.

* November 2: 8: 00 pm – The Republic of Ireland's second television channel RTÉ 2 goes on air ( renamed Network 2, 1988 ; RTÉ Network Two, 1995 ; N2, 1997 ; and RTÉ Two in 2004 ).

A Pan-Arab version of Big Brother was cancelled in 2004 after less than two weeks on the air after a public outcry and street protests.

Source: Andre Gsponer, " Physics of high-intensity high-energy particle beam propagation in open air and outer-space plasmas " ( 2004 )

Tensions between Côte d ' Ivoire and France increased on November 6, 2004, after Ivorian air strikes killed 9 French peacekeepers and an aid worker.

( Since the Lockerbie crash was a terrorist act in Scotland, the Staines crash remains England's worst air disaster, and Britain's worst air accident ). The crash was commemorated in June 2004, with the opening of a dedicated garden near the crash site, created at the request of relatives, and the unveiling of a stained glass window at St. Marys Church, where a memorial service was held.

As the FCC was investigating the broadcasts, in 2004, Fox announced that it would begin extending live broadcast delays to 5 minutes from its standard 5 or 10 seconds to more easily be able to edit out obscenities uttered over the air.

In 2004 a British company released Airider, a hovering vacuum cleaner that floats on a cushion of air.

In Fall of 2004, the station began broadcasting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in an attempt to prevent an outside organization to take over the time WKDS was off the air.

However, the show returned in 2004, only as part of U-Pick Live: Old School Pick, and was taken off the air once again.

Plans to make that airport a regional cargo hub, with an " air cargo village " by 2004 appear to have failed.

An extensive air service used an estimated 137 airports and airstrips in 2004.

was taped for FOX and hosted by Fred Willard for air during the Summer 2004 " off " season.

In August 2004 Spears signed a development deal with Nickelodeon in which she'd star as the protagonist in her own scripted television series that would air on the network.

Eastern Shore Centre, an open air regional shopping complex, opened on November 17, 2004.