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 )

Most of the other light aircraft acquired by the FABF in the 1970s and 1980s have also now been retired along with the Mi-4 helicopters, but some recent acquisitions have been made, including a Beechcraft King Air, a Piper PA-34 Seneca, a CEAPR Robin light training aircraft, and a single Air Tractor AT-802 aerial sprayer aircraft for spraying insecticides, purchased after the northern part of the country suffered heavy crop damage from a 2004 invasion of swarming locusts.

Bacardi acquired the Cazadores blue agave tequila brand in 2002 and in 2004 purchased Grey Goose, a French made vodka, from Sidney Frank for $ 2 billion.

Hewlett-Packard purchased Compaq later that same year, continuing development of the existing product line until 2004, and promising to continue selling Alpha-based systems, largely to the existing customer base, until October 2006 ( later extended to April 2007 ).

The Farnsworth House and its wooded site was purchased at auction for US $ 7. 5 million by preservation groups in 2004 and is now owned and operated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as a public museum.

In 1999 it was sold on to the newly formed Lightworks Inc., then owned by Fairlight Japan, and then purchased by Gee Broadcast in May 2004.

In Spring 2004, Lukoil purchased 779 Mobil gas stations throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and in 2005 began converting them to the Lukoil brand.

In October 2004, Corel Corporation purchased Jasc Software and the distribution rights to Paint Shop Pro.

In 2004, Harrah's Entertainment ( now Caesars Entertainment ) purchased Binion's Horseshoe, retained the rights to the Horseshoe and World Series of Poker brands, sold the hotel and casino to MTR Gaming Group, and announced that the 2005 Series events would be held at the Harrah's-owned Rio Hotel and Casino, located just off the Las Vegas Strip.

At the beginning of 2004, Adnams purchased land in neighbouring village of Reydon to expand its business with a new distribution centre, designed by architect Jeremy Blake, which was nominated for the 2007 RICS East of England Award for Sustainability.

In 2004 Persson and Steen purchased the 190 hectare agricultural property Övre Torp by Lake Båven in Södermanland.

The Garland Farm was purchased by the Beatrix Farrand Society on January 9, 2004.

In 2004, it was an extremely popular shooting drink in Australian pubs and clubs and could be purchased prepared in segmented shot glasses sealed with foil.

In July 2004, Marvin Suomi, a 1965 graduate of Wakefield High School purchased the Wakefield Memorial Building.

In 2004, Carlton Carl, a Washington D. C. lobbyist, purchased of commercial property in downtown Martindale.

After the borough purchased the site in 1978, the station has been restored and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2004.

The theater closed in 1998 and was purchased by Opera Pacifica in 2004 and underwent initial stages of restoration.

*: In 2002 the South Korean Army purchased 111 ATACMS Block I and 110 ATACMS Block IA missiles, which were deployed in 2004.

* Paint Shop ProIn October 2004, Corel purchased Jasc Software, developer of this budget-priced bitmap graphics editing program.

* The opening scene for the trailer to the 2004 film Friday Night Lights is Poyntz Avenue in downtown Manhattan ; this was stock footage purchased for the trailer.

The Billingsley Company, a Texas land developer, purchased land next to North Lake in 2004.

This had been purchased by residents in 2004 to protect their communal interests, and was passed to the Trust for a nominal sum.

In 2000 the group acquired London-based Tetley Tea, and in 2004 it purchased the truck-manufacturing operations of South Korea ’ s Daewoo Motors.

They purchased a home there in October 2004.

With this acquisition, Cedar Fair owned all three major amusement parks in Ohio: Kings Island, Cedar Point and Geauga Lake ( purchased from Six Flags in 2004 ).

It was purchased for A $ 10. 2 million in 2004 and underwent extensive renovations in 2007 in order to be made more " eco-friendly ".