Past year · United States
The year of Mars rovers, Facebook's debut, a hard-fought election and Boston's long-awaited title
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Free printable 2004 calendars: the Year PDF fits all twelve months on one US Letter page, and the Monthly PDF gives each month its own page with holidays written in the day boxes. Both are landscape and print well on A4 with "fit to page".
2004 had 10 federal holidays. The list below also includes 32 widely observed religious, cultural and civic dates, the start of each season and the daylight saving time changes. Federal holidays are shaded red on the calendar.
Observed dates in 2004: Independence Day fell on a Sunday, so the federal day off was Monday, July 5, 2004. Christmas Day fell on a Saturday, so the federal day off was Friday, December 24, 2004. New Year's Day 2005 lands on a Saturday, so it was observed on Friday, December 31, 2004.
| Date | Holiday or observance | Type |
|---|---|---|
| January | ||
| 1 Thu | New Year's Day | Federal holiday |
| 19 Mon | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Federal holiday |
| 22 Thu | Lunar New Year | Cultural |
| February | ||
| 1 Sun | Eid al-Adha Date follows the Umm al-Qura calculation. Many US communities rely on moon sighting, so the day observed can differ by one day. | Religious |
| 2 Mon | Groundhog Day | Observance |
| 14 Sat | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 16 Mon | Presidents' Day The official federal name is Washington's Birthday. | Federal holiday |
| 24 Tue | Mardi Gras | Cultural |
| 25 Wed | Ash Wednesday | Religious |
| March | ||
| 17 Wed | St. Patrick's Day | Observance |
| 20 Sat | March Equinox (Spring begins) At 1:48 a.m. ET. | Season |
| April | ||
| 1 Thu | April Fools' Day | Observance |
| 4 Sun | Daylight Saving Time begins Clocks move forward one hour at 2:00 a.m. local time (except Arizona and Hawaii). | Clock change |
| 6 Tue | Passover (first day) Begins at sundown on Monday, April 5, 2004. | Religious |
| 9 Fri | Good Friday | Religious |
| 11 Sun | Easter Sunday | Religious |
| 22 Thu | Earth Day | Observance |
| May | ||
| 5 Wed | Cinco de Mayo | Cultural |
| 9 Sun | Mother's Day | Observance |
| 31 Mon | Memorial Day | Federal holiday |
| June | ||
| 14 Mon | Flag Day | Observance |
| 19 Sat | Juneteenth Recognized by many states at the time. It became a federal holiday in 2021. | Observance |
| 20 Sun | Father's Day | Observance |
| 20 Sun | June Solstice (Summer begins) At 8:56 p.m. ET. | Season |
| July | ||
| 4 Sun | Independence Day · observed Jul 5 | Federal holiday |
| 5 Mon | Independence Day (observed) Independence Day fell on a Sunday, so federal employees had Monday, July 5, 2004 off. | Federal holiday |
| September | ||
| 6 Mon | Labor Day | Federal holiday |
| 11 Sat | Patriot Day | Observance |
| 12 Sun | National Grandparents Day | Observance |
| 16 Thu | Rosh Hashanah Begins at sundown on Wednesday, September 15, 2004. | Religious |
| 22 Wed | September Equinox (Fall begins) At 12:30 p.m. ET. | Season |
| 25 Sat | Yom Kippur Begins at sundown on Friday, September 24, 2004. | Religious |
| October | ||
| 11 Mon | Columbus Day Many states and cities observe Indigenous Peoples' Day on this date. | Federal holiday |
| 15 Fri | Ramadan begins Date follows the Umm al-Qura calculation. Many US communities rely on moon sighting, so the day observed can differ by one day. | Religious |
| 31 Sun | Halloween | Observance |
| 31 Sun | Daylight Saving Time ends Clocks move back one hour at 2:00 a.m. local time. | Clock change |
| November | ||
| 2 Tue | Election Day (Presidential) | Observance |
| 11 Thu | Veterans Day | Federal holiday |
| 14 Sun | Eid al-Fitr Date follows the Umm al-Qura calculation. Many US communities rely on moon sighting, so the day observed can differ by one day. | Religious |
| 25 Thu | Thanksgiving Day | Federal holiday |
| 26 Fri | Black Friday | Observance |
| December | ||
| 8 Wed | Hanukkah (first day) Begins at sundown on Tuesday, December 7, 2004. | Religious |
| 21 Tue | December Solstice (Winter begins) At 7:41 a.m. ET. | Season |
| 24 Fri | Christmas Day (observed) Christmas Day fell on a Saturday, so federal employees had Friday, December 24, 2004 off. | Federal holiday |
| 24 Fri | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| 25 Sat | Christmas Day · observed Dec 24 | Federal holiday |
| 26 Sun | Kwanzaa begins | Cultural |
| 31 Fri | New Year's Day (observed) New Year's Day 2005 fell on a Saturday, so federal employees had Friday, December 31, 2004 off. | Federal holiday |
| 31 Fri | New Year's Eve | Observance |
History
The United States entered 2004 with troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan and a presidential campaign already taking shape. President George W. Bush made national security and his conduct of the wars central to his reelection case, while Massachusetts senator John Kerry emerged from the Democratic primaries as the challenger. News from Iraq, including the Abu Ghraib prisoner-abuse photographs and the battles in Fallujah, kept the war at the center of public debate. On November 2, Bush won a second term with 286 electoral votes and 50.7 percent of the popular vote.
Technology was moving from the desktop toward a more social internet. NASA's twin rovers Spirit and Opportunity landed on Mars in January and began missions that would last far beyond their planned 90 days. On February 4, Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg and classmates opened TheFacebook to students on their campus. Google introduced Gmail on April 1 and sold shares to the public in August, while Apple expanded the iPod line and its young iTunes music business.
Sports supplied the year's most cathartic American story. The Boston Red Sox came back from a three-games-to-none deficit against the New York Yankees, then swept St. Louis to win their first World Series since 1918. The Detroit Pistons upset the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals, and the New England Patriots won a second Super Bowl in three seasons. The year ended with a catastrophe far from US shores: a magnitude 9.1 earthquake off Sumatra on December 26 sent tsunamis across the Indian Ocean and killed more than 220,000 people in 14 countries.
Spirit reached Gusev Crater after a seven-month journey, using a parachute, retrorockets and airbags to survive the descent. Its twin Opportunity landed at Meridiani Planum three weeks later. Designed for 90 Martian days, the rovers ultimately worked for more than six and 14 years.
Read the full storyAdam Vinatieri kicked a 41-yard field goal with four seconds left to give New England a 32-29 victory over the Carolina Panthers in Houston. Tom Brady threw for 354 yards and three touchdowns and earned his second Super Bowl MVP award.
Mark Zuckerberg launched TheFacebook from his Harvard dorm room with classmates Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes and Eduardo Saverin. The online directory spread to other colleges during 2004, dropped “The” from its name in 2005 and opened to the broader public in 2006.
Read the full storyGoogle announced a free email service offering one gigabyte of storage, far more than leading competitors offered at the time. Gmail began as an invitation-only beta product and organized related messages into conversations, helping make webmail a central part of Google's expanding services.
Massachusetts became the first US state to allow same-sex couples to marry after the state's highest court ruled in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health that excluding them violated the state constitution. Couples began receiving licenses on May 17, the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education.
Ronald Reagan died at his Los Angeles home after a decade-long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. The 40th president lay in state in the US Capitol, and a national funeral service was held at Washington National Cathedral before burial at his presidential library in California.
The Olympic Games returned to Greece, birthplace of the ancient Games and host of the first modern Olympics in 1896. More than 10,000 athletes competed in Athens through August 29; the United States led the medal table with 101 total medals, including 36 gold.
Google sold shares through an unusual online auction and began Nasdaq trading under the ticker GOOG. The offering priced at $85 a share and raised about $1.67 billion, giving the search company money and public-market visibility as its advertising business grew rapidly.
Boston beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 in Game 4 to complete a World Series sweep and end an 86-year championship drought. The title followed the first comeback from a three-games-to-none deficit in Major League Baseball postseason history, against the rival Yankees.
Read the full storyPresident Bush defeated Democratic senator John Kerry, carrying 31 states and 286 electoral votes. Ohio supplied the decisive margin. Bush received about 62 million votes, then the largest presidential popular-vote total, and Republicans retained control of both houses of Congress.
Read the full storyBlizzard Entertainment released its online role-playing game for Windows and Mac on the tenth anniversary of the original Warcraft title. Players explored the persistent world of Azeroth together, and the subscription game soon became one of the defining commercial successes of online gaming.
A magnitude 9.1 earthquake off northern Sumatra displaced the seafloor and sent tsunamis across the Indian Ocean. More than 220,000 people died or remained missing, with Indonesia suffering the greatest losses. The disaster prompted a vast international relief effort and expanded regional tsunami-warning systems.
Read the full storyGold dots on the calendar above mark these dates. Articles are researched from primary and authoritative sources listed on each page.
At a glance
Quick facts about 2004 — from key dates and calendar statistics to major events and achievements.
Important dates in 2004
Wood Monkey
Notable winners and milestones in 2004
How many of each weekday 2004 had.
How many of each weekday 2004 had. A common year has 52 of every weekday plus one extra—the weekday it starts on; a leap year gets two extras.
Sky calendar
All times are US Eastern Time, calculated with standard astronomical algorithms (Meeus). Dates can differ by a day in other time zones.
Saturday, March 20, 2004
1:48 a.m. ET
Sunday, June 20, 2004
8:56 p.m. ET
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
12:30 p.m. ET
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
7:41 a.m. ET
Sunday, April 4, 2004. Clocks move forward one hour at 2:00 a.m. local time (except Arizona and Hawaii).
Clock changeSunday, October 31, 2004. Clocks move back one hour at 2:00 a.m. local time.
| Month | New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
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| January | 21 4:04 p.m. | 29 1:03 a.m. | 7 10:40 a.m. | 14 11:46 p.m. |
| February | 20 4:17 a.m. | 27 10:24 p.m. | 6 3:47 a.m. | 13 8:40 a.m. |
| March | 20 5:41 p.m. | 28 6:47 p.m. | 6 6:14 p.m. | 13 4:00 p.m. |
| April | 19 9:21 a.m. | 27 1:32 p.m. | 5 7:02 a.m. | 11 11:45 p.m. |
| May | 19 12:52 a.m. | 27 3:56 a.m. | 4 4:33 p.m. | 11 7:04 a.m. |
| June | 17 4:26 p.m. | 25 3:07 p.m. | 3 12:19 a.m. | 9 4:02 p.m. |
| July | 17 7:23 a.m. | 24 11:36 p.m. | 2 7:08 a.m. 31 2:05 p.m.Blue Moon | 9 3:33 a.m. |
| August | 15 9:23 p.m. | 23 6:12 a.m. | 29 10:22 p.m. | 7 6:01 p.m. |
| September | 14 10:28 a.m. | 21 11:54 a.m. | 28 9:09 a.m. | 6 11:11 a.m. |
| October | 13 10:48 p.m. | 20 5:58 p.m. | 27 11:07 p.m. | 6 6:12 a.m. |
| November | 12 9:27 a.m. | 19 12:49 a.m. | 26 3:07 p.m. | 5 12:52 a.m. |
| December | 11 8:28 p.m. | 18 11:39 a.m. | 26 10:06 a.m. | 4 7:51 p.m. |
Reuse your calendar
Every year that starts on a Thursday and is a leap year has exactly the same dates and weekdays as 2004. That means a printed 2004 calendar works again in 2032, 2060, 2088.Holidays tied to the moon, such as Easter, will still move.
Why calendars repeatFAQ
2004 started on a Thursday (January 1, 2004) and ended on a Friday (December 31, 2004). It had 366 days, 53 ISO weeks and 251 working days once federal holidays are excluded.
Yes. 2004 was a leap year with 366 days, so February had 29 days. A year is a leap year when it is divisible by 4, except century years, which must also be divisible by 400. See leap years explained.
1948, 1976, 2032, 2060, 2088 share the exact same calendar as 2004: they start on a Thursday and are leap years. A 2004 calendar can be reused in 2032, 2060, 2088. Use the same calendar year finder for any other year.
Thanksgiving Day 2004 was on Thursday, November 25, 2004. Thanksgiving is always the fourth Thursday in November, so it can fall between November 22 and November 28. Read more about Thanksgiving.
Easter Sunday 2004 was on Sunday, April 11, 2004, with Good Friday on Friday, April 9, 2004. Western Easter always falls between March 22 and April 25. See how the date of Easter is calculated.
2004 is the Year of the Wood Monkey, which began with Lunar New Year on Thursday, January 22, 2004. Anyone born between January 1 and January 21, 2004 belongs to the previous zodiac year, the Water Goat.
George W. Bush (Republican) was the 43rd president throughout 2004, with Dick Cheney as vice president.
There were 10 federal holidays in 2004. When a holiday lands on a Saturday, federal employees get the Friday before off; a Sunday holiday moves to Monday. See how federal holidays work.