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August 21, 2004

August 21, 2004, was a Saturday. It was the 234th day of 2004. The decade was the 2000s.

19 years, 6 months, and 29 days have passed since August 21, 2004.

The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Song charts

Top songs

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on August 21, 2004:

  • United States: "Lean Back" by Terror Squad
  • United Kingdom: "Baby Cakes" by 3 of a Kind

The Billboard Hot 100 on August 21, 2004

These songs were dominating the music charts:

  • Lean Back - Terror Squad
  • Slow Motion - Juvenile Featuring Soulja Slim
  • Sunshine - Lil' Flip Featuring Lea
  • Turn Me On - Kevin Lyttle Featuring Spragga Benz
  • Dip It Low - Christina Milian
Play the top singles from 2004
A Spotify playlist of songs from 2004. Take a trip back to the days of Usher, Lil Jon, Outkast and Britney Spears!
Exorcist: The Beginning

Top movie

The top movie on this day was "Exorcist: The Beginning".

Facts

This date occurred 7,150 days ago. Approximately 238 months have passed. It was the 234th day of 2004, in week 34. The decade was the 2000s. People who were born on August 21, 2004, are now 19 years old and belong to the Gen-Z generation. 2004 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. 79 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

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Brandy and Mr. Whiskers premiered that day.
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Take me back to August 21, 2004

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is August 21, 2004, and it's a Saturday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Leo. The work week is over and Saturday has finally come, so people are spending time with their kids, going to bars, shopping, playing video games, and watching sports.

The summer of 2004 is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner. In America, the song "Lean Back" by Terror Squad is at the top of the singles charts, while "Baby Cakes" by 3 of a Kind is the number-one song in the UK. George W. Bush Jnr. is the President of the United States, and the movie Exorcist: The Beginning is at the top of the box office.

Tony Blair is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Punk'd", "Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica", "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition", and "Deadwood". In technology news, more and more people are beginning to gain access to the Internet. Internet speeds are increasing and MP3 sharing is beginning to threaten the existence of music stores.

People are using a software program called LimeWire to share music, software, and videos. Unfortunately, it is also a haven for computer viruses. Smartphones don't exist yet. There are no Androids or iPhones. Cameras on phones are quickly becoming the norm. However, the photographs that they take are still lacking in quality.

Internet users are using MSN Messenger and AIM to chat with each other online. It's 2004, so the music charts are being dominated by the likes of Usher, Alicia Keys, Maroon 5, OutKast, Mario Winans, the Terror Squad and Ciara. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Brian Clough, Big Boss Man, ODB, and Dimebag Darrell would all still be alive.

People are playing video games such as "Call of Duty", "Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne", "Rome: Total War", and "Counter-Strike: Source". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Johnny Bravo", "That '70s Show", "My Wife and Kids", and "Peppa Pig". Children are playing with toys such as Bionicle LEGO, Gogo My Walkin Pup, Mighty Beanz, and RoboSapien (toy robot).

News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 21, 2004.

  • Ray Charles - "Here We Go Again"

    Ray Charles - "Here We Go Again"

    "Here We Go Again" by Ray Charles would go on to win a Grammy for 2004's Record of the Year.
  • 2004 in music.

    2004 in music

    Popular music artists in 2004 included Beyoncé, Twista, Usher, J-Kwon, Maroon 5, Alicia Keys, Outkast, Juvenile, Christina Milian, Ashlee Simpson, Destiny's Child, Eminem and Snoop Dogg.
  • The highest paid celebrities in 2004.

    The highest paid celebrities in 2004

    According to Forbes, the highest paid celebrities in 2004 were Mel Gibson, Tiger Woods, Fiona Armstrong, Tom Cruise, The Rolling Stones, J.K. Rowling, Michael Jordan, Bruce Springsteen, Steven Spielberg and Johnny Depp.
  • Who were the best NBA players in 2004?

    Who were the best NBA players in 2004?

    In 2004, the best NBA players were Kevin Garnett, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Jason Kidd, Jermaine O'Neal, Peja Stojaković, Ben Wallace, Sam Cassell, Tracy McGrady, Dirk Nowitzki, Ron Artest, Yao Ming, Michael Redd and Baron Davis.
  • Time Person of the Year 2004.

    Time Person of the Year 2004

    US President George W. Bush was named the Time Person of the Year for 2004. This was due to his election victory over Democratic Party challenger John Kerry.
  • Britney Spears.

    Britney Spears

    Pop singer Britney Spears was named FHM's sexiest woman in 2004.
  • 2004 in movies.

    2004 in movies

    Movies released in 2004 included Shrek 2, Mean Girls, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Spider-Man 2, The Incredibles, The Passion of the Christ, The Day After Tomorrow, Meet the Fockers, "I, Robot", Troy, Shark Tale, Ocean's Twelve, The Village, Million Dollar Baby, Saw, Man on Fire, A Series of Unfortunate Events and DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story.
  • Best soccer players in the world.

    Best soccer players in the world

    In 2004, the best soccer players were Andriy Shevchenko, Deco, Ronaldinho, Thierry Henry, Theodoros Zagorakis, Adriano, Pavel Nedvěd, Wayne Rooney, Ricardo Carvalho and Ruud van Nistelrooy.
  • Million Dollar Baby.

    Million Dollar Baby

    "Million Dollar Baby" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2004.
  • Bushisms.

    Bushisms

    There were books, websites, and posters dedicated to "Bushisms", which were verbal mishaps by US President George W. Bush. Example: "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
  • The rise of camera phones.

    The rise of camera phones

    Camera phones started becoming increasingly common in 2003 and 2004. However, their picture quality was pixelated and blurry.
  • Ugg boots.

    Ugg boots

    Sheepskin-lined kicks called "Ugg boots" were in style. Celebrities such as Britney Spears, Beyoncé, Kate Moss, Lindsay Lohan, and Paris Hilton helped popularize the craze.
  • Landline phones begin to die out.

    Landline phones begin to die out

    The popularity of house telephones was starting to decline due to the rise of personal cellphones.
  • Internet usage increases dramatically.

    Internet usage increases dramatically

    From about 2002 onward, Internet usage increased dramatically across the world. Faster broadband networks were being rolled out, allowing users to download and stream their favorite music and videos. It was around this time that social networks became a thing.
  • The Internet begins to hurt music stores.

    The Internet begins to hurt music stores

    MP3 sharing on the Internet became extremely common in the early-to-mid 2000s. MP3 players were taking over, and portable CD players such as the "Discman" were being phased out. As downloads surged, it became increasingly obvious that most music stores would not survive the onslaught of the new digital age.
  • The PlayStation 2 & the Xbox.

    The PlayStation 2 & the Xbox

    The PlayStation 2 and the original Xbox were competing with one another.
  • MSN Messenger and AIM.

    MSN Messenger and AIM

    People were using MSN Messenger and AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) to chat with their friends online.
  • DVDs are replacing VCR tapes.

    DVDs are replacing VCR tapes

    DVDs were starting to replace VCR tapes. As a result, you no longer had to rewind your tapes before you brought them back to the rental store.

Personality traits

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on August 21, 2004.

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Events

What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 21, 2004.

  • July 23, 2004: The Bourne Supremacy (2004) is released.
  • July 26, 2004: Busted release the song "Thunderbirds Are Go".
  • July 30, 2004:
    • Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) is released.
    • The Village (2004) is released.
    • Boxing: British boxer Danny Williams defeats Mike Tyson.
  • August 1, 2004:
    • The last episode of the cartoon TV series "Rugrats" is aired.
    • 374 people lose their lives after the Ycuá Bolaños V supermarket catches fire in Asunción, Paraguay.
  • August 2, 2004: Apple CEO Steve Job announces that he has had a cancerous tumor removed from his pancreas.
  • August 6, 2004:
    • Nadia Almada wins the 5th season of the reality TV series "Big Brother" (UK).
    • American musician Rick James passes away at the age of 56.
  • August 13, 2004: Soccer: Liverpool striker Michael Owen signs for Real Madrid.
  • August 16, 2004: The first episode of the Icelandic children's series "LazyTown" is aired.
  • This date: August 21, 2004
  • August 24, 2004: 90 people die after two Chechen female suicide bombers detonate explosives on two domestic passenger flights taking off from Moscow, Russia.
  • August 29, 2004: OutKast's "Hey Ya!" wins Video of the Year at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards.
  • August 30, 2004: Soccer: Newcastle manager Bobby Robson is sacked by the club.
  • August 31, 2004:
    • 18-year-old Wayne Rooney transfers to Manchester United from Everton.
    • Green Day release their single "American Idiot".
  • September 1, 2004:
    • A judge dismisses all sexual assault charges against NBA star Kobe Bryant.
    • Beslan school siege: Chechen terrorists occupy a school and take hostages in Beslan, North Ossetia, Russia.
  • September 3, 2004: 385 people lose their lives when the Beslan school hostage crisis ends in Russia.
  • September 4, 2004: The first episode of The X Factor is aired.
  • September 12, 2004: Snoop Dogg releases the single "Drop It Like It's Hot".
  • September 14, 2004:
    • The game Call of Duty: United Offensive is released.
    • The Sims 2 is released.
  • September 16, 2004:
    • Downfall (2004) is released.
    • Kenneth Bigley, Jack Hensley and Eugene Armstrong are kidnapped by an Islamic extremist group in Iraq.
  • September 18, 2004: Britney Spears and American dancer Kevin Federline are married.
  • September 19, 2004: Golf: Europe wins the 2004 Ryder Cup at the Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Michigan.
  • September 20, 2004: Legendary soccer manager Brian Clough passes away.
Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 21, 2004, will have the star sign Leo.
  • Zodiac Element: Fire.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2004 was the year of the Monkey (Yang Water).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 8.
  • Native American Zodiac: August 21, 2004 falls under the Salmon.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
  • Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

Mid-2000s fashion

Photographs of mid-2000s fashion and hairstyles.

Mid-2000s fashion

Television shows

Television shows in August 2004

People in August 2004 were watching the following TV series:

TV shows from August 2004.

Stargate Atlantis
Stargate Atlantis
Deadwood
Deadwood
Pimp My Ride
Pimp My Ride
The Apprentice
The Apprentice
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Arrested Development
Arrested Development
Cold Case
Cold Case
One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill
Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men
Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica
Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica
The O.C.
The O.C.
Punk'd
Punk'd
Without a Trace
Without a Trace
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
8 Simple Rules
8 Simple Rules
The Wire
The Wire
The Shield
The Shield
24
24
Smallville
Smallville
Scrubs
Scrubs
Alias
Alias
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise
Fear Factor
Fear Factor
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls
Andromeda
Andromeda
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle

Cars in 2004

2004 saw the introduction of cars such as the Buick LaCrosse, the Chevrolet Cobalt, the Ford Mustang (fifth generation), the Peugeot 407, the Nissan Note, and the Chrysler 300.

Cars in 2004.

Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in August 2004

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

LazyTown
LazyTown
Peppa Pig
Peppa Pig
Danny Phantom
Danny Phantom

One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill
My Life as a Teenage Robot
My Life as a Teenage Robot
Teen Titans
Teen Titans
That's So Raven
That's So Raven
Jimmy Neutron
Jimmy Neutron
Kim Possible
Kim Possible
The Cramp Twins
The Cramp Twins
The Fairly OddParents
The Fairly OddParents
My Wife and Kids
My Wife and Kids
Grounded for Life
Grounded for Life
As Told by Ginger
As Told by Ginger
Static Shock
Static Shock
Jackie Chan Adventures
Jackie Chan Adventures
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids
Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids
Dora the Explorer
Dora the Explorer
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants
Ed, Edd n Eddy
Ed, Edd n Eddy
Bob the Builder
Bob the Builder
The Powerpuff Girls
The Powerpuff Girls
That '70s Show
That '70s Show
CatDog
CatDog
Bear in the Big Blue House
Bear in the Big Blue House
7th Heaven
7th Heaven
Johnny Bravo
Johnny Bravo
Toys

Toys in 2004

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

RoboSapien (toy robot)
RoboSapien (toy robot)
Cosmolight Alien Eggs
Cosmolight Alien Eggs
Mighty Beanz
Mighty Beanz
Ello Creation System
Ello Creation System
Easy-Bake Real Meal
Easy-Bake Real Meal
VideoNow (portable player)
VideoNow (portable player)
Gogo My Walkin Pup
Gogo My Walkin Pup
Namco TV Games
Namco TV Games
Bulls Eye Ball
Bulls Eye Ball
Justice League Figures
Justice League Figures
LEGO Clikits
LEGO Clikits
Hokey Pokey Elmo
Hokey Pokey Elmo
Lamaze Octotunes
Lamaze Octotunes
Kasey the Kinderbot
Kasey the Kinderbot
Barbie B-Book Laptop
Barbie B-Book Laptop
Bionicle LEGO
Bionicle LEGO
Bratz Stylin' Salon 'N' Spa
Bratz Stylin' Salon 'N' Spa
LEGO Harry Potter Chamber of Secrets
LEGO Harry Potter Chamber of Secrets
Playmobil Airport
Playmobil Airport
Micropets
Micropets
KG Racer automites
KG Racer automites
Beyblades (spinning top toys)
Beyblades (spinning top toys)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
The Xbox
The Xbox
Bratz dolls
Bratz dolls
The PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2
HitClips audio player
HitClips audio player
Betty Spaghetty (doll)
Betty Spaghetty (doll)
Video games

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in August 2004.

Counter-Strike: Source 2004
Counter-Strike: Source
Spider-Man 2 2004
Spider-Man 2
Rome: Total War 2004
Rome: Total War
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow 2004
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2003
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne 2003
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Project Gotham Racing 2 2003
Project Gotham Racing 2
Manhunt 2003
Manhunt
Need for Speed: Underground 2003
Need for Speed: Underground
Beyond Good & Evil 2003
Beyond Good & Evil
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando 2003
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 2003
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
True Crime: Streets of LA 2003
True Crime: Streets of LA
Call of Duty 2003
Call of Duty
Tony Hawk's Underground 2003
Tony Hawk's Underground
SSX 3 2003
SSX 3
Pro Evolution Soccer 3 2003
Pro Evolution Soccer 3
The Simpsons Hit & Run 2003
The Simpsons Hit & Run
Soulcalibur II 2003
Soulcalibur II
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne 2003
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow 2003
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

Were you born on August 21, 2004?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 2004.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out August 21, 2010, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 21.

Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain

Basketball player Deceased
Born on August 21, 1936
He was not alive on this date.

Kenny Rogers

Kenny Rogers

Singer Deceased
Born on August 21, 1938
He turned 66 on this day in 2004.

Stretch

Stretch

Rapper Deceased
Born on August 21, 1968
He was not alive on this date.

Kiami Davael

Kiami Davael

Actress
Born on August 21, 1986
She turned 18 on this day in 2004.

Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt

Sprinter
Born on August 21, 1986
He turned 18 on this day in 2004.

Robert Lewandowski

Robert Lewandowski

Soccer player
Born on August 21, 1988
He turned 16 on this day in 2004.

Hayden Panettiere

Hayden Panettiere

Actress
Born on August 21, 1989
She turned 15 on this day in 2004.

USA

US President

George W. Bush Jnr. was the President of the United States on August 21, 2004.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Tony Blair was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

Bertie Ahern was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on August 21, 2004 was most likely conceived around November 29, 2003.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 21, 2004 is close to May 14, 2005.

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Stats for August 21, 2004

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 21, 2004:

  • 7,150 days have passed since this date.
  • 1,021 weeks have passed.
  • 617,763,600 seconds have passed since August 21, 2004.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 720,724,200 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 318,766,017,600 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 102,960,600 times.
  • You have taken approximately 53,127,670 steps. That's roughly 23,612 miles!
  • Since this date, 7,413,163 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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