Timeline August 2004

Events in August 2004 9

• 1907 – 2004 Fay Wray (1907-2004) Died 8 August 2004, aged 96 Wray was an actress best remembered for her role as Ann Darrow in the original 1933 film "King Kong." She worked in Hollywood across seven decades, spanning silent film through television.
• 1911 – 2004 Czeslaw Milosz (1911-2004) Died 14 August 2004, aged 93 Milosz was a Polish poet, essayist, and diplomat who defected to the West during the Cold War. He won the 1980 Nobel Prize in Literature for a body of work grappling with totalitarianism and exile.
• 1911 – 2004 Czesław Miłosz Nobel Laureate Polish-American poet and diplomat who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1980.
• 1912 – 2004 Julia Child (1912-2004) Died 13 August 2004, aged 91 Child was an American chef and author who introduced French cuisine to a mass US television audience through her show "The French Chef." Her book "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" remains a landmark culinary text.
• 2004 Announces international retirement Zidane steps back from the France national team after Euro 2004 Following France's disappointing quarterfinal elimination by Greece at Euro 2004, Zidane announced his retirement from international football alongside teammates Claude Makélélé and Lilian Thuram. The decision was seen as the end of an era for the "Golden Generation" that had won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. The retirement proved temporary, as Zidane would reverse the decision a year later.
• 2004 Olympic bronze medal — Athens LeBron makes his Olympic debut with a disappointing US team that wins bronze in Athens, a result that motivates him to help transform USA Basketball.
• 2004 US Open 2004 Men: Roger Federer · Women: Svetlana Kuznetsova Federer began his run of five consecutive US Open titles.
• 2004 2004 Summer Olympics XXVIII Olympiad - Athens Return to the birthplace of the Games. Winner: USA.
• 2004 Google IPO Search giant goes public at $85 per share Google went public on August 19, 2004, raising $1.67 billion in its IPO at $85 per share. By 2024 the share price had grown over 5,000%, making it one of the greatest investments in history.