Historical Events
- A supermarket fire kills 396 people and injures 500 in Asunción, Paraguay
- British Open Women's Golf, Sunningdale: England's Karen Stupples wins her lone major title, 5 shots ahead of runner-up Rachel Teske of Australia
- US Senior Open Men's Golf, Bellerive GC: Peter Jacobson wins by 1 shot from 2-time champion Hale Irwin
Famous Deaths
- Philip Abelson, American physicist and Nobel Prize Laureate, dies at 91
2004 Highlights
About August 1, 2004
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 16 years, 11 months and 18 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Leo
