What are the important events that happened on January 21, 2004? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

January 21, 2004: Facts & Myths About This Day

January 21, 2004 is the 21^st day of the year 2004 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 345 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 8, 2004 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 298,512 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘icosihenagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Dime every day starting at age 4, then by now that person has accumulated $593.90. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

Sheep is the mythical animal and Water is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.

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January 21, 2004 Historical Events

• 2004 –
  NASA’s MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies in the management of its flash memory and is fixed remotely from Earth on February 6.

Who were born on January 21, 2004?

• 2004 –
  Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

Who died on January 21, 2004?

• 2004 –
  Yordan Radichkov, Bulgarian writer (b. 1929)

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