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August 22, 2004

On August 22, 2004, versions of The Scream and Madonna, two paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway. The year's #1 song was "Yeah!" by Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris. Ismaël Gharbi, Savinho, Diana Shnaider would arrive in the same year.

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2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2004th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 4th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2000s decade.

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On August 22, 2004

  1. 2004 Versions of The Scream and Madonna, two paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway.

    1893 painting by Edvard Munch

    The Scream is an art composition created by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch in 1893. The Norwegian name of the piece is Skrik ('Scream'), and the German title under which it was first exhibited is Der Schrei der Natur. The agonized face in the painting has become one of the most iconic images in art, seen as representing a profound experience of existential dread related to the human condition.

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Died on August 22, 2004

Konstantin Aseev Russian chess grandmaster and writer (1960–2004)
Angus Bethune Australian politician
Daniel Petrie Canadian film, television, and stage director

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Ismaël Gharbi 2004– French-Spanish footballer
Savinho 2004– Brazilian footballer
Diana Shnaider 2004– Russian tennis player
Arch Manning 2004– American football player
TommyInnit 2004– English YouTuber and streamer
Marsai Martin 2004– American actress and producer

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