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February 29, 2004

On February 29, 2004, jean-Bertrand Aristide is removed as president of Haiti following a coup. 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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What happened

On February 29, 2004

  1. 2004 Jean-Bertrand Aristide is removed as president of Haiti following a coup.

    Former president of Haiti (born 1953)

    Jean-Bertrand Aristide is a Haitian former Salesian priest and politician who served as president of Haiti in 1991, from 1993 to 1994, from 1994 to 1996, and from 2001 to 2004. He was in exile after the 1991 military coup until 1994 and again after his overthrow in 2004 until 2011. Aristide was a member of the Lavalas Political Organization before he founded the party Fanmi Lavalas in 1996.

  2. 2004 Angelina Jolie wears a White Marc Bouwer dress to the 76th Academy Awards, which has since been placed on numerous lists for best Oscars fashion.

    American actress (born 1975)

    Angelina Jolie is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award and three Golden Globe Awards. 9 billion worldwide.

Arrivals

Born on February 29, 2004

Lydia Jacoby 2004– American swimmer
Abdukodir Khusanov 2004– Uzbek footballer (born 2004)

Farewells

Died on February 29, 2004

Kagamisato Kiyoji Japanese sumo wrestler
Jerome Lawrence American dramatist
Harold Bernard St. John Barbadian politician and prime minister
Lorrie Wilmot South African cricketer

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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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