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May 7, 2004

On May 7, 2004, american businessman Nick Berg is beheaded by Islamist militants. The act is recorded on videotape and released on the Internet. 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 May 7, 2004

  1. 2004 American businessman Nick Berg is beheaded by Islamist militants. The act is recorded on videotape and released on the Internet.

    American repairman taken hostage and killed in Iraq (1978–2004)

    Nicholas Evan Berg was an American freelance radio-tower repairman who went to Iraq after the United States' invasion of Iraq. He was abducted and beheaded according to a video released in May 2004 by Islamist militants in response to the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse involving the United States Army and Iraqi prisoners. The CIA claimed Berg was murdered by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

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Born on May 7, 2004

Ashlyn Krueger 2004– American tennis player (born 2004)
Minji 2004– South Korean singer (born 2004)

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Died on May 7, 2004

Waldemar Milewicz Polish journalist and war correspondent

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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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