March 2004

Monday 01:

Mohammed Bahr al-Uloum becomes President of Iraq.

Tuesday 02:

War in Iraq: A United Nations report from the weapons inspection teams states that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction of any significance after 1994, despite President Bush's objection to the contrary before the invasion.

Thursday 04:

FIFA reveals its list of 100 Greatest Living Footballers (otherwise known as the "FIFA 100")

Monday 08:

A new constitution is signed by Iraq's Governing Council.

Tuesday 09:

A terrorist attack on a restaurant in Istanbul kills one and injures 5.

Wednesday 10:

Six Flags sells 8 of its theme parks to private investors.

Thursday 11:

Simultaneous explosions on rush hour trains in Madrid kill 191 people.

Friday 12:

Roh Moo-hyun, President of South Korea is impeached by its national assembly for the first time in the nation's history.

Sunday 14:

Vladimir Putin is re-elected president of Russia, while the PSOE wins elections in Spain just days after terrorist attacks in Madrid.

Monday 15:

Announcement of the discovery of 90377 Sedna, the farthest natural object in the Solar system so far observed.

Wednesday 17:

Massive Unrest in Kosovo. Over 22 killed, 200 wounded, 35 destroyed Serb Orthodox shrines in Kosovo and two mosques in Belgrade and Nis.

Friday 19:

Taiwanese president Chen Shui-ban is shot just before the country's presidential election on March 20. See 3-19 Shooting Incident.

Sunday 21:

In Malaysia, the 11th Federal and State elections are held, returning the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional to power with an increased majority.

Tuesday 23:

Andhra Pradesh Federation of Trade Unions holds its first conference in Hyderabad, India.

Thursday 25:

Air Holland files for bankruptcy in response to unproven allegations of marijuana abuse by their pilots.

Saturday 27:

HMS Scylla, a decommissioned Leander frigate, is sunk as an artificial reef off Cornwall, the first of its kind in Europe.

Monday 29:

The Republic of Ireland becomes the first country in the world to ban smoking in all work places, including bars and restaurants.

Wednesday 31:

Sandton Square in Johannesburg, South Africa, is renamed Nelson Mandela Square.