The year 2004 was the 223rd year of the
Rattanakosin Kingdom of
Thailand
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. It was the 59th year in the reign of King
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...
(Rama IX), and is reckoned as year 2547 in the
Buddhist Era
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.
Incumbents
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King
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:
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...
*
Crown Prince
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:
Vajiralongkorn
Vajiralongkorn ( th, วชิราลงกรณ; , ; born 28 July 1952) is the King of Thailand. He is the only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. In 1972, at the age of 20, he was made crown prince by his father. After his ...
*
Prime Minister
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:
Thaksin Shinawatra
Thaksin Shinawatra ( th, ทักษิณ ชินวัตร; ; ; Chinese: 丘達新; cnr, Taksin Šinavatra; born 26 July 1949), is a Thai businessman, politician and visiting professor. He served in the Thai Police from 1973 to 1987, a ...
*
Supreme Patriarch:
Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana
Events
January
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2004 Bangkok International Film Festival
The 2004 Bangkok International Film Festival started on January 22 and ran until February 2. The Golden Kinnaree Awards were announced on January 31.
Awards
Golden Kinnaree International Competition
* Best Film: ''The Barbarian Invasions'' (Can ...
took place from January 22 to February 2. Many awards were given out. A list of awards given out can be viewe
here
February
March
*
Miss Thailand Universe 2004 was a beauty contest held on March 27.
Morakot Aimee Kittisara
Morakot Aimee Kittisara ( th, มรกต เอมมี่ กิตติสาระ) later Morakot Sangtaweep ( th, มรกต แสงทวีป) is a Thai-British actress, model, and television presenter who won the Miss Thailand Un ...
was the winner.
July
*
XV International AIDS Conference, 2004
The XV International AIDS Conference was held in Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand, from July 11 to July 16, 2004. The main venue for the conference was the IMPACT Muang Thong Thani convention centre at Nonthaburi, north-east of downtown Bang ...
was held from July 11 to July 16 in
Bangkok
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.
August
*
2004 Bangkok gubernatorial election
The seventh gubernatorial election for the city of Bangkok, Thailand was held on August 29, 2004, to determine the governor of Bangkok. The Democrat Party's candidate, Apirak Kosayodhin, won 36.86 percent of the vote. Of a total of 3,955,855 vo ...
was held on August 29.
Apirak Kosayodhin
Apirak Kosayodhin ( th, อภิรักษ์ โกษะโยธิน; , born March 30, 1961) is a former Thai business executive and former governor of Bangkok. In the gubernatorial elections on August 29, 2004 he won with 40% of the vot ...
, who belonged to the Democrat party, won the election.
October
*
Tak Bai incident occurred on October 25 and resulted in 85 deaths.
December
*
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
An earthquake and a tsunami, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and, by the scientific community, the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake, occurred at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7) on 26 December 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Suma ...
occurred on December 26.
Magnitude 9.1 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
Births
Deaths
*26 December - Poom Jensen
See also
* List of Thai films of 2004
* 2004 in Thai television
*2004 Thailand national football team results
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures.
In mathematics
Four is the smallest c ...
*2004 Thailand National Games
The 34th Thailand National Games (Thai:การแข่งขันกีฬาแห่งชาติ ครั้งที่ 34 "ราชบุรีเกมส์") also known (2004 National Games, Ratchaburi Games) held in Ratchaburi, Tha ...
* Miss Thailand Universe 2004
*2004 ASEAN Football Championship
The 2004 AFF Championship (officially known as the 2004 Tiger Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 5th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), and the last time und ...
*2004 Thailand Open (tennis)
The 2004 Thailand Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 2nd edition of the Thailand Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2004 ATP Tour. It took place at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailan ...
References
External links
Year 2004 Calendar - Thailand
Years of the 21st century in Thailand
Thailand
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