Historical Events
Theft of The Scream
"The Scream" (1910 painted version) and "Madonna", two paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway.
- After winning the doubles tennis gold medal at the Athens Olympics, Chile's Nicolás Massú wins the men's singles gold 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 over American Mardy Fish
Olympic Gold
American sprinter Justin Gatlin wins the coveted Olympic 100m gold medal in Athens in 9.85 ahead of Francis Obikwelu of Portugal & American Maurice Greene
- Athens Olympic marathon is run on same route as 1896 Games, start at site of the Battle of Marathon to the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens: Mizuki Noguchi of Japan wins women's gold in 2:26:20
Olympic Gold
Justine Henin of Belgium wins the women's singles tennis gold medal at the Athens Olympics 6-3, 6-3 over Amélie Mauresmo of France
- The rowing program at the Athens Olympics ends with the United States winning the men's eights, and Romania taking the gold in the women's eights
Famous Deaths
- Al Dvorin, American Elvis Presley concert announcer, dies at 81
- Daniel Petrie, Canadian television and movie director, dies at 83
- Konstantin Aseev, Russian chess player (b. 1960)
Died in 2004 2004 Highlights
About August 22, 2004
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 19 years, 8 months and 6 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Leo
Music Charts
#1 Song: Lean Back - Terror Squad
#1 Song: These Words - Natasha Bedingfield
