Historical Events
- Australia wins its first ever Olympic men's field hockey gold medal with a 2-1 win a.e.t. against the Netherlands in Athens
- China's first ever gold in Olympic Games men's track and field; Liu Xiang wins 110m hurdles in Athens, equalling Colin Jackson's 1993 world record time of 12.91 seconds
- Craig Kilborn's final appearance as host of "The Late Late Show" on CBS, after 1,190 episodes
- German kayaker Birgit Fischer wins gold in K-4 500m & silver in K-2 500m in Athens; first woman in any sport to win gold medals at 6 different Olympics, gold 24 years apart, and 1st person to win 2 or more medals in 5 different Games
Hero
Hong Kong martial arts film "Hero" starring Jet Li opens in the US and becomes first Chinese-language film to go to #1 at US box office
- In a huge upset in the men's basketball semi final at the Athens Olympics, Argentina beats a star-studded but unsettled US team 89-81; they go on to take gold and US bronze
- Osleidys Menéndez of Cuba throws an Olympic record 71.53m to easily beat German Steffi Nerius for the women's javelin gold medal at the Athens Games
- Timothy Mack vaults an Olympic record 5.95m to win the pole vault gold medal from fellow American Toby Stevenson (5.90m) at the Athens Olympics
Famous Deaths
- Willie Crawford, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers), dies at 57
Died in 2004 2004 Highlights
About August 27, 2004
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 19 years, 8 months and 1 day
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Virgo
Music Charts
#1 Song: Lean Back - Terror Squad
#1 Song: These Words - Natasha Bedingfield
