See alsoAugust 12, 2004 - August 2004 - August 14, 2004 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: August 2004 in sports Deaths in August 2004 ⢠30 Fred Whipple ⢠26 Laura Branigan ⢠24 Elisabeth Kübler-Ross ⢠18 Elmer Bernstein ⢠15 Amarsinh Chaudhary ⢠14 CzesÅaw MiÅosz ⢠13 Julia Child ⢠8 Robert... See also August 13, 2004 - August 2004 - August 15, 2004 Gunmen kill at least 156 people â mainly women and children â in an overnight raid on the Gatumba camp for Congolese Tutsi refugees in Burundi, the UN says. ...
Aides to rebel IraqiShia cleric Moqtada al Sadr report that he has been wounded in fighting in the holy city of Najaf; the government denies the reports. The Najaf offensive triggers pro-Sadr protests in cities all over Iraq. (BBC)(protest pictures - BBC)