2004 In Cyprus
Events in the year 2004 in Cyprus. Incumbents * President of Cyprus, President – Tassos Papadopoulos * House of Representatives (Cyprus), President of the Parliament: Dimitris Christofias Events Ongoing – Accession of Cyprus to the European Union, (until 1 May) Cyprus dispute * 1 May - Cyprus joins the European Union. * 14 November – Researchers claim to have found a site that may be a candidate for the lost city of Atlantis on the bottom of the east Mediterranean, 80 kilometers southeast of Cyprus. The Cypriot government disputes the claim, saying more evidence is needed. * 17 December – The European Union, E.U. states that Turkey must recognize the ethnic-Greeks, Greek government of the country before it can begin Accession of Turkey to the European Union, negotiations for E.U. membership. Currently Turkey is the only country that recognizes the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Deaths References

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2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, killing all 148 aboard, making it one of the deadliest aviation accidents in Egyptian history at the time. * January 4 – NASA's MER-A (Spirit) spacecraft lands on the surface of Mars. * January 6 - Construction on the tallest man-made structure to date, the Burj Khalifa begins in Dubai UAE * January 8 – The RMS ''Queen Mary 2'', at the time the largest ocean liner ever built, is christened by its namesake's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II. * January 25 – NASA's MER-B ( Opportunity) spacecraft lands on the surface of Mars. February * February 4 – Mark Zuckerberg launches The Facebook, later renamed to Facebook, a social networking website for Harvard U ...
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