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Remember when...
- 1 June – Australian Jennifer Hawkins wins the Miss Universe contest, held in Quito, Ecuador.
- 21 November – 16 year old Casey Donovan wins the second series of Australian Idol defeating 21 year old favourite, Anthony Callea.
- December - Cheez TV airs for the final time. :(
- 6 January – Australian captain Steve Waugh retires from Test cricket, playing his last match against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Remember these?
MUSIC
Take me out
Franz Ferdinand took out 2004's Triple J Hottest 100.
MOVIES
Shrek is love
Shrek 2 set a new record for total gross by an animated film making it the highest grossing animated film of all time, the record was latter surpassed by Toy Story 3 in 2010, as well as the 3D rereleases of The Lion King and Finding Nemo in late 2011 and late 2012 (which are the second and third highest grossing animated films of all time).
GAMES
With the touch of a finger
Nintendo launches its DS handheld in the United States. It later went on to become the second-highest selling video game platform of all time and the highest-selling handheld video game platform of all time.
TV
Only one thing on my mind
Saturday, 20 August 2005 was the last episode of Cheez TV broadcast after 10 years on the air, though Lappin and Gatt's final on-air appearance took place during Friday, 31 December 2004.
What's your favourite memory of 2004?
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