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This page is the list of featured articles that were promoted in 2004, listed by the month in which they were promoted. This list includes the date the article was featured on the main page (see Wikipedia:Today's featured article) and the nominating user(s). Articles removed from featured status (see Wikipedia:Former_featured_articles) are indicated in strikethrough font. This page is used as input for Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by featured article nominations.


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See logs at Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Featured_log/December 2004
Article Main page date Nominator
Chemical weapons in World War I May 29, 2005 62.252.64.12
Baháʼí Faith January 22, 2005 Dominic
Btrieve Ta bu shi da yu
Equal Protection Clause April 15, 2006 Hydriotaphia
First Crusade January 18, 2005 Adam Bishop
Battle of Hampton Roads January 26, 2005 Gamingboy
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth January 11, 2005 Piotrus
Lesch–Nyhan syndrome Larsie
Gold standard January 21, 2005 Piotrus
Skunks as pets January 9, 2005 Nathanlarson32767
Christmas Sfahey
Hip hop music January 25, 2005 TUF-KAT
Government of Maryland April 9, 2005 Jacob1207
Battle of Inchon February 8, 2005 BrokenSegue
John Bull (locomotive) September 15, 2008 Slambo
Xenu February 19, 2005 David Gerard
Tony Blair July 28, 2005 ALoan
I Want to Hold Your Hand February 14, 2006 Johnleemk
Planetary nebula December 31, 2004 Worldtraveller
Niagara Falls December 27, 2004 Sfahey
House of Commons of the United Kingdom September 25, 2006 Emsworth
Medal of Honor April 2, 2005 Ydorb
Reginald Maudling Dbiv
Bernard Williams January 19, 2005 SlimVirgin
History of the Yosemite area March 24, 2005 mav
Laal language January 30, 2005 Mustafaa
Doctor Who December 16, 2004 Khaosworks
Duran Duran December 23, 2004 Johnleemk & CatherineMunro
Homo floresiensis December 24, 2004 Ambi
Modernist poetry in English Filiocht
Supply and demand December 15, 2004 Avsa
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See logs at Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Featured_log/November 2004
Article Main page date Nominator
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction March 23, 2007 Johnleemk
Alchemy January 1, 2005 Sj
Presuppositional apologetics Jwrosenzweig
King James Version February 4, 2005 Johnleemk
Erich von Manstein GeneralPatton
Firefox November 28, 2004 Andrevan
Flag of the Republic of China December 11, 2004 Neutrality
Turquoise December 29, 2004 OldakQuill
Max Weber December 30, 2004 Piotrus
House of Lords December 28, 2004 Emsworth
Palladian architecture August 13, 2022 Bishonen
William Nelson Page Vaoverland
Economy of the Republic of Ireland February 11, 2005 CGorman
Lottie Dod January 12, 2005 Jeronimo
Restoration comedy January 6, 2005 Bishonen
Saturn V December 10, 2004 Evil Monkey
Augusta, Lady Gregory July 30, 2009 Filiocht
Venus March 28, 2005 Doradus
National parks of England and Wales March 2, 2005 ALoan
Economy of Africa November 13, 2004 Sj
John Dee March 19, 2005 Filiocht
Beverage-can stove December 17, 2004 Sj
Battle of the Somme December 26, 2004 Johnleemk
Robert Walpole January 27, 2005 Emsworth
Growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy December 5, 2004 Sj
Marginated tortoise December 4, 2004 Eudyptes
John Vanbrugh February 25, 2005 ALoan & Giano & Bishonen
A Hard Day's Night (song) Johnleemk
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom July 16, 2006 Emsworth
Blackadder April 8, 2005 Violetriga
Battle of Leyte Gulf November 17, 2004 Raul654
Eifel Aqueduct January 20, 2005 Mpolo
Sarajevo November 11, 2004 Asim Led
Jonathan Wild February 9, 2005 Geogre
H.D. March 4, 2005 Filiocht
Celtic Tiger November 29, 2004 CGorman
Super Mario 64 September 29, 2022 Neutrality
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See logs at Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Featured_log/October 2004
Article Main page date Nominator
Goomba Neutrality
Baseball July 4, 2017 Locarno
Shrine of Remembrance November 9, 2004 Ambi
Battle of Jutland August 12, 2005 Gdr
Lake Burley Griffin January 14, 2005 Ta bu shi da yu
Athanasius Kircher November 26, 2004 Henry Flower
Ziad Jarrah January 5, 2005 Quadell
Attalus I March 18, 2024 Sj
The Adventures of Tintin January 5, 2007 Anárion
Dred Scott v. Sandford November 6, 2004 TUF-KAT
Shroud of Turin December 25, 2004 Mpolo
Toilets in Japan November 10, 2004 Yelyos
Queen Victoria September 24, 2023 Emsworth
John Millington Synge September 2, 2007 Filiocht
Coconut crab February 10, 2005 Chris 73
Regular polytope November 18, 2004 Mike40033
Geography of Ireland March 17, 2005 Filiocht
Air Force One November 2, 2004 Neutrality
Margin of error October 19, 2004 Fadethree
Breastfeeding October 22, 2004 Violetriga
Cristero War Mpolo
William IV of the United Kingdom April 22, 2009 Emsworth
Magdeburg Cathedral December 18, 2004 Deus Ex
William the Silent November 23, 2004 Jeronimo
ROT13 November 21, 2004 Fredrik
George Moore (novelist) July 15, 2005 Filiocht
Brian Wilson Presents Smile TUF-KAT
A Tale of a Tub November 14, 2004 Filiocht
Parliament of Canada November 8, 2004 Emsworth
George IV of the United Kingdom April 2, 2006 Emsworth
Cyclone Tracy October 18, 2004 Ta bu shi da yu
Strategic management Mydogategodshat
W. B. Yeats November 3, 2004 Filiocht
William III of England November 14, 2009 Emsworth
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See logs at Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Featured_log/September 2004
Article Main page date Nominator
Louis XIV of France October 30, 2004 Emsworth
Cricket September 19, 2004 PedanticallySpeaking
1900 Galveston hurricane April 17, 2005 Cyrius
Coronation Street October 7, 2004 Gamaliel
Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) Colinrorr
Seabiscuit June 27, 2005 GWO
Roche limit October 17, 2004 Doradus
Golden age of arcade video games October 6, 2004 Frecklefoot
Ridge Route September 30, 2004 Lucky 6.9
History of Buddhism November 24, 2004 Per Honor et Gloria
Casablanca (film) October 24, 2004 Henry Flower
Mary II of England November 26, 2005 Emsworth
Samuel Beckett April 13, 2006 Filiocht
Infinite monkey theorem October 31, 2004 Deepak
Attila October 20, 2004 Mirv
Anne, Queen of Great Britain June 21, 2005 Emsworth
Fanny Blankers-Koen April 11, 2006 Jeronimo
Henry Moore August 1, 2005 Solipsist
Rondane National Park October 14, 2004 Sverdrup
The Long and Winding Road January 16, 2005 Johnleemk
George II of Great Britain October 25, 2012 Emsworth
Charles II of England March 12, 2005 Emsworth
Helicobacter pylori March 26, 2005 Chadloder
Abbey Theatre December 14, 2004 Filiocht
James II of England May 22, 2006 Emsworth
A Day in the Life Johnleemk
Johnny Cash January 2, 2005 Karlward
Suzanne Lenglen July 9, 2022 Jeronimo
James VI and I September 19, 2005 Emsworth
India October 2, 2019 Nichalp
Zion National Park March 2, 2006 mav
Paragraph 175 December 9, 2004 Amys & Jmabel
George Fox March 30, 2005 Quadell
George I of Great Britain June 11, 2008 Emsworth
Exploding whale November 7, 2004 Ta bu shi da yu
Karl Dönitz October 25, 2004 Neutrality
Charles I of England January 30, 2006 Emsworth
James Joyce October 8, 2004 Filiocht
Geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area December 6, 2004 mav
Parliament of the United Kingdom June 16, 2006 Emsworth
Mark Latham February 3, 2005 Mr impossible
Mor lam February 17, 2005 Henry Flower
CPU cache January 7, 2005 Fennec
Greco-Buddhism October 28, 2004 Erauch
Noam Chomsky December 13, 2004 Jal
Lord Chancellor November 5, 2004 Emsworth
Du Fu September 25, 2004 Henry Flower
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See logs at Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Featured_log/August 2004
Article Main page date Nominator
Killer whale January 4, 2005
Privilege of peerage June 26, 2010 Revth
AC power plugs and sockets September 10, 2004 Chameleon
Monopoly (game) August 14, 2004 Solipsist
Enigma machine October 13, 2004 Johnleemk
Order of the Thistle February 18, 2009 Emsworth
Constitution of the United States January 15, 2005 Meelar
1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens September 13, 2004 mav
Order of the Bath April 29, 2005 Emsworth
Quatermass and the Pit June 19, 2016 Angmering
Art competitions at the Summer Olympics August 26, 2004 Jeronimo
Data Encryption Standard August 21, 2004 Matt Crypto
PaX September 4, 2004 Bluefoxicy
Holy Prepuce September 14, 2004 Muriel G
Common scold September 1, 2004 Smerdis of Tlön
History of Greenland October 3, 2004 Jao
Barack Obama August 18, 2004 Meelar
Governor-General of India August 17, 2004 Emsworth
Privy Council of the United Kingdom January 14, 2012 Emsworth
2004 Democratic National Convention Gregb
Bloodletting Sean Curtin
Yesterday (Beatles song) September 27, 2004 Johnleemk
Kakapo April 8, 2006 Eudyptes
Henry VIII of England January 3, 2005 Emsworth
Chuck Palahniuk January 8, 2005 LGagnon
Speed of light August 16, 2022 ALoan
Cold fusion August 24, 2004 Theresa knott
Nineteen Eighty-Four (British TV programme) September 11, 2004 Angmering
Felix the Cat November 16, 2004 Lucky 6.9
Something (Beatles song) October 2, 2008 Johnleemk
Hey Jude July 24, 2005 Johnleemk
Richard Feynman May 11, 2018 81.168.80.170
Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9 November 30, 2004 Lucky 6.9
Elizabeth I of England September 7, 2004 Emsworth
Warsaw Uprising September 6, 2004 Mozzerati & ChrisO
Mary I of England February 14, 2005 Emsworth
Mongrel September 26, 2004 259
Battle of the Bulge December 1, 2004 Raul654
Edward VI of England January 28, 2010 Emsworth
Color Graphics Adapter Ropers
England expects that every man will do his duty October 21, 2005 Neutrality
DNA repair September 15, 2004 Prometheus1
Isan February 5, 2005 Henry Flower
George III of the United Kingdom October 16, 2004 Emsworth
Bishōjo game December 8, 2004 Shibboleth
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See logs at Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Featured_log/July 2004
Article Main page date Nominator
Russian language August 28, 2004 A. Shetsen
Treaty of Devol June 23, 2005 Adam Bishop
Black hole September 23, 2004 Taxman
Order of the Garter August 5, 2004 Emsworth
Vulgar Latin October 12, 2004 Smerdis of Tlön
Aryan Invasion Theory Burschik
Glass September 17, 2004 Eequor
Coronation of the British monarch September 21, 2004 Emsworth
Papal conclave August 20, 2004 Emsworth
Operation Downfall August 16, 2004 Raul654
Gender role January 17, 2005 Exploding Boy
Igor Stravinsky September 28, 2024 Marlowe
Tynwald Day September 13, 2005 Emsworth
Louis Armstrong Phil Sandifer
Father Damien August 4, 2004 RickK
History of the British peerage Emsworth
Hereditary peer Emsworth
Royal assent July 18, 2005 Emsworth
Siege July 26, 2004 Raul654
Mount St. Helens February 9, 2006 Blankfaze & mav
1993 Russian constitutional crisis July 23, 2004 172
Tank August 30, 2004 81.168.80.170
Olympic Games February 20, 2022 Jeronimo
Calvin and Hobbes August 7, 2004 Alanyst
Charles Graner Neutrality
Plate tectonics August 12, 2004 Avala
Fractal August 19, 2004 Shibboleth
Middle-earth August 10, 2004 Ausir
Coca-Cola August 27, 2004 Johnleemk
Lawrence v. Texas September 16, 2004 Neutrality
Great Mosque of Djenné August 9, 2004 JCarriker
City status in the United Kingdom July 12, 2004 Morwen
Prince-elector December 22, 2004 Emsworth
Ferdinand Magellan August 31, 2004 Muuriel G
Laika November 3, 2022 Zerbey
Historic counties of England August 29, 2004 Morwen
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See logs at Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Featured_log/June 2004
Article Main page date Nominator
Separation of powers under the United States Constitution July 9, 2004 Emsworth
GNU/Linux naming controversy July 2, 2004 David Gerard
Twelfth Amendment November 27, 2004 Emsworth
Humpback whale October 15, 2004 Pcb21
Margaret Thatcher May 18, 2005 Cryptfiend64
Article One of the United States Constitution April 30, 2005 Emsworth
Billboard June 24, 2004 Meelar
Invasion of Normandy October 1, 2004 Sverdrup
History of computing hardware June 23, 2004 Simon A.
First Amendment to the United States Constitution October 10, 2004 Emsworth
Academy June 19, 2004 Tom-
Fermi paradox January 13, 2005 Simon A.
Emacs October 4, 2004 FePe
Transit of Venus June 5, 2012 anthony
Zeppelin June 15, 2004 jengod
Bryce Canyon National Park February 13, 2005 mav
Ian McKellen July 6, 2004 TreyHarris
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See logs at Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Featured_log/May 2004
Article Main page date Nominator
Portuguese language October 27, 2004 PedroPVZ
Linus Pauling November 15, 2004 Gentgeen
The Beatles July 7, 2017 Johnleemk
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson August 2, 2004 Johnleemk
Tetraodontidae August 6, 2004 jengod
Marshall, Texas August 3, 2005 Hephaestos
East India Company May 25, 2004 Chancemill
Dmitri Shostakovich June 5, 2004 Henry Flower
Eureka Rebellion July 3, 2004 jengod
Olympic flame July 4, 2004 Jeronimo
Volkswagen Type 2 June 6, 2004 Lucky 6.9
Geology of the Bryce Canyon area June 16, 2004 mav
Speech synthesis June 3, 2004 Nohat
Belgium June 4, 2004 JoJan
Vowel May 29, 2004 Nohat
Paracetamol June 14, 2004 Ksheka
War elephant August 8, 2004 Muuriel G
London Underground June 21, 2004 Stewartadcock
Kashrut July 16, 2004 Arj
Jim Thorpe August 13, 2004 Jeronimo
President of Ireland January 10, 2005 Ludraman
Submarine May 27, 2004 Aarchiba
Crash test dummy May 21, 2004 Denni
Weather lore July 10, 2004 Denni
European Union May 9, 2004 217.211.239.31
Triangle May 14, 2004 Plutor
Sid McMath February 24, 2005 Meelar
Metal umlaut June 26, 2004 Cow
Mordechai Vanunu March 15, 2005 Wally
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See logs at Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Featured_log/April 2004
Article Main page date Nominator
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz May 1, 2004 Kingturtle
Anatoly Karpov September 12, 2004 Etaonish
Auto rickshaw July 21, 2004 Kaysov
Trench warfare April 19, 2004 Meelar
Buckinghamshire May 19, 2004 Francs2000
Single malt Scotch May 26, 2004 Pcb21
Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius January 23, 2005 Pcb21
Soap bubble April 12, 2004 Muriel
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 September 18, 2004 Ambivalenthysteria
Murder of James Bulger April 21, 2004 Pcb21
Leopold and Loeb Kingturtle
2004 Taiwanese presidential election April 26, 2004 Kaihsu
Labour economics April 15, 2004 Jrincayc
Origins of the American Civil War April 11, 2004 65.58.234.58
Ford Mustang April 18, 2004 Lucky 6.9
Wigwag (railroad) July 5, 2004 Lucky 6.9
Assassination April 25, 2004 Wally
Floppy disk May 13, 2004 Litefantastic
Asperger syndrome April 17, 2004 Perl
Chinatown May 30, 2004 Jengod
Congo Free State April 20, 2004 172
Ancient Greek art April 22, 2004 Ambivalenthysteria
Hinduism April 24, 2004 LordSuryaofShropshire
Kitsch Smerdis of Tlön
Ludwig Wittgenstein May 28, 2004 Adam Conover
Mail April 27, 2004 RadicalBender
Prostitution May 3, 2004 Jengod
Doom (1993 video game) December 10, 2023 Sarge Baldy
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See logs at Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Featured_log/March 2004
Article Main page date Nominator
China March 7, 2004 Jiang
Bioinformatics March 28, 2004 Gaurav
Carl Sagan June 2, 2004 Eloquence
Voynich manuscript June 20, 2004 Smerdis of Tlön
Java (programming language) December 17, 2005 Sasha Slutsker
Enclave and exclave May 23, 2004 Jwrosenzweig
Buddhism April 6, 2004 Ludraman
Space elevator April 30, 2004 Fredrik
Paul Morphy April 14, 2004 ChessPlayer
Lego March 11, 2004 Eloquence
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See logs at Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Featured_log/February 2004
Article Main page date Nominator
Abraham Lincoln May 5, 2004 Sarge Baldy
Hutton Inquiry March 19, 2004 Kingturtle
Rudyard Kipling July 22, 2004 Bmills
United States Electoral College September 20, 2004 Minesweeper
Parliament House, Dublin February 23, 2004
English poetry November 25, 2004 Seglea
C (programming language) 169.207.85.97
All your base are belong to us March 4, 2004 Kagredon
Origins of the American Civil War April 11, 2004
Peerage May 2, 2004 Emsworth
Parthenon March 12, 2004 Emsworth
Donegal fiddle tradition Danny
Jet engine March 30, 2004 Moink
Frankfurt School April 8, 2004 172
Simon & Garfunkel June 1, 2004
Golden Gate Park Gengeen
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See logs at Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Featured_log/January 2004
Article Main page date Nominator
Medieval literature March 26, 2004 Jwrosenzweig
Vacuous truth Smerdis of Tlön
Mandarin Chinese March 27, 2004 Jiang
Mitochondrial Eve July 28, 2004 Sam Spade
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Dpbsmith
Indus Valley Civilisation November 22, 2004 Piotrus
Foundation series June 10, 2004 Raul654
American poetry February 6, 2005
2003 Japanese general election Taku
Ralph Yarborough Fear-X-
1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak 12.46.6.33
Geyser March 18, 2004