Timeline March 2004

Events in March 2004 13

• 1916 – 2004 Mercedes McCambridge (1916-2004) American actress, a radio star who won an Oscar in her film debut and voiced the demon in The Exorcist.
• 1921 – 2004 Peter Ustinov (1921-2004) Died 28 March 2004, aged 82 Ustinov was a British actor, writer, and raconteur who won two Academy Awards, for "Spartacus" and "Topkapi." He was also known for his wit as a talk-show guest and his long service as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador.
• 2004 Iditarod 2004 Winner: Mitch Seavey — 9 days 12h Mitch Seavey of Sterling won his first Iditarod in 2004.
• 2004 Mercedes McCambridge dies in La Jolla Mercedes McCambridge dies aged 87.
• 2004 Martha Stewart convicted of obstruction of justice Lifestyle entrepreneur found guilty over stock sale A jury convicted Stewart of lying to investigators about a 2001 stock sale, and she was later sentenced to five months in prison. The case drew heavy media attention due to her celebrity status.
• 2004 Atocha Train Bombings 11-M Tragedy The deadliest terrorist attack in modern Spanish history, occurring in Madrid.
• 2004 Madrid train bombings 191 killed in Spain Al-Qaeda-inspired bombers detonated ten bombs on four commuter trains in Madrid on March 11, 2004, killing 191 people and injuring over 1,800.
• 2004 Vladimir Putin re-elected Russian president Wins a second term with over 70% of the vote Putin secured a second presidential term in an election that international observers criticized as lacking genuine competition. His victory cemented his consolidation of political power in Russia.
• 2004 Bob Seger inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Inducted by Kid Rock.
• 2004 George Harrison inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Solo induction Inducted as a solo artist.
• 2004 Jackson Browne inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Inducted by Bruce Springsteen.
• 2004 Prince inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame While My Guitar Gently Weeps His guitar solo at the ceremony becomes legendary.
• 2004 NATO admits seven new members Alliance expands into the former Eastern Bloc and Baltic states Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia formally joined NATO, the largest single enlargement of the alliance. It extended NATO's reach directly to the borders of Russia for the first time.