2004 in Taiwan

2004
in
Taiwan

Decades:
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also:Other events of 2004
History of Taiwan  • Timeline  • Years

Events from the year 2004 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 93 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

  • President – Chen Shui-bian
  • Vice President – Annette Lu
  • Premier – Yu Shyi-kun
  • Vice Premier – Lin Hsin-i, Yeh Chu-lan

Events

February

  • 1 February – The upgrade of Van Nung Institute of Technology in Zhongli City, Taoyuan County to Vanung University.
  • 28 February – 228 Hand-in-Hand Rally.

March

  • 9 March – The opening of Chiayi Municipal Museum in East District, Chiayi City.
  • 10 March – The establishment of National Airborne Service Corps of the Ministry of the Interior.
  • 19 March – 3-19 shooting incident, an assassination attempt on Chen Shui-bian and Annette Lu in Tainan City.[1]
  • 20 March
    • 2004 Republic of China presidential election took place and Chen Shui-bian won the election, compiling 50.11% of the popular vote.[2]
    • 2004 Republic of China referendum.
  • 21 March – The opening of Changhua City Library in Changhua County.

April

  • 1 April
    • The merging between West District and Central District to form the West Central District in Tainan City.
    • The opening of Chuwan Crab Museum in Xiyu Township, Penghu County.

May

  • 1 May – The opening of Green World Ecological Farm in Beipu Township, Hsinchu County.
  • 8 May – 15th Golden Melody Awards in Taipei City.
  • 20 May – The swearing in of the second term of President Chen Shui-bian.

June

  • 1 June
    • The establishment of CTV MyLife.
    • The establishment of TTV Family.

July

  • 1 July
    • The establishment of Bureau of Energy.
    • The establishment of CTV News Channel.
    • The establishment of Financial Supervisory Commission.
    • The establishment of PTS2.
  • 4 July – The establishment of the Formosa Party.[3]

August

  • 1 August – The establishment of Kao Fong College in Changzhi Township, Pingtung County.
  • 7 August – The opening of Puppetry Art Center of Taipei in Songshan District, Taipei.
  • 13 August – The founding of Runewaker Entertainment in Taichung.
  • 17–27 August – Typhoon Aere.

September

  • 1 September – The establishment of TTV Finance.
  • 29 September – The opening of Xiaobitan Branch Line of Taipei Metro.

October

  • 1–3 October – The 1st Taiwan Youth Day.

November

  • 19 November – The opening of Miramar Entertainment Park in Zhongshan District, Taipei.
  • 21 November – The start of 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship.
  • 21–27 November – Taiwan hosted the 2004 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup.[4] Qatar national basketball team won the competition.

December

  • 1 December – The renaming of Keelung City Cultural Center to Keelung Cultural Center.
  • 11 December
    • 2004 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary
    • 2004 Republic of China legislative election was held and Chen Shui-bian won the popular vote of the election.[5]
  • 18 December – 11,551 residents of Kaohsiung City set a world record: longest time to play two songs without stopping.[6]
  • 28 December – The opening of YM Oceanic Culture and Art Museum in Ren'ai District, Keelung.

Deaths

  • 3 March – Wei Yung, 67, Minister of Research, Development and Evaluation Commission (1976-1988).[7]
  • 6 April – Yuan Che-sheng, suicide by hanging.[8]
  • 14 August – Hsu Tzi-ting, 23, Taiwanese model, suicide by jumping.[8]
  • 15 December – Chiang Fang-liang, 88, First Lady (1978–1988), lung cancer.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ Taiwan election shooting suspect dead. 07/03/2005. ABC News Online
  2. ^ BBC News | Asia-Pacific| Chen declared Taiwan victor
  3. ^ Wang, Hsiao-wen (5 July 2004). "Formosa Party slams pan-greens". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  4. ^ FIBA Asia : Home
  5. ^ fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RS21770.pdf
  6. ^ Huang, Jewel (22 December 2004). "Kaohsiung City's future looks bright". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  7. ^ Chen, Melody (25 March 2004). "Harvesting diplomatic solutions was Wei Yung's way". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  8. ^ a b Wang, Hsiao-wen (27 September 2004). "A helping hand can halt suicide, experts say". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  9. ^ Yiu, Cody (16 December 2004). "A sad life ends for Chiang Fang-liang". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  10. ^ Wen, Stephanie (16 December 2004). "Chiang Fang-liang remembered". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 June 2017.