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1.6 June

• June 1 - The 2004 Atlantic hurricane season begins.
• June 6 - The 60th anniversary of D-Day is remembered in Normandy.
• June 8 -
  • The first transit of Venus since 1882 occurs; the next one will occur in 2012.
  • The G8 Summit takes place over the next 2 days on Sea Island, in Georgia, USA.
  • The pickled heart of Louis XVII of France is buried in the royal crypt at Saint-Denis.
• June 11 -
  • The national funeral service for former U.S. president Ronald Reagan is held at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
  • The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft makes its closest approach to Phoebe, an outer moon of Saturn.
  • Terry Nichols is spared the death penalty by an Oklahoma state court on murder charges stemming from the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, exactly three years after his co-defendant, Timothy McVeigh, was executed for his role in the bombing.
• June 16 - The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (or "9/11 Commission") issues an initial report of its findings.
• June 21 - SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight.
• June 28 -
  • The U.S.-led coalition occupying Iraq transfers sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government.
  • 2004 Canadian election: The Liberal Party, led by Paul Martin, wins a plurality.
• June 30 - The preliminary hearings begin in Iraq in the trial of former president Saddam Hussein for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

1.7 July

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• July 1 - The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft arrives at Saturn.
• July 4 -
  • Groundbreaking of Freedom Tower in New York City.
  • The EURO 2004 final between Portugal and Greece takes place in Lisbon, Portugal. Greece wins the match 1:0.
• July 15 - 18 - The Open Championship in golf takes place in Troon, Scotland.
• July 25 -
  • Over 100,000 opponents to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Disengagement Plan participate in a human chain from Gush Katif, to the Western Wall, Jerusalem (90 kilometers).
  • Lance Armstrong wins an unprecedented 6th consecutive Tour de France cycling title.
• July 30 - Gas explosion in Ghislenghien, Belgium kills 21 people, more than 120 are injured.

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