Editing 2004 (section)

===October===
* [[October 8]] &ndash; Suicide bombers [[2004 Sinai bombings|detonate two bombs]] at the [[Red Sea]] resort of [[Taba, Egypt]], killing 34 people and injuring 171, mostly Israeli tourists.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/oct/08/israel.travelnews|title=Dozens killed in bomb blasts at Sinai resorts|last=Urquhart|first=Conal|date=2004-10-08|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=2017-02-07|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=February 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203201509/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/oct/08/israel.travelnews|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[October 9]] &ndash; [[2004 Australian federal election]]: [[John Howard]]'s [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]/[[National Party of Australia|National]] [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] [[Howard government|government]] is re-elected with an increased majority, defeating the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] led by [[Mark Latham]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://australianpolitics.com/elections/federal-2004|title=2004 Federal Election &#124; AustralianPolitics.com|website=australianpolitics.com|access-date=February 24, 2021|archive-date=November 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126232837/https://australianpolitics.com/elections/federal-2004|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[October 17]] &ndash; [[Parque Central Complex fire]]: A fire that lasted over 15 hours destroyed almost one third of the East Tower of the [[Parque Central Complex|Parque Central Urban Complex]] in [[Caracas]], Venezuela.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=16 October 2012|title=Torre Este de Parque Central: 8 años después|url=http://www.eluniversal.com/caracas/121016/torre-este-de-parque-central-8-anos-despues|website=[[El Universal (Caracas)|El Universal]]|archive-date=July 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709194415/https://www.eluniversal.com/caracas/121016/torre-este-de-parque-central-8-anos-despues|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[October 19]] &ndash; A team of explorers reach the bottom of [[Krubera Cave]], the world's deepest cave, with a depth of 2,080 meters (6,824 feet).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4472585.stm|title=Cavers smash world depth record|date=2005-04-22|website=BBC News|access-date=2017-02-07|archive-date=November 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117085920/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4472585.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[October 20]] &ndash; [[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]] is sworn in as the 6th [[President of Indonesia]], becoming the first directly elected president in Indonesia.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/21/world/asia/indonesian-president-is-sworn-in-promising-a-cleaner-government.html|title=Indonesian President Is Sworn In, Promising a Cleaner Government|date=2004-10-21|website=New York Times|access-date=2019-04-18|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118235511/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/21/world/asia/indonesian-president-is-sworn-in-promising-a-cleaner-government.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[October 27]] &ndash; The [[Boston Red Sox]] win the [[2004 World Series|World Series]] for the sixth time after completing a sweep of the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]. It was their first championship since [[1918 World Series|1918]].
* [[October 29]] &ndash; European heads of state sign in Rome the Treaty and Final Act, establishing the first [[Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe|European Constitution]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://europa.eu/scadplus/constitution/introduction_en.htm|title=SCADPlus: A Constitution for Europe|website=Europa|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104031911/http://europa.eu/scadplus/constitution/introduction_en.htm|archive-date=January 4, 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-02-07}}</ref>