17 October – Pobol y Cwm, the Welsh language soap opera, celebrates its thirtieth anniversary by receiving a "Hall of Fame" award from the Royal Television Society. November – Bread of Heaven, a series of six programmes about the history of religion in Wales, presented by Huw Edwards, begins its run on BBC 1 Wales. November–December - Mine All Mine, written by Russell T Davies and starring Griff Rhys Jones. Rob Brydon stars in The Keith Barret Show. Welsh-language television Alex Jones presents the first series of Hip neu Sgip? Ralïo Sport 4 June – Simon Khan breaks the course record at the Celtic Manor Wales Open golf tournament. 24 June – Joe Calzaghe pulls out of scheduled world title fight against Glen Johnson because of injury. 30 August – The 19th World Bog Snorkelling Championships are held at Llanwrtyd Wells. 15 September – Mark Hughes resigns as manager of the Welsh national team after being appointed manager of Blackburn Rovers. 16 September – The Wales Rally GB begins in Cardiff. 17 September – The 2004 Paralympics open in Athens: Welsh athletes will return home with twelve gold, six silver and nine bronze medals. 9 October – The Wales national football team loses 2–0 to England at Old Trafford in Manchester. 12 November – John Toshack becomes the new manager of the Wales national football team. 20 November – The Wales Rugby Union side loses 25–26 to New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. 3 December – Wrexham F.C. goes into administration. BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year – Tanni Grey-Thompson Deaths 3 January - T. G. Jones, footballer, 86 5 January - Vivian Jenkins, rugby player, 92 22 January – Islwyn Ffowc Elis, author, 79 5 February - Nicholas Evans, artist, 97 21 February – John Charles, footballer, 72 29 March – Eifion Jones, marine botanist, 79 4 April - Alwyn Williams, geologist, 82 5 April – Gweneth Lilly, writer and teacher, 83 17 April – Geraint Howells, politician, 79 25 April – Eirug Wyn, author, 53 (myeloma) May - Cyril Kieft, racing driver and sportscar manufacturer, 92 20 May - Dennis Coslett, Free Wales Army activist, 64 2 June – Alun Richards, novelist, 74 9 June – Harry Harris, footballer, 70 15 June J. Gwyn Griffiths, poet, Egyptologist and nationalist political activist, 92 John Lasarus Williams, nationalist activist, 79 17 July – Sir Julian Hodge, banker, 99