Unix Timestamp: 1095292800
Thursday, September 16. 2004, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Hurricane Ivan strikes Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 3 storm, killing 25 in Alabama and Florida, becoming the 3rd costliest hurricane in American history (currently the 4th following the destruction of 2005's Hurricane Katrina).

Mexico and Japan finish 2-year-long negotiations and sign a Free Trade Agreement in Mexico City.

The 2004 Summer Paralympics commences in Athens, Greece.

Hurricane Jeanne causes mudslides in Haiti, killing 3006.