2003 Calendar
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2003 Historical Event(s)
January 25, 2003
– 2003 Invasion of Iraq: A group of people left London, England, for Baghdad, Iraq, to serve as human shields to prevent the U.S.-led coalition troops from bombing certain locations.
February 1, 2003
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Sheep in Chinese astrology.
June 5, 2003
– A severe heat wave across Pakistan and India reaches its peak, as temperatures exceed 50°C (122°F) in the region.
October 17, 2003
– The pinnacle is fitted on the roof of Taipei 101, a 101-floor skyscraper in Taipei, allowing it to surpass the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur by 56 m and become the World’s tallest highrise.
October 19, 2003
– Mother Teresa is beatified by Pope John Paul II.
October 24, 2003
– Concorde makes its last commercial flight.
November 20, 2003
– After the November 15 bombings, a second day of the 2003 Istanbul Bombings occurs in Istanbul, Turkey, destroying the Turkish head office of HSBC Bank AS and the British consulate.
December 9, 2003
– A blast in the center of Moscow kills six people and wounds several more.
December 13, 2003
– Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit (see Operation Red Dawn).
December 14, 2003
– President of Pakistan Pervez Musharaf narrowly escapes an assassination attempt.
Who Were Born On 2003?
April 16, 2003
– Alina Foley, American actress
June 24, 2003
– Marcus Fiesel, American murder victim (d. 2006)
October 1, 2003
– Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman, New Zealander quadruple amputee
October 16, 2003
– Princess Kritika of Nepal, daughter of Crown Prince Paras
November 8, 2003
– Lady Louise Windsor, British royal
December 7, 2003
– Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands