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2003 Calendar

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•  January 27, 2003 – The first selections for the National Recording Registry are announced by the Library of Congress.
•  February 1, 2003 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Sheep in Chinese astrology.
•  March 18, 2003 – British Sign Language is recognised as an official British language.
•  June 22, 2003 – The largest hailstone ever recorded falls in Aurora, Nebraska
•  July 13, 2003 – French DGSE personnel abort an operation to rescue Ingrid Betancourt from FARC rebels in Colombia, causing a political scandal when details are leaked to the press.
•  September 14, 2003 – In a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union.
•  October 3, 2003 – Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy is attacked by one of the show’s tigers, canceling the show until 2009, when they rejoined the tiger that mauled Roy just six years earlier.
•  October 24, 2003 – Concorde makes its last commercial flight.
•  November 18, 2003 – In the United Kingdom, the Local Government Act 2003, repealing controversial anti-gay amendment Section 28, becomes effective.
•  December 17, 2003 – The Soham murder trial ends at the Old Bailey in London, with Ian Huntley found guilty of two counts of murder. His girlfriend Maxine Carr is found guilty of perverting the course of justice.

•  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