2003
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| Millennium: | 3rd millennium |
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| Centuries: | 20th century–21st century–22nd century |
| Decades: | 1970s1980s1990s–2000s–2010s2020s2030s |
| Years: | 200020012002–2003–200420052006 |
2003(MMIII) was acommon year starting on Wednesdayin theGregorian calendar,the 3rd year of the3rd millennium,the 3rd year of the21st century,and the 4th year of the2000sdecade.
Births
[change|change source]January
- January 12-Farah Jefry,Saudi footballer
- January 18-Bianca Bucur (Bianca Viviana Bucur),Romanian guitarist (Trupa Filmului) (d.2023)
February
- February 18-Răzvan Chiriac,Romanian bassist (Trupa Filmului) (d.2023)
June
- June 20-Răzvan Fanaca(Răzvan Mrn), Romanian bassist (Trupa Sportului)
- June 30-Petronela Costea,Romanian guitarist (Trupa Sportului)
July
- July 4- Gabriel Grigore (Gbr. Grigore), Romanian guitarist (Trupa Muzicii Rock-The Jam Hendrix Experience) (d. 2024)
- July 15- Nicoleta Tofăleanu, Romanian drummer (Trupa Filmului) (d.2023)
- August 20- Vlad Bușilă, Romanian guitarist (Trupa Muzicii Rock-Fecal Matter)
September
- September 1
- Dragoș Leonte,Romanian keyboardist & guitarist (Trupa Filmului) (d.2023)
- September 9- Cristian Gabriel Dima, Romanian football player & bassist (Trupa Muzicii Rock-Fecal Matter)
November
- November 17- Luca Raicu, Romanian keyboardist (Trupa Muzicii Rock-The Jam Hendrix Experience)
Events
[change|change source]- January 1–Pascal CouchepinbecomesPresident of the ConfederationinSwitzerland.
- February 1–Space Shuttle Columbiawasdestroyed during re-entry.All seven astronauts on board died.
- February 4the Hindu minority of Bangladesh declare the sovereign state ofBangabhumi,recognised by UNPO.
- March 20– TheUS-led invasion ofIraqbegins.
- May 1–USPresidentGeorge W. Bushannounced the end of the invasion ofIraq.
- July 10–Wikibooks,a project of theWikimedia Foundation,was created.
- October 30–Wickedhas its first show at theGershwin TheatreinBroadway.
- October 31–Mahathir Mohamadresigns asPrime Minister of Malaysiaafter 22 years in power.
Nobel prize winners
[change|change source]- Chemistry– Peter Agre
- Chemistry– Roderick MacKinnon
- Economics– Robert F. Engle III
- Economics– Clive W.J. Granger
- Literature– J. M. Coetzee
- Medicine– Paul C. Lauterbur
- Medicine– Sir Peter Mansfield
- Peace– Shirin Ebadi
- Physics– Alexei A. Abrikosov
- Physics– Vitaly L. Ginzburg
- Physics– Anthony J. Leggett
Deaths
[change|change source]January
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- January 12–Maurice Gibb,British musician (Bee Gees) (b.1949)
- January 12–Leopoldo Galtieri,44thPresident of Argentina(b.1926)
- January 17–Richard Crenna,American actor (b.1926)
- January 20–Al Hirschfeld,American cartoonist (b.1903)
February
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- February 1– Crew ofSpace Shuttle Columbia:Rick D. Husband,William C. McCool,Michael P. Anderson,Ilan Ramon,Kalpana Chawla,David M. Brown,Laurel Clark
- February 14–Dolly the Sheep,cloned mammal (b.1996)
- February 27–Fred Rogers,American children's television host (b.1928)
March
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- March 2–Hank Ballard,American R&B recording artist; singer and songwriter (b.1927)
- March 8–Adam Faith,English singer, actor and financial journalist (b.1940)
- March 12–Zoran Đinđić,Prime Minister of Serbia(b.1952)
April
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- April 21–Nina Simone,American singer, songwriter and pianist (b.1933)
May
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- May 14–Wendy Hiller,British actress (b.1912)
- May 14–Robert Stack,American actor (b.1919)
- May 15–June Carter Cash,American singer, songwriter and actress (b.1929)
- January 28–Ilya Prigogine,Belgian chemist (b.1917)
June
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- June 12–Gregory Peck,American actor (b.1916)
- June 21–Piet Dankert,13thPresident of the European Parliament(b.1934)
- June 26–Strom Thurmond,U.S. Senator (b.1902)
- June 29–Katharine Hepburn,American actress (b.1907)
July
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- July 4–Barry White,American singer (b.1944)
- July 16–Celia Cruz,Cuban-American singer (b.1925)
- July 25–John Schlesinger,English movie director (b.1926)
- July 27–Bob Hope,American comedian, actor, singer and dancer (b.1903)
August
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- August 16–Idi Amin,3rdPresident of Uganda(b.1925)
- August 19–Sérgio Vieira de Mello,East TimorUnited Nationsdiplomat (b.1948)
- August 30–Charles Bronson,American actor (b.1921)
September
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- September 11–John Ritter,American actor (b.1948)
- September 12–Johnny Cash,American singer and guitarist (b.1932)
- September 26–Shawn Lane,American musician (b.1963)
- September 28–Elia Kazan,American film and theatre director (b.1909)
October
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- October 13–Bertram Brockhouse,Canadian physicist (b.1918)
- October 14–Moktar Ould Daddah,1stPresident of Mauritania(b.1924)
- October 19–Alija Izetbegović,1st and 4thChairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina(b.1925)
November
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- November 10–Canaan Banana,1stPresident of Zimbabwe(b.1936)
- November 12–Jonathan Brandis,American actor (b.1976)
- November 12–Penny Singleton,American actress (b.1908)
- November 22–Mario Beccaria,Italian politician (b.1920)
- November 24–Snowflake the Gorilla,Western lowland gorilla (b.1964)
December
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- December 12–Heydar Aliyev,3rdPresident of Azerbaijan(b.1923)
- December 12–Keiko the Killer Whale,male orca (killer whale) (b.1976)
- December 23–Kriangsak Chomanan,Prime Minister of Thailand(b.1917)