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Industry milestones June 15 - DVD rentals first top those of VHS. 2002 international organization leaders - Events of 2003 - 2004 international organization leaders - International organization leaders by year ----- Years in politics 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - List of years in politics Africa Algeria President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–present Prime States With Wide Recognition A - Islamic State of Afghanistan - Republic of Albania - People's Explorations Excavations Finds Royal saxon tomb in Prittlewell. This is a list of Aviation -related events from 2003 Events February February 1 - The Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates The year 2003 in Birding and Ornithology. See also 2002 in birding and ornithology, main events of 2003, other specialist Events January events January - The electrification of the Trans-Siberian Railway, a project begun in 1929, is completed The year 2003 in Science and Technology involved some significant events || 6 January 1419 GMT || Titan IIG || SLC-4W, Vandenberg AFB || US Air Force || Coriolis Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champions Paul Hamm, USA, This page shows the main events during the 2003 year in Athletics (track and field throughout the world Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2003. Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 2003 throughout the world The year 2003 's National Rugby League (NRL premiership was the 96th season of professional Rugby league football in Australia and the sixth See also 2002 in Argentina, other events of 2003, 2004 in Argentina ---- Events January 3 January: The See also 2002 in Australia, other events of 2003, 2004 in Australia. Incumbents See also 2003 Canadian incumbents Events January A Windsor Ontario court invalidates Canada's marijuana See also 2002 in France, other events of 2003, 2004 in France. See also 2002 in India, other events of 2003, 2004 in India and the Timeline of Indian history. Years 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 2003 See also: Iraq, Iraq disarmament crisis, Invasion of Iraq, Occupation of Iraq. 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Year 2003 has been designated the:

• International Year of Freshwater
• European Disability Year
• Year of the Sheep in the Chinese Zodiac
• Year of Scorpio (astrology) in Western Astrology

Also see: the almanac of events for this year. Freshwater is a word that refers to bodies of water such as Ponds lakes rivers and streams containing low concentrations of dissolved Salts and other Total dissolved The Chinese Zodiac is a 12 year cycle Each year of the 12 year cycle is named after one of the original 12 animals Scorpio is the eighth Astrological sign in the Zodiac, originating from the constellation of Scorpius. Western astrology is the system of Astrology most popular in Western countries Current events are contemporary happenings of significance The phrase may also refer to the following Current Events, a journal published by Weekly Reader Publishing

Events of 2003

January

• January 1 - Pascal Couchepin becomes President of the Confederation in Switzerland. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Pascal Couchepin (born April 5, 1942) is a Swiss Politician, member of the Swiss Federal Council since 1998 and President of The President of the Confederation (Bundespräsident Président de la Confédération Presidente della Confederazione President da la Confederaziun is the presiding member Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation
• January 3 - The Ohio State University defeats the University of Miami in double-overtime in the Fiesta Bowl, 31-24, for the national Bowl Championship Series (BCS) title. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida, UM, or just The U) is a private non-sectarian University founded in 1925 The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1971 The Bowl Championship Series ( BCS) is a selection system designed to give the top two teams in the NCAA FBS Bowl Subdivision System an opportunity to compete in a "national
• January 3 - The 108th United States Congress is sworn in, including incoming freshmen Senators Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), John Sununu (R-NH), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), Norm Coleman (R-MN), and Mark Pryor (D-AR). Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Clarence Saxby Chambliss (born November 10, 1943) is the senior United States Senator from Georgia. Lindsey Olin Graham (born July 9, 1955) is an American Politician from South Carolina. John Edward Sununu (born September 10, 1964) is a Republican United States Senator from New Hampshire. Andrew Lamar Alexander (born July 3, 1940) is the senior United States Senator from Tennessee and a member of the Republican Party Mary Elizabeth Hanford "Liddy" Dole (born July 29 1936 is an American politician who served in both the Ronald Reagan and George H Norman Bertram "Norm" Coleman Jr (born August 17, 1949) is an American politician who has served as a U Mark Lunsford Pryor (born January 10, 1963) is a Democratic Politician in Arkansas.
• January 8 - US Airways Express Flight 5481 crashes at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing all 21 people aboard. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Air Midwest Flight 5481 operating as US Airways Express Flight 5481, was a flight from Charlotte/Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Charlotte Douglas International Airport is a public International airport located in Charlotte North Carolina.
• January 15 - Eldred v. Ashcroft: The Supreme Court of the United States allows the extension of copyright terms in the U. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Eldred v Ashcroft, 537 US 186 (2003 challenged the constitutionality of the 1998 Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. S.
• January 18- The Canberra Bushfires occur in Canberra, Australia, killing 4 people. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City.
• January 23- Last signal is received from NASA's Pioneer 10 spacecraft when it is 7. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Pioneer 10 ( Pioneer-F) was the first Spacecraft to travel through the Asteroid belt, which it entered on July 15, 1972 5 billion miles from Earth.
• January 24 - The new United States Department of Homeland Security begins operation. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled
• January 25 - A Central Line train crashes into the tunnel wall at Chancery Lane tube station in London, injuring 34 people. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Chancery Lane is a London Underground station in central London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• January 25 - An international group of volunteers leaves London for Baghdad to act as voluntary human shields, hoping to avert a U. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Human shield action to Iraq was a group of people who travelled to Iraq to act as Human shields with the purpose of preventing the U Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous Human shield is a military and political term describing the presence of civilians in or around combat targets to deter an enemy from attacking those targets S. invasion.
• January 26 - Super Bowl XXXVII: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeat the Oakland Raiders 48-21. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Super Bowl XXXVII was an American football game played on January 26, 2003 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego California to decide The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (often shortened as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa Florida. The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California.

• January 29 - Riots in Phnom Penh, Cambodia where the Thai Embassy was burned and commercial properties of Thai businesses were vandalized. Events in January Holidays New Year's Day - January 1 Coptic Christmas - January 7 Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. In January 2003 a Cambodian newspaper article falsely alleged that a Thai actress claimed that Angkor belonged to Thailand. Phnom Penh ( Khmer: ភ្នំពេញ official Romanization Phnum Pénh; pʰnum pɯɲ is the Capital The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East
• January 30 - Iraq disarmament crisis: The leaders of the United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Spain release a statement, The Letter of the Eight, demonstrating support for the United States' plans to invade Iraq. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain The issue of Iraq's disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003 when U The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.

February

• February 1 - STS-107: Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates over Texas upon reentry, killing all 7 astronauts onboard. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen STS-107 was a Space shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle Columbia, launched January 16, 2003. Space Shuttle Columbia ( NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first spaceworthy Space shuttle in NASA 's Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained
• February 1 - In Northern Ireland, Protestant Ulster Defence Association Belfast leader John Gregg is killed by a loyalist faction. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. The Ulster Defence Association ( UDA) is a loyalist Paramilitary criminal organization in Northern Ireland, outlawed as a Terrorist John Gregg can refer to the following people John Robert Gregg (1867–1948 inventor of Gregg shorthand John Gregg (CSA (1828–1864
• February 5 - Iraq disarmament crisis: U. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. The issue of Iraq's disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003 when U S. Secretary of State Colin Powell addresses the UN Security Council on Iraq. Colin Luther Powell, KCB (Honorary MSC, (born April 5, 1937) is a retired General in the United States Army.
• February 7 - Unsuccessful contact attempt with Pioneer 10. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Pioneer 10 ( Pioneer-F) was the first Spacecraft to travel through the Asteroid belt, which it entered on July 15, 1972
• February 9 - The Cricket World Cup begins in South Africa. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
• February 9 - BBC Choice closes for the final time at 12:30 am, replacing with BBC Three at 7 pm. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. BBC Three is a television channel from the BBC broadcasting via Digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms

• February 15 - Global protests against Iraq war: More than 10 million people protest in over 600 cities worldwide, the largest war protest to take place before the war occurs. Overview February was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 in the Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor The February 15, 2003 anti-war protest was a coordinated day of protests across the world against the imminent invasion of Iraq.
• February 18 - An arsonist destroys a train in Daegu, South Korea, killing more than 190. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy The Daegu subway fire of February 18, 2003 killed at least 198 people and injured at least 147
• February 20 - The Station nightclub fire in West Warwick, Rhode Island claims the lives of 100 people. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment The Station nightclub fire on the evening of Thursday February 20, 2003, was the fourth-deadliest nightclub fire in U West Warwick is a town in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States.
• February 26 - An American businessman is admitted to the Vietnam France Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam with the first identified case of SARS. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Hanoi ( Vietnamese: Hà Nội Hán Tự: 河[[wikt 内|内]], estimated population 3398889 (2007, is the Capital of Vietnam WHO doctor Carlo Urbani reports the unusual highly contagious disease to WHO. Carlo Urbani ( Castelplanio, Italy October 19, 1956 – Bangkok, Thailand March 29, 2003) was an Both businessman and doctor later die of the disease.

March

• March 1 - Iraq disarmament crisis: The United Arab Emirates calls for Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to step down to avoid war, a sentiment later echoed by Bahrain and Kuwait. Events in March American Red Cross Month Fire Prevention month ( The Philippines) Women's History Month ( United Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant The issue of Iraq's disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003 when U The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed
• March 1 - The Turkish parliament vetoes U. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant S. troop access to airbases in Turkey in order to attack Iraq from the north. The Bush administration starts working on Plan B, namely attacking Iraq from the south, through the Persian Gulf.
• March 1 - The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, the United States Customs Service, and the United States Secret Service move to the United States Department of Homeland Security. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Until March 2003 the United States Customs Service was the portion of the U
• March 1 - War on Terrorism: Pakistani authorities capture Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the suspected mastermind of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks, along with money man Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant The War on Terrorism (also known as the War on Terror) is the common term for the military political and legal, and ideological conflict and specifically for U Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ( خالد شيخ محمد; also transliterated as Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, and additionally known by at least fifty aliases Mustafa al-Hawsawi (مصطفى الحوساوي also transliterated in other ways listed as Saudi has used many aliases; born August 5, 1968
• March 5 - The Supreme Court of the United States, by a 5-4 margin, upholds California's "three strikes and you're out" law. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary.
• March 11 - Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraqi fighters threaten 2 U. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty The issue of Iraq's disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003 when U S. U-2 surveillance planes, on missions for U. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout N. weapons inspectors, forcing them to abort their mission and return to base.
• March 12 - Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Ðindic is assassinated in Belgrade. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Zoran Đinđić, PhD (often Zoran Djindjić, from Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Ђинђић, /ˈzorɑn ˈdʑɪndʑɪtɕ/ (1 August Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia.

A SARS hospital in Taiwan.

• March 12 - The WHO issues a global alert on SARS. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving
• March 12 - Iraq disarmament crisis: British prime minister Tony Blair proposes an amendment to the possible 18th U. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving The issue of Iraq's disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003 when U Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to N. resolution, which would call for Iraq to meet certain benchmarks to prove that it was disarming. The amendment is immediately rejected by France, who promises to veto any new resolution. A veto, Latin for "I forbid" is used to Denote that a certain party has the right to stop unilaterally a certain piece of Legislation.
• March 13 - Human evolution: The journal Nature reports that 350,000-year-old upright-walking human footprints had been found in Italy. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Human evolution, or anthropogenesis, is the part of biological Evolution concerning the emergence of Homo sapiens as a distinct Species Nature is a prominent Scientific journal, first published on 4 November 1869 Human beings, humans or man (Origin 1590–1600 L homō man OL hemō the earthly one (see Humus Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• March 15 - Hu Jintao becomes president of the People's Republic of China, replacing Jiang Zemin. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Hu Jintao ( born 21 December 1942 is currently the Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China, holding the titles of General Secretary of the Communist The President of the People's Republic of China ( literally Chairman of the Chinese People's Republic or abbreviated Guójiā Zhǔxí 国家主席 literally State Chairman Jiang Zemin ( born 17 August 1926 was the "core of the third generation " of Communist Party of China leaders serving as General Secretary of
• March 16 - Iraq disarmament crisis: The leaders of the United States, Britain, Portugal, and Spain meet at a summit in the Azores Islands. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king The issue of Iraq's disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003 when U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Azores ( Açores ɐˈsoɾɨʃ or) is a Portuguese Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1500 km (950  mi) from U. S. President Bush calls March 17 the "moment of truth", meaning that the "coalition of the willing" will make its final effort to extract a resolution from the U.N. Security Council, giving Iraq an ultimatum to disarm immediately or be disarmed by force. The term coalition of the willing is a post-1990 political phrase used to describe military or military/humanitarian interventions for which the United Nations Security Council
• March 17 - Iraq disarmament crisis: U. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger The issue of Iraq's disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003 when U S. President George W. Bush gives an ultimatum: Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and his sons must either leave Iraq, or face military action at a time of the U. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. S. 's choosing.
• March 18 - The UK government recognises British Sign Language as an official British language. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor British Sign Language ( BSL) is the Sign language used in the United Kingdom (UK and is the first or preferred language of Deaf people in the
• March 18 - The Parliament of the United Kingdom votes in favour of a motion understood as giving the government final authority to join the invasion of Iraq. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories ^[1]
• March 18 - About $1 billion was taken from Iraq's Central Bank by Saddam Hussein and his family, just hours before the United States began bombing Iraq. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor The Central Bank of Iraq (البنك المركزي العراقي was established as Iraq 's Central bank by Central Bank of Iraq Law 2004 with authorised ^[2]
• March 18 - FBI agents raid the corporate headquarters of HealthSouth Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama, on suspicion of massive corporate fraud led by the company's top executives. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor HealthSouth Corporation ( based in Birmingham, Alabama, is one of the nation's largest healthcare services providers Birmingham (ˈbɝmɪŋhæm is the largest City in the US state of Alabama and is the County seat of Jefferson County. In the broadest sense a fraud is a Deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual
• March 19 - The first American bombs drop on Baghdad after Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his sons do not comply with U. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 S. President George W. Bush's 48-hour mandate demanding their exit from Iraq. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
• March 20 - 2003 invasion of Iraq: Land troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invade Iraq. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
• March 22 - The United States and the United Kingdom begin their shock and awe campaign, with a massive air strike on military targets in Baghdad. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Shock and awe, technically known as rapid dominance, is a military doctrine based on the use of overwhelming power dominant battlefield awareness dominant maneuvers and spectacular
• March 23 - The 75th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Steve Martin, takes place at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. The 75th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 2002, were held on March 23 2003, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood California Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actor, Comedian, Writer, The Kodak Theatre is a live theatre in the Hollywood and Highland retail dining and entertainment complex on Hollywood Boulevard and North Highland Avenue Chicago wins Best Picture. Chicago is a Musical film adaptation of the satirical stage musical Chicago, the film explores the themes of The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working
• March 23 - The 2003 Cricket World Cup ends as Australia wins over India by 125 runs in Johannesburg, South Africa. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. The 2003 Cricket World Cup ( Official name: ICC Cricket World Cup 2003) was played in South Africa from February 9 to March 24. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
• March 23 - Hasan Akbar, a Muslim soldier with the 101st Airborne, kills two fellow soldiers in a grenade attack at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. The Hasan Akbar case covers an event in the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, where US Army sergeant Hasan Karim Akbar (born Mark Fidel Kools in Watts Camp Pennsylvania is a small military base in Kuwait in use by the 101st Airborne Division during the Iraq War during major hostilities The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed
• March 29 - WHO doctor Carlo Urbani, who first identified SARS, dies of the disease. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Carlo Urbani ( Castelplanio, Italy October 19, 1956 – Bangkok, Thailand March 29, 2003) was an
• March 30 - Meigs Field Airport in Chicago, Illinois, is demolished overnight. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Merrill C Meigs Field Airport, was a single strip Airport built on Northerly Island, the man-made peninsula that also sited the 1933-1934 Century of Progress Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union.

April

• April 3 - A passenger bus hits a remote-controlled land mine in the Chechen capital, killing at least 8. April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. The Chechen Republic (ˈʧɛʧɨn rɪˈpʌblɨk Чече́нская Респу́блика Chechenskaya Respublika; Нохчийн Республика Noxçiyn Respublika
• April 3 - U. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. S. forces seize control of Saddam International Airport, changing the airport's name to Baghdad International Airport. Baghdad International Airport ( Arabic:مطار بغداد الدولي, BIAP is Iraq 's largest Airport, located in a suburb about 16 km (10
• April 9 - U. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) S. forces seize control of Baghdad, ending the regime of Saddam Hussein.
• April 14 - The Human Genome Project is completed, with 99% of the human genome sequenced to 99. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in The Human Genome Project (HGP was an international Scientific research project with a primary goal to determine the sequence of chemical base pairs which make up DNA In classical genetics the genome of a Diploid Organism including Eukarya refers to a full set of chromosomes or genes in a Gamete, thereby 99% accuracy.
• April 17 - The Stevens Report concludes that members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and British Army cooperated with the Ulster Defence Association in the killings of Catholics in Northern Ireland. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. The Stevens Report was the result of three official British government inquiries led by Sir John Stevens. The Royal Ulster Constabulary GC was the name of the Police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001 The Ulster Defence Association ( UDA) is a loyalist Paramilitary criminal organization in Northern Ireland, outlawed as a Terrorist Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of
• April 21 - Retired U. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) S. Army General Jay Garner becomes Interim Civil Administrator of Iraq. Lieutenant General Jay Montgomery Garner USA Ret (born April 15 1938 is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who was appointed in 2003 as Director of
• April 29 - The United States announces the withdrawal of troops stationed in Saudi Arabia, and the redeployment of some at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi Al Udeid Air Base is a military base west of Doha, Qatar. It houses coalition personnel and assets Qatar ( قطر; ˈqɑtˁɑr local pronunciation giṭar officially the State of Qatar (Arabic دولة قطر transliterated

May

• May 1 - U. MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. S. president George W. Bush lands on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, where he gives a speech announcing the end of major combat in the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. Ship history Construction Lincoln' s contract was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding on 27 December 1982 her keel was laid 3 November 1984 at The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia A banner behind him declares "Mission Accomplished. " Mission Accomplished " a Phrase associated with completing a mission, is in recent years particularly associated with a sign displayed on USS "
• May 2 - The Monkeyman superhero hoax begins in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. On May 2 2003, local newspapers in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England published a story about mysterious "caped crusader" who appeared to be a real-life KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format
• May 3 - The Old Man of the Mountain, a rock formation in New Hampshire, crumbles after heavy rain. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João History The formation was carved by Glaciers and was first recorded as being discovered by a surveying team circa 1805 New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America.
• May 4–May 10 - A major severe weather outbreak spawns more tornadoes than any week in U. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. S. history; 393 tornadoes are reported in 19 states.
• May 4 - Top Thrill Dragster opens in Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio as the world's tallest, fastest roller coaster. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Top Thrill Dragster is a steel hydraulically-launched Roller coaster located at Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio Cedar Point is a 364 acre (15 km² Amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, U Sandusky is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Erie County.
• May 11 - Benvenuto Cellini's Saliera is stolen from the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Benvenuto Cellini The Kunsthistorisches Museum ( English: "Museum of Art History" in Vienna, housed in its festive palatial building on Ringstraße, crowned Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria.
• May 12 - A suicide truck-bomb attack kills at least 60 at a government compound in northern Chechnya. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. The Chechen Republic (ˈʧɛʧɨn rɪˈpʌblɨk Чече́нская Респу́блика Chechenskaya Respublika; Нохчийн Республика Noxçiyn Respublika
• May 12 - In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 26 people are killed in the Riyadh Compound Bombings. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Riyadh ( الرياض Ar-Riyāḍ) is the Capital of Saudi Arabia and its largest city The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi The Riyadh compound bombings took place on May 12, 2003, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• May 14 - A female suicide bomber blows up explosives strapped to her waist in a crowd of thousands of Muslim pilgrims, killing at least 18 people in Chechnya. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons An explosive material is a material that either is chemically or otherwise Energetically unstable or produces a sudden expansion of the material usually accompanied A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion The Chechen Republic (ˈʧɛʧɨn rɪˈpʌblɨk Чече́нская Респу́блика Chechenskaya Respublika; Нохчийн Республика Noxçiyn Respublika
• May 15 - The date predicted by Pana-Wave Laboratory, a Japanese cult, on which a close encounter with an unknown planet would result in the extinction of most of humankind. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the The Pana-Wave Laboratory (パナウェーブ研究所 is a Japanese religious group. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. This article does not discuss "cult" in the original sense of "veneration" or "religious practice" for that usage see Cult (religious practice
• May 16 - In Casablanca, Morocco, 33 civilians are killed and more than 100 injured in the Casablanca terrorist attacks. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Casablanca (in Standard Arabic: الدار البيضاء ad-Dār al-Bayḍāʼ; Moroccan Arabic: dar beïda الدار البيضا Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa The 2003 Casablanca bombings were a series of Suicide bombings on May 16, 2003, in Casablanca, Morocco.
• May 17 - Arsenal beats Southampton 1-0 to win the FA Cup. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after
• May 19 - Pen Hadow becomes the first man to walk alone, without any outside help, from Canada to the North Pole. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Pen Hadow (born Rupert Nigel Pendrill Hadow on the 26 February 1962) is a British polar explorer and author Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is subject to the caveats explained below defined as the point in the northern
• May 19 - Indonesian military begins an operation in Aceh province. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and The 2003–2004 Indonesian offensive in Aceh against the Free Aceh Movement (GAM separatists was launched May 19, 2003 and lasted nearly one year
• May 21 - F.C. Porto defeats Celtic 3-2 (AET) in the UEFA Cup Final in Seville, Spain. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Seville ( Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic cultural and financial capital of southern Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• May 21 - An earthquake in the Boumerdès region of northern Algeria kills 2,200. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Boumerdès ( Arabic: بومرداس; Kabyle:) is the capital city of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's
• May 22 - The Sheffield Winter Gardens are officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Sheffield Winter Gardens in the city of Sheffield is one of the largest temperate Glasshouses to be built in the UK during the last hundred years and For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II
• May 23 - Dewey, the first deer cloned by scientists at Texas A&M University, is born. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Dewey is the first cloned Deer and was born on May 23, 2003. Specifically he is a White-tailed Deer, or Odocoileus virginianus A deer is a Ruminant Mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a Coeducational public Research University located in College Station
• May 24 - Sertab Erener wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 for Turkey with the song Every Way That I Can, in Riga, Latvia. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Sertab Erener (born December 4, 1964) is a Turkish Pop star and also a cross-over soprano with a register as high as High-F The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the forty-eighth Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Skonto Hall in Riga, Latvia on May 24 Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches "Everyway That I Can" is the winning song of the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest, by Sertab Erener. Riga (Rīga riːga) the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region.
• May 26 - A draft of the proposed European Constitution is unveiled. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (TCE commonly referred to as the European Constitution, was an unimplemented international Treaty intended
• May 28 - Prometea, the first horse cloned by Italian scientists, is born. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Prometea (born May 28, 2003) is a Haflinger foal the first cloned Horse and the first to be born from and carried by its cloning mother The horse ( Equus caballus) is a hoofed ( Ungulate) Mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae.
• May 28 - AC Milan defeats fellow Italian rival Juventus 3-2 on penalties after a scoreless tie to win the UEFA Champions League, their sixth European title. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club
• May 31 - Eric Rudolph, suspected in the Centennial Olympic Park bombing in 1996, is captured in Murphy, North Carolina. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Eric Robert Rudolph (born September 19, 1966) also known as the Olympic Park Bomber, is an American radical described by the FBI as a Terrorist The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a terrorist Bombing on July 27, 1996 in Atlanta Georgia during the 1996 Summer Murphy is a town in Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States.

June

• June 1 - The Group of Eight summit opens in Évian-les-Bains, France, to tight security and tens of thousands of protesters. Events in June Madaraka Day June 1 to commemorate when Kenya gained internal self-rule Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected The 29th G8 summit took place in Évian-les-Bains, France, in June 2003 Évian-les-Bains or Évian is a commune of France, in the northern part of the Haute-Savoie département, on the shores of This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• June 1 - The People's Republic of China begins filling the lake behind the massive Three Gorges Dam, raising the water level near the dam over 100 metres. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the Zh-yue三峽大壩 The Three Gorges Dam ( is a hydroelectric River Dam that spans the Yangtze River in Sandouping,
• June 2 - Toontown Online, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, launched in America. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Disney's Toontown Online (commonly known as Toontown) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game created by The Walt Disney Company A massively multiplayer online role-playing game ( MMORPG) is a genre of Computer role-playing games (CRPGs in which a large number of players interact with
• June 4 - Martha Stewart and her broker are indicted for using privileged investment information and then obstructing a federal investigation. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Martha Stewart (born Martha Helen Kostyra; August 3, 1941) is an American Business magnate, Television host, author In the Common law legal system an indictment (ɪnˈdaɪtmənt (in-DITE-mint is a formal accusation of having committed a criminal offense Stewart also resigns as chairperson and chief executive officer of Martha Stewart Living. Martha Stewart Living is a Magazine and a Television show featuring entertaining and home decorating guru Martha Stewart.
• June 5 - A female suicide bomber detonates a bomb near a bus carrying soldiers and civilians to a military airfield in Mozdok, a major staging point for Russian troops in Chechnya, killing at least 16 people. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons A bomb is any of a range of devices that typically rely on the Exothermic Chemical reaction of an Explosive material to produce an extremely Mozdok may refer to Mozdok Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, a town in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Russia Mozdok Tambov Oblast, A staging area is a location where organisms people vehicles equipment or material are assembled prior to their use Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Chechen Republic (ˈʧɛʧɨn rɪˈpʌblɨk Чече́нская Респу́блика Chechenskaya Respublika; Нохчийн Республика Noxçiyn Respublika
• June 9 - The New Jersey Devils defeat the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 3-0 in Game 7 of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals to win their third Stanley Cup championship. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits The New Jersey Devils are a professional Ice hockey team based in Newark New Jersey. The Anaheim Ducks are a professional Ice hockey team based in Anaheim California, USA. The 2002–03 NHL season was the 86th Regular season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion
• June 15 - The San Antonio Spurs defeat the New Jersey Nets to win the 2003 NBA Finals, 4-2. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional Basketball team based in San Antonio Texas. The New Jersey Nets are a professional Basketball team in the National Basketball Association that plays in the Eastern Conference 's Atlantic The 2003 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 2002-03 NBA season.
• June 22 - The largest hailstone ever recorded falls in Aurora, Nebraska. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Hail is a form of precipitation which consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice (hailstones Aurora is a city in Hamilton County, Nebraska in the United States of America.
• June 23 - Grutter v. Bollinger: The Supreme Court of the United States upholds affirmative action in university admissions. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Grutter v Bollinger, 539 US 306 (2003 is a case in which the United States Supreme Court upheld the Affirmative action The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Affirmative action in the United States|Employment equity (Canada|Reservation in India|Numerus clausus The term affirmative action describes many policies aimed at a historically
• June 26 - Lawrence v. Texas: The U.S. Supreme Court declares sodomy laws unconstitutional. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Lawrence v Texas, 539 US 558 ( 2003) was a landmark United States Supreme Court case The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. A sodomy law is a Law that defines certain Sexual acts as sex crimes.
• June 29 - Thirteen are killed in a porch collapse in Chicago. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. The 2003 Chicago balcony collapse was a disaster that occurred on June 29 2003 in the city of Chicago, resulting in the deadliest Porch collapse in United States
• June 30 - In Irvine, California, Joseph Hunter Parker kills two Albertsons employees with a sword, before being shot to death himself by the police. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Irvine ( is an incorporated city in Orange County California, United States Albertsons (officially New Albertson's Inc) a wholly owned subsidiary of Eden Prairie Minnesota -based Supervalu, is a Supermarket retailer Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force

July

• July 1 - 500,000 Hong Kong people march to protest Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23, which controversially redefines treason. Events in July The traditional period known as "fence month" (the closed season for deer in England ended July 9 (date varied Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23 is the basis (parent statute of a Security Law proposed by the Government of Hong Kong. In Law, treason is the Crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or Nation.
• July 2 - At the International Olympic Committee session in Prague, Vancouver, British Columbia is declared the Host City for the XXI Olympic Winter Games in 2010. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C For the film see 2010 The Year We Make Contact. For the book see 2010 Odyssey Two.
• July 5 - SARS is declared to be contained by WHO. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England.
• July 5 - A double suicide bombing at a Moscow rock concert kills the female attackers and 15 other people. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of
• July 6 - The 70-meter Eupatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message Cosmic Call 2 to 5 stars: Hip 4872, HD 245409, 55 Cancri, HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris that will arrive to these stars in 2036, 2040, 2044, 2044 and 2049 respectively
• July 7 - Corsica voters reject a referendum for increased autonomy from France by a very narrow margin. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England For the lake Kerkinitis see Kerkini Eupatoria or Yevpatoria (Євпаторія Евпатория Kezlev Eupatoria Kerkinitis is a city in Crimea Active SETI (Active Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence is the attempt to send messages to intelligent aliens 55 Cancri (ˈkæŋkraɪ or /ˈkæŋkriː/ also catalogued Rho1 Cancri or abbreviated 55 Cnc, is a Binary star approximately 41 Light-years HD 10307 (aka HR 483 A) is a star similar to the sun in mass temperature and metal content situated about 41 light-years from Earth in the constellation 47 Ursae Majoris, often abbreviated as 47 UMa, is a Solar twin, Yellow dwarf Star approximately 46 Light-years away in the Constellation 2036 ( MMXXXVI) will be a Leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 2040 ( MMXL) will be a Leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 2044 ( MMXLIV) will be a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. 2049 ( MMXLIX) will be a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Corsica (Corse Corsican and Italian: Corsica) is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• July 7 - Canon Jeffrey John, first would-be gay bishop in the Church of England, withdraws his acceptance of the post of The Bishop of Reading after discussions with church leaders. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Jeffrey Philip Hywel John, SCP, (born 10 February 1953) is a Church of England cleric and the current Dean of St Albans A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ as Redding) is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between
• July 8 - Sudan Airways Flight 39, with 117 people on board, crashes in Sudan; the only survivor is a two-year-old child. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Sudan Airways (الخطوط الجوية السودانية is the national Airline of Sudan and is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization Sudan Airways Flight 39 was a flight operated by Sudan Airways that crashed on July 8, 2003. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa.
• July 10 - A Russian security agent dies in Moscow, while trying to defuse a bomb a woman had tried to carry into a cafe on central Moscow's main street. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Main Street is the generic Street name (and often the official name of the primary retail street of a Village, Town, or small City
• July 14 - Washington Post columnist Robert Novak publishes the name of Valerie Plame, blowing her cover as a CIA operative. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D Robert David Sanders "Bob" Novak (born February 26, 1931) is a Conservative American political commentator syndicated columnist and journalist Valerie Elise Plame Wilson (born 19 April 1963) known as Valerie Plame, Valerie E near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all The CIA leak scandal begins. The phrase Plame Affair (also known as the CIA leak scandal, the CIA leak case, the CIA leak grand jury investigation, and Plamegate) refers
• July 18 - The Convention on the Future of Europe finishes its work and proposes the first European Constitution. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, The first European Convention The first European Convention, presided by Roman Herzog, worked from December 1999 till October 2000 on the Charter of Fundamental
• July 18 - The body of David Kelly, a scientist at the Ministry of Defence, is found a few miles from his home, leading to the Hutton inquiry. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, David Christopher Kelly CMG ( May 17, 1944 – July 17, 2003) was an employee of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence The Ministry of Defence ( MoD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters The Hutton Inquiry was a British Judicial inquiry chaired by Lord Hutton, appointed by the United Kingdom Labour government with the
• July 22 - Uday and Qusay Hussein, sons of Saddam Hussein, are killed by the U. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Uday Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti (18 June 1964 Baghdad &ndash 22 July 2003 Mosul) (عُدي صدّام حُسين was the eldest son of Saddam Hussein Qusay Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti (قصي صدام حسين (or Qusai) ( May 17, 1966 &ndash July 22, 2003) was the second son Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 S. military in Iraq, after being tipped off by an informant. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
• July 23 - Operation Warrior Sweep is the first major military deployment of the Afghan National Army. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Operation Warrior Sweep involved a July 20, 2003 deployment of about 1000 soldiers of the Afghan National Army, together with U The Afghan National Army (ANA is a service branch of the Military of Afghanistan currently being trained by the coalition forces to ultimately take the lead in
• July 24 - The Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands, Operation Helpem Fren, led by Australia, begins. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. The Solomon Islands is a country in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI also known as Operation Helpem Fren, was created in 2003 in response to a request for international aid by the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• July 30 - The last old-style Volkswagen Beetle rolls off its production line in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off The Volkswagen Beetle, officially known as the type 1 and originally called ‘Käfer’ is an Economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen The city of Puebla, officially Heroic Puebla de Zaragoza (nicknamed Angelópolis) is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Puebla. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.

August

• August 1 - A suicide bomber rams a truck filled with explosives into a military hospital near Chechnya, killing 50 people, including Russian troops wounded in Chechnya. Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman An explosive material is a material that either is chemically or otherwise Energetically unstable or produces a sudden expansion of the material usually accompanied The Chechen Republic (ˈʧɛʧɨn rɪˈpʌblɨk Чече́нская Респу́блика Chechenskaya Respublika; Нохчийн Республика Noxçiyn Respublika Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Chechen Republic (ˈʧɛʧɨn rɪˈpʌblɨk Чече́нская Респу́блика Chechenskaya Respublika; Нохчийн Республика Noxçiyn Respublika
• August 2 - The United Nations authorizes an international peacekeeping force for Liberia. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Peacekeeping, as defined by the United Nations, is "a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire
• August 10 - The highest temperature ever is recorded in the UK; 38. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 5°C (101. The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. 3°F) at Brogdale near Faversham in Kent ^[3]. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 Brogdale is a hamlet in Kent, England, located beside the M2 motorway two Miles south of Faversham. Faversham (fævɜʃəm is a town in Kent, England, in the district of Swale, roughly halfway between Sittingbourne and Canterbury KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format
• August 11 - NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation The North Atlantic Treaty International Security Assistance Force (10 ( ISAF) is a NATO -led security and development mission in Afghanistan established by the United Nations
• August 11 - Jemaah Islamiah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation History The JI was established as a loose confederation of several Islamic groups Riduan Isamuddin also transliterated as Riduan Isamudin, Riduan Isomuddin, and Riduan Isomudin, better known by the Nom de Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj
• August 11 - A heat wave in Paris causes temperatures up to 44°C (112°F). Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Country-by-country France In France, 14802 people&mdashmostly elderly&mdashdied from heat according to the country's largest funeral service Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724
• August 14 - A widespread power outage affects the northeastern United States and South-Central Canada. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures The Northeast Blackout of 2003 was a massive widespread Power outage that occurred throughout parts of the Northeastern and Midwestern United States
• August 14 - A 6. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures 4 Richter scale earthquake occurs near the Greek Ionian island of Lefkada; 24 are injured. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer This article is about the group of islands west of Greece For the ancient region in western Anatolia see Ionia. Lefkada, or Leucas (Λευκάδα le̞fˈkaða Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Λευκάς Leukás; Santa Maura is a Greek
• August 15- Global oil production begins a four-year plateau (and subsequent decline) in the face of rising demand, causing the start of the Oil price increases since 2003. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed The chart below shows the millions of barrels of Crude oil and related products (refined Diesel and Gasoline, LPG, etc
• August 16 - The 2003 Okanagan Mountain Park Fire spreads quickly on the outskirts of Kelowna, British Columbia, threatening to engulf the largest town in B. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting On August 16, 2003 a Wildfire was started by a lightning strike near Rattlesnake Island in Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park in British Kelowna (2007 population 106707 metropolitan population of 165596 is a City on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia C. 's interior.
• August 22 - A rocket explosion kills 21 at the Brazilian rocket complex in Alcântara, Brazil, due to the premature ignition of a solid rocket booster. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Solid rocket boosters (SRB (or motors SRM are used to provide the main Thrust in spacecraft launches from the launchpad up to burnout of the SRBs
• August 25 - Two bomb blasts in Mumbai, India kill 52. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• August 27 - Perihelic Opposition: Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in over 50,000 years. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan
• August 28 - Bank robber Brian Douglas Wells is killed when a time bomb around his neck explodes, allegedly in an act of betrayal by his co-conspiritors. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Brian Douglas Wells ( November 15, 1956 – August 28, 2003) was an American Pizza delivery man who was killed by a time bomb

September

• September 3 - Hubble Space Telescope starts Hubble Ultra Deep Field
• September 4 - Europe's busiest shopping centre, the Bullring in Birmingham, is officially opened by Sir Albert Bore. Events in September It is the start of the academic year in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere. Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius The Hubble Space Telescope ( HST; also known colloquially as "the Hubble" or just "Hubble" is a space telescope that was carried into The Hubble Ultra Deep Field, or HUDF, is an image of a small region of space in the constellation Fornax, composited from Hubble Space Telescope Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself The Bull Ring is a commercial area of Birmingham, England. It has been an important feature of Birmingham since the Middle Ages, when its market was first Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um
• September 10 - Swedish foreign minister Anna Lindh is stabbed in a Stockholm department store and dies the next day. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Ylva Anna Maria Lindh (19 June 1957 – 11 September 2003 was a Swedish Social Democratic Politician who served as Swedish Minister for ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the
• September 10 - Estonia approves joining the European Union in a referendum. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in
• September 13 - Indiana Governor Frank O'Bannon dies after suffering a stroke on September 8 in Chicago, Illinois. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Frank Lewis O'Bannon ( January 30, 1930 - September 13, 2003) was an American politician who was Governor of Indiana Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Joe Kernan, the Lieutenant Governor, is sworn in as Indiana's 48th Governor. Joseph Eugene Kernan (born April 8, 1946) widely known as Joe Kernan, is an American politician who became the Governor of Indiana
• September 14 - Sweden rejects adopting the Euro in a referendum. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e
• September 15 - The ELN kidnaps 8 foreign tourists in the Ciudad Perdida in Colombia; they demand a human rights investigation and release the last hostages 3 months later. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional ELN is a Revolutionary Marxist, Insurgent guerrilla group that has been operating Ciudad Perdida (translation "Lost City" is the Archaeological site of an ancient city in Sierra Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America.
• September 16 - Two suicide bombers drive an explosive-filled truck into a government security services building near Chechnya, killing 3 and injuring 25. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons The Chechen Republic (ˈʧɛʧɨn rɪˈpʌblɨk Чече́нская Респу́блика Chechenskaya Respublika; Нохчийн Республика Noxçiyn Respublika
• September 18 - Hurricane Isabel made landfall as a Category 2 Hurricane on North Carolina's Outer Banks. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Hurricane Isabel was the costliest and deadliest hurricane in the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. It would directly kill 16 people in the Mid-Atlantic area.
• September 27 - Smart 1, a European Space Agency satellite, is launched from French Guiana. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again SMART-1 was a Swedish -designed European Space Agency Satellite that Orbited around the Moon. The European Space Agency ( ESA) established in 1975 is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 17 member French Guiana (Guyane française officially fr ''Guyane'' is an Overseas department (French département d'outre-mer, or DOM) of France
• September 28 - A power failure affects all of Italy except Sardinia, cutting service to more than 56 million people. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• September 29 - Hurricane Juan lands at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada as a category 2 storm, killing 2 directly and 5 indirectly. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. See also Halifax Nova Scotia See also Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election 2008 Halifax Regional Municipality is the capital Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page

October

• October 5 - Israeli warplanes strike inside Syrian territory. October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Ain es Saheb airstrike occurred on October 5, 2003 and was the first overt Israeli military operation in Syria since the 1973 Yom Kippur Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية
• October 7 - 2003 California recall: Voters recall Governor Gray Davis from office and elect actor Arnold Schwarzenegger to succeed him. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) The 2003 California recall election was a special Election permitted under California law Joseph Graham Davis Jr (born December 26 1942 better known as Gray Davis, is an American politician who served as California 's 37th Governor Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor
• October 10 - Facing an investigation surrounding allegations of illegal drug use, American right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh publicly admits that he is addicted to prescription pain killers, and will seek treatment. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (born January 12, 1951) is an American radio host and conservative Political commentator. Oxycodone is an Opioid Analgesic Medication synthesized from Thebaine.
• October 12 - Michael Schumacher wins the 2003 FIA Formula One World Championship in Suzuka, Japan, beating Kimi Räikkönen to the title. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Michael Schumacher (German pronunciation;) (born January 3, 1969, in Hürth-Hermülheim, Germany) is a former Formula For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Kimi-Matias Räikkönen (ˈkimi ˈmɑtiɑs ˈræikkønen born October 17, 1979 in Espoo) is a Finnish Formula One race car driver currently
• October 15 - China launches Shenzhou 5, their first manned space mission. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Shenzhou 5 ( — was the first Human spaceflight mission of the People's Republic of China (PRC launched on October 15, 2003 A human spaceflight is a Spaceflight with a human crew, and possibly passengers
• October 15 - The 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash kills 11 after one of its ferries slams into a pier. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the On October 15 2003 at 321 pm the Staten Island Ferry vessel Andrew J
• October 24 - The Concorde makes its last commercial flight, bringing the era of airliner supersonic travel to a close, at least for the time being. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A supersonic transport (SST is a civil Aircraft designed to transport passengers at speeds greater than the Speed of sound.
• October 25 - The Cedar Fire begins in San Diego County, burning 280,000 acres (1,100 km²), 2,232 homes and killing 14. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a The Cedar Fire was a human-caused Wildfire which burned out of control through a large area of Southern California in October 2003 San Diego County is a County located on the Pacific Ocean in the far southwest of the U
• October 25 - The Florida Marlins defeated the New York Yankees to win their second World Series title. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation.
• October 31 - Mahathir Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia after 22 years in power. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad (ma'ħɑðiɽ bin mʊħɑmmæd̚ (recorded as born on 20 December 1925 was the fourth Prime Minister of For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and

November

• November 3 - New York City Subway's legendary Redbird trains are retired from passenger service after the R33/36 World's Fair cars make their final trip on the 7 line. Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. The New York City Subway is a Rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency Redbird is the name given to 1410 New York City Subway cars of the following types R26, R28, R29, R33 ML, R33 WF, R33 World's Fair ( R33 WF) is a New York City Subway car built in late 1963 and formerly used on the service ( IRT Flushing Line) The R36 World's Fair (also known as R36WF) New York City Subway cars were built in 1963-1964 by the St The 7 Flushing Local and 7 Flushing Express are Rapid transit services of the New York City Subway, providing local and express services along the full
• November 5 - Gary Ridgway, The "Green River Killer", confesses to murdering 48 women. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Gary Leon Ridgway (born February 18, 1949) known as the Green River Killer, is one of the most prolific Serial killers in American
• November 9 - A lunar eclipse is seen in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Central Asia. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all A lunar eclipse occurs whenever the Moon passes through some portion of the Earth's shadow The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east and from southern Russia in the north to northern Pakistan in the south
• November 12 - Occupation of Iraq: In Nasiriya, Iraq, at least 23 people, among them the first Italian casualties of the 2003 Iraq war, are killed in a suicide bomb attack on an Italian police base. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Nasiriyah ( BGN: an-Nāṣiriyyah; also spelled Nassiriya or Nasiriya) is a city in Iraq
• November 15 - Two car bombs explode simultaneously in Istanbul, Turkey, targeting 2 synagogues, killing at least 25 people and wounding more than 300; Al-Qaida claims responsibility. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The
• November 16 - The Edmonton Eskimos win the CFL Championship for the first time in a decade, defeating the Montreal Alouettes 34-22 in the 91st Grey Cup at Taylor Field in Regina, Saskatchewan. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton Alberta. The Montreal Alouettes ( French: les Alouettes de Montréal) are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec. Game Summary Edmonton Eskimos (34 - TDs Mike Pringle, Jason Tucker (2 Ricky Ray; FGs Sean Fleming (2 cons Regina (rɨˈdʒaɪnə is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada.
• November 18 - In Santa Barbara, California, an arrest warrant is issued for Michael Jackson after new child molestation claims. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Santa Barbara is a city in Santa Barbara County California, United States. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman
• November 18 - U. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull S. President George W. Bush makes a state visit to London in the midst of massive protests. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• November 18 - The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, rules anti-same-sex marriage laws unconstitutional in Massachusetts. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ( SJC) is the highest Court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Ruling In a 50-page 4–3 ruling delivered on November 18, 2003, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court found that the state may not "deny Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States.
• November 19 - At the end of a long public inquiry, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, John Prescott, gives planning approval to London Bridge Tower, set to become the tallest building in Europe. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land John Leslie Prescott (born 31 May 1938 is a British Labour Party Politician, former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Shard London Bridge, also known as London Bridge Tower, the Shard of Glass and 32 London Bridge is a Supertall Skyscraper soon to
• November 20 - Several bombs explode in Istanbul, Turkey, destroying the Turkish head office of HSBC and the British consulate. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey HSBC Bank AŞ, the Turkey subsidiary of the HSBC Group, is a bank with its head office in Istanbul. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• November 20 - Michael Jackson is arrested by police on charges of child molestation, a charge that can carry an 8-year jail term. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman
• November 22 - England wins the 2003 Rugby World Cup, defeating Australia 20-17 after extra time. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby union world cup and was won by England.
• November 23 - The Georgian Rose Revolution ends with overwhelming victory - president Eduard Shevardnadze resigns following weeks of mass protests over fraudulent elections. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between The "Revolution of Roses quot (often translated into English as the Rose Revolution) (ვარდების რევოლუცია - vardebis Eduard Amvrosiyevich Shevardnadze (ედუარდ შევარდნაძე ɛduɑrd ʃɛvɑrdnɑdzɛ (born 25 January 1928 in Mamati, Lanchkhuti
• November 23 - A total solar eclipse is seen over Antarctica. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is wholly or partially obscured
• November 24 - The High Court in Glasgow imposes a minimum sentence of 27 years for Al Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of bombing Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Lockerbie ( Scottish Gaelic: Logarbaidh) is a town in the Dumfries and Galloway region of south-western Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
• November 26 - Chillenden Windmill collapses in a gale. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Chillenden windmill is a grade II* listed open trestle post mill in Chillenden, Kent, England. The mill was rebuilt in 2005.
• November 28 - Kalev Ots succeeds to the presidency of the pre-WW II Republic of Estonia in exile, after the death of Mihkel Mathiesen. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Kalev Ots ( January 11, 1949) is an Estonian statesman He claims to be the Prime Minister in the capacity of the President of the Republic Mihkel Mathiesen ( 27 October 1918 &ndash 28 November 2003) was an Estonian statesman

December

A captured Saddam Hussein is investigated by US military doctors. Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30

• December 1 - The use of hand-held cell phones while driving is made illegal in the United Kingdom. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• December 1 - Boeing chairman and CEO Phil Condit resigns unexpectedly. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican The Boeing Company is a major Aerospace and defense corporation originally founded by William E A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Philip Murray Condit (born August 2, 1941) - best known as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO of the Boeing company from He is replaced by Lewis Platt as non-executive chairman and Harry Stonecipher as president and CEO. Lewis E Platt ( April 11, 1941 - September 8, 2005) succeeded John A Harry C Stonecipher (born May 16, 1936 in Robbins Tennessee) is the former President and Chief Executive of American
• December 5 - A suicide bombing on a commuter train in southern Russia kills 44 people. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending President Vladimir Putin condemns the attack as a bid to destabilize the country two days before parliamentary elections. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (; born 7 October 1952 in Leningrad, USSR; now Saint Petersburg, Russia was the second President of Russia
• December 5 - The eighteenth Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting opens in Abuja, Nigeria. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, abbreviated to CHOGM, is a biennial Summit meeting of the heads of government from all Commonwealth Abuja is the Capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria in the Federal Capital Territory Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal
• December 7 - Parliamentary elections are held in Russia. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• December 7 - Australian schoolboy Daniel Morcombe disappears from a bus stop on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Daniel Morcombe (born 19 December 1989) was a 13-year-old Australian boy who was the victim of a presumed Abduction in the Sunshine Coast The Sunshine Coast (population 290645 with up to an additional 50000 in visitors and seasonal workers is a coastal region located in South East Queensland, north of the It is one of the country's highest profile mysteries.
• December 7 - The new Government in Exile of the pre-World War II Republic of Estonia, headed by Ahti Mänd, assumes office. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Ahti Mänd (born 11 February 1958) is an Estonian building worker politician and internationally-unrecognised acting Prime Minister of the Estonian Government in
• December 8 - The Aso Rock Declaration is issued at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, outlining the Commonwealth's priority objectives. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe.
• December 9 - A female suicide bomber blows herself up outside Moscow's National Hotel, across from the Kremlin and Red Square, killing 5 bystanders. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of The Moscow Kremlin ( Russian: Московский Кремль Moskovskiy Kreml) usually referred to as simply The Kremlin, is a historic fortified Red Square ( Красная площадь, Krasnaya ploshchad) is the most famous City square in Moscow, and arguably one of the most
• December 12 - Paul Martin becomes the 21st Prime Minister of Canada. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Paul Edgar Philippe Martin. PC, MP (also known as Paul Martin Jr The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus
• December 12 - Olympic Airlines, Greece's new flag carrier, is launched. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Olympic Airlines (Ολυμπιακές Αερογραμμές Olympiakés Aerogrammés - OA is the Flag carrier Airline of Greece, based Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
• December 13 - Saddam Hussein, former President of Iraq, is captured in Tikrit by the U.S. 4th Infantry Division. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 The President of Iraq is Iraq 's Head of state. Presidents of the Republic of Iraq (1958-2003 For most of the country's history Iraq's Tikrit (تكريت Tikrīt also transliterated as Takrit or Tekrit) is a town in Iraq, located The 4th Infantry Division is a modular division of the United States Army based at Fort Carson, Colorado, with four Brigade combat
• December 16 - The United Kingdom announces plans to build a new runway at Stansted Airport in Essex and a short-haul runway at Heathrow Airport, sparking anger from environmental groups. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located London Stansted Airport is a passenger Airport located in the Uttlesford District of the English County of Essex about 38 miles (61 Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common
• December 18 - The Soham Murder Trial ends at the Old Bailey in London, with Ian Huntley found guilty of two counts of murder. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the The Soham murders was a high profile murder case in August 2002 of two ten-year-old girls in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England. The Central Criminal Court in England, commonly known as the Old Bailey, is a court London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. His girlfriend Maxine Carr is found guilty of perverting the course of justice.
• December 20 - Libya admits to building a nuclear bomb. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion.
• December 22 - An earthquake shakes up California, killing two people. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
• December 22 - Parmalat is first accused of falsifying accounts to the tune of USD $5 billion, later admitted by founder Calisto Tanzi; observers call it "Europe's Enron". Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Parmalat SpA ( is a Multinational Italian Dairy and food corporation Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation (formerly Enron Corporation, former NYSE ticker symbol ENE was an American Energy company based in
• December 23 - PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field explosion, Guoqiao, Kai County, Chongqing, China, 234 killed. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city PetroChina Company Limited () (,) is a Chinese oil company and is the listed arm of state-owned China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC Mainland Kai County (开县 | Kāi Xiàn | Khai) is a county of Chongqing Municipality in China. Chongqing ( Postal map spelling: Chungking; Wade-Giles: Ch'ung-ch'ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
• December 24 - A BSE (mad cow disease) outbreak in Washington State is announced. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ( BSE) commonly known as Mad-Cow Disease ( MCD) is a fatal Neurodegenerative disease in Cattle Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Several countries including Brazil, Australia and Taiwan ban the import of beef from the United States of America. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• December 24 - At the request of the U. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes S. Embassy in Paris, the French Government orders Air France to cancel several flights between France and the U. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Air France (formally Société Air France) is one of the world's largest Airlines Air France is based in Paris, France, and is a subsidiary of S. in response to terrorist concerns.
• December 24 - The Spanish police thwart an attempt by ETA to detonate 50 kg of explosives at 3:55 p. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. eu '''Euskadi Ta Askatasuna''' or ETA ( Basque for "Basque Homeland and Freedom" ˈɛːta is an illegal armed Basque nationalist Separatist An explosive material is a material that either is chemically or otherwise Energetically unstable or produces a sudden expansion of the material usually accompanied m. on Christmas Eve inside Madrid's busy Chamartín Station. Christmas Eve, December 24, is the day before Christmas Day, the celebrated birthday of Jesus. Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain.
• December 25 - Beagle 2 is scheduled to land on Mars, but nothing is heard from the lander. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Beagle 2 was an unsuccessful British landing spacecraft that formed part of the European Space Agency 's 2003 Mars Express mission
• December 25 - President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan escapes the second assassination attempt in two weeks. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and
• December 26 - A massive earthquake devastates southeastern Iran. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Over 40,000 people are reported killed in the city of Bam.
• December 31 - David Bieber is arrested on suspicion of the Boxing Day police shootings in Leeds. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. David Francis Bieber (born 3 February 1966[http //wwwtimesonline Boxing Day is a public holiday in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, as well as many other members of the Commonwealth Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England

Ongoing

• The War in Iraq begins. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign

Fictional events

• In the video game Freedom Fighters, the game is set in an alternate timeline from 1945 on where world power shifted towards the Soviet Union, the Soviets invades and conquers the United States, causing a rebel resistance. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

• In the TV series Stargate SG-1 the second alpha site is attacked by kull warriors .

• In The Simpsons timeline, the events of The Simpsons: Hit & Run take place between October 25 and October 31, with all seven levels taking place on one week. The Simpsons Hit & Run is an action - adventure Video game based on the animated sitcom The Simpsons Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse

• The events in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines take place and Skynet begins its nuclear attack. Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines, commonly abbreviated as T3, is a 2003 Science fiction / action Film directed

• The events of Resident Evil: Extinction take place, before the last chapters of Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles. Resident Evil Extinction is a 2007 Science fiction action Horror film. Resident Evil The Umbrella Chronicles, known in Japan as, is an on-rails shooting game and the seventh main installment in Capcom 's Resident

• In the last chapters of Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield are sent to a Umbrella Fortress in February 2003. Resident Evil The Umbrella Chronicles, known in Japan as, is an on-rails shooting game and the seventh main installment in Capcom 's Resident

Births

• April 23 - Princess Laetitia Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, daughter of Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este and Princess Astrid of Belgium
• April 29 - Maud Angelica Behn, daughter of Ari Behn and Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
• May 8 - Moulay Hassan, son of King Mohammed VI and Princess Lalla Salma. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays is the current era name in Japan. The Heisei era started on January 8, 1989, just one day after the death of the reigning Emperor Hirohito The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Unix time, or POSIX time, is a system for describing points in Time, defined as the number of seconds elapsed since Midnight Coordinated Universal Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Ancestry Early life and marriage Prince Lorenz was born in Clinique du Belvédère Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France as the second child of Ancestry Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Maud Angelica Behn was born 29 April 2003 at Norway 's National Hospital Rikshospitalet, in Oslo. Ari Mikael Behn (né Bjørshol born 30 September 1972 is a Norwegian author and husband of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway. Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (born 22 September 1971 in Oslo) is the only daughter of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Moulay Hassan Crown Prince of Morocco (born May 8, 2003) is the current Heir apparent to the Moroccan Throne. King Mohammed VI (محمد السادس born in 1963 is the King of Morocco. Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco (الأميرة للا سلمى born Salma Bennani on May 10 1978 is the Princess Consort of King
• May 12 - Madeleine McCann, Missing English toddler (missing since 2007)
• July 4 - Alessia di Matteo, first survivor of eight transplants in one operation (d. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Madeleine McCann disappeared on the evening of Thursday 3 May 2007 from the resort of Praia da Luz, in the Algarve region of Portugal, just days short Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples 2005)
• August 20 - Prince Gabriel of Belgium, son of Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant
• August 24 - Alexandre Coste, son of Albert II, Prince of Monaco
• November 8 - Lady Louise Windsor, daughter of Earl and Countess of Wessex
• December 7 - Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands, daughter of Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands
• December 29 - Princess Vittoria of Savoy, daughter of Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice and Piedmont and Clotilde Courau

Deaths

For more deaths, see: Deaths in 2003

January-June

• January 3 - Sid Gillman, American football coach (b. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Biography Prince Philippe was educated at the Belgian Royal Military School Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Alexandre Eric Stéphane Coste (born 24 August, 2003 in Paris) is the son of Albert II Prince of Monaco, and his former Lover Early life Born in the Prince's Palace of Monaco, Albert attended the Albert I High School graduating with distinction in 1976 Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration The Lady Louise Windsor (Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary born 8 November 2003 is a member of the British Royal Family. Sophie Countess of Wessex ( née Rhys-Jones, born 20 January 1965 is a member of the British Royal Family, the wife of Prince Edward Earl of Wessex Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Life Princess Catharina-Amalia was born in the Bronovo Hospital in The Hague. Willem-Alexander Prince of Orange (in Dutch: Prins van Oranje Princess Máxima of the Netherlands ( Née Máxima Zorreguieta; born May 17, 1971) is the spouse of Willem-Alexander Prince of Orange Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Princess Vittoria of Savoy ( Vittoria Cristina Adelaide Chiara Maria di Savoia, born December 29, 2003, Geneva, Switzerland) is the Emanuele Filiberto Prince of Venice and Piedmont ( Emanuele Filiberto Umberto Reza Rene Maria di Savoia) ( June 22, 1972 -) a member of the House The following is a list of notable deaths in 2003. Names are listed by date of death not the date it was announced Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Sidney "Sid" Gillman ( October 26, 1911 - January 3, 2003) was an American football coach and innovator 1911)
• January 4 - Conrad Hall, Tahitian-born cinematographer (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Conrad L Hall, ASC ( June 21, 1926 &ndash January 4, 2003) was a top-billed Hollywood Cinematographer and three-time 1926)
• January 4 - Yfrah Neaman, Lebanese-born violinist (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Yfrah Neaman OBE (يفراح نيعمان February 13, 1923 &ndash January 4, 2003) was a Violinist. 1923)
• January 8 - Ron Goodwin, English composer and conductor (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Ronald Alfred Goodwin (17 February 1925 &ndash 8 January 2003 was a British Composer and conductor best known for his Film scores 1925)
• January 11 - Maurice Pialat, French actor and director (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Maurice Pialat ( 21 August 1925 &ndash 11 January 2003) was a French Film director, Screenwriter and Actor 1925)
• January 11 - Richard Simmons, American actor (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Richard Simmons ( August 19, 1913 – January 11, 2003) also known as Dick Simmons, was an American Film actor 1913)
• January 12 - Dean Amadon, American ornithologist (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Dean Amadon ( June 5, 1912 - January 12, 2003) was an American Ornithologist and an authority on birds of prey 1912)
• January 12 - Leopoldo Galtieri, Argentine dictator (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri Castelli ( July 15, 1926 - January 12, 2003) was an Argentine general and President of Argentina 1926)
• January 12 - Maurice Gibb, British musician with the Bee Gees (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Maurice Ernest Gibb CBE ( December 22 1949 &ndash January 12 2003) was a Musician and Singer-songwriter The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. 1949)
• January 15 - Doris Fisher, American singer-songwriter (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Doris Fisher ( May 2, 1915 - January 15, 2003) was a United States Singer and Songwriter. 1915)
• January 17 - Richard Crenna, American actor (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Richard Donald Crenna ( November 30, 1926 – January 17, 2003) was an American Film, Television and 1926)
• January 20 - Al Hirschfeld, American cartoonist (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Albert Hirschfeld ( June 21, 1903 – January 20, 2003) was a Jewish American Caricaturist best known for his simple black 1903)
• January 20 - Bill Werbeniuk, Canadian snooker player (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. William Alexander `Bill` Werbeniuk ( January 14, 1947 - January 20, 2003) was a Canadian professional Snooker player 1947)
• January 23 - Nell Carter, American singer and actress (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Nell Carter ( September 13, 1948 – January 23, 2003) was an American singer and film stage and television actress 1948)
• January 24 - Gianni Agnelli, Italian auto executive (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Giovanni Agnelli, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( March 12, 1921 – January 24, 2003) better known as Gianni Agnelli, was 1921)
• January 26 - Valeriy Brumel, Russian athlete (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Valeriy Brumel (Валерий Николаевич Брумель ( May 14, 1942 in the village of Razvedki Tynda District in Amur Oblast 1942)
• January 26 - Hugh Trevor-Roper, Baron Dacre of Glanton, English historian (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper Baron Dacre of Glanton ( January 15, 1914 – January 26, 2003) was a British Historian 1917)
• January 29 - Frank Moss, American politician (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Frank Edward Moss ( September 23, 1911 &ndash January 29, 2003) was a Moderate Democratic United States Senator 1911)
• February 1 - crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-107:

Michael P. Anderson, American astronaut (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Space Shuttle Columbia ( NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first spaceworthy Space shuttle in NASA 's STS-107 was a Space shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle Columbia, launched January 16, 2003. Michael Phillip Anderson ( December 25, 1959 – February 1, 2003) was a United States Lieutenant Colonel ( USAF) a NASA 1959)

David M. Brown, American astronaut (b. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David McDowell Brown ( April 16, 1956 – February 1, 2003) was a United States Naval Captain and a NASA 1956)

Kalpana Chawla, American astronaut (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kalpana Chawla (कल्‍पना चावला (ਕਲਪਨਾ ਚਾਵਲਾ ( 17 March 1962 – 1 February 2003) was an Indian-American 1961)

Laurel Clark, American astronaut (b. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Laurel Blair Salton Clark ( March 10, 1961 – February 1, 2003) was a medical doctor United States Navy Captain, 1961)

Rick Husband, American astronaut (b. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Douglas "Rick" Husband ( July 12, 1957 – February 1, 2003) was an Astronaut and the Space shuttle commander 1957)

William McCool, American astronaut (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) William Cameron "Willie" McCool ( September 23, 1961 – February 1, 2003) was a United States Navy Commander, 1961)

Ilan Ramon, Israeli astronaut (b. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ilan Ramon ( June 20 1954 - February 1 2003; אילן רמון) was a fighter pilot in the Israeli Air Force, and later 1954)

• February 2 - Lou Harrison, American composer (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Lou Silver Harrison ( May 14, 1917 &ndash February 2, 2003) was an American 1917)
• February 10 - Edgar de Evia, American photographer (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Edgar Domingo Evia y Joutard, known professionally as Edgar de Evia ( July 30, 1910 – February 10, 2003) was a Mexican 1910)
• February 10 - Ron Ziegler, American president Richard Nixon's White House Press Secretary (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Ronald Louis Ziegler ( May 12, 1939 &ndash February 10, 2003) was White House Press Secretary during United States President 1939)
• February 10 - "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig, American professional wrestler (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig – February 10 2003 also known by the Ring name Mr 1959)
• February 15 - Dolly the Sheep, first successfully cloned mammal (b. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Dolly was a ewe ( July 5, 1996 – February 14, 2003) that was the first Animal to be cloned from an adult 1996)
• February 16 - Eleanor "Sis" Daley, American wife of Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley (b. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Eleanor "Sis" Daley ( March 4, 1907 &ndash February 16, 2003) born Eleanor Guilfoyle was the wife of former Chicago Richard Joseph Daley ( May 15, 1902 – December 20, 1976) served for 21 years as the undisputed Democratic boss of Chicago 1907)
• February 19 - Johnny PayCheck, American singer (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Johnny Paycheck ( May 31, 1938 &ndash February 19, 2003) was a Country music singer 1938)
• February 20 - Maurice Blanchot, French philosopher and writer (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Maurice Blanchot ( September 22, 1907  &ndash February 20, 2003) was a French Writer, Philosopher, and 1907)
• February 20 - Orville Freeman, American politician (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Orville Lothrop Freeman (May 9 1918 February 20 2003 was an American Democratic politician who served as the 29th Governor of Minnesota from January 5 1955 to 1918)
• February 27 - Fred Rogers, American children's television host (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation 1928)
• February 28 - Fidel Sánchez Hernández, President of El Salvador (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Fidel Sánchez Hernández ( July 7, 1917 in El Divisadero &ndash February 28, 2003) was a politician general and former President This page contains a list of Presidents of El Salvador. There has been a total of 55 presidents many have served in office more than once 1917)
• February 28 - Rudolf Kingslake, British lens designer and engineer (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Rudolf Kingslake (1903-2003 was an eminent Academician, lens designer and Engineer. 1903)
• March 2 - Hank Ballard, American musician (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Hank Ballard (born John Henry Kendricks) ( November 18, 1927 - March 2, 2003) was an African American R&B / 1927)
• March 9 - Bernard Dowiyogo, President of Nauru (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. HE Bernard Annen Auwen Dowiyogo ( February 14, 1946 &ndash March 9, 2003) was President of the Republic of Nauru. The president of Nauru is elected by Parliament from amongst its members 1946)
• March 12 - Lynne Thigpen, American actress (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Cherlynne Theresa “Lynne” Thigpen ( December 22 1948 &ndash March 12 2003) was an American stage and television actress 1948)
• March 12 - Zoran Đinđić, Serbian prime minister (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Zoran Đinđić, PhD (often Zoran Djindjić, from Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Ђинђић, /ˈzorɑn ˈdʑɪndʑɪtɕ/ (1 August Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country 1952)
• March 22 - Milton G. Henschel, American Jehovah's Witnesses leader (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Milton George Henschel ( August 9, 1920 - March 22, 2003) was a longtime member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses, who succeeded Jehovah's Witnesses is a restorationist, millenialist Christian denomination 1920)
• March 22 - Terry Lloyd, British journalist (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Terence Ellis Lloyd ( November 21, 1952 &ndash March 22, 2003) was a British television journalist well-known for his reporting from 1952)
• March 26 - Daniel Patrick Moynihan, American politician (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. For the US Representative from Illinois see P H Moynihan Daniel Patrick “Pat” Moynihan ( March 16, 1927 – March 26, 1926)
• March 29 - Carlo Urbani, Italian physician (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Carlo Urbani ( Castelplanio, Italy October 19, 1956 – Bangkok, Thailand March 29, 2003) was an 1956)
• April 1 - Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong singer and actor (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing ( September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003) nicknamed elder brother (哥哥 was an Actor and Musician 1956)
• April 7 - Cecile de Brunhoff, French storyteller (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Cecile de Brunhoff ( October 16, 1903 &ndash April 7, 2003) was a French storyteller and the co-creator of the Babar stories 1903)
• April 9 - Jorge Oteiza, Spanish painter (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Jorge Oteiza Enbil ( October 21 1908 &ndash April 9 2003) was a Basque sculptor, painter, Designer 1908)
• April 11 - Cecil Howard Green, British-born geophysicist and businessman (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Cecil Howard Green ( August 6, 1900 &ndash April 11, 2003) was a British -born American Geophysicist who trained 1900)
• April 17 - Robert Atkins, American nutritionist (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Robert Coleman Atkins MD ( October 17, 1930 &ndash April 17, 2003) was an American physician and Cardiologist, best known 1930)
• April 17 - Paul Getty, American-born philanthropist (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Sir John Paul Getty, KBE ( September 7, 1932 &ndash April 17, 2003) was a wealthy American-born British 1932)
• April 17 - Earl King, American musician (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Earl King ( February 7[[ 934]] – April 17[[ 003]] was a Singer, Guitarist, and Songwriter, most active in Blues music 1934)
• April 19 - Mirza Tahir Ahmad, British-born Muslim leader (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Mirza Tahir Ahmad (Born 18 December 1928 in Qadian, died 19 April 2003 in London) was Khalifatul Masih IV 1928)
• April 20 - Ruth Hale, American playwright and actress (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Ruth Hale ( October 14 1908 &ndash April 20 2003) was an American Playwright and actress. 1908)
• April 20 - Bernard Katz, German-born biophysicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Sir Bernard Katz, FRS ( 26 March 1911 &ndash 20 April 2003) was a German -born biophysicist, noted for his work The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1911)
• April 20 - Daijiro Kato, Japanese motorcycle racer (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Daijiro Kato Japanese: 加藤 大治郎 Katō Daijirō; ( July 4, 1976 - April 20, 2003) was a Japanese 1976)
• April 21 - Nina Simone, American singer (b. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known by her Stage name Nina Simone ( IPA: ninɐ sʌmɞnɑ (February 21 1933 – April 21 2003 was a fifteen-time 1933)
• April 23 - Fernand Fonssagrives, French photographer (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Fernand Fonssagrives ( June 8, 1910 - April 23, 2003) born near Paris, France he was a Photographer known for 1910)
• April 26 - Peter Stone, American writer (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Peter Stone ( February 27, 1930 – April 26, 2003) was a writer for theater television and movies 1930)
• April 30 - Wim van Est, Dutch cyclist (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Willem van Est ( March 25, 1923 &ndash 1 May, 2003) was a Dutch cyclist. 1923)
• May 1 - Elizabeth Hulette, American wrestling manager and valet (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Elizabeth Ann Hulette ( November 19, 1960 – May 1, 2003) best known as Miss Elizabeth, was a U 1960)
• May 3 - Suzy Parker, American actress (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Suzy Parker ( October 28, 1932 - May 3, 2003) was an American actress and model. 1932)
• May 9 - Russell B. Long, American politician (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Russell Billiu Long ( November 3, 1918 – May 9, 2003) was an American politician who served in the United States Senate 1918)
• May 11 - Noel Redding, English musician (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople David "Noel" Redding ( December 25, 1945 &ndash May 11, 2003) was an English Rock and roll guitarist best 1946)
• May 12 - Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, French UN High Commissioner for Refugees (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, KBE ( صدرالّدين آغا خان,) (17 January 1933 &ndash 12 May 2003 served as United Nations High Commissioner 1933)
• May 14 - Wendy Hiller, English actress (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Dame Wendy Margaret Hiller DBE ( 15 August 1912 – 14 May 2003) was a distinguished English Film and stage 1912)
• May 14 - Robert Stack, American actor (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Robert Langford Modini Stack ( January 13, 1919 &ndash May 14, 2003) was an Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award - nominated 1919)
• May 15 - June Carter Cash, American singer (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Valerie June Carter Cash ( June 23, 1929 &ndash May 15, 2003) was a Singer, Songwriter, actress, comedienne 1929)
• May 15 - Rik Van Steenbergen, Belgian cyclist (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Rik Van Steenbergen ( 9 September, 1924 &ndash May 15, 2003) was a Belgian Racing cyclist, considered to be one of the 1924)
• May 26 - Kathleen Winsor, American writer (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Kathleen Winsor ( October 16, 1919 - May 26, 2003) was an American author best known for the Romance novel Forever 1919)
• May 27 - Luciano Berio, Italian composer (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Luciano Berio, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( October 24, 1925 &ndash May 27, 2003) was an Italian Composer. 1925)
• May 28 - Ilya Prigogine, Russian-born physicist and chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Ilya Viscount Prigogine (Илья́ Рома́нович Приго́жин ( January 25, 1917 &ndash May 28, 2003) was a Russian The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1917)
• May 28 - Martha Scott, American actress (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Martha Ellen Scott ( September 22, 1912 – May 28, 2003) was an American actress 1912)
• June 2 - Burke Marshall, American lawyer and politician (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Burke Marshall ( October 1, 1922 - June 2, 2003) was an American lawyer and head of the Civil Rights Division of the U 1922)
• June 2 - "Classy" Freddy Blassie, American professional wrestler and manager (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Frederick Blassie ( February 8, 1918 &ndash June 2, 2003) better known as "Classy" Freddie Blassie, was an American 1918)
• June 6 - Ken Grimwood, American writer (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Kenneth Milton Grimwood ( February 27, 1944 – June 6, 2003) was an American author who was born in Dothan Alabama. 1944)
• June 10 - Donald Regan, American Treasury Secretary (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Donald Thomas Regan ( December 21, 1918 &ndash June 10, 2003) was the 66th United States Secretary of the Treasury, from 1981 to 1985 1918)
• June 10 - Bernard Williams, English philosopher (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams FBA (21 September 1929 &ndash 10 June 2003 has been described as the most important British moral philosopher of his time 1929)
• June 11 - David Brinkley, American television reporter (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. David McClure Brinkley ( July 10 1920 &ndash June 11 2003) was an American Newscaster for NBC, and 1920)
• June 12 - Gregory Peck, American actor (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Gregory Peck (April 5 1916 &ndash June 12 2003 was an Academy Award -winning and four-time Golden Globe Award-winning American Film 1916)
• June 14 - Jimmy Knepper, American musician (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the James M (Jimmy Knepper ( November 22 1927 – June 14 2003) was an American Jazz Trombonist. 1927)
• June 15 - Hume Cronyn, Canadian actor (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Hume Blake Cronyn, OC ( July 18, 1911 – June 15, 2003) was a Canadian - American Actor of 1911)
• June 18 - Larry Doby, American baseball player (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby ( December 13, 1923 – June 18, 2003) was an American professional Baseball player 1923)
• June 19 - Laura Sadler, British TV actress (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Laura Ruth Sadler ( 25 December 1980 &ndash 19 June 2003) was an English actress best known for her role as nurse Sandy 1980)
• June 21 - Leon Uris, American writer (b. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Leon Marcus Uris ( August 3 1924 - June 21 2003) was an American novelist, known for his historical fiction and the deep 1924)
• June 23 - Maynard Jackson, American mayor of Atlanta, Georgia (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr ( March 23, 1938 – June 23, 2003) was an American politician a member of the Democratic 1938)
• June 25 - Lester Maddox, American politician (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Lester Garfield Maddox ( September 30, 1915 – June 25, 2003) was an American Democratic Party politician who was 1915)
• June 26 - Denis Thatcher, British husband of Margaret Thatcher (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Major Sir Denis Thatcher 1st Baronet, MBE, TD (10 May 1915 &ndash 26 June 2003 was an English Businessman, and the husband of the Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 1915)
• June 26 - Strom Thurmond, American politician (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. James Strom Thurmond ( December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who served as governor of South Carolina and 1902)
• June 26 - Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroon footballer (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Marc-Vivien Foé ( May 1, 1975 - June 26, 2003) was a Cameroonian international football player who played in midfield 1975)
• June 29 - Katharine Hepburn, American actress (b. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12 1907 – June 29 2003 was an American actress of film television and stage 1907)
• June 30 - Buddy Hackett, American comedian and actor (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Buddy Hackett ( August 31, 1924 &ndash June 30, 2003) was an American Comedian and Actor. 1924)

July-December

Zahra Kazemi

Bob Hope

• July 1 - Herbie Mann, American jazz flautist (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zahra "Ziba" Kazemi-Ahmadabadi (زهرا کاظمی احمدآبادی in Persian)‎ (1949 – July 11, 2003) was an Iranian Canadian Bob Hope, KBE KCSG ( May 29, 1903 &ndash July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Herbert Jay Solomon ( April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003) better known as Herbie Mann, was an American Jazz 1930)
• July 1 - George Roper, British comedian (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. This is an article about the British comedian For information on the British sitcom character see Man About the House. 1934)
• July 4 - Barry White, American singer (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Barry Eugene White (born Barrence Eugene Carter, &ndash) was an American Record producer, Songwriter and Singer. 1944)
• July 5 - Roman Lyashenko, Russian hockey player (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Roman Lyashenko ( May 2, 1979 – July 5, 2003) was a Russian Ice hockey player 1979)
• July 7 - Buddy Ebsen, American actor (b. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Buddy Ebsen ( April 2, 1908 &ndash July 6, 2003) was a versatile American Character actor and Dancer. 1908)
• July 10 - Winston Graham, English writer (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Winston Mawdsley Graham OBE ( June 30, 1908 – July 10, 2003) was an English Novelist, best known for the 1908)
• July 10 - Hartley Shawcross, British chief prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Hartley William Shawcross Baron Shawcross, GBE, PC, KC ( 4 February 1902 &ndash 10 July 2003) was a British 1902)
• July 11 - Zahra Kazemi, Iranian-Canadian freelance photographer. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Zahra "Ziba" Kazemi-Ahmadabadi (زهرا کاظمی احمدآبادی in Persian)‎ (1949 – July 11, 2003) was an Iranian Canadian For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is a person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer A photographer is a person who takes a Photograph using a Camera. (b. 1949)
• July 12 - Benny Carter, American musician (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Bennett Lester Carter (born August 8, 1907 in Harlem New York; died July 12, 2003 in Los Angeles California) was 1907)
• July 13 - Compay Segundo, Cuban musician (Buena Vista Social Club) (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Compay Segundo, born, deceased, was a Cuban Musician and Songwriter. The Buena Vista Social Club was a members club in Havana, Cuba that held dances and musical activities becoming a popular location for musicians to meet 1907)
• July 14 - Éva Janikovszky, Hungarian novelist (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Éva Janikovszky ( Szeged, April 23, 1926 – Budapest, July 14, 2003) was a famous Hungarian writer 1926)
• July 15 - Roberto Bolaño, Chilean writer (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Roberto Bolaño Ávalos ( April 28, 1953 — July 15, 2003) was a Latin American 1953)
• July 15 - Tex Schramm, American football team president and general manager (b. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Texas Earnest Schramm Jr ( June 2, 1920 - July 15, 2003) was the original president and general manager of the U 1920)
• July 16 - Celia Cruz, Cuban singer (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Celia Cruz ( October 21 1925 – July 16 2003) was a Cuban salsa singer and was one of the most successful Cuban 1924)
• July 16 - Carol Shields, American-born writer (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Carol Ann Shields (née Warner)BA MA CC, OM, DLitt, LLD, FRSC ( June 2, 1935 &ndash 1935)
• July 17 - Rosalyn Tureck, American pianist and harpsichordist (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Rosalyn Tureck ( December 14, 1914 - July 17, 2003) was an American Pianist and Harpsichordist who was particularly associated 1914)
• July 22 - Uday and Qusay Hussein, sons of Saddam Hussein
• July 25 - Ludwig Bölkow, German aeronautical engineer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Uday Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti (18 June 1964 Baghdad &ndash 22 July 2003 Mosul) (عُدي صدّام حُسين was the eldest son of Saddam Hussein Qusay Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti (قصي صدام حسين (or Qusai) ( May 17, 1966 &ndash July 22, 2003) was the second son Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Ludwig Bölkow ( June 30, 1912 – July 25, 2003) was one of the Aeronautical pioneers of Germany 1912)
• July 25 - Erik Brann, American musician (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Erik Brann aka Erik Braunn aka Erik Braun ( August 11 1950 – July 25, 2003) American musician was a Guitarist 1950)
• July 25 - John Schlesinger, English film director (b. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler John Richard Schlesinger, CBE ( February 16, 1926 &ndash July 25, 2003) was an Academy Award -winning English 1926)
• July 27 - Bob Hope, English-born U. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Bob Hope, KBE KCSG ( May 29, 1903 &ndash July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in S. comedian (b. 1903)
• July 30 - Sam Phillips, American record producer (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Samuel Cornelius Phillips ( January 5, 1923 – July 30, 2003) better known as Sam Phillips, was an American 1923)
• August 1 - Marie Trintignant, French actress (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Marie Trintignant ( January 21, 1962 – August 1, 2003) was a French actress. 1962)
• August 4 - Frederick Chapman Robbins, American pediatrician and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Frederick Chapman Robbins ( August 25, 1916 &ndash August 4, 2003) was an American pediatrician and virologist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1916)
• August 4 - Brian Trueman, English musician (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Brian Trueman (born Manchester England 16 May 1932) is a British writer and broadcaster known mainly for his work with 1930)
• August 9 - Gregory Hines, American dancer and actor (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Gregory Oliver Hines ( February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003) was an American Actor, Singer, Dancer 1946)
• August 9 - Ray Harford, English footballer and manager (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Raymond Thomas Harford ( June 1, 1945 — August 9, 2003) was an English footballer, better known for his successes 1945)
• August 11 - Armand Borel, Swiss mathematician (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Armand Borel ( 21 May 1923 &ndash 11 August 2003) was a Swiss Mathematician, born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, and was 1923)
• August 14 - Helmut Rahn, German footballer (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Helmut Rahn, known as Der Boss (The Boss ( 16 August 1929 in Essen – 14 August 2003) was a German football player 1929)
• August 16 - Idi Amin Dada, Ugandan dictator (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Idi Amin Dada (mid 1920s &ndash 16 August 2003 commonly known as Idi Amin, was a Ugandan military dictator and the President of Uganda 1924)
• August 19 - Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian diplomat (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Sérgio Vieira de Mello ( March 15 1948 &ndash August 19 2003) was an illustrious Brazilian United Nations (UN 1948)
• August 19 - Carlos Roberto Reina, President of Honduras (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Carlos Roberto Reina Idiáquez ( March 13, 1926 - August 19, 2003) was a politician and President of Honduras from This page lists presidents of Honduras. Many of the post 1900 Presidents represented one of the two dominant political parties which are the Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH 1926)
• August 22 - Imperio Argentina, Argentinian singer and actress (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Magdalena Nile del Río ( December 26 1906 &ndash August 22 2003) was a professional singer and movie actress who was better known as Imperio 1906)
• August 23 - Bobby Bonds, American baseball player (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Bobby Lee Bonds ( March 15 1946 – August 23 2003) was an American Right fielder in Major League Baseball from 1946)
• August 23 - Jack Dyer, Australian football player, coach, and commentator (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire John Raymond Dyer senior (13 November 1913 - 23 August 2003 always known as Jack Dyer, was one of the colossal figures of Australian rules football during 1913)
• August 28 - Brian Douglas Wells, American criminal (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Brian Douglas Wells ( November 15, 1956 – August 28, 2003) was an American Pizza delivery man who was killed by a time bomb 1956)
• August 29 - Vladimir Vasicek, Czech painter (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Vladimír Vašíček / Vladimir Vasicek ( 29 September 1919 &ndash 29 August 2003) was a Czech painter one of pioneers and classics 1919)
• August 30 - Charles Bronson, American actor (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky, Lithuanian name Karolis Bučinskis, November 3, 1921 – August 30, 1921)
• September 1 - Terry Frost, English artist (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Sir Terry Frost (born Terence Ernest Manitou Frost) ( October 13, 1915 – September 1, 2003) was an English artist noted 1915)
• September 1 - John Gould, American humorist, essayist, and columnist (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. John Thomas Gould ( October 22, 1908 – September 1, 2003) was an American Humorist, Essayist, and Columnist 1908)
• September 6 - Harry Goz, American actor (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Harry Goz ( June 23, 1932 – September 6, 2003) was an American Broadway Musical theater Actor and also a 1932)
• September 7 - Warren Zevon, American singer (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Warren William Zevon (January 24 1947 &ndash September 7 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American rock Singer-songwriter and Musician 1947)
• September 8 - Jaclyn Linetsky, Canadian actress (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Jaclyn Michelle Linetsky ( January 8, 1986 &ndash September 8, 2003) was a Canadian actress. 1986)
• September 8 - Leni Riefenstahl, German film director (b. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl ( August 22 1902 – September 8 2003) was a German Film director 1902)
• September 9 - Larry Hovis, American actor (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Larry Hovis ( February 20, 1936 &ndash September 9, 2003) was an American Singer and Actor best known 1936)
• September 9 - Edward Teller, Hungarian-born physicist (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Edward Teller (original Hungarian name Teller Ede) (January 15 1908 &ndash September 9 2003 was a Hungarian -American theoretical Physicist 1908)
• September 11 - Anna Lindh, Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs (assassinated) (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Ylva Anna Maria Lindh (19 June 1957 – 11 September 2003 was a Swedish Social Democratic Politician who served as Swedish Minister for 1957)
• September 11 - John Ritter, American actor (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Jonathan Southworth “John” Ritter ( September 17, 1948 &ndash September 11 1948)
• September 12 - Johnny Cash, American singer and guitarist (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. 1932)
• September 13 - Frank O'Bannon, American politician (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Frank Lewis O'Bannon ( January 30, 1930 - September 13, 2003) was an American politician who was Governor of Indiana 1930)
• September 14 - John Serry, Sr., American musician (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. John Serry Sr ( January 29, 1915 &ndash September 14, 2003) was a distinguished Concert Accordionist, Arranger 1915)
• September 17 - Erich Hallhuber, German actor (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Erich Hallhuber ( July 14, 1951 &ndash September 17, 2003) was a Bavarian Actor. 1951)
• September 17 - Sheb Wooley, American actor and singer (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Shelby F "Sheb" Wooley ( April 10, 1921 – September 16, 2003) was a character Actor and Singer, best known 1921)
• September 22 - Gordon Jump, American actor (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Arthur Gordon Jump ( April 1, 1932 &ndash September 22 2003) was an American Actor best known as the clueless Radio station 1932)
• September 23 - Yuri Senkevich, Russian TV anchorman (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English 1937)
• September 24 - Edward Said, Palestinian-born literary critic (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Edward Wadie Saïd MRSL ( إدوارد وديع سعيد,; 1 November 1935 &ndash 25 September 1935)
• September 25 - Franco Modigliani, Italian-born economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Franco Modigliani ( Rome, June 18, 1918 – September 25, 2003) was an Italian-American Economist at the The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1918)
• September 25 - George Plimpton, American writer and actor (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France George Ames Plimpton ( March 18, 1927 &ndash September 25, 2003) was an American Journalist, Writer, 1927)
• September 26 - Robert Palmer, English singer (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Robert Allen Palmer ( 19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) born in Batley, Yorkshire, was an English 1949)
• September 27 - Donald O'Connor, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Donald David Dixon Ronald O’Connor ( August 28, 1925 &ndash September 27, 2003) was an American Dancer, Singer 1925)
• September 28 - Althea Gibson, American tennis player (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Biography Born in Silver South Carolina, Gibson was the daughter of Sharecroppers and was raised in Harlem, New York City. 1927)
• September 28 - Elia Kazan, Hungarian-born director (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Elia Mother, ( Greek: Ηλίας Καζάν September 7 1909 &ndash September 28 2003) was a Greek - American 1909)
• October 3 - William Steig, American cartoonist (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's William Steig (November 14 1907 – October 3 2003 was a prolific American Cartoonist, sculptor and later in life an author of popular Children's literature 1907)
• October 3 - Timothy Treadwell, American environmentalist and filmmaker (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Timothy Treadwell ( April 29 1957 &ndash October 5 2003) was an American Bear enthusiast Environmentalist, 1957)
• October 5 - Denis Quilley, British actor (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Denis Clifford Quilley ( December 26 1927 - October 5[[ 003]] was an English Theatre, Television and Film 1927)
• October 5 - Dan Snyder, Canadian hockey player (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Dan Snyder (February 23 1978 - October 5 2003 was a professional Canadian Ice hockey player 1978)
• October 5 - Neil Postman, American educator, media theorist, and cultural critic (b. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Neil Postman ( March 8, 1931 - October 5, 2003) was an American professor media theorist, and cultural critic who is best 1931)
• October 10 - Eugene Istomin, American pianist (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Eugene George Istomin ( November 26, 1925 &ndash October 10, 2003) was an American pianist 1925)
• October 12 - Jim Cairns, Australian politician (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. James Ford Cairns ( 4 October, 1914 - 12 October, 2003) Australian politician was prominent in the Labor movement through the 1960s 1914)
• October 12 - Willie Shoemaker, American jockey (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. William Lee Shoemaker ( August 19, 1931 &ndash October 12, 2003) was an American Jockey. 1931)
• October 13 - Bertram Brockhouse, Canadian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Bertram Neville Brockhouse, CC, FRSC ( July 15, 1918 &ndash October 13, 2003) was a Canadian Physicist The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1918)
• October 16 - László Papp, Hungarian boxer (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western László Papp ( March 25, 1926 &ndash October 16, 2003) was a Hungarian boxer born in 1926 in Budapest. 1926)
• October 16 - Stu Hart, Canadian wrestling promoter (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Stewart Edward "Stu" Hart CM ( May 3, 1915 – October 16, 2003) was a Canadian amateur wrestler 1915)
• October 19 - Alija Izetbegovic, Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Alija Izetbegović (8 August 1925 &ndash 19 October 2003 was a Bosniak activist Lawyer, Author, Philosopher and Politician, who The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Predsjedništvo Bosne i Hercegovine/Предсједништво Босне и Херцеговине) is the Head of state 1925)
• October 19 - Michael Hegstrand American wrestler (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Michael James Hegstrand ( September 12 1957 – October 19 2003) was an American professional wrestler. 1957)
• October 20 - Jack Elam, American actor (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Jack Elam ( November 13 1920 &mdash October 20 2003) was an American film actor best known for his numerous roles as villains 1918)
• October 21 - Fred Berry, American actor (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Fred "Rerun" Berry ( March 13, 1951 - October 21, 2003) was an American actor best known for the role of Fred "Rerun" 1951)
• October 21 - Elliott Smith, American musician (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith (August 6 1969 – October 21 2003 was an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. 1969)
• October 22 - Tony Renna, American race car driver (b. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Tony Renna ( November 23 1976 - October 22 2003) was an American race car driver from DeLand Florida who raced in the Indy Racing 1976)
• October 23 - Tony Capstick, English comedian, actor, and musician (b. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Joseph Anthony 'Tony' Capstick ( July 27, 1944 &ndash 23 October 2003) was a British comedian actor musician and broadcaster 1944)
• October 23 - Soong May-ling, Chinese wife of Chiang Kai-shek (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Soong May-ling or Soong Mei-ling, also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek ( ca 1897 She was the third of six children she was born in Shanghai Chiang Kai-shek ( POJ: Chiúⁿ Kài-se̍k Jyutping: zoeng2gaai3sek6 GCB ( October 31, 1887 &ndash 1898)
• October 25 - Pandurang Shastri Athavale, Indian philosopher and social reformer (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Pandurang Shastri Vaijnath Athavale (પાંડુરંગ શાસ્ત્રી આઠવલે पांडुरंग शास्त्री आठवले ( October 1920)
• October 25 - Robert Strassburg, American composer (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Robert Strassburg ( August 30, 1915 - October 25, 2003) - was a leading American conductor, Composer, Musicologist 1915)
• October 29 - Hal Clement, American writer (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Harry Clement Stubbs ( May 30, 1922 in Somerville Massachusetts – October 29, 2003 in Milton Massachusetts) better 1922)
• October 29 - Franco Corelli, Italian tenor (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Franco Corelli (8 April 1921 – 29 October 2003 was an Italian Tenor active in Opera from 1951 to 1976 1921)
• October 31 - Richard Neustadt, American political historian (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Richard Elliott Neustadt ( June 26, 1919 – October 31, 2003) was an American political Scientist specializing 1919)
• November 3 - Spider Jorgensen, American baseball player and coach (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. John Donald Jorgensen ( November 3, 1919 - November 6, 2003) was a Third baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1919)
• November 4 - Richard Wollheim, British philosopher (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Richard Arthur Wollheim ( 5 May, 1923 &ndash 4 November, 2003) was a British Philosopher noted for original work on 1923)
• November 5 - Bobby Hatfield, American singer (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Robert Lee "Bobby" Hatfield ( August 10, 1940 &ndash November 5, 2003) was an American Singer, best known as one half 1940)
• November 5 - Dorothy Fay, American actress (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Dorothy Fay ( April 4, 1915 &ndash November 5, 2003) was an American actress. 1915)
• November 6 - Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Hendrika ("Rie" Wilhelmina Mastenbroek ( February 26, 1919 &ndash November 6, 2003) was a Dutch swimmer and 1919)
• November 6 - Mike Lockwood American wrestler (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Michael John Lockwood (August 25 1971 - November 6 2003 At No Mercy, they defeated the New Age Outlaws ( Mr 1971)
• November 6 - Eduardo Palomo, Mexican actor (b. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Eduardo Estrada Palomo ( May 13, 1962, Mexico City - November 6, 2003, Los Angeles, California) was a 1962)
• November 9 - Art Carney, American actor (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Arthur William Matthew “Art” Carney ( November 4, 1918 – November 9, 2003) was an Academy Award - and Emmy Award -winning 1918)
• November 10 - Canaan Banana, first President of Zimbabwe (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Canaan Sodindo Banana (5 March 1936 10 November 2003 served as the first President of Zimbabwe from 18 April 1980 until 31 December 1987 This page contains a list of presidents of Zimbabwe. Canaan Banana was a "figurehead" president but Mugabe has been an executive 1936)
• November 10 - Irv Kupcinet, American columnist and television personality (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Irv Kupcinet ( July 31, 1912 – November 10, 2003) was an American newspaper columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times 1912)
• November 12 - Jonathan Brandis, American actor (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Jonathan Gregory Brandis ( April 13, 1976 — November 12, 2003) was an American Actor, director, and Screenwriter 1976)
• November 12 - Penny Singleton, American actress (b. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Penny Singleton ( September 15, 1908 &ndash November 12, 2003) was a Hollywood actress best known for her role in the series of motion 1908)
• November 13 - Kellie Waymire, American actress (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Kellie Waymire ( July 27, 1967 &ndash November 13, 2003) was an American actress. 1967)
• November 14 - Gene Anthony Ray, American actor (b. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Gene Anthony Ray ( May 24, 1962 – November 14, 2003) was an American Actor, Dancer and choreographer 1962)
• November 15 - Ray Lewis, Canadian runner (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Raymond ("Ray" Gray Lewis, CM ( October 8, 1910 &ndash November 15, 2003) was a Track and field athlete and the 1910)
• November 15 - T. Y. Lin, Chinese-born civil engineer (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Tung-Yen Lin (林同炎 Pinyin: Lín Tóngyán ( November 14, 1912 – November 15, 2003) was a Structural engineer who 1912)
• November 15 - Dorothy Loudon, American actress (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Dorothy Loudon ( September 17, 1933 – November 15, 2003) was an American actress noted for her comedy and belting singing voice which 1933)
• November 18 - Michael Kamen, American composer (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Michael Kamen ( April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American Composer (especially of Film scores 1948)
• November 20 - Robert Addie, British actor (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Robert Alastair Addie ( 10 February 1960 &ndash 20 November 2003) was an English Actor who was best known for playing 1960)
• November 20 - David Dacko, first President of the Central African Republic (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, David Dacko ( March 24, 1930 &ndash November 20, 2003) was the first President of the Central African Republic (CAR from August This is a complete list of the heads of state of the Central African Republic and Central African Empire. 1930)
• November 20 - Jim Siedow, American actor (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Jim Nash Siedow ( June 12, 1920 - November 20, 2003) was an American Actor, best known for his role in The Texas 1920)
• November 24 - Hugh Kenner, Canadian literary critic (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Hugh Kenner ( January 7, 1923 &ndash November 24, 2003) was a Canadian Literary Scholar, Critic 1922)
• November 24 - Warren Spahn, American baseball player (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Warren Edward Spahn ( April 23, 1921 &ndash November 24, 2003) was an American left-handed Pitcher in Major League 1921)
• November 26 - Abed Hamed Mowhoush, Iraqi general
• November 26 - Stefan Wul, French writer (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Abed Hamed Mowhoush (Arabic "عبد حامد موحوش" was a major general / Air vice-marshal[http //www Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Stefan Wul was the nom de plume of French Science fiction Writer Pierre Pairault ( 27 March 1922 – 1922)
• November 26 - Soulja Slim, American rapper (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" James Tapp Jr ( September 9, 1977 – November 26, 2003) better known by his Stage name Soulja Slim, was an American 1977)
• November 28 - Mihkel Mathiesen, Estonian statesman (b. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Mihkel Mathiesen ( 27 October 1918 &ndash 28 November 2003) was an Estonian statesman 1918)
• November 30 - Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Gertrude Caroline Ederle ( October 23, 1905 &ndash November 30, 2003) was an American competitive swimmer. 1906
• December 3 - David Hemmings, English actor (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French David Hemmings ( November 18, 1941 &ndash December 3, 2003) was an English Film Actor and director 1941)
• December 4 - Iggy Katona, American race car driver (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Egnatius "Iggy" Katona ( 16 August 1916, Toledo Ohio – 4 December 2003, Daytona Beach Florida) was an 1916)
• December 6 - Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, President of Guatemala (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio ( 17 July 1918 &ndash 6 December 2003) was President of Guatemala from 1 July 1970 The title of President of Guatemala has been the usual title of the leader of Guatemala since 1839 when that title was assumed by Mariano Rivera Paz. 1918)
• December 7 - Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian and publisher (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Carl Ferdinand Howard Henry ( January 22, 1913 – December 7, 2003) was an American evangelical Christian 1913)
• December 7 - Azie Taylor Morton, U. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Azie Taylor Morton ( February 1, 1936 – December 7, 2003) served as Treasurer of the United States during the Carter administration S. Treasurer (b. 1936)
• December 8 - Rubén González, Cuban pianist (Buena Vista Social Club) (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Rubén González ( May 26, 1919 in Santa Clara Cuba &ndash December 8, 2003 in Havana Cuba) was a Cuban The Buena Vista Social Club was a members club in Havana, Cuba that held dances and musical activities becoming a popular location for musicians to meet 1919)
• December 9 - Paul Simon, U. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Paul Martin Simon ( November 29, 1928 &ndash December 9, 2003) was an American politician from Illinois. S. Senator from Illinois (b. 1928)
• December 11 - Ahmadou Kourouma, Ivorian writer (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Ahmadou Kourouma, ( November 24, 1927 &ndash December 11, 2003) was an Ivorian novelist 1927)
• December 12 - Heydar Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan from June 1993 to October 2003 (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Heydar Alirza oglu Aliyev (Heydər Əlirza oğlu Əliyev Гейдар Алиев May 10, 1923 &ndash December 12, 2003) also spelled as The country of Azerbaijan is a Presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the Head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Events in June Madaraka Day June 1 to commemorate when Kenya gained internal self-rule Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) October 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - 1923)
• December 12 - Keiko, Orca whale from Free Willy movies
• December 13 - William Roth, American politician (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Keiko ( 1977 - December 12, 2003) was an Orca (or killer whale who starred in the first of three Free Willy movies The Orca or Killer Whale ( Orcinus orca) less commonly Blackfish or Seawolf, is the largest species of the Oceanic dolphin family Free Willy is a 1993 Family film directed by Simon Wincer, and released by Warner Bros Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life For the United States Trade Representative see William M Roth. 1921)
• December 14 - Jeanne Crain, American actress (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Jeanne Elizabeth Crain ( May 25, 1925 – December 14, 2003) was an Oscar-nominated American actress. 1925)
• December 14 - Blas Ople, Filipino politician (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Blas F Ople ( Filipino: Opleˈɔːplɛ February 3 1927 – December 14 2003) was a Filipino journalist and politician 1927)
• December 15 - George Fisher, American political cartoonist (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of George Fisher ( 8 April 1923 – 15 December 2003) was an acclaimed American political Cartoonist. 1923)
• December 15 - Keith Magnuson, Canadian hockey player (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Keith Magnuson ( April 27 1947 - December 15 2003) was a professional Ice hockey defenceman from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1947)
• December 16 - Robert Stanfield, Premier of Nova Scotia (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Robert Lorne Stanfield, PC, QC ( April 11, 1914 – December 16, 2003) was Premier of Nova Scotia 1914)
• December 16 - Gary Stewart, American singer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Gary Stewart ( May 28, 1944 – December 16, 2003) was a Country musician and Songwriter known for his distinctive Vibrato 1945)
• December 17 - Ed Devereaux, Australian actor (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Ed Devereaux (August 1925 - 17 December, 2003) was an Australian actor who was best known for playing the part of "Matt Hammond" 1925)
• December 17 - Otto Graham, American football player (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Otto Everett Graham Jr ( December 6, 1921 - December 17, 2003) was an American professional football and Basketball player 1921)
• December 19 - Hope Lange, American actress (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Hope Elise Ross Lange ( November 28, 1933 &ndash December 19, 2003) was an Academy Award-nominated American stage film and 1941)
• December 22 - Dave Dudley, American singer (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Dave Dudley ( May 3 1926 – December 22 2003) was a Country music singer 1928)
• December 27 - Alan Bates, English actor (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Sir Alan Arthur Bates CBE (17 February 1934 – 27 December 2003 was a British Actor. 1934)
• December 27 - Ivan Calderon, Puerto Rican baseball player (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the This article is about the baseball player see also Ivan Calderón (boxer. 1962)
• December 29 - Earl Hindman, American actor (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Earl John Hindman ( October 20, 1942 &ndash December 29, 2003) was an American actor best known for his portrayal of the character 1942)
• December 29 - Dinsdale Landen, English actor (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Dinsdale James Landen ( 4 September, 1932 - 29 December, 2003) was a British Actor, known mainly for his Television 1932)
• December 29 - Bob Monkhouse, English comedian and game show host (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Robert Alan Monkhouse OBE (1 June 1928 – 29 December 2003 was an English Entertainer. 1928)
• December 30 - David Bale, South African-born activist (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St David Howard Bale (September 2 1941 &ndash December 30 2003 was a South African born entrepreneur and an Animal rights activist 1941)
• December 30 - John Gregory Dunne, American writer (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St John Gregory Dunne ( 25 May 1932 - 30 December 2003) was an American novelist screenwriter and literary critic 1932)
• December 30 - Anita Mui, Hong Kong singer (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Anita Mui Yim-fong ( October 10, 1963 - December 30, 2003) was a popular Hong Kong Singer and Actress. 1963)
• December 31 - Arthur R. von Hippel, German-born physicist (b. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Arthur Robert von Hippel ( November 19, 1898 &ndash December 31, 2003) was a German American materials scientist and 1898)

Nobel prizes

• Physics - Alexei Alexeevich Abrikosov, Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg, Anthony James Leggett
• Chemistry - Peter Agre, Roderick MacKinnon
• Physiology or Medicine - Paul Lauterbur, Sir Peter Mansfield
• Literature - John Maxwell Coetzee
• Peace - Shirin Ebadi
• Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel - Robert F. Engle, Clive W. J. Granger

See also

• 21st century

Notes

External links

• 2003 Year in Review - comprehensive listing of 2003 reviews and lists
• 2003 Year-End Google Zeitgeist - Google's Yearly List of Major Events and Top Searches for 2003