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2003 Calendar Trivia

The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2025. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.

April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.

2003 Calendar

Historical Events Of 2003

• February 1, 2003 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Sheep in Chinese astrology.
• May 16, 2003 – In Casablanca, Morocco, 33 civilians are killed and more than 100 people are injured in the Casablanca terrorist attacks.
• August 30, 2003 – While being towed across the Barents Sea, the de-commissioned Russian submarine K-159 sinks, taking nine of her crew and 800 kg of spent nuclear fuel with her.
• September 14, 2003 – In a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union.
• October 15, 2003 – The Staten Island Ferry MV Andrew J. Barberi runs into a pier at the St. George Ferry Terminal in Staten Island, killing 11 people and injuring 43.
• November 5, 2003 – Green River Killer Gary Ridgway pleaded guilty to 48 counts of murder.
• November 12, 2003 – Iraq War: In Nasiriyah, Iraq, at least 23 people, among them the first Italian casualties of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, are killed in a suicide bomb attack on an Italian police base.
• November 23, 2003 – Rose Revolution: Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze resigns following weeks of mass protests over flawed elections.
• December 9, 2003 – A blast in the center of Moscow kills six people and wounds several more.
• December 17, 2003 – The Soham murder trial ends at the Old Bailey in London, England, with Ian Huntley found guilty of two counts of murder. His girlfriend Maxine Carr is found guilty of perverting the course of justice.

Who Were Born On 2003?

• February 17, 2003 – Federica Falzon, Maltese singer
• May 8, 2003 – Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco
• August 18, 2003 – Max Charles, American actor
• August 24, 2003 – Alexandre Coste, French son of Albert II, Prince of Monaco
• August 28, 2003 – Quvenzhané Wallis, American actress and singer
• October 16, 2003 – Princess Kritika of Nepal
• November 8, 2003 – Lady Louise Windsor, English daughter of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
• November 24, 2003 – Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman, New Zealand meningococcal disease survivor
• December 1, 2003 – Jackson Nicoll, American child actor
• December 7, 2003 – Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange