Ukrainian-Mediterranean Airlines Flight 4230 Crashes in Maçka, 75 Dead May 26, 2003

A severe heat wave across Pakistan and India reaches its peak, as temperatures exceed 50 °C (122 °F) in the region. Date: June 5, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Canberra Bushfire Kills Four, Destroys 500…

Management of the United States Customs Service and the United States Secret Service moves to the United States Department of Homeland Security. Date: March 1, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Iraq War Begins:…

Sayed Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, is assassinated in a terrorist bombing, along with nearly 100 worshippers as they leave a mosque in Najaf. Date: August 29, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day…

Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard. Date: February 1, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003UN Lifts Libya Sanctions After Pan…

U.S. troops in Baghdad capture Abu Abbas, leader of the Palestinian group that killed an American on the hijacked cruise liner MS Achille Lauro in 1985. Date: April 14, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…