Date: July 13, 2003
Iraq War: Baghdad falls to American forces. Date: April 9, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Canberra Bushfire Kills Four, Destroys 500 Homes January 18, 2003Europe’s First Mars Voyage: ESA Launches Mars Express, June…
Peter Hollingworth resigns as Governor-General of Australia following criticism of his handling of child sexual abuse allegations during his tenure as Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane. Date: May 28, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
A very weak signal from Pioneer 10 is detected for the last time, but no usable data can be extracted. Date: January 23, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Conservative Party of Canada Officially…
Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand. Date: August 11, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Last Ariane 4 Launch Carries Intelsat 907 – February 15, 2003Spanish…
Invasion of Iraq: In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (off the coast of California), U.S. President George W. Bush declares that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended". Date: May 1, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this…
Protests against the Iraq war take place in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between eight million and 30 million people participate, making this the largest peace demonstration in history. Date: February 15, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅…