Date: August 18, 2003
An Ilyushin Il-76 military aircraft crashes near Kerman, Iran, killing 275. Date: February 19, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003PetroChina Chuandongbei Gas Field Explosion Kills 234, December 23, 2003WHO Issues Global SARS Outbreak…
The last known speaker of Akkala Sami dies, rendering the language extinct. Date: December 29, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 29 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Ilyushin Il-76 Crashes Near Kerman, Iran, Killing 275 February 19, 2003Activists Establish International…
NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history. 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…
The Riyadh compound bombings in Saudi Arabia, carried out by al-Qaeda, kill 39 people. Date: May 12, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003TANS Perú Flight 222 Crashes in Peru, 46 Killed, January 9,…
The first day of the 2003 Istanbul bombings, in which two car bombs, targeting two synagogues, explode, kill 25 people and wound 300 more. Date: November 15, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Pyrenean…
NASA Opportunity rover, MER-B or Mars Exploration Rover–B, was launched into space aboard a Delta II rocket. Date: July 7, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Istanbul Bombings Destroy HSBC and British Consulate, November…