Date: August 27, 2003
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 2003Colima Earthquake Kills 29, Leaves 10,000…
Three years after the death the last Pyrenean ibex, Celia, a clone of her is born only to subsequently die from lung defects. Within minutes, the Pyrenean ibex becomes the first and so-far only species to have ever gone de-extinct as well as go extinct twice. Date: July 30, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia →…
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…
Iraq War: In Fallujah, U.S. forces mistakenly shoot and kill eight Iraqi police officers. Date: September 12, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Human Genome Project Completed, 99% Sequenced, 99.99% Accuracy – April 14,…
Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing 34,646,418 miles (55,758,005 km) distant. Date: August 27, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 27 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003First Six-Party Talks Begin on North Korean Nuclear Crisis,…
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 2003Battle of Nasiriyah: First Major Iraq Invasion Conflict, March 23, 2003Jean-Bertrand…