Date: March 17, 2003
The 6.8 Mw Boumerdès earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). More than 2,200 people were killed and a moderate tsunami sank boats at the Balearic Islands. Date: May 21, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅…
UTA Flight 141, a Boeing 727-223, crashes at the Cotonou Airport in Benin, killing 141 people. Date: December 25, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Concorde Makes Final Commercial Flight October 24, 2003Air France…
NASA successfully launches the Spitzer Space Telescope into space. Date: August 25, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Bolivian Gas Conflict Forces President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada to Resign, October 18, 2003Anneli Jäätteenmäki Becomes…
Civil unrest in the Maldives breaks out after a prisoner is killed by guards. Date: September 20, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Wikimedia Foundation Founded in St. Petersburg, Florida June 20, 2003Waterfall Rail…
The Galileo spacecraft is terminated by sending it into Jupiter's atmosphere. Date: September 21, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003US Department of Homeland Security Begins Operation, January 24, 2003Zachary Turner Murder in Newfoundland…
TANS Perú Flight 222 crashes on approach to Chachapoyas Airport in Chachapoyas, Peru, killing 46 people. Date: January 9, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Last Akkala Sami Speaker Dies, Language Becomes Extinct December…