Date: May 30, 2003
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…
Air France retires its fleet of Concorde aircraft. Date: May 31, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Hong Kong Anti-Sedition Protest Draws 500,000+ People, July 1, 2003Iraq War: Baghdad Falls to American Forces, April…
Illinois Governor George Ryan commutes the death sentences of 167 prisoners on Illinois's death row based on the Jon Burge scandal. Date: January 11, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003EU Treaty of Accession…
The International Criminal Court holds its inaugural session in The Hague. Date: March 11, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 11 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Space Shuttle Columbia Launches Final Mission STS-107, January 16, 2003Space Shuttle Columbia Launches Final…
The Spirit rover is launched, beginning NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission. Date: June 10, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Rose Revolution: Shevardnadze Resigns After Protests Over Flawed Elections, November 23, 2003Iraq War: U.S….
In Mexico, the last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line. Date: July 30, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 30 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003George W. Bush Declares Iraq Combat Operations Ended, May 1, 2003U.S. Supreme…