Date: January 11, 2003
French DGSE personnel abort an operation to rescue Íngrid Betancourt from FARC rebels in Colombia, causing a political scandal when details are leaked to the press. Date: July 13, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 13 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
During a Great White concert in West Warwick, Rhode Island, a pyrotechnics display sets the Station nightclub ablaze, killing 100 and injuring over 200 others. Date: February 20, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 20034chan Launches Controversial Imageboard October 1, 2003Spirit Rover Launches NASA Mars Exploration…
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia adopts a new constitution, becoming a loose confederacy between Montenegro and Serbia. Date: February 4, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 4 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Sudan Airways Flight 139 Crashes Near Port Sudan…
China launches Shenzhou 5, its first crewed space mission. Date: October 15, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 15 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Shanghai Transrapid Sets Commercial Rail Speed Record, November 12, 2003Maldives Civil Unrest After Prisoner Killed by…
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 2003UN Headquarters Truck Bomb Attack Kills Sérgio Vieira de Mello – August 19, 20032003 Istanbul Synagogue Bombings Kill…