A car bomb explodes in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta outside the Marriott Hotel killing 12 and injuring 150. Date: August 5, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
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 →…
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)
Iraq War: Members of 101st Airborne of the United States, aided by Special Forces, attack a compound in Iraq, killing Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay, along with Mustapha Hussein, Qusay's 14-year-old son, and a bodyguard. Date: July 22, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 22 📅 Events on this…
AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day. Date: July 15, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashes near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency landing attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board. Date: July 8, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
The 70-metre Yevpatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message (Cosmic Call 2) to five stars: Hip 4872, HD 245409, 55 Cancri (HD 75732), HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris (HD 95128). The messages will arrive to these stars in 2036, 2040, 2044, and 2049, respectively. Date: July 6, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…
The World Health Organization announces that the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak has been contained. Date: July 5, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)