Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger's tenure as the governor of California begins. Date: November 17, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 17 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first day of the 2003 Istanbul bombings, in which two car bombs, targeting two synagogues, explode, kill 25 people and wound 300 more. Date: November 15, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
Astronomers discover Sedna, a distant trans-Neptunian dwarf planet. Date: November 14, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
Shanghai Transrapid sets a new world speed record of 501 kilometres per hour (311 mph) for commercial railway systems, which remains the fastest for unmodified commercial rail vehicles. Date: November 12, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 12 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
Iraq War: In Nasiriyah, Iraq, at least 23 people, among them the first Italian casualties of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, are killed in a suicide bomb attack on an Italian police base. Date: November 12, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 12 📅 Events on this day in 2003…
Mahathir Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, marking an end to Mahathir's 22 years in power. Date: October 31, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 31 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Cedar Fire, the third-largest wildfire in California history, kills 15 people, consumes 250,000 acres (1,000 km2), and destroys 2,200 homes around San Diego. Date: October 26, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 26 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
Concorde makes its last commercial flight. Date: October 24, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
Images of the dwarf planet Eris are taken and subsequently used in documenting its discovery. Date: October 21, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Sloan Great Wall, once the largest cosmic structures known to humanity, is discovered by students at Princeton University. Date: October 20, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 20 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)