2003
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| Centuries: | 20th century - 21st century - 22nd century |
| Decades: | 1970s 1980s 1990s - 2000s - 2010s 2020s 2030s |
| Years: | 2000 2001 2002 - 2003 - 2004 2005 2006 |
Year 2003 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. It is the year after the year 2002 and the third year in the 21st century.
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[change] Events
- January 1 - Pascal Couchepin becomes President of the Confederation in Switzerland.
[change] Nobel prize winners
- Chemistry - Peter Agre
- Chemistry - Roderick MacKinnon
- Economics - Robert F. Engle III
- Economics - Clive W.J. Granger
- Literature - J. M. Coetzee
- Medicine - Paul C. Lauterbur
- Medicine - Sir Peter Mansfield
- Peace - Shirin Ebadi
- Physics - Alexei A. Abrikosov
- Physics - Vitaly L. Ginzburg
- Physics - Anthony J. Leggett
[change] Deaths
- January 12 - Maurice Gibb, British musician (Bee Gees) (b. 1949)
- January 20 - Al Hirschfeld, American cartoonist (b. 1903)
- February 27 - Fred Rogers, American children's television host (b. 1928)
- June 12 - Gregory Peck, American actor (b. 1916)
- June 26 - Strom Thurmond, U.S. Senator (b. 1902)
- June 29 - Katharine Hepburn, American actress (b. 1907)
- July 25 - John Schlesinger, English film director (b. 1926)
- August 16 - Idi Amin, Ugandan dictator
- September 12 - Johnny Cash, American singer and guitarist (b. 1932)
- September 23 - Shawn Lane, American musician
[change] Movies released
- Brother Bear
- Cheaper by the Dozen
- The Cunning Little Vixen, animated version of Leoš Janáček's opera by BBC -(film only mentioned in article)
- Finding Nemo - Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
- Kill Bill Vol. 1
- Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, directed by Peter Jackson - Academy, Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards for Best Picture
- Monster, starring Charlize Theron and Christina Ricci
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
