2003

Millennium:	3rd millennium
Centuries:	20th century – 21st century – 22nd century
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s – 2000s – 2010s 2020s 2030s
Years:	2000 2001 2002 – 2003 – 2004 2005 2006

2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Events[change | change source]

January 1 – Pascal Couchepin becomes President of the Confederation in Switzerland.
February 1 – Space Shuttle Columbia was destroyed during re-entry. All seven astronauts on board died.
February 4 the Hindu minority of Bnagladesh declare the sovereign state of Bangabhumi, recognised by UNPO.
July 10 – Wikibooks, a project of the Wikimedia Foundation, was created.
October 30 – Wicked has its first show at the Gershwin Theatre in Broadway.

January 12 – Maurice Gibb, British musician (Bee Gees) (b. 1949)
January 17 - Richard Crenna, American actor (b. 1926)
January 20 – Al Hirschfeld, American cartoonist (b. 1903)
February 1 – Crew of Space Shuttle Columbia: Rick D. Husband, William C. McCool, Michael P. Anderson, Ilan Ramon, Kalpana Chawla, David M. Brown, Laurel Clark
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 movie 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