What Happened in 2003
65 historical events, 7 notable births, and 18 notable deaths in 2003.
Major Events
January 2003
2003 — year
Eurovision Song Contest 2003 — 48th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
Rose Revolution — 2003 popular uprising against corrupt leadership in Georgia
2003 Formula One World Championship — Motorsport competition
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup — 2003 edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup
2003 FIFA Confederations Cup — 6th FIFA Confederations Cup, held in France
2003 World Championships in Athletics — 2003 edition of the World Championships in Athletics
2003 in film — overview of film-related events during 2003
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup — 2003 edition of the association football competition CONCACAF Gold Cup
2003 European heat wave — heat wave leading to record-breaking temperatures in Europe during mid 2003
2003 World Men's Handball Championship — 2003 edition of the World Men's Handball Championship
2003–04 UEFA Cup — 33rd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA
FK Daugava (2003) — former association football club in Latvia
deaths in 2003 — Wikimedia list article
2003 World Women's Handball Championship — 2003 edition of the World Women's Handball Championship
EuroBasket 2003 — 2003 edition of the Eurobasket
2003 Rugby World Cup — 5th Rugby World Cup
Iraqi insurgency — ongoing warfare in mainly central Iraq, which began after the 2003 invasion of Iraq
60th Golden Globe Awards — 2003 film and television award ceremony, on the 19th of January in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, honoring achievements in 2002 filmmaking and televisionmaking
2003 Cricket World Cup — 2003 One Day International cricket tournament in Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe
2003 UEFA Super Cup — tournament
same-sex marriage in Belgium
2003 Asian Winter Games — Multi-sport event in Aomori, Japan
2003 World Aquatics Championships — 2003 edition of the World Aquatics Championships
2003 FIFA World Youth Championship — international football competition
2003 Wimbledon Championships — 117th staging of the Wimbledon Championships
2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships — 2003 edition of the IAAF World Indoor Championships
2003 Australian Open — 2003 Australian Open Tennis Championships
2003 French Open — 2003 French Open Tennis Championships
2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup — international football competition
2003 US Open — 2003 edition of the US Open Tennis Championships
2003 Intercontinental Cup — football match
2003 Summer Universiade — Sporting event in Daegu, South Korea
2003 Cannes Film Festival — 56th edition of the international film festival
Ballon d'Or 2003 — annual association football award event in France
2003 Tuzla Island conflict — territorial dispute between Russia and Ukraine over Tuzla Island in October 2003
2003 in literature — overview of literature-related events during the year of 2003
2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship — International football competition
November 2003
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 — 1st annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest
UEFA Jubilee Awards — award
March 2003
75th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 2002
2003 Malaysian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2003
2003 Australian Grand Prix — 698th Formula 1 Championship Grand Prix
WrestleMania XIX — WWE's 2003 WrestleMania pay-per-view
February 2003
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster — 2003 fatal incident in a United States space program
May 2003
2003 UEFA Champions League Final — association football match
2003 Spanish Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2003
2003 Austrian Grand Prix — Formula One motor car race
World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control — treaty adopted by the 56th World Health Assembly
December 2003
United Nations Convention Against Corruption — Anti-corruption treaty
2003 Bam earthquake — earthquake in Kerman Province, Iran
October 2003
Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage — UNESCO treaty
2003 Japanese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2003
August 2003
2003 Hungarian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2003
2003 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2003
July 2003
2003 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2003
2003 French Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2003
Maputo Protocol — women rights treaty of the African Union
September 2003
2003 United States Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2003
2003 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2003
June 2003
2003 Canadian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2003
2003 European Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2003
2003 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2003
April 2003
2003 San Marino Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2003
2003 Brazilian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2003