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Died on Friday October 31, 2003
- Catharina Marijtje Bakhuisen (83), Ede, Gelderland, Nederland
- Annie de Maat (76), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Bartholomeus Willem Gerard Wttewaall (88), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antonius Mouton (83), Nijmegen
- Arie Gerritsz van der Gaag (81), Delft
- Baukje Meyer (90), Thunderbay-Ontario (CA)
- Catharina Johanna Lieshout (80), Leiden
- Anna Margaretha Lengers (89), Den Helder
- Arie Mettienus SPRONK (65), Nieuwegein
- Anthony Wisse (92), Passaic, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten
Born on October 31
- 1989 » Josh Hodgson, English rugby league player
- 1989 » Warren Weir, Jamaican sprinter
- 1990 » JID, American rapper
- 1993 » Mercedes Arn-Horn, Canadian musician (Courage My Love)
- 1993 » Nadine Lustre, Filipino actress and singer
- 1995 » Joana Valle Costa, Portuguese tennis player
- 1997 » Marcus Rashford, English footballer
- 1999 » Léa Serna, French figure skater
- 2000 » Willow Smith, American singer, actress, and dancer
- 2005 » Leonor, Princess of Asturias
Died on October 31
- 2000 » Kazuki Watanabe, Japanese songwriter and guitarist (b. 1981)
- 2000 » Ring Lardner, Jr., American journalist and screenwriter (b. 1915)
- 2001 » Régine Cavagnoud, French skier (b. 1970)
- 2002 » Lionel Poilâne, French banker and businessman (b. 1945)
- 2002 » Michail Stasinopoulos, Greek jurist and politician, President of Greece (b. 1903)
- 2002 » Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor (b. 1916)
- 2003 » Richard Neustadt, American political scientist and historian (b. 1919)
- 2005 » Amrita Pritam, Indian author and poet (b. 1919)
- 2005 » Hal Anger, American biophysicist and engineer (b. 1920)
- 2006 » P. W. Botha, South African soldier and politician, State President of South Africa (b. 1916)
Names that were popular for boys in 2003
- Thomas
- Daan
- Lucas
- Max
- Ruben
- Sem
- Lars
- Jesse
- Mike
- Jan
- Sam
- Remco
- Martijn
- Niels
- Tom
- Robin
Names that were popular for girls in 2003
- Emma
- Isa
- Lisa
- Maria
- Anna
- Anne
- Lieke
- Laura
- Catharina-amalia
- Nina
- Femke
- Julia
- Iris
- Sanne
- Lotte
- Amber
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 2003
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 16.2 million citizens.
- January 16 » The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for mission STS-107 which would be its final one. Columbia disintegrated 16 days later on re-entry.
- February 15 » Protests against the Iraq war take place in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between eight million to 30 million people participate, making this the largest peace demonstration in history.
- February 18 » Nearly 200 people die in the Daegu subway fire in South Korea.
- March 5 » In Haifa, 17 Israeli civilians are killed in the Haifa bus 37 suicide bombing.
- September 25 » The 8.3 Mw Hokkaidō earthquake strikes just offshore Hokkaidō, Japan.
- November 22 » Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident: Shortly after takeoff, a DHL Express cargo plane is struck on the left wing by a surface-to-air missile and forced to land.
Weather October 31, 2003
The temperature on October 31, 2003 was between 4.7 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 5.9 mm of rain during 4.7 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (7%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.