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• Amy Lynne van der Meulen, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, Nederland († 2003)

• Aise Douwes Swierstra (105), New York, New York, Verenigde Staten
• Aart Anthonie van Haarlem (59)
• Arie van den Dool (77), Rotterdam
• Adriana Gijbe (85)
• Albert de Wit (86), Schoorl, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Onderstal (88)
• Balthazar de GEUS (73), Kuinre
• Balthazar de Geus (73), Kuinre
• Alicia Agnes Leus (81), Gent
• Beertje van Norden (79), Ermelo

• 1990 » Vladimir Janković, Greek-Serbian basketball player
• 1991 » Anri Sakaguchi, Japanese actress
• 1991 » Cho-rong, South Korean singer
• 1993 » Gabriela Cé, Brazilian tennis player
• 1993 » James Roberts, Australian rugby league player
• 1993 » Josef Dostál, Czech kayaker
• 1994 » Umika Kawashima, Japanese singer and actress
• 1996 » Cameron Johnson, American basketball player
• 1997 » Camila Cabello, Cuban-American singer
• 1998 » Jayson Tatum, American basketball player

• 2000 » Toni Ortelli, Italian composer and conductor (b. 1904)
• 2001 » Eugene Sledge, American soldier, author, and academic (b. 1923)
• 2001 » Louis Edmonds, American actor (b. 1923)
• 2002 » G. M. C. Balayogi, Indian lawyer and politician, 12th Speaker of the Lok Sabha (b. 1951)
• 2003 » Goffredo Petrassi, Italian composer and conductor (b. 1904)
• 2003 » Horst Buchholz, German actor (b. 1933)
• 2003 » Luis Marden, American linguist, photographer, and explorer (b. 1913)
• 2005 » Max Fisher, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1928)
• 2006 » Else Fisher, Australian-Swedish dancer, choreographer, and director (b. 1918)
• 2006 » Ivor Cutler, Scottish poet and songwriter (b. 1923)

1. Thomas
2. Daan
3. Lucas
4. Max
5. Ruben
6. Sem
7. Lars
8. Jesse
9. Mike
10. Jan
11. Sam
12. Remco
13. Martijn
14. Niels
15. Tom
16. Robin

1. Emma
2. Isa
3. Lisa
4. Maria
5. Anna
6. Anne
7. Lieke
8. Laura
9. Catharina-amalia
10. Nina
11. Femke
12. Julia
13. Iris
14. Sanne
15. Lotte
16. Amber

• 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 23 » A very weak signal from Pioneer 10 is detected for the last time, but no usable data can be extracted.
• March 17 » Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Robin Cook, resigns from the British Cabinet in disagreement with government plans for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
• March 24 » The Arab League votes 21-1 in favor of a resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional removal of U.S. and British soldiers from Iraq.
• April 14 » The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%.
• August 10 » European heat wave: The then-highest temperature ever recorded in the United Kingdom, 38.5°C (101.3°F) in Kent, England. This record was later surpassed in July 2019.
• September 12 » The United Nations lifts sanctions against Libya after that country agreed to accept responsibility and recompense the families of victims in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.

The temperature on March 3, 2003 was between 2.2 °C and 11.3 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (41%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.