About the day » Wednesday May 21, 2003Calender converter

• Charles de Stolberg-Stolberg (77)
• Brooks Gore
• carolina petronella gertruda (carolina) van den beuken (82), Swalmen
• Antje Veenstra (78), Drachten, Friesland, Nederland
• Alice Marie Conway (80)
• Barbara Anna Dehaai (97), Palla, Marion, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
• Aagje (Agnes) Slotemaker (97), Washinton.U.S.A
• Charles Robert Mcconnochie (78), Timaru New Zealand
• Anna Ebes Veenstra (78), in Bertilla Drachten
• Alida Klazina Brak (79)

• 1993 » Grete Gaim, Estonian biathlete
• 1994 » Tom Daley, English diver
• 1995 » Diego Loyzaga, Filipino actor
• 1995 » Katharina Andresen, Norwegian heiress and equestrian
• 1996 » Indy de Vroome, Dutch tennis player
• 1996 » Josh Allen, American footballer
• 1996 » Karen Khachanov, Russian tennis player
• 1997 » Ivan De Santis, Italian footballer
• 1997 » Sisca Folkertsma, Dutch footballer
• 1997 » Viktoria Petryk, Ukrainian singer-songwriter

• 2000 » Barbara Cartland, English author (b. 1901)
• 2000 » John Gielgud, English actor (b. 1904)
• 2000 » Mark R. Hughes, American businessman, founded Herbalife (b. 1956)
• 2002 » Niki de Saint Phalle, French-American sculptor and painter (b. 1930)
• 2003 » Alejandro de Tomaso, Argentinian-Italian race car driver and businessman, founded De Tomaso (b. 1928)
• 2003 » Frank D. White, American captain, banker, and politician, 41st Governor of Arkansas (b. 1933)
• 2005 » Deborah Berger, American outsider artist (b. 1956)
• 2005 » Howard Morris, American actor and director (b. 1919)
• 2005 » Stephen Elliott, American actor (b. 1918)
• 2006 » Spencer Clark, American race car driver (b. 1987)

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. Bram

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 11 » Illinois Governor George Ryan commutes the death sentences of 167 prisoners on Illinois's death row based on the Jon Burge scandal.
• January 25 » Invasion of Iraq: A group of people leave London, England, for Baghdad, Iraq, to serve as human shields, intending to prevent the U.S.-led coalition troops from bombing certain locations.
• April 9 » Iraq War: Baghdad falls to American forces.
• August 27 » The first six-party talks, involving South and North Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia, convene to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns of the North Korean nuclear weapons program.
• December 17 » The Soham murder trial ends at the Old Bailey in London, with Ian Huntley found guilty of two counts of murder. His girlfriend, Maxine Carr, is found guilty of perverting the course of justice.
• December 24 » The Spanish police thwart an attempt by ETA to detonate 50kg of explosives at 3:55p.m. inside Madrid's busy Chamartín Station.

The temperature on May 21, 2003 was between 9.9 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (24%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.