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February 17, 2003 
February 15, 2003
Died on Sunday February 16, 2003
- Bernardus Buijtelaar (86), Ter Apel
- Abraham Reinders Jr (71), Vaassen
- Bernard Jurriaans (76)
- Anna Geertruida Duifhuis (78), Tiel
- Ans de Rooij (74)
- Bernard Henri Anton Schaapveld (79), Dongen, NB, Nederland
- Adrianus Maria Krol (78)
- Ans de Rooij (74)
- Antje Troost (87), Koedijk
- Burdell Klaassen (70)
Born on February 16
- 1990 » Dunamis Lui, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
- 1990 » The Weeknd, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
- 1991 » Sergio Canales, Spanish footballer
- 1992 » Nicolai Boilesen, Danish footballer
- 1992 » Zsófia Susányi, Hungarian tennis player
- 1994 » Annika Beck, German tennis player
- 1994 » Ava Max, American singer and songwriter
- 1994 » Federico Bernardeschi, Italian footballer
- 1995 » Carina Witthöft, German tennis player
- 1995 » Katy Dunne, English tennis player
Died on February 16
- 2000 » Karsten Solheim, Norwegian-American businessman, founded PING (b. 1911)
- 2000 » Lila Kedrova, Russian-French actress and singer
- 2000 » Marceline Day, American actress (b. 1908)
- 2001 » Howard W. Koch, American director and producer (b. 1916)
- 2001 » William Masters, American gynecologist and sexologist (b. 1915)
- 2002 » Walter Winterbottom, English footballer and manager (b. 1913)
- 2003 » Rusty Magee, American actor and composer (b. 1955)
- 2004 » Doris Troy, American singer-songwriter (b. 1937)
- 2006 » Ernie Stautner, German-American football player and coach (b. 1925)
- 2006 » Johnny Grunge, American wrestler (b. 1966)
Names that were popular for boys in 2003
- Thomas
- Daan
- Lucas
- Max
- Ruben
- Sem
- Lars
- Jesse
- Mike
- Jan
- Sam
- Remco
- Martijn
- Niels
- Tom
- Bram
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 11 » Illinois Governor George Ryan commutes the death sentences of 167 prisoners on Illinois's death row based on the Jon Burge scandal.
- May 1 » Invasion of Iraq: In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, on board the USSAbraham Lincoln (off the coast of California), U.S. President George W. Bush declares that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended".
- May 12 » The Riyadh compound bombings, carried out by al-Qaeda, kill 26 people.
- July 1 » Over 500,000 people protest against efforts to pass anti-sedition legislation in Hong Kong.
- September 20 » Civil unrest in the Maldives breaks out after a prisoner is killed by guards.
- October 9 » Mission: Space opens to the public in Walt Disney World.
Weather February 16, 2003
The temperature on February 16, 2003 was between -4.9 °C and 1.6 °C and averaged -1.5 °C. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (87%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.