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May 23, 2003Died on Saturday May 24, 2003
- Adrianus Joseph Mens (92), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
- Eddie Lee Todd (90), Pickens,Pickens Co.,SC
- "Isabella" Maria Margarita von Papius (84), München, Bayern, Allemagne
- Albert L. Hirshberg (85), Boca Raton, Palm Beach, Florida, Verenigde Staten
- Catharina Elisabeth HEERE (83), Eindhoven
- Bessie Johanna Siebel (99), Rockton, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
- Catharina Elisabeth Heere (83), Eindhoven
- Adolph Wambeke (85), Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
- Cornelis A. Thielen (76), Roosendaal
- Cornelia Johanna Paans (73), Werkendam
Born on May 24
- 1989 » G-Eazy, American rapper
- 1990 » Mattias Ekholm, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1991 » Aled Davies, Welsh discus thrower
- 1991 » Cody Eakin, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1992 » Marcus Bettinelli, English footballer, goalkeeper
- 1994 » Daiya Seto, Japanese swimmer
- 1994 » Daiya Seto, Japanese swimmer
- 1994 » Emily Nicholl, Scottish netball player
- 1994 » Emily Temple Wood, American 2016 Wikipedian of the Year award
- 1999 » Tarjei Sandvik Moe, Norwegian actor
Died on May 24
- 2000 » Kurt Schork, American journalist and scholar (b. 1947)
- 2000 » Majrooh Sultanpuri, Indian poet and songwriter (b. 1919)
- 2002 » Wallace Markfield, American author (b. 1926)
- 2003 » Rachel Kempson, English actress (b. 1910)
- 2004 » Edward Wagenknecht, American critic and educator (b. 1900)
- 2004 » Henry Ries, German-American photographer (b. 1917)
- 2004 » Milton Shulman, Canadian author and critic (b. 1913)
- 2005 » Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist and poet (b. 1913)
- 2005 » Carl Amery, German activist and author (b. 1922)
- 2005 » Guy Tardif, Canadian academic and politician (b. 1935)
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.
- July 15 » AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.
- August 26 » A Beechcraft 1900 operating as Colgan Air Flight 9446 crashes after taking off from Barnstable Municipal Airport in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, killing both pilots on board.
- September 12 » Iraq War: In Fallujah, U.S. forces mistakenly shoot and kill eight Iraqi police officers.
- October 15 » China launches Shenzhou 5, its first manned space mission.
- November 12 » Shanghai Transrapid sets a new world speed record (501 kilometres per hour (311mph)) for commercial railway systems, which remains the fastest for unmodified commercial rail vehicles.
- December 26 » The 6.6 Mw Bam earthquake shakes southeastern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving more than 26,000 dead and 30,000 injured.
Weather May 24, 2003
The temperature on May 24, 2003 was between 9.3 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 3.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.