About the day » Thursday June 26, 2003Calender converter

• Esther Zilversmit (29), Netherlands
• Camiel Jozef VANOPPEN (82), Hasselt, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie
• Clara Wegelin (91)
• Almira 'Marion' Anderson (91), Selma, Dallas, Alabama, Verenigde Staten
• Elizabeth Jacoba (Bep) Veth (94), Schiedam
• Anna Maria de Ruijter (89), Heiloo
• Adriana Dominica Maria Hulst (68), Deventer
• Denis Thatcher (88), London
• Carol Ann Huls (50), Durango, La Plata County, Colorado, Verenigde Staten
• Elisabeth Ledoux (85), Roeselare West Vlaanderen België

• 1992 » Jennette McCurdy, American actress and singer-songwriter
• 1992 » Joel Campbell, Costa Rican footballer
• 1992 » Rudy Gobert, French basketball player
• 1993 » Ariana Grande, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
• 1994 » Hollie Arnold, English javelin thrower
• 1994 » Leonard Carow, German actor
• 1997 » Baek Ye-rin, South Korean singer
• 1997 » Callum Taylor, English cricketer
• 2002 » Chandler Smith, American racing driver
• 2009 » Yesha Camile, Filipino child actress

• 2002 » Arnold Brown, English-Canadian 11th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1913)
• 2002 » Jay Berwanger, American football player (b. 1914)
• 2003 » Denis Thatcher, English soldier and businessman (b. 1915)
• 2003 » Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroon footballer (b. 1975)
• 2003 » Strom Thurmond, American general, lawyer, and politician, 103rd Governor of South Carolina (b. 1902)
• 2004 » Naomi Shemer, Israeli singer-songwriter (b. 1930)
• 2004 » Ott Arder, Estonian poet and translator (b. 1950)
• 2004 » Yash Johar, Indian film producer, founded Dharma Productions (b. 1929)
• 2005 » Richard Whiteley, English journalist and game show host (b. 1943)
• 2005 » Tõnno Lepmets, Estonian basketball player (b. 1938)

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. Bram
15. Niels
16. Tom

1. Emma
2. Isa
3. Lisa
4. Maria
5. Anna
6. Lieke
7. Anne
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.
• March 23 » Battle of Nasiriyah, first major conflict during the invasion of Iraq.
• May 21 » The 6.8 M_w  Boumerdès earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). More than 2,200 people were killed and a moderate tsunami sank boats at the Balearic Islands.
• June 2 » Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.
• August 18 » One-year-old Zachary Turner is murdered in Newfoundland by his mother, who was awarded custody despite facing trial for the murder of Zachary's father. The case was documented in the film Dear Zachary and led to reform of Canada's bail laws.
• August 29 » Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, is assassinated in a terrorist bombing, along with nearly 100 worshippers as they leave a mosque in Najaf.
• October 31 » Mahathir bin Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, marking an end to Mahathir's 22 years in power.

The temperature on June 26, 2003 was between 10.1 °C and 25.0 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 14.9 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.