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Died on Tuesday November 18, 2003
- Aleida Johanna Josepha Van Ophuizen (91), Millingen aan de Rijn, Gelderland, Nederland
- Bernard Anthony Mosbacher (83)
- Catharina Hardeman (77), Ede
- Adriana Huibertje Trapman (97), Sliedrecht (Zuid-Holland) Nederland
- Charles Gentry (86), Greenville,Greenville County,South Carolina, Verenigde Staten
- Cornelis Muilwijk (99), Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Dingena de WIT (88), .........
- Cornelia van der Plas (36), Katwijk
- Betty-Ann Linskens (51), Appleton, Verenigde Staten
- Antonius Cornelis van Breukelen (79), De Meern
Born on November 18
- 1989 » Lu Jiajing, Chinese tennis player
- 1990 » Myk Perez, Filipino singer
- 1991 » Ahmed Kelly, Iraqi-Australian swimmer
- 1991 » Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, Thai tennis player
- 1992 » Nathan Kress, American actor and director
- 1992 » Steven Skrzybski, German footballer
- 1993 » Zhang Zetian, Chinese businesswoman and investor
- 1994 » Akiyuki Hashimoto, Japanese sprinter
- 1994 » Bernhard Luxbacher, Austrian footballer
- 1994 » Danka Kovinić, Montenegrin professional tennis player
Died on November 18
- 1998 » Tara Singh Hayer, Indian-Canadian journalist and publisher (b. 1936)
- 1999 » Doug Sahm, American singer and guitarist (b. 1941)
- 1999 » Paul Bowles, American composer and author (b. 1910)
- 2001 » Walter Matuszczak, Polish-American football player 1939 All-America, 1941 New York Giants draft (b. 1918)
- 2002 » James Coburn, American actor (b. 1928)
- 2003 » Michael Kamen, American composer and conductor (b. 1948)
- 2004 » Cy Coleman, American pianist and composer (b. 1929)
- 2004 » Robert Bacher, American physicist and academic (b. 1905)
- 2005 » Harold J. Stone, American actor (b. 1911)
- 2009 » Red Robbins, American basketball player (b. 1944)
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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.
- March 20 » Invasion of Iraq: In the early hours of the morning, the United States and three other countries (the UK, Australia and Poland) begin military operations in Iraq.
- June 10 » The Spirit rover is launched, beginning NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission.
- July 8 » Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashes near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency landing attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board.
- September 25 » The 8.3 Mw Hokkaidō earthquake strikes just offshore Hokkaidō, Japan.
- October 15 » China launches Shenzhou 5, its first manned space mission.
- November 14 » Astronomers Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz discover 90377 Sedna, a Trans-Neptunian object.
Weather November 18, 2003
The temperature on November 18, 2003 was between 8.8 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 3.9 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.