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Born on Tuesday December 30, 2003
- Clara Hendrika Hyacinta Stroeve († 2004)
Died on Tuesday December 30, 2003
- Catherine Jongkindt (78)
- Angeline H. STERKENBERG (91), Grand Rapids Kent County Michigan U.S.A
- Andries Geertsma (93)
- Aderienne Augusta Lesage (93), Kortrijk,, West-vlaanderen, België
- Albert Richard Teuben (52), Nieuw-Vennep, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Bob Hubertus Adrianus Hoes (58), Eindhoven
- Catharina Lansbergen (89), Schiedam
- Albertje Beijert (87), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Ankje Oosterbaan (84), Dokkum
- Antje Mulder (87), Emmen,, Drenthe, Nederland
Born on December 30
- 1986 » Domenico Criscito, Italian footballer
- 1989 » Kateřina Vaňková, Czech tennis player
- 1989 » Ryan Sheckler, American skateboarder and entrepreneur
- 1990 » Bruno Henrique Pinto, Brazilian footballer
- 1990 » Joe Root, English cricketer
- 1991 » Camila Giorgi, Italian tennis player
- 1992 » Carson Wentz, American football player
- 1992 » Ryan Tunnicliffe, English footballer
- 1995 » V, South Korean singer and actor
- 1996 » Brad Abbey, New Zealand rugby league player
Died on December 30
- 2000 » Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1909)
- 2002 » Eleanor J. Gibson, American psychologist and academic (b. 1910)
- 2002 » Mary Brian, American actress (b. 1906)
- 2002 » Mary Wesley, English author (b. 1912)
- 2003 » John Gregory Dunne, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1932)
- 2004 » Artie Shaw, American clarinet player, composer, and bandleader (b. 1910)
- 2005 » Eddie Barlow, South African cricketer and coach (b. 1940)
- 2005 » Rona Jaffe, American novelist (b. 1932)
- 2006 » Saddam Hussein, Iraqi general and politician, 5th President of Iraq (b. 1937)
- 2006 » Terry Peck, Falkland Islander police officer and spy (b. 1938)
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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.
- January 27 » The first selections for the National Recording Registry are announced by the Library of Congress.
- June 26 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Lawrence v. Texas that gender-based sodomy laws are unconstitutional.
- August 11 » Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.
- 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.
- October 18 » Bolivian gas conflict: Bolivian President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, is forced to resign and leave Bolivia.
- December 25 » The ill-fated Beagle 2 probe, released from the Mars Express spacecraft on December 19, stops transmitting shortly before its scheduled landing.
Weather December 30, 2003
The temperature on December 30, 2003 was between 0.6 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (9%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.