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Born on Wednesday February 12, 2003
- Tessa Maria van Schie, Haarlem († 2003)
Died on Wednesday February 12, 2003
- David Hoeke (81), Amsterdam, Nederland
- Dirk KAPTEIJN (84), Amsterdam
- Cornelis Blom (78), Den Helder
- Cornelia Maria Baremans (75), Dongen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Edward Albert De Backer (79), Aalst
- Antoinetta Maria Eliza Steens (69), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Betty Lou Still (73)
- Catharina Maria Verstraeten (91)
- Antje Zandbergen (82), Rijnsburg
- Catharina Maria Clazina Dingemans (96)
Born on February 12
- 1984 » Andrei Sidorenkov, Estonian footballer
- 1984 » Brad Keselowski, American race car driver
- 1988 » DeMarco Murray, American football player
- 1988 » Mike Posner, American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1988 » Nicolás Otamendi, Argentine footballer
- 1990 » Robert Griffin III, American football player
- 1991 » Patrick Herrmann, German footballer
- 1994 » Arman Hall, American sprinter
- 1999 » Maggie Coles-Lyster, Canadian cyclist
- 2000 » Kim Ji-min, South Korean actress
Died on February 12
- 1998 » Gardner Ackley, American economist and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Italy (b. 1915)
- 2000 » Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist, created Peanuts (b. 1922)
- 2000 » Tom Landry, American football player and coach (b. 1924)
- 2001 » Kristina Söderbaum, Swedish-German actress and producer (b. 1912)
- 2002 » John Eriksen, Danish footballer (b. 1957)
- 2005 » Dorothy Stang, American-Brazilian nun and missionary (b. 1931)
- 2007 » Ann Barzel, American writer and dance critic (b. 1905)
- 2007 » Peggy Gilbert, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1905)
- 2008 » David Groh, American actor (b. 1939)
- 2009 » victims of Colgan Air Flight 3407:
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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 18 » A bushfire kills four people and destroys more than 500 homes in Canberra, Australia.
- March 28 » In a friendly fire incident, two American A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft attack British tanks participating in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, killing one soldier.
- May 28 » Peter Hollingworth resigns as Governor-General of Australia following criticism of his handling of child sexual abuse allegations during his tenure as Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane.
- August 19 » A car-bomb attack on United Nations headquarters in Iraq kills the agency's top envoy Sérgio Vieira de Mello and 21 other employees.
- September 20 » Civil unrest in the Maldives breaks out after a prisoner is killed by guards.
- 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.
Weather February 12, 2003
The temperature on February 12, 2003 was between -4.1 °C and -1.6 °C and averaged -2.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.