About the day » Sunday March 23, 2003Calender converter

• Lahni Jean Kernaghan, Wodonga (Victoria) († 2009)

• Elisabeth Hinrichs (86)
• Bong Kim Hioeng (67), Jakarta
• Elyy Bosma (74), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anton Carel (Ton) Lulofs (54)
• Elly Bosma (74), Nijmegen
• Albertha Dijkhuizen (87), Renkum Gelderland Nederland
• David Earl van Every (77)
• Alda E.H. Lammers (82)
• Antje Schuurman (84), Enkhuizen
• Berend Jan Vrielink (66), Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland

• 1991 » Gregg Wylde, Scottish footballer
• 1992 » Kyrie Irving, Australian-American basketball player
• 1992 » Tolga Ciğerci, German-Turkish footballer
• 1993 » Aytaç Kara, Turkish footballer
• 1993 » Kyle Lovett, Australian rugby league player
• 1994 » Nick Powell, English footballer
• 1995 » Jan Lisiecki, Canadian pianist
• 1995 » Kevin Kauber, Estonian footballer
• 1995 » Ozan Tufan, Turkish footballer
• 1996 » Alexander Albon, Thai-British race car driver

• 2001 » David McTaggart, Canadian badminton player and environmentalist (b. 1932)
• 2001 » Margaret Jones, British archaeologist (b. 1916)
• 2001 » Robert Laxalt, American author (b. 1923)
• 2001 » Rowland Evans, American journalist (b. 1921)
• 2002 » Ben Hollioake, Australian-English cricketer (b. 1977)
• 2002 » Eileen Farrell, American soprano (b. 1920)
• 2003 » Fritz Spiegl, Austrian-English flute player and journalist (b. 1926)
• 2004 » Rupert Hamer, Australian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 39th Premier of Victoria (b. 1916)
• 2006 » David B. Bleak, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1932)
• 2006 » Desmond Doss, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1919)

1. Thomas
2. Daan
3. Lucas
4. Max
5. Ruben
6. Lars
7. Sem
8. Mike
9. Jesse
10. Jan
11. Sam
12. Remco
13. Tom
14. Martijn
15. Johannes
16. Niels

1. Emma
2. Isa
3. Maria
4. Lisa
5. Anna
6. Lieke
7. Anne
8. Laura
9. Catharina-amalia
10. Nina
11. Julia
12. Femke
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.
• January 24 » The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
• 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.
• July 8 » Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashes near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency landing attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board.
• July 30 » In Mexico, the last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line.
• August 10 » European heat wave: The then-highest temperature ever recorded in the United Kingdom, 38.5°C (101.3°F) in Kent, England. This record was later surpassed in July 2019.
• December 13 » Iraq War: Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit.

The temperature on March 23, 2003 was between -0.2 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 11.1 hours of sunshine (90%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.