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March 22, 2003Born on Sunday March 23, 2003
- Lahni Jean Kernaghan, Wodonga (Victoria) († 2009)
Died on Sunday March 23, 2003
- Catharina Maria Francisca (Tini) Olsthoorn (64), Barneveld
- Claudia Planje (36), Den Helder
- Elisabeth Hinrichs (86)
- Albertha Dijkhuizen (87), Renkum Gelderland Nederland
- Cornelis Machiel Schoorl (71), Haarlem, zkh
- Antje Schuurman (84), Enkhuizen
- Adrie Willemse (66), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Alda E.H. Lammers (82)
- Augustinus Van den bergh (86), Bornem
- Berend Jan Vrielink (66), Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland
Born on March 23
- 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
Died on March 23
- 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)
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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 13 » An article in Nature identifies the Ciampate del Diavolo as 350,000-year-old hominid footprints.
- March 17 » Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Robin Cook, resigns from the British Cabinet in disagreement with government plans for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
- July 13 » French DGSE personnel abort an operation to rescue Íngrid Betancourt from FARC rebels in Colombia, causing a political scandal when details are leaked to the press.
- September 6 » Mahmoud Abbas resigns from his position of Palestinian Prime Minister.
- September 14 » In a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union.
- December 14 » Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf narrowly escapes an assassination attempt.
Weather March 23, 2003
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.