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July 23, 2003Died on Thursday July 24, 2003
- Elisabeth Catharina Mols (84), Reuver
- Catharina Maria Meeder (94)
- Doet Kloosterman (91), Drachten,, Friesland, Nederland
- Colin Riley McMillan II (67), Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, United States of America
- Adriana Maria Elisabeth (Sjaan) Aepeker (83), Goirle, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Antonia Hendrika Cecilia Meinders (93), Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
- Charles William Burke (87), Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, Kingston Hospital
- Edith Harriet Ravenswaay (67)
- Arend Johannes (Bas) Bouma (77), Beetsterzwaag
- Cornelia Adolfina Geertsema (98)
Born on July 24
- 1990 » Daveigh Chase, American actress
- 1991 » Emily Bett Rickards, Canadian actress
- 1991 » Manuel Fischnaller, Italian footballer
- 1992 » Mikaël Kingsbury, Canadian skier
- 1992 » Mitch Grassi, American singer and songwriter
- 1994 » Alejandra Álvarez, Ecuadorian tennis player
- 1994 » Phillip Lindsay, American football player
- 1995 » Kyle Kuzma, American basketball player
- 1995 » Valentine Holmes, Australian rugby league player
- 2002 » Nicole Pircio, Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
Died on July 24
- 1995 » George Rodger, English photographer and journalist (b. 1908)
- 1996 » Alphonso Theodore Roberts, Vincentian cricketer and activist (b. 1937)
- 1997 » Saw Maung, Burmese general and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1928)
- 1997 » William J. Brennan Jr., American colonel and jurist (b. 1906)
- 2000 » Ahmad Shamloo, Iranian poet and journalist (b. 1925)
- 2001 » Georges Dor, Canadian author, playwright, and composer (b. 1931)
- 2005 » Richard Doll, English physiologist and epidemiologist (b. 1912)
- 2007 » Albert Ellis, American psychologist and author (b. 1913)
- 2007 » Nicola Zaccaria, Greek opera singer (b. 1923)
- 2008 » Norman Dello Joio, American pianist and composer (b. 1913)
Names that were popular for boys in 2003
- Jan
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Thomas
- Lucas
- Willem
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Daan
- Ruben
- David
- Jesse
- Maria
- Lars
- Jacob
- Max
Names that were popular for girls in 2003
- Maria
- Anna
- Emma
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Anne
- Louise
- Marie
- Victoria
- Carmen
- Lisa
- Laura
- Isa
- Sophie
- Beatrix
- Elizabeth
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 25 » Invasion of Iraq: A group of people leave London, England, for Baghdad, Iraq, to serve as human shields, intending to prevent the U.S.-led coalition troops from bombing certain locations.
- February 10 » France and Belgium break the NATO procedure of silent approval concerning the timing of protective measures for Turkey in case of a possible war with Iraq.
- February 20 » During a Great White concert in West Warwick, Rhode Island, a pyrotechnics display sets the Station nightclub ablaze, killing 100 and injuring over 200 others.
- September 12 » The United Nations lifts sanctions against Libya after that country agreed to accept responsibility and recompense the families of victims in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
- December 7 » The Conservative Party of Canada is officially registered, following the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
- December 17 » SpaceShipOne, piloted by Brian Binnie, makes its first powered and first supersonic flight.
The weather on Thursday July 24, 2003
The temperature on July 24, 2003 was between 12.4 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 18.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (20%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI