About the day » Thursday July 31, 2003Calender converter
July 30, 2003Died on Thursday July 31, 2003
- Constance Jean Albert (38), Madison, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
- Douwe Jarig de Jong (73)
- Bert Cornelius Gatliff (75), Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
- Catharina Martha Maria Tholens (88), Amsterdam
- Bastiaan Grootjans (96)
- Anita Gabriek Jaworski (54), Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa
- Alberdina van Seeventer (94), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Arnold Woltjer (58), Groningen
- Elisabeth Willemina Gerarda Bentvelsen (93), Delft
- Aleida C. Verhulst (85), Den Haag
Born on July 31
- 1986 » Brian Orakpo, American football player
- 1986 » Evgeni Malkin, Russian ice hockey player
- 1987 » Michael Bradley, American soccer player
- 1988 » Alex Glenn, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1989 » Victoria Azarenka, Belorussian tennis player
- 1991 » Réka Luca Jani, Hungarian tennis player
- 1992 » José Fernández, Cuban baseball player († 2016)
- 1992 » Kyle Larson, American race car driver
- 1992 » Ryan Johansen, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1994 » Lil Uzi Vert, American hip hop artist
Died on July 31
- 2000 » William Keepers Maxwell Jr., American editor, novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1908)
- 2001 » Francisco da Costa Gomes, Portuguese general and politician, 15th President of Portugal (b. 1914)
- 2001 » Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (b. 1910)
- 2003 » Guido Crepax, Italian author and illustrator (b. 1933)
- 2004 » Virginia Grey, American actress (b. 1917)
- 2005 » Wim Duisenberg, Dutch economist and politician, 1st President of the European Central Bank (b. 1935)
- 2009 » Bobby Robson, English footballer and manager (b. 1933)
- 2009 » Harry Alan Towers, English-Canadian screenwriter and producer (b. 1920)
- 2012 » Alfredo Ramos, Brazilian footballer and coach (b. 1924)
- 2012 » Mollie Hunter, Scottish author and playwright (b. 1922)
Names that were popular for boys in 2003
- Thomas
- Daan
- Lucas
- Max
- Ruben
- Lars
- Sem
- Mike
- Jesse
- Jan
- Sam
- Remco
- Tom
- Martijn
- Johannes
- Niels
Names that were popular for girls in 2003
- Emma
- Isa
- Maria
- Lisa
- Anna
- Lieke
- Anne
- Laura
- Catharina-amalia
- Nina
- Julia
- Femke
- Iris
- Sanne
- Lotte
- Amber
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 8 » Turkish Airlines Flight 634 crashes near Diyarbakır Airport, Turkey, killing the entire crew and 70 of the 75 passengers.
- May 21 » The 6.8 Mw Boumerdès earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). More than 2,200 people were killed and a moderate tsunami sank boats at the Balearic Islands.
- August 10 » The Okinawa Urban Monorail is opened in Naha, Okinawa.
- August 11 » Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.
- August 27 » The first six-party talks, involving South and North Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia, convene to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns of the North Korean nuclear weapons program.
- December 17 » The Soham murder trial ends at the Old Bailey in London, with Ian Huntley found guilty of two counts of murder. His girlfriend, Maxine Carr, is found guilty of perverting the course of justice.
Weather July 31, 2003
The temperature on July 31, 2003 was between 10.3 °C and 26.9 °C and averaged 19.2 °C. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (78%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.