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Died on Saturday August 16, 2003
- Aletta Maire van Sant (80), Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
- Antonius Henricus Heeswijk (77), Oss, Noord-Brabant
- Avis Hager (74), Cottageville, Colleton County, South Carolina, United States of America
- Bernardus Petrus Johannes (Ben) Marcelis (81), Tilburg, Netherlands
- Antje Trijntje Adriana van der Maarel (81), Moerkapelle
- C.S. Schoutsen (72), Julianadorp
- Beulah Mae Wilson (93), Armour, Douglas, South Dakota, VS
- Armand Vanoirbeek (59), Hoepertingen, België
- Albert Marie Armand Valentine Blaise Ghislain REGOUT (87), Ixelles, 21009, Région Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgique
- Astrid Joyce Lindquist (88), Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States
Born on August 16
- 1988 » Ismaïl Aissati, Moroccan footballer
- 1989 » Moussa Sissoko, French footballer
- 1989 » Wang Hao, Chinese race walker
- 1990 » Godfrey Oboabona, Nigerian footballer
- 1991 » José Eduardo de Araújo, Brazilian footballer
- 1992 » Diego Schwartzman, Argentinian tennis player
- 1993 » Cameron Monaghan, American actor and model
- 1996 » Caeleb Dressel, American swimmer
- 1997 » Greyson Chance, American musician
- 1999 » Karen Chen, American figure skater
Died on August 16
- 2002 » Abu Nidal, Palestinian terrorist leader (b. 1937)
- 2002 » Jeff Corey, American actor (b. 1914)
- 2002 » John Roseboro, American baseball player and coach (b. 1933)
- 2003 » Idi Amin, Ugandan field marshal and politician, 3rd President of Uganda (b. 1928)
- 2004 » Balanadarajah Iyer, Sri Lankan journalist and poet (b. 1957)
- 2004 » Carl Mydans, American photographer and journalist (b. 1907)
- 2004 » Ivan Hlinka, Czech ice hockey player and coach (b. 1950)
- 2004 » Robert Quiroga, American boxer (b. 1969)
- 2005 » Tonino Delli Colli, Italian cinematographer (b. 1922)
- 2005 » Vassar Clements, American fiddler (b. 1928)
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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 21 » A 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes the Mexican state of Colima, killing 29 and leaving approximately 10,000 people homeless.
- March 12 » The World Health Organization officially release a global warning of outbreaks of Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
- March 20 » Invasion of Iraq: In the early hours of the morning, the United States and three other countries (the UK, Australia and Poland) begin military operations in Iraq.
- May 12 » The Riyadh compound bombings, carried out by al-Qaeda, kill 26 people.
- 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 29 » The last known speaker of Akkala Sami dies, rendering the language extinct.
Weather August 16, 2003
The temperature on August 16, 2003 was between 7.6 °C and 23.3 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (57%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.