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Born on Thursday August 28, 2003
- Britt Mara Kosse, Slagharen († 2012)
Died on Thursday August 28, 2003
- Charles Elisha Ainsworth (82), Phoenix (Maricopa County) (Arizona)
- Cornelia Philippina Dallau (87), Rotterdam
- Bertha Marie Westendorf (89), Waverly, Bremer Co., IA
- August Ed Ascher (62), Red Lake Margaret Cochenour Memorial Hospital, Red Lake, Ontario, Canada
- Anna Maria Theresia Paro (92), Waalre, Nederland
- Alida Catharina Reilman (82)
- Elizabeth van de Bunt (74)
- Annabelle E Chilson (88), Estella, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
- Antonia Seuntiens (77)
- arie Westmaas (85), alphen aan den rijn
Born on August 28
- 1991 » Felicio Brown Forbes, German footballer
- 1992 » Bismack Biyombo, Congolese basketball player
- 1992 » Gabriela Drăgoi, Romanian gymnast
- 1992 » Max Collins, American-Filipino actress and model
- 1993 » Jakub Sokolík, Czech footballer
- 1994 » Bobby Andonov, Australian singer
- 1994 » Junior Malanda, Belgian footballer († 2015)
- 1994 » Manon Arcangioli, French tennis player
- 1995 » Joshua Kalu, American football player
- 2003 » Quvenzhané Wallis, American actress
Died on August 28
- 2005 » Esther Szekeres, Hungarian-Australian mathematician and academic (b. 1910)
- 2005 » George Szekeres, Hungarian-Australian mathematician and academic (b. 1911)
- 2005 » Jacques Dufilho, French actor (b. 1914)
- 2006 » Benoît Sauvageau, Canadian educator and politician (b. 1963)
- 2006 » Heino Lipp, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (b. 1922)
- 2006 » Melvin Schwartz, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1932)
- 2007 » Arthur Jones, American businessman, founded Nautilus, Inc. and MedX Corporation (b. 1926)
- 2007 » Francisco Umbral, Spanish journalist and author (b. 1935)
- 2007 » Hilly Kristal, American businessman, founded CBGB (b. 1932)
- 2007 » Paul MacCready, American engineer and businessman, founded AeroVironment (b. 1925)
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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.
- 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.
- March 16 » American activist Rachel Corrie is killed in Rafah trying to obstruct the demolition of a home by being run over by a bulldozer.
- July 7 » NASA Opportunity rover, MER-B or Mars Exploration Rover–B, was launched into space aboard a Delta II rocket.
- September 6 » Mahmoud Abbas resigns from his position of Palestinian Prime Minister.
- October 31 » Mahathir bin Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, marking an end to Mahathir's 22 years in power.
- November 22 » England defeats Australia in the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final, becoming the first side from the Northern Hemisphere to win the tournament.
Weather August 28, 2003
The temperature on August 28, 2003 was between 11.9 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (4%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.