The temperature on August 2, 2003 was between 14.8 °C and 26.7 °C and averaged 20.6 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (40%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
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.
January 18 » A bushfire kills four people and destroys more than 500 homes in Canberra, Australia.
February 15 » Protests against the Iraq war take place in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between eight million to 30 million people participate, making this the largest peace demonstration in history.
June 26 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Lawrence v. Texas that gender-based sodomy laws are unconstitutional.
August 5 » A car bomb explodes in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta outside the Marriott Hotel killing 12 and injuring 150.
September 20 » Civil unrest in the Maldives breaks out after a prisoner is killed by guards.
October 9 » Mission: Space opens to the public in Walt Disney World.
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