From top left, clockwise: the crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; Myspace launches becoming one of the first major social media platforms; protests in London against the invasion of Iraq; a drained river in France during the European heatwave; an earthquake in Bam, Iran kills 30,000 people; abuse and torture of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison by U.S. personnel; a statue of Saddam Hussein is toppled in Baghdad after his regime was deposed during the Iraq War.
Calendar year
Millennium:
3rd millennium
Centuries:
20th century
21st century
22nd century
Decades:
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Years:
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2003 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar
2003 MMIII
Ab urbe condita
2756
Armenian calendar
1452 ԹՎ ՌՆԾԲ
Assyrian calendar
6753
Baháʼí calendar
159–160
Balinese saka calendar
1924–1925
Bengali calendar
1410
Berber calendar
2953
British Regnal year
51 Eliz. 2 – 52 Eliz. 2
Buddhist calendar
2547
Burmese calendar
1365
Byzantine calendar
7511–7512
Chinese calendar
壬午年 (Water Horse) 4700 or 4493 — to — 癸未年 (Water Goat) 4701 or 4494
Coptic calendar
1719–1720
Discordian calendar
3169
Ethiopian calendar
1995–1996
Hebrew calendar
5763–5764
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat
2059–2060
- Shaka Samvat
1924–1925
- Kali Yuga
5103–5104
Holocene calendar
12003
Igbo calendar
1003–1004
Iranian calendar
1381–1382
Islamic calendar
1423–1424
Japanese calendar
Heisei 15 (平成１５年)
Javanese calendar
1935–1936
Juche calendar
92
Julian calendar
Gregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar
4336
Minguo calendar
ROC 92 民國92年
Nanakshahi calendar
535
Thai solar calendar
2546
Tibetan calendar
阳水马年 (male Water-Horse) 2129 or 1748 or 976 — to — 阴水羊年 (female Water-Goat) 2130 or 1749 or 977
Unix time
1041379200 – 1072915199
2003 by topic
Arts
Animation
Anime
Architecture
Comics
Film
Horror
Literature
Poetry
Radio
Science fiction
Television
Video games
esports
Music
Albums
By genre
Classical
Country
Hip hop
Jazz
Latin
Metal
Rock
By place
Africa
Asia
China
Japan
Korea
Philippines
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Europe
Ireland
Scandinavia
Norway
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States
Politics and government
Elections
International leaders
Organized crime
Religion
Religious leaders
Sovereign states
Sovereign state leaders
Territorial governors
Science and technology
Archaeology
Biotechnology
Computing
Palaeontology
Quantum computing and communication
Senescence research
Sustainable energy research
Environment
Birding and ornithology
Climate change
Weather
Transportation
Aviation
Rail transport
Spaceflight
Transportation technology
Sports
American football
Association football
Athletics (sport)
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Chess
Combat sports
Cricket
Cycling
Golf
Ice hockey
Pro wrestling
Rugby union
Swimming
Tennis
Volleyball
By sovereign state
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
The Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Comoros
Congo
D.R. Congo
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Eswatini
Equatorial Guinea
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Marshall Islands
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nauru
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Somalia
Somaliland
South Africa
Solomon Islands
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
By international organization
European Union
United Nations
Categories
Births
Deaths
Establishments
Disestablishments
Works
Introductions
Works entering the public domain
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2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2003rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 3rd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 4th year of the 2000s decade.
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