Revolts, massacres and attacks114
- Rose RevolutionRevolts & coups
- Iraqi insurgency2003–2011 · Revolts & coups
- assassination of Zoran ĐinđićMurders
- Darfur genocide2003–2008 · Massacres
- 2003 Phnom Penh riotsRevolts & coups
- Tel Aviv central bus station massacreAttacks
- assassination of Anna LindhMurders
- Depayin massacreMassacres
- 2003 Mauritanian coup d'état attemptRevolts & coups
- Afula mall bombingAttacks
- 2003 Central African Republic coup d'étatRevolts & coups
- 2003 Guinea-Bissau coup d'étatRevolts & coups
- 2003 São Tomé and Príncipe coup d'état attemptRevolts & coups
- Bogoro massacreMassacres
- Ramadan OffensiveRevolts & coups
- 2003 attack on KarbalaAttacks
- Imam Ali Mosque bombingAttacks
- Jueves negroRevolts & coups
- 2003 La Paz riotsRevolts & coups
- 2003 Mosul raidAttacks
- Black armband protestRevolts & coups
- Geha Interchange bus stop bombingAttacks
- Jordanian embassy bombing in BaghdadAttacks
- Murder of Nireah JohnsonMurders
- 1 July 2003 Hong Kong marchRevolts & coups
- 2003 Alicante and Benidorm bombingsAttacks
- 2003 Latifiya ambushAttacks
- 2003 Nadimarg MassacreMassacres
- 2003 ricin lettersAttacks
- 27 October 2003 Baghdad bombingsMurders
- Case of Liana Friedenbach and Felipe CafféMurders
- Davao Airport bombingAttacks
- Gambela massacreMassacres
- Goraždevac murdersMurders
- Iraqi insurgency of May 2003–February 20062003–2006 · Revolts & coups
- Killing of Manadel al-JamadiMurders
- Murder of Francis ImbardMurders
- murder of Linda AndersenMurders
- Murder of Shelby Tracy TomMurders
- Oakwood mutinyRevolts & coups
+74 less-known, on the globe.
Accidents and fires59
- Space Shuttle Columbia disasterAccidents
- Air Algérie Flight 6289Accidents
- 2003 Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incidentAccidents
- Daegu subway fireFires & explosions
- Turkish Airlines flight 634Accidents
- UTAGE Flight 141Accidents
- 2003 Angola Boeing 727 disappearanceAccidents
- Air Midwest Flight 5481Accidents
- Sudan Airways Flight 139Accidents
- UM Airlines Flight 4230Accidents
- The Station nightclub fireFires & explosions
- FedEx Express Flight 647Accidents
- TANS Perú Flight 222Accidents
- Colgan Air Flight 9446Accidents
- 2003 Alcântara VLS accidentAccidents
- Luzhou Daxishi Community Arson CaseFires & explosions
- 2004 Hendrick Motorsports aircraft crashAccidents
- Air France Flight 5672Accidents
- Chinchilla train collisionAccidents
- Kato Air Flight 603Accidents
- Tuen Mun Road bus plungeAccidents
- 2003 Polish Air Force Mi-8 crashAccidents
- Dete train crashAccidents
- Nehoda u NažidelAccidents
- Ulsan Onsan Fire StationFires & explosions
- 2003 accident on the Bundesautobahn 5Accidents
- 2003 Congo air disasterAccidents
- 2003 Merapoh bus tragedyAccidents
- 2003 Peoples' Friendship University of Russia fireFires & explosions
- 2003 Staten Island Ferry crashAccidents
- Bethlehem bus crashAccidents
- Ladhowal train fireAccidents
- Luxair Flight 8852Accidents
- Tempi road accident disasterAccidents
- Tropical Airways Flight 1301Accidents
- Vaibhavwadi train crashAccidents
- Warangal train crashAccidents
- Waterfall rail accidentAccidents
- 2003 Fuji building wall collapseAccidents
- 2003 Melbourne runaway trainAccidents
+19 less-known, on the globe.
Wars, battles and sieges56
- Iraq War2003–2011 · Wars & conflicts
- War in Darfur2003–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- 2003 invasion of IraqWars & conflicts
- conflict in the Niger DeltaWars & conflicts
- Battle of BaghdadBattles
- Operation Red DawnWars & conflicts
- Battle of BasraBattles
- Battle of NasiriyahBattles
- Battle of Umm QasrBattles
- Iraqi conflict2003–2017 · Wars & conflicts
- 2004 Adjara crisis2003–2004 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of Al FawBattles
- Anbar campaign (2003–2011)2003–2011 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of NajafBattles
- Battle of KarbalaBattles
- Operation Viking HammerWars & conflicts
- Battle of SamawahBattles
- Battle of the Karbala GapBattles
- Battle of Al KutBattles
- Battle of HillahBattles
- Operation Peninsula StrikeWars & conflicts
- Operation Telic2003–2011 · Wars & conflicts
- 2003–2004 Indonesian offensive in Aceh2003–2004 · Wars & conflicts
- Dobley airstrikeWars & conflicts
- Iraq War and the war on terrorWars & conflicts
- Jewish cemetery, NoordwoldeWars & conflicts
- Operation Northern DelayWars & conflicts
- Triangle of Death2003–2011 · Wars & conflicts
- Australian War MemorialWars & conflicts
- Battle of Haditha DamBattles
- Battle of Majar al-KabirBattles
- Kaliningrad war cemeteryWars & conflicts
- Opération 14 juilletWars & conflicts
- Operation Airborne DragonWars & conflicts
- Operation Iron HammerWars & conflicts
- Siege of MonroviaSieges
- Arctic Campaign MemorialWars & conflicts
- Battle of the Buliok ComplexBattles
- Battle of TinaBattles
- Finchley County School WWI and WWII war memorialWars & conflicts
+16 less-known, on the globe.
Disasters17
- 2003 Bam earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2003 Boumerdès earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2003 Colima earthquakeNatural disasters
- Bingöl earthquake of 2003Natural disasters
- 2003 Altai earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2003 Puerto Armuelles earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2003 Bachu earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2003 San Simeon earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2003 Alabama earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2003 Dominican Republic earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2003 Fiordland earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2003 Zhaosu earthquakeNatural disasters
- Tropical Depression SevenNatural disasters
- 2003 Connaught Creek Valley avalancheNatural disasters
- 2003 Coquimbo earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2003 Taungdwingyi earthquakeNatural disasters
- Jacobs Creek FloodNatural disasters
Treaties, councils and politics7
- United Nations Convention Against CorruptionTreaties
- Treaty between Ukraine and the Russian Federation on the Ukrainian-Russian State borderTreaties
- Iraq disarmament crisisPolitics
- Treaty Between the Russian Federation and Ukraine on Cooperation in the Use of the Sea of Azov and the Kerch StraitTreaties
- Common Economic Zone AgreementTreaties
- Accra Comprehensive Peace AgreementTreaties
- Zimbabwean cricket crisis2003–2011 · Politics
Expeditions3
- Norfolk Ridge / Lord Howe Rise Biodiversity Discovery SurveyExpeditions
- Cerrejón paleontological expedition2003–2011 · Expeditions
- Edinburgh Cuba Expedition (2003)Expeditions
Already under way in 200373
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)2001–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- War on Terrorism2001–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- Second Chechen War1999–2009 · Wars & conflicts
- Sri Lankan civil war1983–2009 · Wars & conflicts
- Second Congo War1998–2003 · Wars & conflicts
- Nepalese Civil War1996–2006 · Wars & conflicts
- Second Sudanese Civil War1983–2005 · Wars & conflicts
- Chechen–Russian conflict1785–2017 · Wars & conflicts
- Second Liberian Civil War1999–2003 · Wars & conflicts
- Siachen conflict1984–2003 · Wars & conflicts
- First Ivorian Civil War2002–2007 · Wars & conflicts
- Operation Enduring Freedom2001–2014 · Wars & conflicts
- Burundi Civil War1993–2005 · Wars & conflicts
- Casamance conflict1982–2014 · Wars & conflicts
- Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty2002–2011 · Treaties
Came to an end in 200316
- Second Congo War1998–2003 · Wars & conflicts
- Second Liberian Civil War1999–2003 · Wars & conflicts
- Siachen conflict1984–2003 · Wars & conflicts
- Operation Southern Watch1992–2003 · Wars & conflicts
- Ituri conflict1999–2003 · Wars & conflicts
- Iraqi–Kurdish conflict1918–2003 · Revolts & coups
- Effacer le tableau2002–2003 · Massacres
- Ba'athist Arabization campaigns in North Iraq1968–2003 · Massacres
- Draining of the Mesopotamian Marshes1950–2003 · Massacres
- United Nations Guards Contingent in Iraq1991–2003 · Wars & conflicts
Founded or built in 2003190
- Serbia and MontenegroStates & realms
- Estádio da LuzMonuments
- Estádio do DragãoMonuments
- Estádio José AlvaladeMonuments
- Estádio Municipal de BragaMonuments
- International Finance CentreBuildings
- Spire of DublinMonuments
- Torre MayorBuildings
- 21st Century TowerTowers
- Tomorrow SquareBuildings
- Berjaya Times SquareHotels & shops
- HighcliffBuildings
- Alexandria National MuseumArchaeology
- InterContinental WarsawTowers
- Four Seasons Hotel MiamiHotels & shops
- Srebrenica Genocide MemorialMonuments
- statue of Franz KafkaMonuments
- Two International Finance CentreBuildings
- 40 Bank StreetBuildings
- Roppongi HillsBuildings
- Roppongi Hills Mori TowerBuildings
- 10 Upper Bank StreetBuildings
- 25 Bank StreetBuildings
- Random House TowerBuildings
- 425 Fifth AvenueBuildings
- Camp BuccaPrisons
- Rosario-Victoria BridgeBridges & tunnels
- Union SquareBuildings
- Zlatorog ArenaBuildings
- Arctic Yellow River StationBuildings
+160 more, on the globe.
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