2003 - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Population 2 Conflicts Toggle Conflicts subsection 2.1 Internal conflicts 2.2 International conflicts 3 Culture Toggle Culture subsection 3.1 Art and architecture 3.2 Media 3.3 Sports 4 Economy 5 Environment and weather 6 Health 7 Politics and law Toggle Politics and law subsection 7.1 International politics 7.2 Domestic politics 7.3 Crime and international law 8 Religion 9 Science Toggle Science subsection 9.1 Space exploration and astronomy 9.2 Technology 10 Events Toggle Events subsection 10.1 January 10.2 February 10.3 March 10.4 April 10.5 May 10.6 June 10.7 July 10.8 August 10.9 September 10.10 October 10.11 November 10.12 December 11 Births and deaths 12 Nobel Prizes 13 See also 14 References 15 External links Toggle the table of contents 2003 214 languages Аԥсшәа Afrikaans Alemannisch አማርኛ Aragonés العربية الدارجة مصرى Asturianu Авар Kotava Azərbaycanca تۆرکجه Башҡортса Basa Bali Boarisch Žemaitėška Batak Toba Bikol Central Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Беларуская Български भोजपुरी Banjar বাংলা བོད་ཡིག বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী Brezhoneg Bosanski Català 閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄ Нохчийн Cebuano کوردی Corsu Qırımtatarca Čeština Kaszëbsczi Чӑвашла Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Zazaki ދިވެހިބަސް Ελληνικά Emiliàn e rumagnòl Esperanto Español Eesti Euskara Estremeñu فارسی Suomi Võro Føroyskt Français Arpetan Nordfriisk Furlan Frysk Gaeilge Gagauz 贛語 Kriyòl gwiyannen Gàidhlig Galego Avañe'ẽ Gaelg Hausa 客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî עברית हिन्दी Fiji Hindi Hrvatski Hornjoserbsce Kreyòl ayisyen Magyar Հայերեն Արեւմտահայերէն Interlingua Bahasa Indonesia Igbo Ilokano Ido Íslenska Italiano 日本語 La .lojban. 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Calendar year Years Millennium 3rd millennium Centuries 20th century 21st century 22nd century Decades 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Years 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 v t e 2003 in various calendarsGregorian 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 1409–1410 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 ཆུ་ཕོ་རྟ་ལོ་ (male Water-Horse) 2129 or 1748 or 976     — to — ཆུ་མོ་ལུག་ལོ་ (female Water-Sheep) 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 (AI) Palaeontology Quantum computing and communication Senescence research Sustainable energy research Environment Birding and ornithology Climate change Weather Tornadoes Tropical cyclones 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. 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Calendar year The year 2003 was marked by the United States invasion of Iraq and the subsequent period of occupation and insurgency. The Kashmir conflict also saw a period of escalation, and the Second Intifada continued in Israel and Palestine. The global economy recovered from the early 2000s recession, especially in China, Japan, and the United States, and Argentina recovered from its years-long economic crisis. A conference of World Trade Organization members caused diplomatic conflict between developing and developed nations, with the former creating their own trade bloc, the G20 developing nations. The Catholic Church celebrated the 25th anniversary of the election of Pope John Paul II, while disputes about gay rights emerged within several Christian denominations in 2003. The Islamic world faced crisis as the war on terror and Islamic terrorism prompted religious leaders to define Islam's identity. Elsewhere in the world, ten nations were approved for membership to the European Union, North Korea restarted its nuclear weapons program, and several political leaders were convicted in the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and for the former Yugoslavia. The International Criminal Court also began operation in 2003. The 110th element of the periodic table was officially named darmstadtium (Ds) in 2003. The Human Genome Project announced that it had finished mapping the human genome, while controversies regarding human cloning and genetically modified crops caused political turmoil around the scientific community. A new dinosaur, Rajasaurus narmadensis, was described. Space travel was affected by the explosion of the Space Shuttle Columbia that killed seven astronauts, while a close approach from Mars allowed several landers and rovers to be launched toward the planet. Consumers saw the launch of the iTunes Store and the publication of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, while products like camera phones, 64-bit computers, LCD television, and broadband internet achieved widespread popularity. Email spam became a growing problem in 2003, leading to legislation in …