What happened on Wednesday May 07, 2003?

About May 7th, 2003, in brief:

  • Historical events: U.S. Customs agents successfully recovered nearly 40,000 manuscripts and 700 artifacts from the National Museum of Iraq. Many items initially reported as missing were actually preserved in secret storage vaults before the war. Some looters voluntarily returned items after being promised rewards and amnesty.
  • Day of the week: May 7th, 2003 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Taurus (in western zodiac), Goat (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing crescent
  • #1 US song: Get Busy by Sean Paul
  • #1 UK song: Ignition Remix by R Kelly
  • Popular movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers directed by Peter Jackson

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May 07, 2003: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on May 07, 2003:

  • Recovery of Iraqi Cultural Artifacts U.S. Customs agents successfully recovered nearly 40,000 manuscripts and 700 artifacts from the National Museum of Iraq. Many items initially reported as missing were actually preserved in secret storage vaults before the war. Some looters voluntarily returned items after being promised rewards and amnesty.
  • Hanford Nuclear Fuel Project Milestone The U.S. Department of Energy's Spent Nuclear Fuel Project at the Hanford site completed a significant environmental safety operation, successfully moving over two million pounds of highly radioactive spent fuel away from the Columbia River, reducing potential environmental risks.
  • Leadership Changes at Los Alamos National Laboratory John Browne and Joseph Salgado announced their resignations as Director and Principal Deputy Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory, signaling potential leadership transitions in a critical scientific research institution.
  • Rare Mercury Transit Observed A rare astronomical event occurred where Mercury transited across the sun for five hours, a phenomenon that happens only thirteen times per century. This celestial occurrence provides scientists with unique opportunities to study planetary mechanics and solar system dynamics.

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May 07, 2003: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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May 07, 2003: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on May 07, 2003:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $35.21
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $17.33
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $26.11
  • General Electric GE: opens at $29.22
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $86.95

Exchange Rates on May 07, 2003:

  • 1 USD = 116.26 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.3968 CAD
  • 1 USD = 1.3213 CHF
  • 1 EUR = 132.32 JPY
  • 1 EUR = 0.7125 GBP

May 07, 2003: What were the main match results that day?

Premier League - UK Soccer

  • Arsenal - Southampton : 6 - 1
  • Motherwell - Celtic : 0 - 4
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What day of the week was May 07, 2003?


May 07, 2003 was a Wednesday and it was the 127th day of the year 2003 in the Gregorian calendar.

May 07, 2003 can also be written as 5/7/2003 in the US and as 7/5/2003 in UK and Europe.

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May 07, 2003: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on May 07, 2003 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week May 5th and May 11th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

May 07, 2003: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on May 07, 2003 was Get Busy by Sean Paul, according to the music chart for the week May 5th and May 11th.

  1. - Get Busy youtube
  2. - In Da Club youtube
  3. - Ignition youtube
  4. - 21 Questions youtube
  5. - Rock Your Body youtube

May 07, 2003: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on May 07, 2003 was Ignition Remix by R Kelly, according to the music chart for the week May 5th and May 11th.

  1. - Ignition Remix youtube
  2. - Loneliness youtube
  3. - You Said No youtube
  4. - Favourite Things youtube
  5. - Rise And Fall youtube

May 07, 2003: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on May 07, 2003 was 21 Questions by 50 Cent Featuring Nate Dogg, according to the music chart for the week May 5th and May 11th.

  1. - 21 Questions
  2. - Get Busy youtube
  3. - I Know What You Want
  4. - Beautiful
  5. - Can't Let You Go
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May 07, 2003: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for May 7th is Taurus.

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Babies born in May are either Taurus or Gemini. People born before May 20th are Taurus, while people born from May 21st have the sign of Gemini.

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May 07, 2003: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for May 07, 2003 is Goat and the associated element is Water.

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May 07, 2003: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on May 07, 2003 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on May 07, 2003 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on May 07, 2003 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 37% full, rising at 10:04 am and setting at 01:46 am.

The previous full moon was on Apr 16, 2003 while the next full moon would come on May 16, 2003.

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How old is someone born on May 07, 2003?


Someone born on May 07, 2003 is:

21 years 9 months old,

or 261 months and 2 days old,

or 1135 weeks and 4 days old,

or 7949 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on May 07, 2003?

There are 87 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday May 7th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on May 07, 2003?

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