What happened on Saturday February 08, 2003?

About February 8th, 2003, in brief:

  • Historical events: On February 8, 2003, the UK government released a highly controversial intelligence dossier about Iraq, which was later dubbed the 'Dodgy Dossier'. The document, intended to build a case for military intervention, was found to contain significant plagiarism and unverified information. Key political figures like Tony Blair and US Secretary of State Colin Powell cited this dossier as evidence supporting the necessity of war against Iraq. The dossier's contents were largely copied without permission from sources including Jane's Intelligence Review and an outdated 12-year-old doctoral thesis by an American student, which was originally published in the Middle East Review of International.
  • Day of the week: February 8th, 2003 was a Saturday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius (in western zodiac), Goat (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: First Quarter
  • #1 US song: All I Have by Jennifer Lopez
  • #1 UK song: All The Things She Said by Tatu
  • Popular movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers directed by Peter Jackson

More about February 8th, 2003? See below for more news and curiosities on February 8th, 2003.

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February 08, 2003: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on February 08, 2003:

  • UK Government's Controversial Iraq Intelligence Dossier On February 8, 2003, the UK government released a highly controversial intelligence dossier about Iraq, which was later dubbed the 'Dodgy Dossier'. The document, intended to build a case for military intervention, was found to contain significant plagiarism and unverified information. Key political figures like Tony Blair and US Secretary of State Colin Powell cited this dossier as evidence supporting the necessity of war against Iraq. The dossier's contents were largely copied without permission from sources including Jane's Intelligence Review and an outdated 12-year-old doctoral thesis by an American student, which was originally published in the Middle East Review of International.

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February 08, 2003: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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February 08, 2003: What were the main match results that day?

Serie A - Italian Football

  • Juventus - Empoli : 1 - 0
  • Udinese - Piacenza : 2 - 1

Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)

  • Antwerp - Charleroi : 3 - 1
  • Louvieroise - Lokeren : 2 - 4
  • Mechelen - Club Brugge : 0 - 8
  • Westerlo - Lierse : 1 - 2

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

  • Bochum - Leverkusen : 2 - 1
  • Hannover - Nurnberg : 4 - 2
  • Hansa Rostock - Cottbus : 0 - 0
  • Hertha - Schalke 04 : 4 - 2
  • Kaiserslautern - M'gladbach : 2 - 0

La Liga Primera Division - Football (Spain)

  • Real Madrid - Betis : 4 - 1
  • Villarreal - Valladolid : 1 - 0
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What day of the week was February 08, 2003?


February 08, 2003 was a Saturday and it was the 39th day of the year 2003 in the Gregorian calendar.

February 08, 2003 can also be written as 2/8/2003 in the US and as 8/2/2003 in UK and Europe.

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February 08, 2003: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on February 08, 2003 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week February 3rd and February 9th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

February 08, 2003: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on February 08, 2003 was All I Have by Jennifer Lopez, according to the music chart for the week February 3rd and February 9th.

  1. - All I Have youtube
  2. - Bump, Bump, Bump youtube
  3. - Beautiful youtube
  4. - I'm With You youtube
  5. - Mesmerize youtube

February 08, 2003: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on February 08, 2003 was All The Things She Said by Tatu, according to the music chart for the week February 3rd and February 9th.

  1. - All The Things She Said youtube
  2. - Stole youtube
  3. - Cry Me A River youtube
  4. - Stop Living The Lie youtube
  5. - '03 Bonnie And Clyde youtube

February 08, 2003: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on February 08, 2003 was Miss You by Aaliyah, according to the music chart for the week February 3rd and February 9th.

  1. - Miss You youtube
  2. - In Da Club youtube
  3. - Ignition youtube
  4. - Wanksta
  5. - Mesmerize
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February 08, 2003: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for February 8th is Aquarius.

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Babies born in February are either Aquarius or Pisces. People born before February 18th are Aquarius, while people born from February 19th have the sign of Pisces.

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February 08, 2003: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for February 08, 2003 is Goat and the associated element is Water.

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February 08, 2003: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on February 08, 2003 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on February 08, 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 February 08, 2003 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 47% full, rising at 10:32 am and setting at 12:37 am.

The previous full moon was on Jan 18, 2003 while the next full moon would come on Feb 16, 2003.

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How old is someone born on February 08, 2003?


Someone born on February 08, 2003 is:

22 years 3 months old,

or 267 months and 6 days old,

or 1161 weeks and 4 days old,

or 8131 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on February 08, 2003?

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