Wednesday August 13, 2003

Historical Events

• Bogdan Bukomiric and Ivan Jovovic, both 16-year-olds, were killed in an attack by two AK-47-wielding attackers who fired on a group from Gorazdevac, near Pec, while they were swimming in the river Bistrica. Two of the four children who were hurt in the attack are currently in critical condition. UNMIK and KFOR claimed they had transferred Marko Bogicevic to Belgrade. However, he is currently in Prizren at a German military hospital, against his parents' wishes. A KFOR Italian patrol refused to f
• Discoverion of an airplane plot in Saudi Arabia. Alerts were issued by intelligence agencies and sent to Washington, D.C. and London about a threat to the airlines that fly around Riyadh's international airport. After a plot member drove his car through Riyadh's checkpoint, the plan to down British Airways' plane was revealed. BA cancelled all flights to Saudi Arabia in response to the threat. The United States issues a travel warning for Saudi Arabia, citing the
• Exports from Iraq's northern oilfields are resumed
• On Wednesday, Arnold Schwarzenegger named Warren Buffett his economic advisor. Mr Buffett will assist the actor in building a team that can lead the state through its fiscal crisis.
• Canada allows same-sex marriage: The United Church of Canada votes overwhelming to request that the federal government allow same-sex marital relations at its convention in Wolfville (Nova Scotia).
• The discovery of a new large dinosaur species, "Rajasaurus Narmadensis", by a National Geographic team, has been made public. It is a native to the Indian subcontinent. A joint Indo-American team, which included members from the University of Michigan and University of Chicago, conducted the research.

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Who was born on August 13, 2003?

• Stella Belmondo
• Chiara Francia

Other August 13th famous birthdays

• Manuel Valls

  French politician, born to Xavier Valls, catalan painter. His mother is the sister of Swiss Italian painter Aurelio Galfetti. Minister of the Interior since 2012, he was naturalized French citizen in 1982. Five years later, he married his first spouse, Nathalie Soulié (4 children). In 2010, he married Anne Gavroin, violinist.

• Fidel Castro

  Cuban liberator who successfully overthrew President Batista's government 1/01/1959. Captured after a revolutionary attempt 7/26/1953, he was released from prison in 1955. When his guerrilla warfare deposed Batista, he established his position as dictator of Cuba. He has been diplomatically antagonistic to the U.S. since 1961.

• Sridevi

  Indian actress and singer

• Sebastian Stan

  Movie Actor

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How old am I?

If August 13, 2003 is your birthday you are 19 years old. Find out how old you are in years, months, weeks and days and how long until your next birthday on August 13.

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Who died on August 13, 2003?

• Ed Townsend

  American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2003).

Other August 13th famous deaths

• Nino Ferrer

  Italian singer and songwriter of pop music.

• Julia Child

  American chef and writer of over nine cookbooks, appearing in more than three hundred television shows.

• Sandy Allen

  American tallest woman in the world (Born 1955).

• Julien Green

  French-born American novelist (d. 1998).

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Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Leo

Leo personality

Who should a Leo marry?

Babies born in August are either Leo or Virgo. People born before August 22nd are Leo, while people born from August 23rd have the sign of Virgo

Personality of August born

Chinese Zodiac

Goat

The day of the week was Wednesday.

August 13th marks the 224th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2003.

There are 140 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

August 2003 calendar

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