What happened on Monday December 15, 2003?

About December 15th, 2003, in brief:

  • Historical events: Following Saddam Hussein's capture, US President George W. Bush promised a fair trial while refusing to turn him over to international courts. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan expressed reservations about the potential death penalty.
  • Day of the week: December 15th, 2003 was a Monday
  • Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius (in western zodiac), Goat (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Last Quarter
  • #1 US song: Hey Ya! by OutKast
  • #1 UK song: Leave Right Now by Will Young
  • Popular movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers directed by Peter Jackson

More about December 15th, 2003? See below for more news and curiosities on December 15th, 2003.

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December 15, 2003: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on December 15, 2003:

  • Capture of Saddam Hussein Following Saddam Hussein's capture, US President George W. Bush promised a fair trial while refusing to turn him over to international courts. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan expressed reservations about the potential death penalty.
  • Wesley Clark Testifies at International Criminal Tribunal Wesley Clark completed his first day of closed-door testimony in the prosecution case against Slobodan Milosevic at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
  • Morrisons Takeover Bid for Safeway Morrisons, a rival supermarket chain, made a substantial takeover offer of PS3 billion (equivalent to $5.2 billion USD) for Safeway, a British grocery chain.
  • Colin Powell's Prostate Cancer Surgery US Secretary of State Colin Powell underwent a successful two-hour prostate cancer surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC.
  • UN Suspends Liberian Disarmament Campaign The United Nations announced a one-month suspension of its disarmament campaign in Liberia.
  • Northern Cyprus Parliamentary Elections Parliamentary elections in the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus resulted in pro-European Union parties winning narrow victories. The Republican Turkish Party emerged as the largest party, with the 50-seat assembly divided equally with 25 seats per side.
  • Child Care Center Car Crash A tragic incident occurred when a car crashed into a Sydney child care centre, severely burning two toddlers.
  • Death of George Fisher, American Political Cartoonist George Fisher, a notable American political cartoonist who was born in 1923, passed away on this date.

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December 15, 2003: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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December 15, 2003: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on December 15, 2003:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $37.91
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $21.49
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $27.05
  • General Electric GE: opens at $30.59
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $93.43

Exchange Rates on December 15, 2003:

  • 1 USD = 107.61 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.3126 CAD
  • 1 USD = 1.2602 CHF
  • 1 EUR = 132.42 JPY
  • 1 EUR = 0.7047 GBP
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What day of the week was December 15, 2003?


December 15, 2003 was a Monday and it was the 349th day of the year 2003 in the Gregorian calendar.

December 15, 2003 can also be written as 12/15/2003 in the US and as 15/12/2003 in UK and Europe.

December 15, 2003 in December 2003 calendar

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December 15, 2003: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on December 15, 2003:

  • Keith Magnuson

    Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach who played for the Chicago Blackhawks, died in a car accident in 2003.

  • Francesco Burdin

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December 15, 2003: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on December 15, 2003 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week December 15th and December 21st. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

December 15, 2003: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on December 15, 2003 was Hey Ya! by OutKast, according to the music chart for the week December 15th and December 21st.

  1. - Hey Ya! youtube
  2. - The Way You Move youtube
  3. - Stand Up youtube
  4. - Milkshake youtube
  5. - Here Without You youtube

December 15, 2003: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on December 15, 2003 was Leave Right Now by Will Young, according to the music chart for the week December 15th and December 21st.

  1. - Leave Right Now youtube
  2. - I'm Your Man youtube
  3. - Changes youtube
  4. - Shut Up youtube
  5. - Mad World youtube

December 15, 2003: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on December 15, 2003 was You Don't Know My Name by Alicia Keys, according to the music chart for the week December 15th and December 21st.

  1. - You Don't Know My Name youtube
  2. - Step In The Name Of Love
  3. - Walked Outta Heaven
  4. - The Way You Move
  5. - Damn!
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December 15, 2003: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for December 15th is Sagittarius.

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Babies born in December are either Sagittarius or Capricorn. People born before December 21st are Sagittarius, while people born from December 22nd have the sign of Capricorn.

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December 15, 2003: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for December 15, 2003 is Goat and the associated element is Water.

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December 15, 2003: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on December 15, 2003 was Last Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on December 15, 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 December 15, 2003 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 50% full, rising at 09:56 pm and setting at 12:22 pm.

The previous full moon was on Dec 08, 2003 while the next full moon would come on Jan 07, 2004.

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How old is someone born on December 15, 2003?


Someone born on December 15, 2003 is:

21 years 4 months old,

or 256 months and 8 days old,

or 1114 weeks and 2 days old,

or 7800 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on December 15, 2003?

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