June 2003 calendar

Events

• 01 Jun 2003 The Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier is now open.
• 02 Jun 2003 The European Space Agency launches its first mission to Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches in Kazakhstan from the Baikonur Space Centre.
• 03 Jun 2003 A British Parliamentary Committee announces that it will investigate the government's decision not to go to war against Iraq.
• 04 Jun 2003 Martha Stewart and her broker were indicted for using confidential investment information and then obstruction of a federal investigation. Stewart also resigns from her position as chief executive officer and chairperson of Martha Stewart Living.
• 05 Jun 2003 As temperatures rise to 50°C (122?F) in the region, a severe heat wave sweeps Pakistan and India.
• 06 Jun 2003 NASA investigators broke a reinforced carbon fiber-fiber wing by shooting it with insulation. This further evidence suggests that falling insulation could have contributed to the Columbia disaster.
• 07 Jun 2003 Erkki Tuomioja (Finnish foreign affairs minister) says NATO could be a good option. Finland is known for being neutral and conservative in its approach to military alliances. (In Finnish) An interview in Helsingin Sanomat English edition, June 10, offers a more balanced view.
• 08 Jun 2003 After days of violence and confusion in Mauritania Pro-Israeli President Maaouiya Ould Taya seems to have overcome the uprising against his government.
• 09 Jun 2003 Silvio Berlusconi's centre right coalition is defeated in the Italian local elections.
• 10 Jun 2003 NASA launches the Spirit Rover, launching NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission.
• 11 Jun 2003 Three human skulls from Ethiopia, aged 160,000 years, were discovered. They bridge an important gap in human fossil records and support the ampquotoutofAfricaampquot single origin theory for human evolution.
• 12 Jun 2003 Thomas Reilly, Attorney General of Massachusetts, has officially accused Luke Thompson, a college student, of creating Mainline Airways and selling bogus flights.
• 13 Jun 2003 After two explosions, the Iraqi oil pipeline near Baiji caught fire.
• 14 Jun 2003 Czech citizens voted "yes" to join the European Union at 77% of the vote, with 55% turnout.
• 15 Jun 2003 The German Green Party supports Chancellor Gerhard Schroder’s Agenda 2010 with more than 90% of votes at an extraordinary party convention.
• 16 Jun 2003 To commemorate the site where the Ipatiev House once stood, the Church of All Saints in Yekaterinburg has been consecrated.
• 17 Jun 2003 Two ex-Iraqi soldiers were killed by US troops after protesting about not being paid since the country was occupied.
• 18 Jun 2003 Anneli Jaatteenmaki, Finland's first woman prime minister, resigns two months after she was elected. She is accused of lying about the release of sensitive information regarding the discussions between George W. Bush and her about Iraq.
• 19 Jun 2003 Garfield, the syndicated comic strip, celebrates its 25th year.
• 20 Jun 2003 In St. Petersburg, Florida, the WikiMedia Foundation was founded.
• 22 Jun 2003 Aurora, Nebraska is home to the largest hailstone ever recorded.
• 23 Jun 2003 The affirmative action principle in university admissions is upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States.
• 24 Jun 2003 Six British Royal Military Police members are killed in an attack on Majar al-Kabir in Iraq. This village is near Amarah, Iraq. In two separate ambushes, eight others are also wounded.
• 26 Jun 2003 In Lawrence v. Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that gender-based sodomy laws were unconstitutional.
• 27 Jun 2003 The United States National "Do Not Call Registry" was established to stop unwanted telemarketing calls. It is administered by Federal Trade Commission. In its first day, almost three quarters of a billion phone numbers were enrolled in the Registry.
• 28 Jun 2003 The Bloomington Gold Corvettes USA Show is held in St. Charles, Illinois. It lasts for four days. The auction features over 300 Corvettes. Roger Judski paid US$640,000 to purchase a 1967 L88 red coupe that had only 12 miles. This is the world's most expensive production Corvette.
• 29 Jun 2003 In a Chicago porch collapse, thirteen people are killed.
• 30 Jun 2003 Rosario Marin's term ends as Treasurer of America.

Famous Birthday

• Emjay Anthony

  Movie Actor.

• Diego Lockyer

  American child of noted parent, California Attorney General Bill Lockyer and his third wife Nadia.

• Baker Quadruplets

  Australian quadruplets born within five minutes of each other, "only the second case of two sets of identical twins in world IVF history.

• Wilde Twins

  Twin sons of noted Australian family member, their father is saxophonist & TV personality, Wilbur Wilde.

• Naomi Raymond

  Family Member.

• Tanishq Abraham
• Breanna Yde

  TV Actress.

• Taylor Hatala

  Dancer.

• Griffin Kane

  TV Actor.

• Galilea La Salvia

  TV Actress.

• Kyle Echarri

  Pop Singer.

• Abby Chapman

  TV Actress.

• Tate Chapman

  TV Actress.

• Alexys Sanchez

  Movie Actress.

• Marcus Fiesel

  American murder victim (d. 2006).

• Joey Alexander

  Musician.

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Famous Deaths

• Donald Regan

  American stockbroker, the President of Merrill Lynch in 1968, worth over $10 million by 1979.

• Manuel Rosenthal

  French composer and conductor who held leading positions with musical organizations in France and America.

• Georg Henrik von Wright

  Finnish-Swedish philosopher (Born 1916).

• Dave Rowberry

  English pianist and songwriter (The Animals) (d. 2003).

• Robert McCloskey

  American children's book writer and illustrator (Born 1915).

• Robert McCloskey

  American children's book writer and illustrator (Born 1915).

• Larry Doby

  American baseball player and manager (d. 2003).

• Fred Blassie

  American professional wrestler (Born 1918).

• Denver Randleman

  U.

• Sir Dennis Thatcher MBE

  husband of Margaret Thatcher (Born 1915).

• David Newman

  American jazz saxophonist.

• Pierre Bourgault

  Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2003).

• Dr Phil Williams

  Welsh politician and scientist (Born 1939).

• Roger Neilson

  Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2003).

• Trevor Goddard

  Former South African cricketer.

• Ernest Martin

  American convicted murderer (Born 1960).

• Lester Maddox

  American businessman and politician 75th Governor of Georgia (d. 2003).

• Felix de Weldon

  Austrian-American sculptor designed the Marine Corps War Memorial (d. 2003).

• Wim Slijkhuis

  Dutch athlete (Born 1923).

• Jurgen Mollemann

  German politician (Born 1945).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. 50 Cent - 21 Questions
2. Clay Aiken - This Is The Night
3. Sean Paul - Get Busy
4. Ruben Studdard - Flying Without Wings
5. Busta Rhymes - I Know What You Want

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. R Kelly - Ignition Remix
2. Evanescence - Bring Me To Life
3. Tomcraft - Loneliness
4. Busted - You Said No
5. Christina Aguilera - Fighter