389 notable events from 2003 — murders, wars and terror attacks. Page 1 of 4.
- Iraq War
Mar 20, 2003–Dec 15, 2011 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- Michael Peterson trial
Jul 1, 2003 · United States · Crime & justice
- Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
Feb 1, 2003 · United States · Aviation accident
- 2003 invasion of Iraq
Mar 20, 2003–May 1, 2003 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- Fukuoka City teacher bullying case
2003 · Japan · Scandal & controversy
- Pizza bomber
Aug 29, 2003 · United States · Crime & justice
- The Station nightclub fire
from Feb 20, 2003 · United States · Fire
- 2003 European heatwave
Jul 1, 2003 · Poland · Natural disaster
- War in Darfur
Feb 26, 2003–Aug 31, 2020 · Sudan · War & armed conflict
- Lawrence v. Texas
Jun 26, 2003 · United States · Crime & justice
- Capture of Saddam Hussein
Dec 13, 2003 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- Northeast blackout of 2003
Aug 14, 2003 · United States · Industrial & structural disaster
- Yoo Young-chul
Jan 1, 2003–Jan 1, 2004 · South Korea · Murder & homicide
- 2003 Brownsville child murders
Mar 11, 2003 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Casualties of the Iraq War
Jan 1, 2003 · War & armed conflict
- Steve Bartman incident
Oct 14, 2003 · United States · Scandal & controversy
- Murder of Daniel Morcombe
Dec 7, 2003 · Australia · Murder & homicide
- Flactif family murders
Apr 11, 2003 · France · Crime & justice
- Murder of Lana Clarkson
Feb 3, 2003 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Antwerp diamond heist
Feb 15, 2003 · Belgium · Crime & justice
- Murder of Yetunde Price
Sep 14, 2003 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Murders of Andrew Bagby and Zachary Turner
Aug 18, 2003 · Canada · Murder & homicide
- 2003 Angola Boeing 727 disappearance
May 25, 2003 · Angola · Disappearance
- Killing of Qusay and Uday Hussein
Jul 22, 2003 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- Oakwood mutiny
Jul 27, 2003 · Philippines · War & armed conflict
- Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)
May 1, 2003–Dec 18, 2011 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- Murder of Estelle Mouzin
Jan 9, 2003 · France · Kidnapping & hostage
- Kobe Bryant sexual assault allegations
from Jul 18, 2003 · United States · Crime & justice
- Scott Lee Kimball
Jan 1, 2003–Jan 1, 2004 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Killing of Manadel al-Jamadi
Nov 4, 2003 · Iraq · Murder & homicide
- Darfur genocide (2003–2005)
Feb 23, 2003–2008 · Sudan · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Nagoya barricade arson incident
Sep 16, 2003 · Japan · Fire
- Battle of Baghdad (2003)
Apr 3, 2003–Apr 12, 2003 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- Susan Wright (murderer)
Jan 13, 2003 · Murder & homicide
- Daegu subway fire
from Feb 18, 2003 · South Korea · Attack (other)
- Air Midwest Flight 5481
Jan 8, 2003 · United States · Aviation accident
- Thomas Bartlett Whitaker
Dec 10, 2003 · Murder & homicide
- Disappearance of Charlene Downes
Nov 1, 2003 · United Kingdom · Disappearance
- Battle of Nasiriyah
Mar 23, 2003–Mar 29, 2003 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- 2003 Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident
Nov 22, 2003 · Iraq · Aviation accident
- Marad massacre
May 2, 2003 · India · Massacre
- Air Algérie Flight 6289
Mar 6, 2003 · Algeria · Aviation accident
- Christine Paolilla
Jul 18, 2003 · United States · Shooting
- Murders of Liana Friedenbach and Felipe Caffé
Nov 2003 · Brazil · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Shafilea Ahmed
Sep 11, 2003 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Fukuoka family murder case
Jun 20, 2003 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Chohan family murders
Feb 15, 2003 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- William Edward Wells
May 14, 2003–Jul 5, 2019 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Iraqi conflict
Mar 20, 2003–Dec 9, 2017 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- Vincent Brothers
Jul 6, 2003 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Sandra Palo Bermudez
May 2003 · Spain · Crime & justice
- 2003 Camp Pennsylvania attack
Mar 23, 2003 · Kuwait · Crime & justice
- Murder of Jodi Jones
Jun 30, 2003 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Amber McLaughlin
Nov 20, 2003 · Attack (other)
- Occupation of Iraq (2003–2011)
May 2, 2003 · Iraq · Terrorism
- 2003 Casablanca bombings
May 16, 2003 · Morocco · Terrorism
- Death of Tina Watson
Oct 22, 2003 · Australia · Murder & homicide
- Maebashi snack bar shooting incident
Jan 25, 2003 · Japan · Shooting
- Magdalenka shootout
Mar 6, 2003 · Poland · Shooting
- 2003 Nasiriyah bombing
Nov 12, 2003 · Iraq · Terrorism
- Kumatori-cho fourth-grade girl kidnapping case
May 20, 2003 · Japan · Disappearance
- Murder of Holly Jones
May 12, 2003 · Canada · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Craig Sorger
Feb 15, 2003 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Dru Sjodin
Nov 22, 2003 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Riyadh compound bombings
May 12, 2003 · Saudi Arabia · Terrorism
- Ukrainian-Mediterranean Airlines Flight 4230
May 26, 2003 · Türkiye · Aviation accident
- Hurricane Isabel
Sep 6, 2003–Sep 20, 2003 · Natural disaster
- Malka Leifer affair
Jan 1, 2003 · Australia · Crime & justice
- Spiniak case
Sep 30, 2003 · Chile · Crime & justice
- UTA Flight 141
Dec 25, 2003 · Benin · Aviation accident
- Polish involvement in the Iraq War
Mar 17, 2003–Dec 19, 2011 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- Disappearance of LeeAnna Warner
Jun 14, 2003 · United States · Disappearance
- 2003 Iran Ilyushin Il-76 crash
Feb 19, 2003 · Iran · Aviation accident
- 2003 Bam earthquake
Dec 26, 2003 · Iran · Earthquake
- 2003 Italy blackout
Sep 28, 2003 · Italy · Industrial & structural disaster
- 2003 Boumerdès earthquake
May 21, 2003 · Algeria · Earthquake
- Assassination of Zoran Đinđić
Mar 12, 2003 · Serbia · Murder & homicide
- Murders of Diane and Alan Scott Johnson
Sep 2, 2003 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 2003 Nagasaki boy abduction and murder
Jul 1, 2003 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- VLS-1 V03
Aug 22, 2003 · Brazil · Bombing & explosion
- Conflict in the Niger Delta
from Mar 12, 2003 · Nigeria · War & armed conflict
- 2003 Tatra Mountains avalanche
Jan 28, 2003 · Slovakia · Natural disaster
- 2003 Rocori High School shooting
Sep 24, 2003 · United States · Shooting
- Colgan Air Flight 9446
Aug 26, 2003 · United States · Aviation accident
- Battle of Basra (2003)
Mar 21, 2003–Apr 6, 2003 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- Terrorism in Saudi Arabia
May 12, 2003–Jun 25, 2008 · Saudi Arabia · Terrorism
- Oh-shlet incident
Aug 13, 2003 · Japan · Scandal & controversy
- Kumagaya four-person abduction and murder incident
Aug 18, 2003 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Goka high school girl murder case
Jul 9, 2003 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Disappearance of Tabitha Tuders
Apr 29, 2003 · United States · Disappearance
- 2003 Krylya festival bombing
Jul 5, 2003 · Russian Federation · Terrorism
- Muthanga incident
Feb 19, 2003 · India · Murder & homicide
- 190th Fighter Squadron, Blues and Royals friendly fire incident
Mar 28, 2003 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- Devin Moore (murderer)
Jun 7, 2003 · Murder & homicide
- Cimarron Bell
Jan 1, 2003–Jan 1, 2004 · Murder & homicide
- Ukrainian involvement in the Iraq War
Aug 11, 2003–Dec 9, 2008 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- Larry Bright
Jan 1, 2003–Jan 1, 2004 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Arisugawa-no-miya fraud case
Apr 2003 · Japan · Crime & justice
- Disappearance of Sofia Juarez
Feb 4, 2003 · United States · Disappearance
- Murder of Hannah Foster
Mar 2003 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide