389 notable events from 2003 — murders, wars and terror attacks. Page 2 of 4.
- E2 nightclub stampede
Feb 17, 2003 · United States · Stampede & crowd crush
- 2003–2006 phase of the Iraqi insurgency
May 1, 2003–Feb 22, 2006 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- Killing of Joshua and Luke Laney
May 9, 2003 · United States · Murder & homicide
- FedEx Express Flight 647
Dec 18, 2003 · United States · Aviation accident
- Bathtub Girls murder
Jan 18, 2003 · Canada · Murder & homicide
- 2003 Canberra bushfires
Jan 18, 2003 · Australia · Fire
- Canal Hotel bombing
Aug 19, 2003 · Iraq · Terrorism
- Murder of Patrick Dennehy
Jun 12, 2003 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Benjamin Geen
Dec 1, 2003–Feb 1, 2004 · Murder & homicide
- Turkish Airlines Flight 634
Jan 8, 2003 · Türkiye · Aviation accident
- 2003 Istanbul bombings
Nov 2003 · Türkiye · Terrorism
- Stephan Letter
Jan 1, 2003–Jul 1, 2004 · Germany · Murder & homicide
- Stacey Humphreys
Nov 3, 2003 · Murder & homicide
- 2004 Adjara crisis
Nov 2003–Jul 2004 · Georgia · War & armed conflict
- Alexander Taran
Jan 1, 2003–Jan 1, 2004 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- 2003 El Nogal Club bombing
Feb 7, 2003 · Colombia · Bombing & explosion
- Murder of Canny Ong
Jun 13, 2003–Jun 14, 2003 · Malaysia · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Cecilia Zhang
Oct 20, 2003 · Canada · Crime & justice
- Gunma pachinko parlor employee serial murder case
Feb 23, 2003 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- 2003 Manchester tornado
Jun 24, 2003 · United States · Natural disaster
- Sukagawa City First Junior High School judo club assault and injury incident
Oct 18, 2003 · Japan · Accident
- 2003 Marriott Hotel bombing
Aug 5, 2003 · Indonesia · Terrorism
- Sudan Airways Flight 139
Jul 8, 2003 · Sudan · Aviation accident
- Sonya Caleffi
Jan 1, 2003–Jan 1, 2004 · Murder & homicide
- 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash
Oct 15, 2003 · United States · Maritime disaster
- Nanahata School for the Handicapped incident
2003 · Japan · Incident
- Scientology v. Karin Spaink
Sep 4, 2003 · Netherlands · Crime & justice
- 2003 ricin letters
Nov 6, 2003 · United States · Terrorism
- Christopher Lunz
Jan 1, 2003–Jan 1, 2009 · Murder & homicide
- Peter Mangs
Jun 1, 2003–Oct 1, 2010 · Terrorism
- Joaquin Rams
Jan 1, 2003–Jan 1, 2012 · Murder & homicide
- Old Fire
Jan 1, 2003 · United States · Fire
- 2003 Polish Air Force Mil Mi-8 crash
Dec 4, 2003 · Poland · Aviation accident
- Alexander Lokhtachyov and Pavel Safonov
Jan 1, 2003–Jan 1, 2004 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- 2003 Bawean incident
Jul 3, 2003 · Indonesia · War & armed conflict
- Hohmann affair
from Oct 3, 2003 · Scandal & controversy
- 2003 standoff in Abbeville, South Carolina
Dec 8, 2003 · United States · Terrorism
- Alexander Astashev
Jan 1, 2003–Jan 1, 2005 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- 2003 Miyagi earthquakes
May 26, 2003 · Japan · Earthquake
- 2003 Chicago balcony collapse
Jun 29, 2003 · United States · Disaster
- 2003 Chi-Chi's hepatitis A outbreak
Dec 1, 2003 · United States · Epidemic & disease
- QantasLink Flight 1737
May 29, 2003 · Australia · Aviation accident
- Sectarian violence against Sunni Arabs in Iraq
2003 · Iraq · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Murder of Stephen Oake
Jan 14, 2003 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Charlene Ellis and Letisha Shakespeare
from Jan 2, 2003 · United Kingdom · Shooting
- Depayin massacre
May 30, 2003 · Myanmar · Massacre
- Battle of Karbala (2003)
Mar 23, 2003–Apr 6, 2003 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- Satoru Someya
Sep 6, 2003 · Attack (other)
- Perch Garage murders
Nov 5, 2003 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Sakia Gunn
May 11, 2003 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Davide Cesare
Mar 16, 2003 · Italy · Murder & homicide
- Maxim restaurant suicide bombing
Oct 4, 2003 · Israel · Terrorism
- Battle of Haditha Dam
Apr 1, 2003–Apr 10, 2003 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- Geneva Initiative
2003 · Israel · War & armed conflict
- Jeffrey Mailhot
Jan 1, 2003–Jan 1, 2004 · Murder & homicide
- 2003 Nadimarg massacre
Mar 23, 2003 · India · Massacre
- Jean-François André case
Aug 6, 2003 · France · Murder & homicide
- 2003 Shooting of Japanese Diplomats in Iraq
Nov 29, 2003 · Iraq · Massacre
- Arsen Bayrambekov
Jan 1, 2003–Jan 1, 2014 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- Death of Jeremiah Duggan
Mar 27, 2003 · Germany · Death & funeral
- Christophe Dalmasso case
from Sep 2, 2003 · France · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Maja Bradarić
Nov 17, 2003 · Netherlands · Crime & justice
- Baylor University basketball scandal
2003 · United States · Scandal & controversy
- TANS Perú Flight 222
Jan 9, 2003 · Peru · Aviation accident
- Mike's Place suicide bombing
Apr 30, 2003 · Israel · Terrorism
- Murder of Gareth O'Connor
May 11, 2003 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- 2003 Santa Fe flood
from Apr 27, 2003 · Argentina · Natural disaster
- Sun Zhigang incident
2003 · China · Crime & justice
- 2003 South Dakota tornado outbreak
Jun 21, 2003–Jun 24, 2003 · United States · Natural disaster
- 2003 attack on Karbala
Mar 24, 2003 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- Ripper Jayanandan
Jan 1, 2003–Jan 1, 2006 · India · Murder & homicide
- Disappearance of Pamela Holopainen
Dec 14, 2003 · Canada · Disappearance
- Nagoya city serial random stabbing case
Mar 30, 2003 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Fallujah killings of April 2003
Apr 1, 2003 · Iraq · Massacre
- 2003 Altai earthquake
Sep 27, 2003 · Russian Federation · Earthquake
- 2003 Phnom Penh riots
Jan 30, 2003 · Cambodia · Riot & unrest
- Shimorenjakku pharmacy robbery-murder incident
Oct 24, 2003 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Sledgehammer (alleged coup plan)
2003 · Türkiye · War & armed conflict
- William Devonshire
Jan 1, 2003–Jan 1, 2022 · Murder & homicide
- 2003 Stavropol train bombing
Dec 5, 2003 · Russian Federation · Terrorism
- Azores Summit
Mar 16, 2003 · Portugal · War & armed conflict
- Santa Monica Farmers Market crash
Jul 16, 2003 · United States · Road accident
- Accident on the Bundesautobahn 5
Jul 14, 2003 · Germany · Road accident
- 2003 Red Square bombing
Dec 9, 2003 · Russian Federation · Terrorism
- Blue Ridge Savings Bank murders
May 16, 2003 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 2003 Tuen Mun Road bus accident
Jul 10, 2003 · Hong Kong · Road accident
- 2003 Lockheed Martin shooting
Jul 8, 2003 · United States · Shooting
- 2003 Fuji building wall collapse
Mar 13, 2003 · Japan · Industrial & structural disaster
- 2003 Melbourne runaway train
Feb 3, 2003 · Australia · Rail accident
- 2003 Ennis shooting
Jun 14, 2003 · United States · Shooting
- All Nippon Airways Flight 908
Jan 27, 2003 · Japan · Aviation accident
- Yao city illegal moneylender double suicide incident
Jun 14, 2003 · Japan · Suicide & execution
- Mozdok truck bombing
Aug 1, 2003 · Russian Federation · Bombing & explosion
- Francis Imbard affair
Feb 26, 2003 · France · Murder & homicide
- Uji elementary school child assault incident
Dec 18, 2003 · Japan
- 2003 Tokachi earthquake
Sep 25, 2003 · Japan · Earthquake
- Roman Kalinin
Jan 1, 2003–Jan 1, 2009 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- Iwaki double shooting murder case
Nov 24, 2003 · Japan · Shooting
- Tania Parnisari affair
Mar 10, 2003 · France · Scandal & controversy
- Posbank murder
Jan 20, 2003 · Netherlands · Crime & justice