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EVENTS
August 1, 2003
-
Suicide Bomber
rams truck filled with
Explosives
into a military hospital near
Chechnya
, killing 50 people, including
Russia
n troops wounded in
Chechnya
.
August 2, 2003
- The
United Nations
authorizes an international
Peacekeeping
force for
Liberia
.
has recorded a temperature over 100 degrees
Fahrenheit
.
August 11, 2003
-
NATO
takes over command of the
Peacekeeping Force
in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.
August 11, 2003
-
Jemaah Islamiah
leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as
Hambali
, is arrested in
Bangkok
,
Thailand
.
August 14, 2003
-
Widespread Power Outage
affects northeast United States and Canada.
August 14, 2003
- 6.4
Richter Scale
Earthquake
near the Greek
Ionian Island
of
Lefkada
- 24 injured
August 22, 2003
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21 Killed
at the
Brazilian Rocket Complex
in
Alcântara
due to a premature ignition of a
Solid Rocket Booster
.
August 25, 2003
- 52 killed in
Two Bomb Blasts
in
Mumbai
,
India
.
August 27, 2003
-
Perihelion
of
Mars
DEATHS
See also:
Afghanistan Timeline August 2003
California Recall
Dodgy Dossier
''Columbia Investigation''
''EU Enlargement''
''Hong Kong Basic Law''
Hutton Inquiry
''Liberian Crisis''
''North Korea Crisis''
Road Map For Peace
''Same-sex Marriage''
SCO V. IBM Linux Lawsuit
''US V. EU On GM Food''
''US-Canada Blackout''
War On Terrorism
August 1, 2003
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Marie Trintignant
, French actress (b.
1962
)
August 4, 2003
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Frederick Chapman Robbins
, American pediatrician and virologist, recipient of the
Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine
(b.
1916
)
August 9, 2003
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Gregory Hines
, American dancer and actor (cancer) (b.
1946
)
August 11, 2003
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Armand Borel
, Swiss mathematician (b.
1923
)
August 11, 2003
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Herb Brooks
, coach of 1980 Miracle on Ice US Hockey team
August 14, 2003
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Helmut Rahn
, German footballer (b.
1929
)
August 16, 2003
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Idi Amin
, Ugandan dictator
August 19, 2003
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Sérgio Vieira De Mello
, Brazilian diplomat (b.
1948
)
August 19, 2003
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Carlos Roberto Reina
,
President Of Honduras
(b.
1926
)
August 23, 2003
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Bobby Bonds
, baseball player and manager (b.
1946
)
August 30, 2003
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Charles Bronson
, American actor (b.
1921
)
