Historical Events In 2003

Jan 16   President George W. Bush called the Michigan affirmative action program unconstitutional.   

Jan 18   Protesters nationwide demonstrated in opposition to possible war in Iraq   

Jan 19   Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said the Bush administration might allow Saddam Hussein to seek safe haven in another country as a way to avoid war   

Jan 20   Britain said it was sending 26000 troops to the Gulf for possible deployment to Iraq but France said it would not support a United Nations resolution for military action.   

Jan 21   Lee Boyd Malvo, 17, was indicted by a grand jury on murder charges stemming from the Washington area sniper attacks.   

Jan 21   The U.S. Census Bureau says Hispanics have moved past African-Americans as the largest minority group in the United States.   

Jan 22   Snowboard pioneer Craig Kelly died in a British Columbia avalanche.   

Jan 22   The Senate approved the nomination of former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge to be the inaugural secretary of home security by a 94-0 vote   

Feb 14   Dolly the sheep, inaugural mammal to be cloned from an adult cell dies young form a progressive lung disease aged 6.   

May 22   Ousmane Zongo, Burkinabé shooting victim   

Jul 01   European heat wave in France, Portugal, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Italy, Luxemburg, Ireland killing 70000 people   

Jul 01   Plague in Algeria   

Jan 01   Joe foss: American politician, fighter pilot and afl commissioner (b. 1915)   

Jan 02   Eric jupp: British-australian pianist, composer, arranger (b. 1922)   

Jan 03   Sid gillman: American football coach (b. 1911)   

Jan 04   Sabine ulibarri: Mexican american writer (b. 1919)   

Jan 05   Massimo girotti: Italian film actor (b. 1918)   

Jan 08   Ron goodwin: British composer and conductor (b. 1925)   

Jan 09   Will mcdonough: American sports journalist (b. 1935)   

Jan 11   Richard simmons: American actor (b. 1913)