2003 in Europe

This is a list of events in 2003 that occurred in Europe.

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Years: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Incumbents

European Union

Events

Date Event Location
April 16 The Białystok Institute of Cosmetology was founded. Poland
June 13 The Czech European Union membership referendum was held. Czech Republic
July 2 Coburg shooting took place. Germany
August 11 A heat wave struck most of Europe.[1] Europe
September 10 Anna Lindh was stabbed.[2] Sweden
September 19 The Aegon Arena officially opened. Slovakia
November 30 The Sammarinese local elections were held. San Marino
December 20 Pasqual Maragall took office in the Maragall Government. Spain
The Dønnesfjord Church closed. Norway

Births

Main article: births in 2003
Further information: Category:2003 births

Deaths

Date of Death Person Location of Birth
August 25 Hjalmar Pettersson (1906)[3] Sweden
September 11 Anna Lindh (1957)[2] Sweden

See also

References

  1. ^ "WMO: Unprecedented sequence of extreme weather events - PreventionWeb.net". www.preventionweb.net.
  2. ^ a b "2003: Anna Lindh dies of stab injuries". 11 September 2003 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Hjalmar Pettersson Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.


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