2003 in Europe

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

Years in Europe: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Centuries: 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century
Decades: 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s
Years: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Events

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

Deaths

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

References

  1. "WMO: Unprecedented sequence of extreme weather events - PreventionWeb.net". www.preventionweb.net.
  2. "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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