The almanac
The 2003 Edition
Limited to about 136 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 2003. About 125 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 2003
- The Human Genome Project finishedScientists completed the reading of human DNA, more than two years ahead of schedule.April 14 · Source: National Human Genome Research Institute
- The iTunes Music Store openedApple began selling songs online for download, one track at a time.April 28 · Source: Apple Newsroom
- Finding Nemo opened in theatersPixar's clownfish dad crossed the ocean to find his son.May 30 · Source: The Numbers
- The Spirit rover launched to MarsNASA sent the first of two twin rovers on a seven-month trip.June 10 · Source: NASA
- Crazy in Love hit No. 1Beyonce's first solo No. 1 topped the Billboard Hot 100.July 12 · Source: Billboard
- Germany won the Women's World CupA golden goal in extra time beat Sweden 2 to 1 in Carson, California.October 12 · Source: RSSSF
Famous people born in 2003
- Joao GrimaldoPeruvian association football player · born February 20
- Jude BellinghamEnglish footballer · born June 29
- Carlos AlcarazSpanish tennis player · born May 5
- Jamal MusialaGerman footballer · born February 26
- Florian WirtzGerman association football player · born May 3
- Rayan CherkiFrench footballer · born August 17
- Xavi SimonsDutch association football player · born April 21
- Tate McRaeCanadian pop singer · born July 1
From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages write about them. Spotted a mistake?
No. 1 songs of 2003
- Lose YourselfEminem · first week at No. 1: January 4, 2003
- Bump, Bump, BumpB2K & P. Diddy · first week at No. 1: February 1, 2003
- All I HaveJennifer Lopez Featuring LL Cool J · first week at No. 1: February 8, 2003
- In Da Club50 Cent · first week at No. 1: March 8, 2003
- Get BusySean Paul · first week at No. 1: May 10, 2003
- 21 Questions50 Cent Featuring Nate Dogg · first week at No. 1: May 31, 2003
- This Is The NightClay Aiken · first week at No. 1: June 28, 2003
- Crazy In LoveBeyonce Featuring Jay Z · first week at No. 1: July 12, 2003
- Shake Ya TailfeatherNelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee · first week at No. 1: September 6, 2003
- Baby BoyBeyonce Featuring Sean Paul · first week at No. 1: October 4, 2003
- Stand UpLudacris Featuring Shawnna · first week at No. 1: December 6, 2003
- Hey Ya!OutKast · first week at No. 1: December 13, 2003
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 2003. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 2003
- Older than GmailGoogle announced Gmail and opened a preview of the service on April 1, 2004.
- Older than the iPhoneThe first iPhone went on sale in the US on June 29, 2007.
- Older than the KindleAmazon introduced the Kindle e-reader and put it on sale on November 19, 2007.
- Older than Usain Bolt's 9.58 recordUsain Bolt ran 100 meters in 9.58 seconds, the world record on August 16, 2009.
- Younger than euro coins and notesEuro banknotes and coins came into use in 12 countries on January 1, 2002.
- Younger than the iPodApple introduced the iPod on October 23, 2001.
- Younger than WikipediaWikipedia was founded on January 15, 2001.