January 2003 - January 2003 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for January, 2003. See also: Preparations for 2003 invasion of Iraq for events leading up to the 2003 Iraq War Afghanistan timeline January 2003 January 31, 2003 January 30, 2003 Would-be shoe-bomber Richard Reid is sentenced to life in prison for trying to down American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami. Reid had previously pleaded guilty. [1] January 29, 2003 A false rumor that Thai actress Suvanant Kongying had.
June 2003 - June 2003 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for June, 2003. See also: Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23 Same-sex marriage in Canada SARS: Timeline Monkeypox Afghanistan timeline June 2003 "Road map" for peace Israeli-Palestinian conflict EU enlargement War in Iraq: Timeline North Korea crisis US v. EU on GM food June 30, 2003 In Irvine, California, a 30 year old man identified as Joseph Hunter Parker kills two supermarket employees with a sword, before being shot to death himself by the police. His victims are identified as John G. Nutting, 60, and Judith Fleming, 55. The event occurred at an.
July 2003 - July 2003 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for July, 2003. See also: Afghanistan timeline July 2003 Dodgy Dossier Columbia investigation EU enlargement Hong Kong Basic Law Monkeypox North Korea crisis Occupation of Iraq: Timeline Road map for peace Same-sex marriage SARS: Timeline SCO v. IBM Linux lawsuit US v. EU on GM food War on Terrorism July 31, 2003 The Israeli parliament passed a law preventing Palestinians married to Israelis from gaining Israeli citizenship or residency rights. The law is thought necessary to maintain the Jewish character of the state of Israel, today inhabited by 20% Arabs.[1] It is reported.
Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 2001-2003 - Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 2001-2003 Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Timeline of events related to the Iraq disarmament crisis 1.1 Continued from Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 1997-2000 2 2003 2.2 Continued at 2003 Iraq war timeline Timeline of events related to the Iraq disarmament crisis Continued from Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 1997-2000 February, 2001 British and US forces carry out bombing raids to try and disable Iraq's air defense network. May 14, 2002 The UN Security Council passes resolution 1409, which reaffirms UN members commitment to maintaining the territorial integrity of Iraq. July 5, 2002 Iraq once again rejects new UN weapons inspections proposals. August, 2002 According to U.S. Intelligence, China, with help from France and Syria, secretly sells Iraq the prohibited chemical hydroxy terminated polybutadiene, or HTPB, which is used.
Venice Film Festival - Cinematografica) takes place every year in late August/early September on the Lido di Venezia in the historic Palazzo del Cinema on the Lungomare Marconi, in Venice, Italy. Its main award is the "Leone d'Oro" (Golden Lion). Recently, a new award has been added, the San Marco Award for the best film in the "controcorrente" section. The Venice Film Festival is part of the "Biennale". The festival in 2003 (26 August to 6 September) was the 60th. Golden Lion winners Year Film Director 2003 The Return (Vozvracenje) Andrey Zvyaguintsev 2002 The Magdalene Sisters Peter Mullan 2001 Monsoon Wedding Mira Nair 2000 The Circle (Dayereh) Jafar Panahi 1999 Not One Less (Yi ge dou bu neng shao) Yimou Zhang 1998 The Way We Laughed (Così ridevano) Gianni Amelio 1997 Hana-bi (Fireworks) Takeshi Kitano.
Karl of Austria - Karl Franz Josef Ludwig Hubert Georg Maria von Habsburg (August 17, 1887 - April 1, 1922) was the last Emperor of Austria and the last King of Hungary (as Charles IV of Hungary) and of the Habsburg Dynasty. He reigned from 1916 until his abdication on November 11, 1918. He sought to reclaim the throne of Hungary in the early 1920s. Karl has generally been seen by historians as an honourable figure who tried as emperor-king to halt World War I. On 14 April 2003 the Vatican's Congregation for the Causes of Saints, in the presence of Pope John Paul II, promulgated Karl of Austria's "heroic virtues", a step on the road to sainthood in Roman Catholicism. Karl was the son of Archduke Otto Franz Joseph, younger brother of the Archduke.
Kate Faber - witness in People of the State of Colorado v. Kobe Bean Bryant. On August 20, 2003, an Iowa man, John William Roche, was indicted by a federal grand jury for threatening to kill "a witness" in the Kobe Bryant case..
Katherine Young - activist for the cause of encouraging seniors to use the Net. A Pew Internet & American Life Project study showed that only 18% of Americans 65 and older get online, as opposed to 58% of the American population as a whole. Five years later, on her 102nd birthday, she became a celebrity for being the oldest person to surf the Net. She was feted with numerous birthday emails and an emailed sonogram of her great-grandson, who was eventually born in August 2003. She studies Chinese genealogy on Google, and researches roses (having been Rose Club president for 16 years). She uses email to communicate with her ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She told reporters she checks for new messages as many as six times a day. From her apartment, Young accesses.
Kasama - a city located in Ibaraki, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 29,776 and the density of 226.24 persons per km². The total area is 131.61 km². The city was founded on August 1, 1958. External Links Official website in Japanese This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it..
Kadoma - a city located in Osaka, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 133,879 and the density of 10,902.20 persons per km². The total area is 12.28 km². The city was founded on August 1, 1963. External Links Official website in Japanese.
Kawanishi - a city located in Hyogo, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 156,619 and the density of 2,930.74 persons per km². The total area is 53.44 km². The city was founded on August 1, 1954. External Links Official website in Japanese.
KC-135 Stratotanker - as well as the KC-135A Stratotanker. In 1954 the USAF ordered the first 29 of its future fleet of 732. The first aircraft flew in August 1956 and the initial production Stratotanker was delivered to Castle Air Force Base, California, in June 1957. The last KC-135 was delivered to the Air Force in 1965. Of the original KC-135A's, more than 410 have been modified with new CFM-56 engines produced by CFM-International. The re-engined tanker, designated either the KC-135R or KC-135T, can offload 50 percent more fuel, is 25 percent more fuel efficient, costs 25 percent less to operate and is 96 percent quieter than the KC-135A. Under another modification program, 157 Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard tankers were re-engined with the TF-33-PW-102 engines. The re-engined tanker, designated the KC-135E,.
KDM Sælen (S323) - is OUCJ. On 4 December 1990, Sælen sank while being towed from Copenhagen to Aarhus. On 17 December, she was raised by the German floating crane Roland and taken to Aarhus for repair. On 10 August 1993, diving approval was issued and the boat was recommissioned. Sælen served in the 2003 invasion of Iraq from May 2002 until June 2003. To speed her return to her homeport of Frederikshavn after 385 days of deployment in the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf, she was transported on board the heavy-lift ship Grietje. "Sælen" means "seal" in English..
Ken Livingstone - a favourite target for the press, which referred to him as "Red Ken" and associated him with the "Loony Left," alongside Tony Benn, Militant Tendency, and other far-left elements within the Labour Party. However, he favoured European integration and proportional representation (neither of which were particularly popular causes among the British left at that time), and when both the GLC and the Militant-controlled Merseyside council protested the government's rate-capping policy by refusing to set a property tax rate, Livingstone relented rather than face the withdrawl of government grant money. Livingstone's practicality (relative to the rest of the Labour left) may in part explain why his popularity grew at a time when other "hard left" figures like Benn and the Militants found themselves increasingly isolated from the general public. Following the Conservative.
Kevin Mitnick - Kevin Mitnick Kevin Mitnick (born August 6, 1963) is one of the most famous crackers (black-hat hackers) to be jailed and convicted. Mitnick was arrested by the FBI on February 15, 1995 and charged with breaking into some of the United States' most "secure" computer systems. Following his arrest, Mitnick was held without bail for over two years before sentencing: he has said that he set some kind of United States record by being held for four and a half years without a bail hearing, while also held in solitary confinement for eight months "in order to prevent a possible nuclear strike being initiated by me from a prison payphone". The course of his trial and punishment became a cause celebre amongst the hacker community. This movement was spearheaded by 2600's.
Kefallinia - islands are so keen on travelling to other countries. In summer many tourists visit Kefalonia, however as one of the largest islands in Greece, it is well equipped to handle them. Most tourists stay in or around Lassi, a serene resort a few kilometers from Argostoli. A spectacular view of the Ionian Sea can be seen from west of Skála to north of Fiskárdo. Most of Eastern half of Paliki is an exception. Forestry and Fishing Forestry is very rare on the island, however production is one of the highest in Ionian, but fewer than Elia in the Peloponnese. Forest fires were common during the 1990s and the early 2000s, they are handled safely by the island's fire service. Fishing is very common throughout the waters within and around the island..
Kelowna, British Columbia - home to the late Premier of British Columbia, W.A.C. Bennett and the birthplace of his son, William R. Bennett, who would also become Premier of the province. Major League Baseball player, Jeff Zimmerman of the Texas Rangers was born here. Sports Teams: Kelowna Falcons - baseball team Kelowna Heat - baseball team Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League Events of Significance: In August 2003, a nearby wildfire destroyed over 200 homes and forced the temporary evacuation of approximately 20,000 residents. External Links: http://www.city.kelowna.bc.ca/ http://www.kelownabc.com/ http://www.welcometokelowna.com/ http://www.castanet.net/ - Local news.
Kesen - consists of 4 towns/cities (in order of population size): Ofunato, Rikuzentakata, Sumita and Sanriku (although recently (2003) Sanriku officially became a part of Ofunato). Ofunato is a port town where ships dock from many other countries. Squid fishing and other types of fishing take place off its coast. Rikuzentakata (meaning `the land before the high rice fields`) is a beach/fishing town, surrounded by low mountains and contains the mouth of the Kesen river as it flows into the ocean. Often called Takata, the population is around 26, 000 people and consists of many smaller villages including Takata-cho, Kesen-cho, Yonesaki-cho, Otomo-cho, Hirota-cho, Yokota-cho and Yahagi-cho. On August 7th Rikuzentakata hosts Tanabata (the Star Festival) including, in Kesen-cho, `fighting Tanabata` where floats with large logs attached to them are rammed into each other..
Kenneth E. Hagin - Kenneth E. Hagin Rev. Hagin was born August 20, 1917 and was in the ministry for nearly 70 years from the time that he claimed "God miraculously healed him of a deformed heart and an incurable blood disease at the age of 17". He also claimed that "he was raised from a deathbed in 1934 by the revelation of faith in God’s Word". Known as the “father of the modern faith movement,” Rev. Hagin was a dynamic preacher, teacher, and prophet known for ministering healing and for the message of faith. Since its inception, Kenneth Hagin Ministries has expanded to include numerous media outreaches and ministries. These include Faith Library Publications, which has more than 65 million books in print; RHEMA Praise, a weekly television program; Faith Seminar of the Air,.
Khin Nyunt - and the chief of intelligence of the Myanmar Army. He was appointed Prime Minister in August 2003..
