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.
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.
July 25 - July 25 July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 159 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 306 - Constantine I proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops. 1261 - Constantinople is captured by Nicaean forces under the command of Michael VIII Palaeologus, allowing the re-creation of the Byzantine Empire. 1593 - Henry IV of France publicly converts from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism. 1722 - Three Years War begins along Maine and Massachusetts border. 1758 - French and Indian War: The island battery at Fortress Louisbourg is silenced and all French warships are destroyed or taken. *1759 - French and Indian War: In Canada, British forces.
July 10 - July 10 July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. 1778 - American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain. 1789 - Alexander Mackenzie reaches Mackenzie River Delta. 1821 - The United States takes possession of its newly-bought territory of Florida from Spain. 1832 - President Andrew Jackson vetoes a bill that would re-charter the Second Bank of the United States. 1850 - Millard Fillmore is inaugurated as the 13th President of the United States. 1890.
July 1 - July 1 July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1782 - American privateers attack Lunenberg Nova Scotia. 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War begins. 1867 - The British North America Act takes effect as the constitution of Canada, creating the Canadian Confederation; John A. Macdonald sworn as first Prime Minister. 1870 - The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence. 1873 - Prince Edward Island joins the Canadian Confederation. 1878 - Canada joins Universal Postal Union. 1881 - World's first international telephone call, between St. Stephen, New Brunswick and Calais, Maine.
July 4 - July 4 July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 993 - Saint Ulrich of Augsburg canonized. 1054 - A supernova is observed by the Chinese and Amerindians near the star ζ Tauri. For several months it remains bright enough to be seen during the day. Its remnants form the Crab Nebula. 1187 - Saladin defeats Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem, at the Battle of Hattin. 1776 - American Revolutionary War: The Continental Congress approves a Declaration of Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain forming the United States of America. 1802 - At West Point, New.
July 5 - July 5 July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1610 - John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland. 1687 - Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica is published. 1803 - The convention of Artlenburg leads to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king). 1811 - Venezuela is the first South American country to declare independence from Spain. 1813 - War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York begin. 1814 - War of 1812: Battle Of Chippawa -.
July 8 - July 8 July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1099 - First Crusade: 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders mocked them. 1630 - The Massachusetts Bay Colony celebrates its first Thanksgiving Day. 1663 - Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal Charter to Rhode Island. 1709 - Battle of Poltava - In the Ukraine, Peter I of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at Poltava thus effectively ending Sweden's role as a major power in Europe. 1758 - French and Indian War: French forces hold Fort Carillon against British at.
July 13 - July 13 July 13th is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1558 - Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes at Gravelines. 1643 - English Civil War: Battle of Roundway Down - In England, Lord Henry Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, commanding the Royalist forces, wins a crushing victory over the Parliamentarian Sir William Waller. 1787 - The United States Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admition of new states and limits the.
July 30 - July 30 July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1619 - In Jamestown, Virginia, the first representative assembly in the Americas, the House of Burgesses, convenes for the first time. 1729 - Baltimore, Maryland is founded. 1733 - First Freemasons lodge opened in what will become the United States. 1825 - Malden Island discovered. 1863 - Indian Wars: Chief Pocatello of the Shoshone tribe signs the Treaty of Box Elder, promising to stop harassing the emigrant trails in southern Idaho and northern Utah. 1864 - American Civil War: Battle of the Crater - Union forces attempt to.
July 27 - July 27 July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. 1663 - The British Parliament passes the second Navigation Act requiring that all goods bound for the American colonies have to be sent in English ships from English ports. 1689 - Glorious Revolution: Battle of Killiecrankie ends 1694 - A Royal Charter is granted to the Bank of England. 1778 - American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant - British and French fleets fight to a standoff. 1789 - The first U.S. federal government.
July 16 - July 16 July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1779 - American Revolutionary War: United States forces led by General Anthony Wayne capture Stony Point, New York from British troops. 1783 - Grants of land in Canada to American loyalists announced. 1790 - The signing of the Residence Bill establishes a site along the Potomac River as the District of Columbia (seat of government) of the United States (see Washington, DC). 1862 - American Civil War: David G. Farragut becomes the first United States Navy rear admiral. 1880 - First woman licensed to practice medicine in Canada.
July 29 - July 29 July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observations Events 1014 - Battle of Kleidion: Basil II inflicts not only a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, but his subsequent savage treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of shock. 1567 - James VI was crowned at Stirling. 1588 - Battle of Gravelines: The Spanish Armada is defeated by an English naval force under command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake off the coast of Gravelines, France. 1693 - The Battle of Landen 1793 - John Graves Simcoe decides to build.
July 12 - July 12 July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1690 - William of Orange's army wins the Battle of the Boyne. 1759 - British cannon start firing on French at Quebec, from Lévis,_Quebec. 1812 - Americans invade Canada at Windsor,_Ontario. 1862 - the Medal of Honor is authorized by the U.S. Congress. 1932 - Lambeth Bridge, London, opened by King George V of the United Kingdom 1950 - René Pleven becomes Prime Minister of France 1967 - Four days of race riots begin in Newark, New Jersey that will claim the lives of 27 people. 1975 -.
July 22 - July 22 July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1587 - Colony of Roanoke: A second group of English settlers arrive on Roanoke Island off of North Carolina to re-establish the deserted colony. 1793 - Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean becoming the first Euro-American to complete a transcontinental crossing north of Mexico. 1796 - Surveyors of the Connecticut Land Company name an area in Ohio "Cleveland" after Gen. Moses Cleaveland, the superintendent of the surveying party. 1812 - Peninsular War: British forces led by Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) defeat French troops near Salamanca in.
July 14 - July 14 July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1223 - In France, Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father. 1789 - French Revolution: Parisians storm the Bastille Prison in Paris and free seven political prisoners. 1791 - The Priestley Riots in Birmingham, England. 1798 - The Sedition Act becomes United States law making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the United States government. 1933 - In Germany, all political parties are outlawed except the Nazi Party. 1940 - World War II: Andrew George.
July 28 - July 28 July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1540 - One of the most important political figures of the reign of Henry VIII of England, Thomas Cromwell, is executed on order from the king on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day. 1794 - Maximilien Robespierre is guillotined in front of a cheering crowd, for sending thousands of others to a similar fate during the French Revolution. 1821 - Peru declares independence from Spain. 1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Ezra Church begins - Confederate troops led by.
July 15 - July 15 July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take Jerusalem after a difficult siege. 1410 - Battle of Grunwald (a.k.a. Tannenberg or Zalgiris), power of the Teutonic Knights broken by a defeat from Poles and Lithuanians. 1685 - In England, the Duke of Monmouth is executed at Tower Hill, after he was defeated at the Battle of Sedgemore. 1799 - In the Egyptian village of Rosette, French Captain Pierre Bouchard finds the Rosetta Stone. 1806 - Pike expedition: Near St. Louis, Missouri, United States Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike leads an.
July 17 - July 17 July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 167 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa, executed for being Christians. This is the earliest record of Christianity in that part of the world. 1762 - Catherine II becomes tzar of Russia upon the murder of Peter III of Russia. 1771 - Massacre at Bloody Falls: Chipewyan chief Matonabbee traveling as the guide to Samuel Hearne on his arctic overland journey, masacre a group of unsuspecting Inuit. 1815 - Napoleonic Wars: In France, Napoleon surrenders at Rochefort to British forces. 1867 - In Boston, Massachusetts, the.
July 18 - July 18 July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 64 - Great fire of Rome: A fire begins to burn in the merchant area of Rome and soon burns completely out of control while Emperor Nero reportedly plays his lyre and sings while watching the blaze from a safe distance. 1830 - Uruguay adopts its first constitution. 1863 - American Civil War: The first formal African American military unit, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, unsuccessfully assaults Confederate-held Fort Wagner but their valiant fighting still proves the worth of African American soldiers during the war. 1914 - Within.
