2003

Events

Anticipated Events

• December 2 - Vermont band Phish will celebrate it's 20th Anniversary with a large concert in Boston, Massachusetts.
• December 12 - Paul Martin to be sworn in as the 21st Prime Minister of Canada.

Years in topic

• 2003 in Canada
• 2003 in film
• 2003 in literature
• 2003 in music
• 2003 in politics
• 2003 in science
• 2003 in sports
• 2003 in television

Births

• May 28 - Prometea, the first cloned horse.
• November 8- Lady Louise Windsor, daughter of Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex.

Deaths

• January 5 - Roy Jenkins, British politician
• January 12 - Leopoldo Galtieri, Argentine dictator
• January 12 - Maurice Gibb, Anglo-Australian musician, one-third of the Bee Gees
• January 15 Gladys Kamakakuokalani Ainoa Brandt, a pioneering Hawaiian educator, fought for native Hawaiian rights
• January 18 - Richard Crenna, actor
• January 24 - Gianni Agnelli, Fiat president
• January 26 - Valeriy Brumel, Soviet athlete
• February 1 - The crew of STS-107; Michael P. Anderson, David M. Brown, Kalpana Chawla, Laurel Clark, Rick D. Husband, Willie McCool, Ilan Ramon
• February 14 - Dolly the sheep, the world's first cloned mammal
• February 16 - Aleksandar Tisma, 79, Serbian author
• February 24 - Christopher Hill, 92, historian
• February 27 - Fred McFeely Rogers, 74, "Mister Rogers" of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• February 28 - Roger Michael Needham, 68, professor of cryptography at Cambridge University
• March 8 - Adam Faith, English singer and actor
• March 9 - Stan Brakhage, filmmaker
• March 12 - Zoran Djindjic, Prime Minister of Serbia
• March 12 - Ronnie Burk, 47, surrealist and AIDS activist
• March 16 - Rachel Corrie, American activist, member of theInternational Solidarity Movement.
• March 23 - Fritz Spiegl, journalist
• March 26 - Daniel Patrick Moynihan, United States Senator
• March 29 - Carlo Urbani, WHO doctor who discovered SARS.
• April 1 - Leslie Cheung, 46, Hong Kong singer/actor
• April 1 - Hyosuke Kujiraoka, 87, a former vice speaker of the House of Representatives
• April 16 - Sarah Marple-Cantrell, American student and suicide victim.
• April 17 - Dr. Robert Atkins, 72, developed the Atkins Nutritional Approach
• April 25 - Samson Kitur, Kenyan athlete
• May 5 - Walter Sisulu, anti-apartheid activist
• May 14 - Dave DeBusschere, NBA basketball player and team executive, Basketball Hall of Famer
• May 15 - Benedict Jablonski, co-creator of The Hugo Award trophy
• May 28 - Ilya Prigogine, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1977
• May 28 - Oleg Makarov, cosmonaut
• June 2 - Fred Blassie, former professional wrestler
• June 5 - Jürgen Möllemann, German politician
• June 10 - Donald Regan, Chief of Staff and Treasury Secretary during the Reagan administration
• June 11 - David Brinkley, broadcast journalist
• June 12 - Gregory Peck, actor
• June 15 - Hume Cronyn, stage and film actor
• June 21 - Roger Neilson, National Hockey League coach
• June 26 - Denis Thatcher, husband of Baroness Margaret Thatcher, former UK Prime Minister
• June 26 - Strom Thurmond, United States Senator
• June 26 - Marc-Vivien Foe, Cameroon football player
• June 29 - Katharine Hepburn, American actress
• July 1 - N!xau, Namibian actor (The Gods Must Be Crazy)
• July 4 - Barry White, singer
• July 6 - Buddy Ebsen, American actor
• July 16 - Carol Shields, Canadian author
• July 22 - Uday Hussein, Iraqi military leader; eldest son of Saddam Hussein
• July 22 - Qusay Hussein, Iraqi military leader, younger son of Saddam Hussein
• July 25 - John Schlesinger, film director
• July 27 - Bob Hope, Anglo-American comedian, actor
• August 8 - Gregory Hines, tap dancer, actor
• August 15 - Idi Amin, Ugandan dictator
• August 19 - Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian diplomat and statesman
• August 30 - Charles Bronson, actor
• September 4 - Tibor Varga, violinist, conductor and pedagogue (*1921)
• September 7 - Warren Zevon, American musician-songwriter
• September 9 - Edward Teller, American physicist, "Father of the H-Bomb"
• September 11 - Anna Lindh, Swedish foreign minister (assassinated)
• September 12 - Johnny Cash, American musician
• September 12 - John Ritter, American actor
• September 26 - Robert Palmer, British singer
• September 28 - Althea Gibson, African-American tennis and golf pioneer
• September 28 - Elia Kazan, American movie director
• October 5 - Sid McMath, American former Governor of Arkansas
• October 10 - Eugene Istomin, pianist
• October 14 - Patrick Dalzel-Job, inspiration for Ian Fleming's James Bond
• October 15 - Bertram N. Brockhouse, Canadian physicist
• October 19 - Faith Fancher, television journalist and breast cancer awareness activist, 53 years
• October 19 - Alija Izetbegovic, Bosnian politician and president
• October 23 - Soong May-ling, widow of Chiang Kai-shek
• October 27 - Rod Roddy, game show announcer (The Price is Right)
• October 31 - Richard Neustadt, political historian
• November 5 - Bobby Hatfield, American musician, one-half of the Righteous Brothers
• November 6 - Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer
• November 9 - Art Carney, American actor
• November 12 - Jonathan Brandis, American actor
• November 20 - Roger Short, the British Consulate General in Istanbul, Turkey.

Nobel Prizes

Preliminary Round Results

1. 9 February 2003 South Africa v West Indies - West Indies won by 3 runs.
2. 10 February 2003 Zimbabwe v Namibia - Zimbabwe won by 86 runs.
3. 10 February 2003 New Zealand v Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka won by 47 runs.
4. 11 February 2003 Australia v Pakistan - Australia won by 82 runs.
5. 11 February 2003 Bangladesh v Canada - Canada won by 60 runs.
6. 12 February 2003 India v Netherlands - India won by 68 runs.
7. 12 February 2003 South Africa v Kenya - South Africa won by 10 wickets.
8. 13 February 2003 New Zealand v West Indies - New zealand won by 20 runs.
9. 13 February 2003 England v Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe won by default.
10. 14 February 2003 Bangladesh v Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets.
11. 15 February 2003 Australia v India - Australia won by 9 wickets.
12. 15 February 2003 Canada v Kenya - Kenya won by 4 wickets.
13. 16 February 2003 New Zealand v South Africa - New Zealand won by 9 wickets.
14. 16 February 2003 England v Holland - England won by 6 wickets.
15. 16 February 2003 Pakistan v Namibia - Pakistan won by 171 runs.
16. 18 February 2003 West Indies v Kenya - match abandoned due to rain.
17. 19 February 2003 Sri Lanka v Canada - Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets.
18. 19 February 2003 India v Zimbabwe - India won by 83 runs.
19. 19 February 2003 England v Namibia - England won by 55 runs.
20. 20 February 2003 Australia v Netherlands - Australia won by 75 runs.
21. 21 February 2003 Kenya v New Zealand - Kenya won by default.
22. 22 February 2003 South Africa v Bangladesh - South africa won by 10 wickets.
23. 22 February 2003 England v Pakistan - England won by 112 runs.
24. 23 February 2003 West Indies v Canada - West Indies won by 7 wickets.
25. 23 February 2003 India v Namibia - India won by 181 runs.
26. 24 February 2003 Kenya v Sri Lanka - Kenya won by 53 runs.
27. 24 February 2003 Australia v Zimbabwe - Australia won by 7 wickets.
28. 25 February 2003 Pakistan v Netherlands - Pakistan won by 97 runs.
29. 26 February 2003 New Zealand v Bangladesh - New Zealand won by 7 wickets.
30. 26 February 2003 England v India - India won by 82 runs.
31. 27 February 2003 Australia v Namibia - Australia won by 256 runs.
32. 27 February 2003 South Africa v Canada - South Africa won by 118 runs.
33. 28 February 2003 Zimbabwe v Netherlands - Zimbabwe won by 99 runs.
34. 28 February 2003 West Indies v Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka won by 6 runs.
35. 1 March 2003 India v Pakistan - India won by 6 wickets.
36. 1 March 2003 Kenya v Bangladesh - Kenya won by 32 runs.
37. 2 March 2003 England v Australia - Australia won by 2 wickets.
38. 3 March 2003 New Zealand v Canada - New Zealand won by 5 wickets.
39. 3 March 2003 South Africa v Sri Lanka - tied after rain interruption.*
40. 4 March 2003 Zimbabwe v Pakistan - no result due to rain.
41. 4 March 2003 West Indies v Kenya - West Indies won by 142 runs.

• Before the game was delayed and ultimately called off for rain, the South African team gave to the batsmen a table showing the number of runs required after each ball the remainder of the match assuming that rain would conclude the game after that particular ball. One ball before the rain interruption began, South Africa scored the requisite number of runs. On the next ball, it appeared that the batsmen could take a run, but they decided not to take a risk, assuming that they had already scored the appropriate number of runs. After the game was abandoned, the South Africans discovered that the rain-rule table gave not the number of runs required for a win, but the runs required for a tie. Thus, the game ended in a tie, and South Africa lost all mathematical chances of proceeding to the Super Six.

Super Six Results

Australia, India, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Kenya and New Zealand advanced to the Super Six stage.

1. 7 March 2003 Australia v Sri Lanka - Australia won by 96 runs.
2. 7 March 2003 India v Kenya - India won by 6 wickets.
3. 8 March 2003 New Zealand v Zimbabwe - New zealand won by 6 wickets.
4. 10 March 2003 India v Sri Lanka - India won by 183 runs.
5. 11 March 2003 Australia v New Zealand - Australia won by 96 runs.
6. 12 March 2003 Kenya v Zimbabwe - Kenya won by 7 wickets.
7. 14 March 2003 India v New Zealand - India won by 7 wickets.
8. 15 March 2003 Australia v Kenya - Australia won by 5 wickets.
9. 16 March 2003 Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka won by 74 runs.

Semifinals

18 March 2003 Australia v Sri Lanka - Australia won by 48 runs.

On a difficult, slow pitch at Port Elizabeth, Australia struggled their way to 212 against tight Sri Lankan bowling, thanks mainly to 91 from Andrew Symonds, demonstrating again captain Ricky Ponting's faith in him. Chaminda Vaas, continuing his excellent tournament, took three wickets. Australia's pace attack then ripped through the Sri Lankan top order, with Brett Lee taking three early wickets and Glenn McGrath taking one. By the time rain arrived in the thirty-ninth over, continued tight bowling had squeezed Sri Lanka to 7/123, well behind the Duckworth-Lewis target.

20 March 2003 India vs Kenya - India won by 91 runs.

The fairytale finally ended for the Kenyan team, the only non test-playing nation to make a World Cup semifinal. Sachin Tendulkar, with 83 runs, and Sourav Ganguly with 111 off 114 balls, batted the Kenyans out of the game as India careered to a total of 4/270 off their 50 overs. Under the Durban lights, the newly potent Indian seam attack of Zaheer Khan, the experienced Javagal Srinath, and Ashish Nehra careered through the Kenyan top order, who were never in the hunt and were bowled out for 179.

Other Cricket World Cups

1975 - 1979 - 1983 - 1987 - 1992 - 1996 - 1999 - 2003 - 2007

Fiction

Winner:

• Douglas Glover - Elle

• Margaret Atwood - Oryx and Crake
• Elizabeth Hay - Garbo Laughs
• Jean McNeil - Private View
• Edeet Ravel - Ten Thousand Lovers

Poetry

Winner:

• Tim Lilburn - Kill-site

• Tim Bowling, The Witness Ghost
• Evan Jones, Nothing Fell Today But Rain
• Anne Simpson, Loop
• Tom Wayman, My Father’s Cup

Drama

Winner:

• Vern Thiessen - Einstein’s Gift

• Marie Clements, Burning Vision
• Brian Drader, Prok
• Sunil Kuruvilla, Rice Boy
• Michael Lewis MacLennan, Last Romantics

Nonfiction

Winner:

• Margaret Olwen MacMillan - Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World

• Andrew Clark, A Keen Soldier: The Execution of Second World War Private Harold Pringle
• Andrew Cohen, While Canada Slept: How We Lost Our Place in the World
• Maggie de Vries, Vancouver, for Missing Sarah: A Vancouver Woman Remembers Her Vanished Sister
• Ross King, Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling

Children's Literature - Text

Winner:

• Glen Huser, Stitches

• Sarah Ellis, The Several Lives of Orphan Jack
• Barbara Haworth-Attard, Theories of Relativity
• Kevin Major, Ann and Seamus
• Judd Palmer, The Maestro

Children's Literature - Illustration

Winner:

• Allen Sapp, The Song Within My Heart

• Nicolas Debon, Four Pictures by Emily Carr
• Rob Gonsalves, Imagine a Night
• Barbara Reid, The Subway Mouse
• Ludmila Zeman, Sindbad’s Secret: From the Tales of the Thousand and One Nights

Translation (French to English)

Winner:

• Jane Brierley - Memoirs of a Less Travelled Road: A Historian’s Life

• Patricia Claxton, A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali
• Jo-Anne Elder, Tales from Dog Island: St. Pierre et Miquelon
• David Homel and Fred A. Reed, The Heart Is an Involuntary Muscle
• Susan Ouriou, Necessary Betrayals

French language finalists

• Jean-François Chassay, L’Angle mort
• Marie Gagnier, Console-moi
• Gaétan Soucy, Music-Hall!
• Larry Tremblay, Le Mangeur de bicyclette

Poetry

Winner:

• Pierre Nepveu - Lignes aériennes

• Nicole Brossard, Cahier de roses & de civilisation
• Carle Coppens, Le grand livre des entorses
• Benoit Jutras, Nous serons sans voix
• Louis-Jean Thibault, Géographie des lointains

Drama:

Winner:

• Jean-Rock Gaudreault - Deux pas vers les étoiles

• François Archambault, La société des loisirs
• François Létourneau, Cheech
• Wajdi Mouawad, Incendies
• Jean-Pierre Ronfard, Écriture pour le théâtre, tome III

Non-Fiction

Winner:

• Thierry Hentsch- Raconter et mourir : aux sources narratives de l’imaginaire occidental

• Michel Morin, Vertige! et autres essais a-politiques
• Louise Prescott, Le complexe d’Ulysse : signifiance et micropolitique dans la pratique de l’art
• François Ricard, Le dernier après-midi d’Agnès: essai sur l’oeuvre de Milan Kundera
• Régine Robin, La mémoire saturée

Children's Literature - Text

Winner:

• Danielle Simard, J’ai vendu ma soeur

• Mélissa Anctil, Gigi
• Roger Des Roches, Marie Quatdoigts
• Laurent Grimon, Le chevalier des Arbres
• Paul Chanel Malenfant, Si tu allais quelque part

Children's Literature - Illustration

Winner:

• Virginie Egger, Recette d’éléphant à la sauce vieux pneu

• Geneviève Côté, Le Premier Printemps du monde
• Gérard Dubois, Le piano muet
• Stéphane Jorisch, Thésée et le Minotaure
• Stéphane Poulin, Annabel et la Bête

Translation - English to French

Winner:

• Agnès Guitard - Un amour de Salomé

• Yolande Amzallag, Le canari éthique: science, société et esprit humain
• Paule Noyart, L’Or bleu: l’eau, nouvel enjeu stratégique et commercial
• Hélène Paré, L’histoire spectacle: le cas du tricentenaire de Québec
• Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné, L’analyste

Other Governor General's Awards:

2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000 - 1999 - 1998 - 1997 - 1996 - 1995 - 1994 - 1993 - 1992 - 1991 - 1990 - 1989 - 1988 - 1987 - 1986 - 1985 - 1984 - 1983 - 1982 - 1981 - 1980 - 1979 - 1978 - 1977 - 1976 - 1975 - 1974 - 1973 - 1972 - 1971 - 1970 - 1969 - 1968 - 1967 - 1966 - 1965 - 1964 - 1963 - 1962 - 1961 - 1960 - 1959 - 1958 - 1957 - 1956 - 1955 - 1954 - 1953 - 1952 - 1951 - 1950 - 1949 - 1948 - 1947 - 1946 - 1945 - 1944 - 1943 - 1942 - 1941 - 1940 - 1939 - 1938 - 1937 - 1936

Births

• American Idol comes to Canada as Canadian Idol Hosted by Ben Mulroney (son of Brian Mulroney)
• Colin Mochrie leaves; Mary Walsh is expected for 6 episodes than leave; Shaun Majumder joins This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Deaths

Top Grossing Films of the Year

• January 12 - Maurice Gibb, 53, singer/songwriter
• April 1 - Leslie Cheung, 46, pop singer/film actor
• June 29 - Katharine Hepburn, 94, actress
• July 6 - Buddy Ebsen, 95, actor
• July 27 - Bob Hope, 100, comedian/actor/humanitarian

Other Movies Released

• 2 Fast 2 Furious, starring Paul Walker and Tyrese
• 21 Grams, starring Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro
• Agent Cody Banks, starring Frankie Muñiz and Hilary Duff
• Alex & Emma, starring Kate Hudson and Luke Wilson
• Alien (re-release, was released in 1979)
• American Wedding, starring Jason Biggs and Seann William Scott
• Anything Else
• Bad Santa
• Beyond Borders, starring Angelina Jolie
• Brother Bear
• The Brown Bunny
• Bulletproof Monk, starring Chow Yun-Fat
• Cabin Fever
• Calendar Girls, starring Helen Mirren and Julie Walters
• The Cat in the Hat, starring Mike Myers, Spencer Breslin, Dakota Fanning and Kelly Preston
• Cold Creek Manor, starring Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone
• The Cooler, starring William H. Macy and Alec Baldwin
• The Core
• Cradle 2 the Grave, starring Jet Li and DMX
• Daddy Day Care, starring Eddie Murphy and Jeff Garlin
• Daredevil, starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Michael Clarke Duncan and Colin Farrell
• Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, starring David Spade
• Dreamcatcher
• Duplex, starring Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore
• Elephant
• Elf, starring Will Ferrell and James Caan
• The Fighting Temptations - directed by Jonathan Lynn, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr and Beyoncé Knowles
• Final Destination 2
• Foolproof, starring Ryan Reynolds and Kristin Booth
• Freaky Friday, starring Lindsay Lohan
• Freddy Vs. Jason, starring Robert Englund and Ken Kirzinger
• Gerry
• Gigli, considered one of the worst movies of all time.
• Good Boy
• Gothika, starring Halle Berry, Robert Downey Jr and Penélope Cruz
• Grand Theft Parsons, starring Johnny Knoxville and Christina Applegate
• Grind
• The Guru, starring Jimi Mistry and Heather Graham
• The Haunted Mansion, starring Eddie Murphy
• Holes, starring Shia LaBeouf and Sigourney Weaver
• Honey, starring Jessica Alba, Lil' Romeo and Mekhi Phifer
• House of 1000 Corpses - directed by Rob Zombie
• The House of the Dead
• The Human Stain, starring Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman
• Identity, starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet and Alfred Molina
• In America
• In the Cut, starring Meg Ryan and Mark Ruffalo
• Intolerable Cruelty, starring George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones
• Irréversible
• Jeepers Creepers II, starring Ray Wise and Jonathan Breck
• Johnny English, starring Rowan Atkinson
• The Jungle Book 2
• Kangaroo Jack
• Kart Racer
• Kill Bill Vol. 1, written and directed by Quentin Tarantino
• Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, starring Angelina Jolie
• The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe
• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, starring Sean Connery
• Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, starring Reese Witherspoon
• Les Invasions barbares (Barbarian Invasions) written and directed by Denys Arcand
• L'homme du train (The Man on the Train) - directed by Patrice Leconte, starring Jean Rochefort and Johnny Hallyday
• The Lizzie McGuire Movie, starring Hilary Duff
• Looney Tunes: Back in Action, starring Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Heather Locklear and Steve Martin
• Love Actually
• Malibu's Most Wanted
• Marci X, starring Lisa Kudrow and Damon Wayans
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, starring Russell Crowe
• Matchstick Men
• The Matrix Reloaded
• The Matrix Revolutions (Unprecedented "zero-hour" release at the exact same time in over 50 different countries)
• The Medallion (USA release date, originally released in Hong Kong), starring Jackie Chan
• Millennium Actress (USA release date, was released in Japan in 2001)
• The Missing, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Cate Blanchett
• My Life Without Me, starring Sarah Polley
• Mystic River - directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins and Kevin Bacon
• National Security, starring Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn
• Once Upon a Time in Mexico
• Open Range
• Out of Time, starring Denzel Washington
• Piglet's Big Movie
• Prey for Rock & Roll
• Radio, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr and Ed Harris
• Rugrats Go Wild
• Runaway Jury, starring John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman and Rachel Weisz
• The Rundown, starring The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) and Seann William Scott''
• Scary Movie 3, starring Anna Faris, Charlie Sheen and Tim Stack
• School of Rock, starring Jack Black
• Seabiscuit
• Shanghai Knights, starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson
• Shattered Glass, starring Hayden Christensen
• Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
• Spider
• Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
• The Station Agent, starring Peter Dinklage
• S.W.A.T, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Colin Farrell
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
• Timeline, starring Paul Walker
• The Triplets of Belleville (originally released in France)
• Tupac: Resurrection, starring Tupac Shakur
• Under the Tuscan Sun
• Underworld, starring Kate Beckinsale and Scott Speedman''
• Uptown Girls, starring Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning
• Veronica Guerin, starring Cate Blanchett
• Whale Rider
• Wonderland, starring Val Kilmer
• Wrong Turn

• September 9 - Barnes & Noble, the largest American bookseller, announces that it will no longer sell downloadable electronic texts sometimes called e-books.

New Books

• The Arraignment - Steve Martini
• Blue Horizon - Wilbur Smith
• Darwin's Children - Greg Bear
• The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
• The Delicate Storm - Giles Blunt
• L'Empire des loups - Jean-Christophe Grangé
• The Face - Dean R. Koontz
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J. K. Rowling
• Holy Fools - Joanne Harris
• Jarhead - Anthony Swofford
• King of Torts - John Grisham
• The Last Jihad: A Novel - Joel C. Rosenberg
• Monstrous Regiment - Terry Pratchett
• Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood
• Pattern Recognition - William Gibson
• Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII - David Starkey
• The Skating Pond - Deborah Joy Corey
• The Stairs Family of Halifax, 1775-1975 - James Frost
• The Wee Free Men - Terry Pratchett

Births

Deaths

• February 16 - Aleksandar Tisma
• March 12 - Howard Fast
• July 16 - Carol Shields

Awards

• Early January - Drowning Pool disbanded
• January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recovered nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people were arrested. The tapes have been used for bootleg releases for years.
• January 13 - Who guitarist, Pete Townshend, was arrested by Scotland Yard on suspicion of possessing and making indecent images of children and of incitement to distribute such images, after pornographic images are found on his home computer.
• January 15 - 2003 CDNOW Readers' Poll for all albums and new talent of 2002.
• February 3 - Legendary record producer Phil Spector is arrested for investigation of homicide after the body of actress Lana Clarkson was found at his home in Alhambra, California. Police responded to the 911 phone call from one of Spector's neighbors and discovered Clarkson's body who was suffering from a gun shot wound. Clarkson pronounced dead at the scene.
• February 20 - The Station nightclub fire: Fire engulfed a Rhode Island nightclub during a fireworks display which was part of the performance by rock band Great White. The fire quickly spread across the ceiling, filling the building with thick, black smoke. At least 97 people were killed, and 160 others were injured as audience members rushed to the exits. Many people were missing for some time, including Great White guitarist Ty Longley, who was later confirmed to be dead.
• February 23 - New York City was the site of The 45th Annual Grammy Awards with Nickelback, No Doubt, Foo Fighters, Britney Spears and some other bands and performers.
• March 10 - Johnny Cash is admitted to Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee to undergo treatment for pneumonia.
• April 1 - Dozens of fans walk out during a Pearl Jam concert when lead singer Eddie Vedder made anti-war comments and insulting remarks about U.S. President George W. Bush. Other audience members booed and shouted at Vedder telling him to "shut up". Vedder attempted to calm the crowd by adding "just to clarify.. we support the troops."
• June 27 - June 29 - Glastonbury festival, UK, headline acts included David Gray, R.E.M, Primal Scream, Morcheeba, The Flaming Lips, Radiohead, Super Furry Animals, Lamb, Macy Gray, Feeder, Manic Street Preachers, Moby and Doves. The weather was mostly dry and the festival deemed a success from both a security and entertainment viewpoint by Michael Eavis.
• July 30 - The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, The Guess Who, and others headline a benefit concert in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to prove that the city is safe from SARS. With 450 000 spectators, it is the largest concert in Canadian history.

Albums released

• Inertia - Exies - (January 7) - LP
• Living Out Loud - Aaron Lines - (January 7) - LP
• Redemption - Benzino - (January 14) - LP
• Sexy, Funny, Bastard - Mystro Clark - (January 14) - LP
• Pain to Kill - Terri Clark - (January 14) - LP
• From Here and On - Bombshell Rocks - (January 21) - LP
• Bigger Cages, Longer Chains - The International Noise Conspiracy - (January 21) - LP
• Music in High Places - Unwritten Law - (January 21) - LP
• Realist - Kizzy Rock - (January 21) - LP
• This Is It: The Best of Faith No More - Faith No More - (January 28) - Greatest Hits
• The Show Must Go Off - Mest - (January 28) - DVD
• Get Rich or Die Tryin' - 50 Cent - (February 6) - LP
• 100th Window - Massive Attack - (February 10) - LP
• Live at Warfield - Slayer - (February 11) - DVD
• Essential Ozzy Osbourne - Ozzy Osbourne - (February 11) - Greatest Hits
• The Myth Of Reality - T-Rock - (February 18) - LP
• Cyclorama - Styx - (February 18) - LP
• Chocolate Factory - R. Kelly - (February 18) - LP
• Everything's Eventual - Appleton - (February 24) - LP
• The Art Of Losing - American Hi-Fi - (February 25) - LP
• Avalanche - Matthew Good - (March 4) - LP
• Fallen - Evanescence - (March 4) - LP
• So Long, Astoria - The Ataris - (March 4) - LP
• Sing The Sorrow - AFI - (March 11) - LP
• Slowmotion Daydream - Everclear - (March 11) - LP
• 26 Songs - Melvins - (March 11) - LP
• Loser - Cory P - (March 11) - LP
• One Heart - Céline Dion - (March 25) - LP
• Meteora - Linkin Park - (March 25) - LP
• The Trouble Being Myself - Macy Gray - (March 25) - LP
• Go For Broke - Kazzer - (April 1) - LP
• Faceless - Godsmack - (April 8) - LP
• Say You Will - Fleetwood Mac - (April 15) - LP
• Thankful - Kelly Clarkson - (April 15) - LP
• What If It All Means Something - Chantal Kreviazuk - (April 22) - LP
• We've Come For You All - Anthrax - (May 6) - LP
• Think Tank - Blur - (May 6)
• Year of the Spider - Cold - (May 13) - LP
• On and On - Jack Johnson - (May 13) - LP
• The Golden Age of Grotesque - Marilyn Manson - (May 13) - LP
• Deftones - Deftones - (May 20)
• Black Like Sunday - King's X - (May 20) - LP
• Birds of Pray - Live - (May 20) - LP
• 14 Shades of Grey - Staind - (May 20) - LP
• Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin - (May 26) - DVD
• Falling Uphill - Lillix - (May 27) - LP
• How the West Was Won - Led Zeppelin - (May 27) - LP
• 0304 - Jewel - (June 3) - LP
• My Private Nation - Train - (June 3) - LP
• St. Anger - Metallica - June 6 - LP
• Hail to the Thief - Radiohead - (June 9) - LP
• Die Trying - Die Trying - (June 10) - LP
• Everything Must Go - Steely Dan - (June 11) - LP
• Finger Eleven - Finger Eleven - (June 17) - LP
• After the Storm - Monica - (June 17) - LP
• We Were Born in a Flame - Sam Roberts - (June 17) - LP
• Essentially Naked - Bif Naked - (June 24) - Greatest Hits
• Elephunk - Black Eyed Peas - (June 24) - LP
• Liz Phair - Liz Phair - (June 24) - LP
• Almost Famous - Lumidee - (June 24) - LP
• Hotel Paper - Michelle Branch - (June 24) - LP
• Dangerously in Love - Beyoncé - (June 25) - LP
• Chapter 2 - Ashanti - (July 1) - LP
• Zebra IV - Zebra - (July 8) - LP
• 123 And Its Over - Revolution - (July 15) - LP
• Strays - Jane's Addiction - (July 22) - LP
• Moodring - Mya - (July 22) - LP
• TruANT - Alien Ant Farm - (August 19) - LP
• Walk Away - Barlow - (August 19) - LP
• Unleashed - Bow Wow - (August 19) - LP
• In This Skin - Jessica Simpson - (August 19) - LP
• Action Pact - Sloan - (August 19) - LP
• The Neptunes Present...Clones - Various Artists - (August 19) - LP
• Metamorphosis - Hilary Duff - (August 26) - LP
• Love & Life - Mary J. Blige - (August 26) - LP
• Wonder What's Next - Chevelle - (August 27) - LP
• Hallucinations - David Usher - (September 9) - LP
• Dance of Death - Iron Maiden - (September 9) - LP
• Love Is The Only Soldier - Jann Arden - (September 9) - LP
• Heavier Things - John Mayer - (September 9) - LP
• Reality - David Bowie - (September 15) - LP
• Worldwide Underground - Erykah Badu - (September 16) - LP
• Grand Champ - DMX - (September 16) - LP
• Thirteenth Step - A Perfect Circle - (September 16) - LP
• Some Devil - Dave Matthews - (September 23) - LP
• Results May Vary - Limp Bizkit - (September 23) - LP
• The Long Road - Nickelback - (September 23) - LP
• Cheers - Obie Trice - (September 23) - LP
• Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - Outkast - (September 23) - LP
• The 'R.' in R&B Collection 1 - R. Kelly - (September 23) - Greatest Hits
• Past, Present & Future - Rob Zombie - (September 23) - Greatest Hits
• Go - Vertical Horizon - (September 23) - LP
• Life For Rent - Dido - (September 30) - LP
• Chicken & Beer - Ludacris - (October 7) - LP
• Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People - Primus - (October 7) - LP/DVD
• How the West Was Won - Led Zeppelin - (October 13) - DVD
• Sacred Love - Sting - (October 13) - LP
• Coral Fang - The Distillers - (October 14) - LP
• The Jethro Tull Christmas Album - Jethro Tull - (October 14) - LP
• Dizzee Rascal - Boy In Da Corner - (October 14) - LP
• 12 Memories - Travis - (October 14) - LP
• Nitro Burning Funny Daddy - Brian Setzer - (October 21) - LP
• The Very Best of the Eagles - The Eagles - (October 21) - Greatest Hits
• Streetcore - Joe Strummer - (October 21) - LP (final album)
• Rush in Rio - Rush - (October 21) - Live/DVD
• Live at the Astoria - Steve Vai - (October 21) - DVD
• Room on Fire - The Strokes - (October 21) - LP
• What's Wrong With This Picture - Van Morrison - (October 21) - LP
• MFZB - Zebrahead - (October 21) - LP
• Everything to Everyone - Barenaked Ladies - (October 27) - LP
• Homegrown - UB40 - (October 27) - LP
• The Glorious Burden - Iced Earth - (October 28) - LP
• In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 - R.E.M - (October 28) - Greatest Hits
• My World - Avril Lavigne - (November 4) - Live
• Skull Ring - Iggy Pop - (November 4) - LP
• Blood in My Eye - Ja Rule - (November 4) - LP
• Payable on Death - P.O.D - (November 4) - LP
• Sixty Six To Timbuktu - Robert Plant - (November 4) - LP
• Afterglow - Sarah McLachlan - (November 4) - LP
• The Very Best of Sheryl Crow - Sheryl Crow - (November 4) - Greatest Hits
• Private Room - Avant - (November 11) - LP
• Live from the Road - Chevelle - (November 11) - LP
• Train of Thought - Dream Theater - (November 11) - LP
• Kid Rock - Kid Rock - (November 11) - LP
• Music To Crash Your Car To, Vol. 1 - Mötley Crüe - (November 11) - Greatest Hits with 4 Disc Set & DVD
• SoulO - Nick Lachey - (November 11) - LP
• Lost Dogs - Pearl Jam - (November 11) - Rarities & 2 Disc Set
• Try This - Pink - (November 11) - LP
• The Soundtrack to the Apocalypse - Slayer - (November 11) - Live with 4 Disc Set & DVD
• Another 700 Miles - 3 Doors Down - (November 11) - EP
• Thank You - Stone Temple Pilots - (November 11) - LP
• Away from the Sun - 3 Doors Down - (November 12) - LP
• Beg for Mercy - G-Unit - (November 14) - LP
• Blink-182 - Blink-182 - (November 18) - LP
• In the Zone - Britney Spears - (November 18) - LP
• Jackpot - Chingy - (November 18) - LP
• The Other Side - Godsmack - (November 18) - LP
• The Essential Joe Satriani - Joe Satriani - (November 18) - LP
• Live in Texas - Linkin Park - (November 18) - LP & DVD
• Body Language - Kylie Minogue - (November 18) - LP
• Greatest Hits - The Red Hot Chili Peppers - (November 18) - LP
• The Electric Joe Satriani: An Anthology - Joe Satriani - (November 18) - LP
• Heavy - Swollen Members - (November 18) - LP
• The Infinite Steve Vai: An Anthology - Steve Vai - (November 18) - LP
• Elocation - Default - (November 25) - LP
• Seven - Enrique Iglesias - (November 25) - LP
• Thicker Than Water - Jack Johnson - (November 25) - Soundtrack LP
• Take a Look in the Mirror - Korn - (November 25) - LP
• This is Not a Test - Missy Elliott - (November 25) - LP
• Folklore - Nelly Furtado - (November 25) - LP
• The Singles 1992-2003 - No Doubt - (November 25) - LP
• Life on Display - Puddle of Mudd - (November 25) - LP
• Now and Forever: The Hits - TLC - (November 25) - Greatest Hits
• The Diary of Alicia Keys - Alicia Keys - (December 2) - LP
• Splinter - The Offspring - (December 2) - LP

Albums expected (pre-released)

• You Got Served - B2K - (December 23) - Soundtrack LP
• Purple Hayes - Cam'ron - (December 9) - LP
• Nick Cannon - Nick Cannon - (December 9) - LP
• Fefe Dobson - Fefe Dobson - (December 9) - LP
• The Reason - Hoobastank - (December 9) - LP
• And Then - Joe - (December 16) - LP
• Tasty - Kelis - (December 9) - LP
• Soulstar - Musiq - (December 9) - LP
• Up Against All - Tarralyn Ramsey - (December 9) - LP
• Soulful - Ruben Studdard - (December 9) - LP

Albums to be announced

• AC/DC - (late 2003/early 2004) - LP
• Kate Bush - (September) - LP
• Creed - (late 2003/early 2004) - LP
• Destiny's Child - (Fall) - LP
• Duran Duran - (Summer) - LP & DVD
• Eat The Day - (Late) - LP
• The Doors - first album of a new material since 1978 - (late 2003/early 2004) - LP
• The Eagles - first album of new material since 1979 - (late 2003/early 2004) - LP
• Christine McVie - (September/October) - LP
• Pearl Jam - (Early) - Rarities Collection
• Life Sux 2003- DJSkaterboy - (September 2) - LP
• My Life Is Crumbling- Holligurl - (November 25) - LP
• Meant To Be- Marco And Ashbaby - (Septmber) - LP
• 16 Stitches - (late 2003/early 2004)

Musical film

• Brother Bear Animated feature

Births

• January 1 - Giorgio Gaber, singer
• January 8 - Ron Goodwin, composer and conductor
• January 12 - Maurice Gibb, 53, singer and bassist
• February 2 - Lou Harrison, composer
• February 19 - Johnny Paycheck, singer
• March 3 - Malcolm Williamson, composer
• April 2 - Edwin Starr, singer
• April 21 - Nina Simone, singer and pianist
• May 11 - Noel Redding, bassist of the Jimi Hendrix Experience
• May 15 - June Carter Cash, 57, musician and singer
• May 27 - Luciano Berio, composer
• May 30 - Mickie Most, producer
• July 1 - Herbie Mann, musician
• July 4 - Barry White, 58, singer
• September 7 - Warren Zevon, 56, singer
• September 12 - Johnny Cash, 71, singer
• September 19 - Slim Dusty, Australian country singer
• September 26 - Robert Palmer, 54, singer

Awards

• Leonard Cohen is made a Companion of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest honour.

Grammy Awards

• Grammy Awards of 2003

Country Music Association Awards

• Eurovision Song Contest 2003
• Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003

External link

• March 13 - The journal Nature reports that 350,000-year-old upright-walking human footprints had been found in Italy.

Astronomy and Space Exploration

• February 1 - Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates over Texas upon reentry killing all seven astronauts onboard.
• February 11 - NASA's WMAP takes first detailed "baby picture" of the universe. The image reveals the universe is 13.7 billion years old (within one percent error) and provides evidence that supports the inflationary theory.
• May 31 - Annular solar eclipse in Northern Scotland, Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Iceland, with partial eclipse covering much of Europe and Russia.
• June 2 - Mars Express European Space Agency mission launced.
• August 27 - Perigee of Mars
• September 27 - Smart 1 is launched.
• October 15 - The People's Republic of China launches Shenzhou 5, their first crewed space mission.
• October - November - The sun goes into a period of high activity, generating many large solar flares and coronal mass ejections.
• November 23 - Total solar eclipse in Antarctica.
• 2dF Survey of Galaxy redshifts published.

Medicine

• February 26 - A US businessman is diagnosed with the first known case of SARS in Hanoi, Vietnam by WHO doctor Carlo Urbani.

Meterology

• NOAA hurricane experts issue first experimental Eastern Pacific Hurricane Outlook

Technology

• March - The world's first digital camera with an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display is released by Kodak.
• July 30 - The last old-style Volkswagen Beetle rolled of its production line in Puebla, Mexico.
• October 24 - Concorde makes its last flight, bringing the era of civilian supersonic travel to a close, at least for the time being.
• Intel releases the Pentium M microprocessor.

Awards

• Nobel Prize
  • Physics: Alexei Alexeevich Abrikosov, Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg, and Anthony James Leggett
  • Chemistry: Peter Agre and Roderick MacKinnon
  • Medicine: Paul Lauterbur and Sir Peter Mansfield
• Turing Award for Computing: not yet awarded
• Able Prize in Mathematics: Jean-Pierre Serre
• Wollaston Medal for Geology: Ikuo Kushiro

Births

• May 28 - Prometea, the first cloned horse.

Deaths

• Stock car racing:
  • Michael Waltrip won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Matt Kenseth
• Indianapolis 500 - Gil de Ferran
• Indy Racing League - Scott Dixon of New Zealand
• CART Racing Series - Paul Tracy of Canada
• Formula One Championship - Michael Schumacher of Germany (His 6th championship, breaking tie with Juan Manuel Fangio)
• 24 hours of Le Mans - won by the team of Tom Kristensen / Rinaldo Capello / Guy Smith driving a Bentley Speed 8 GT
• V8 Supercars -- Bathurst 1000, Australia - Greg Murphy of New Zealand and Rick Kelly of Australia. Murphy set the fastest ever lap of any type of car on the mountain, including open wheelers.
• Rally racing:
  • the team of Sébastien Loeb / Daniel Elena won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Citroën Total.
  • Petter Solberg of Norway won the World Rally Championship.
• Drag racing -

Baseball

• April 4 - Sammy Sosa hit his 500th career home run off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Scott Sullivan in the seventh inning at Great American Ball Park, becoming only the 18th player in Major League Baseball history to hit 500 or more home runs, as well as the first Hispanic to do so.

• May 5 - Matt Stairs home run off Houston Astros pitcher Wade Miller was estimated at 461 feet, making it the longest home run in the history of Minute Maid Park.

• May 11 - Rafael Palmeiro hit his 500th career home run off Cleveland Indians pitcher David Elder becoming only the 19th player in Major League Baseball history to hit 500 or more home runs.

• June 13 - New York Yankee Roger Clemens became the 21st pitcher in history to win 300 games and only the 3rd pitcher to record 4,000 career strikeouts as he defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2.

• 2003 World Series: The Florida Marlins won 4 games to 2 over the New York Yankees.

• Books published:
  • Michael Lewis, Moneyball: An examination of the present-day Oakland Athletics as run by their general manager Billy Beane, and how the application of sabermetric principles has allowed the A's to be competitive despite having one of the lowest payrolls in baseball.

Basketball

• April 7 - NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • Syracuse Orangemen win 81-78 over the Kansas Jayhawks

• NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs won 4 games to 2 over the New Jersey Nets

• WNBA Finals: Detroit Shock won 2 games to 1 over the Los Angeles Sparks, winning the franchise's first title, and marking the first time an Eastern conference team is WNBA world champions.

Boxing

• September 13: Shane Mosley conquers the WBA and WBC world Jr. Middleweight titles with a 12 round unanimous decision over Oscar De La Hoya in rematch of their 2000 bout

Cricket

• Bank Alfalah Cup - New Zealand defeat Pakistan in the final by 4 wickets
• Cricket World Cup - Australia defeat India in the final by 125 runs to win the ICC 2003 cricket World Cup
• Natwest Series - England defeat South Africa in the final by 7 wickets
• TVS Cup - The cup is shared when the final between India and South Africa is rained out

Curling

• Ford World Curling Championship
  • Women's
    • USA (Debbie McCormick) 5-3 Canada (Colleen Jones)
  • Men's
    • Canada (Randy Ferbey) 10-6 Switzerland (Ralph Stockli)

• Continental Cup of Curling
  • Europe 208-174 North America

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Gilberto Simoni of Italy
• Tour de France - Lance Armstrong
• World Cycling Championship: Igor Astarloa of Spain

Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Evgeni Plushenko, Russia
  • Women's champion: Michelle Kwan, United States
  • Pairs champions: Xue Shen & Hongbo Zhao, China

Football (Soccer)

• England - FA Cup: Arsenal won 1-0 over Southampton

• UEFA Cup: FC Porto won 3-2 over Glasgow Celtic

• Champions League: AC Milan won 3-2 in penalties over Juventus after a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford.

• English Premier League - Manchester United wins the English Premier League by 5 points over Arsenal.

• June 17 - Manchester United sells English soccer star David Beckham to Real Madrid for 35 million euros.

Football (American)

• January 3 - Fiesta Bowl (Bowl Championship Series):
  • Ohio State Buckeyes won 31-24 over the Miami Hurricanes (double overtime)

• January 27 - Super Bowl XXXVII:
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers won 48-21 over the Oakland Raiders

Canadian Football

• February 27 - Darren Flutie retires

• November 16 - Grey Cup (Canadian Football League Championship game)
  • Edmonton Eskimos 34-22 Montreal Alouettes

• November 22 - Vanier Cup: (Canadian University Championship game)
  • Laval University 14-7 St. Mary's University

Golf

Men's Golf

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  • April 10-13 - The Masters - Mike Weir. Weir becomes the first Canadian and the first left-handed golfer to win The Masters. He defeats Len Mattiace on the first playoff hole.
  • June 12-15 - US Open - Jim Furyk - Held at Olympia Fields, Furyk wins his first major by 3 shots.
  • July 17-20- British Open - Ben Curtis, a virtual unknown, shocks the world, posting a -1, a single shot ahead of Thomas Björn and Vijay Singh at the very difficult Royal St. George's.
  • August 14-17 - PGA Championship - Shaun Micheel, another virtual unknown, wins by 2 shots at the tough Oak Hill Country Club.

• Other highlights
  • March 2 - Tiger Woods wins the Accenture Match Play Championships, defeating David Toms 2 and 1.
  • April 20 - Davis Love III chips in on the 72nd hole to force a playoff, which he wins, giving him his fifth victory at the MCI Heritage at Harbour Town.
  • May 22 - At the Colonial Open golf tournament, LPGA champion Annika Sörenstam became the first woman in 58 years to compete in a men's professional golf tournament.
  • June 1 - Kenny Perry wins for the second straight week, this time at The Memorial, held at Muirfield Village Golf Club.
  • July 6 - Tiger Woods wins the 100th Western Open at Cog Hill

• Vijay Singh was the PGA TOUR's leading money winner for the year, with earnings of $7,349,907 in 27 events.

• Tom Watson was the leading money winner on the PGA Champions Tour, with earnings of $1,853,108 in 14 events.

• Upcoming events / results
  • President's Cup (to be held November 18-23, 2003 at The Links at Fancourt, George, South Africa)

• Major results
  • Kraft Nabisco Championship - Patricia Meunier-Lebouc
  • US Women's Open - Hilary Lunke wins an 18-hole playoff over Angela Stanford and Kelly Robbins.
  • LPGA Championship - Annika Sörenstam
  • Women's British Open - Annika Sörenstam

• Upcoming events / results
  • The leading money winner on the LPGA tour

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Makybe Diva
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Wando
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Dalakhani
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Alamshar

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Refuse to Bend
  2. Epsom Derby - Kris Kin
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Brian Boru

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby - Funny Cide
  2. Preakness Stakes - Funny Cide
  3. Belmont Stakes - Empire Maker

Harness Racing

• North America Cup:

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace
  2. Little Brown Jug
  3. Messenger Stakes

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian
  2. Yonkers Trot
  3. Kentucky Futurity

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers:
  • Trotters:

Ice Hockey

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Peter Forsberg, Colorado Avalanche

• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Peter Forsberg, Colorado Avalanche

• Stanley Cup: New Jersey Devils won 4 games to 3 over the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. The Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs MVP was won by Jean-Sebastien Giguere of Anaheim.

• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Canada defeated Sweden 3-2
  • Junior Men's champion: Russia won 3-2 over Canada
  • Women's champion: tournament scheduled for Beijing, China cancelled due to the outbreak of SARS.

Rugby Union

• Antim Cup: Romania 19 defeated Georgia 6
• Bledisloe Cup: New Zealand All Blacks defeated the Australian Wallabies two matches to nil in a two match series
• Calcutta Cup: England defeated Scotland
• Epson Cup (Pacific Ring): Samoa
• Heineken Cup: Toulouse 22 defeated Perpignan 17
• Six Nations Championship: England (Grand slam)
• Rugby World Cup: England 20 defeated Australia 17 after extra time
• Tri Nations: New Zealand
• World Sevens Series: New Zealand

Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men's overall season championship: Stephan Eberharter, Austria
  • The women's overall season championship: Janica Kostelic, Croatia

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  • Australian Open - Andre Agassi defeated Rainer Schuettler, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1.
  • French Open - Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Martin Verkerk, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.
  • Wimbledon championships - Roger Federer defeated Mark Phillippoussis, 7-6, 6-2, 7-6.
  • US Open - Andy Roddick defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  • Australian Open - Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams, 7-6, 3-6, 6-4.
  • French Open - Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Kim Clijsters, 6-0, 6-4.
  • Wimbledon championships - Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
  • US Open - Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Kim Clijsters, 7-5, 6-1.

• Davis Cup in world tennis.

• Pete Sampras retires, aged 32 on August 25
• Michael Chang retires, aged 31 on August 26

General sporting events

• Embassy World Snooker Championship:
  • Mark Williams won 18-16 over Ken Doherty

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
  • Robert Sorlie won with lead dog: Tipp

• Show Jumping World Cup Champion - Marcus Ehning of Germany won, riding his Oldenburg mare, Anka.

Births

Group stage

In the event, the group stage of the competition played out largely as expected, with only some tension as to whether some of the "developing" nations would overtake some of the weaker major countries for the second quarterfinal qualification place in each pool -- in pool A, Argentina lost to Ireland by only one point, which would otherwise have carried them into the quarterfinals in Ireland's place; similarly in pool B Fiji lost out to Scotland by only two points, while Italy put up a good performance in pool D. Many matches were rather one-sided, but with a number of exciting matches - with Samoa giving England a fright before conceding points at the end of the match, the South Africa - England match was a classic before England asserted themselves at the end of the match (and showing that the reorganisation of domestic rugby in South Africa since 1997 has tended to weaken the '\'Springboks''). Similarly the Australia - Ireland match was a classic match and Wales' performance against New Zealand demonstrated that the All Blacks, who were previously thought to be undefeatable, had a weak defence, while also showing that Wales were reviving from the long decline since their glory days of the 1970s.

The first semi-final produced an upset, when Australia defeated the hugely fancied New Zealand to become the first defending champions ever to reach the following championship final.

The final between Australia and England, played at Sydney's Telstra Stadium in front of a crowd of 80,000, 40% of whom were English supporters, was a dramatic match. In the 79th minute England were leading 14-11 when a penalty was awarded in Australia's favour, which Elton Flatley converted with the last kick of normal time to tie the match 14-14 and take it to 20 minutes extra time. With two and a half minutes of extra time remaining, and England leading 17-14, Australia were awarded another penalty which Flatley scored to tie the score again. With 20 seconds of extra time remaining, England's Jonny Wilkinson scored a drop goal to win the match and the world championship 20-17.

Group stage

• October 10: Pool A: Australia - Argentina (24 - 8)

• October 11: Pool A: Ireland - Romania (45 - 17)
• October 11: Pool B: France - Fiji (61 - 18)
• October 11: Pool C: South Africa - Uruguay (72 - 6)
• October 11: Pool D: New Zealand - Italy (70 - 7)

• October 12: Pool B: Scotland - Japan (32 - 11)
• October 12: Pool C: England - Georgia (84 - 6)
• October 12: Pool D: Wales - Canada (41 - 10)

• October 14: Pool A: Argentina - Namibia (67 - 14)

• October 15: Pool B: Fiji - USA (19 - 18)
• October 15: Pool C: Samoa - Uruguay (60 - 13)
• October 15: Pool D: Italy - Tonga (36 - 12)

• October 17: Pool D: New Zealand - Canada (68 - 6)

• October 18: Pool A: Australia - Romania (90 - 8)
• October 18: Pool B: France - Japan (51 - 29)
• October 18: Pool C: South Africa - England (6 - 25)

• October 19: Pool A: Ireland - Namibia (64 - 7)
• October 19: Pool C: Georgia - Samoa (9 - 46)
• October 19: Pool D: Wales - Tonga (27 - 20)

• October 20: Pool B: Scotland - USA (39 - 15)

• October 21: Pool D: Italy - Canada (19 - 14)

• October 22: Pool A: Argentina - Romania (50 - 3)

• October 23: Pool B: Fiji - Japan (41 - 13)

• October 24: Pool C: South Africa - Georgia (46 - 19)
• October 24: Pool D: New Zealand - Tonga (91 - 7)

• October 25: Pool A: Australia - Namibia (142 - 0) (2nd highest World Cup score ever (New Zealand 145 - Japan 17 in 1995 is record) but the highest score difference.)
• October 25: Pool B: France - Scotland (51 - 9)
• October 25: Pool D: Italy - Wales (15 - 27)

• October 26: Pool A: Argentina - Ireland (15 - 16)
• October 26: Pool C: England - Samoa (35 - 22)

• October 27: Pool B: Japan - USA (26 - 39)

• October 28: Pool C: Georgia - Uruguay (12 - 24)

• October 29: Pool D: Canada - Tonga (24 - 7)

• October 30: Pool A: Romania - Namibia (37 - 7)

• October 31: Pool B: France - USA (41 - 14)

• November 1: Pool A: Australia - Ireland (17 - 16)
• November 1: Pool B: Scotland - Fiji (22 - 20)
• November 1: Pool C: South Africa - Samoa (60 - 10)

• November 2: Pool D: New Zealand - Wales (53 - 37)
• November 2: Pool C: England - Uruguay (111 - 13)

Knock-out stages

• November 8: Quarter-final 1: (Winner Pool D - Runner-up Pool C) New Zealand - South Africa (29 - 9)
• November 8: Quarter-final 2: (Winner Pool A - Runner-up Pool B) Australia - Scotland (33 - 16)

• November 9: Quarter-final 3: (Winner Pool B - Runner-up Pool A) France - Ireland (43 - 21)
• November 9: Quarter-final 4: (Winner Pool C - Runner-up Pool D) England - Wales (28 - 17)

• November 15: Semi-final 1: (Winner QF1 - Winner QF2) New Zealand - Australia (10 - 22)
• November 16: Semi-final 2: (Winner QF3 - Winner QF4) France - England (7 - 24)

• November 20: 3rd place playoff: (Loser SF1 - Loser SF2) New Zealand - France (40 - 13)

• November 22: Final: (Winner SF1 - Winner SF2) Australia - England ( 17 - 20 (after extra time))

The England squad

• Martin Johnson (Leicester, captain)
• Stuart Abbott (Wasps)
• Neil Back (Leicester)
• Iain Balshaw (Bath)
• Kyran Bracken (Saracens)
• Mike Catt (Bath)
• Ben Cohen (Northampton)
• Martin Corry (Leicester)
• Lawrence Dallaglio (Wasps)
• Matt Dawson (Northampton)
• Andy Gomarsall (Gloucester)
• Paul Grayson (Northampton)
• Will Greenwood (Harlequins)
• Danny Grewcock (Bath)
• Richard Hill (Saracens)
• Ben Kay (Leicester)
• Jason Leonard (Harlequins)
• Josh Lewsey (Wasps)
• Dan Luger (Perpignan, France; formerly Harlequins)
• Lewis Moody (Leicester)
• Mark Regan (Leeds)
• Jason Robinson (Sale)
• Simon Shaw (Wasps)
• Steve Thompson (Northampton)
• Mike Tindall (Bath)
• Phil Vickery (Gloucester)
• Dorian West (Leicester)
• Julian White (Leicester)
• Jonny Wilkinson (Newcastle)
• Trevor Woodman (Gloucester)
• Joe Worsley (Wasps)

• Clive Woodward (coach)

Previous and future competitions

1. Baden Cooke            216
2. Robbie McEwen          214
3. Erik Zabel             188
4. Thor Hushovd           173
5. Luca Paolini           156

1. Richard Virenque       324
2. Laurent Dufaux         187
3. Lance Armstrong        168
4. Christophe Moreau      137
5. Juan Miguel Mercado    136

1. CSC                   248:18:18
2. Ibanesto.com           +0:21:46
3. Euskaltel-Euskadi      +0:44:59
4. US Postal-Berry Floor  +0:45:53
5. Bianchi                +1:12:40

Alexandre Vinokourov

1. Denis Menchov (Russia)     84:00:56
2. Mikel Astarloza (Spain)      +42:29
3. Juan Miguel Mercado (Sp.)  +1:02:48
4. Sylvain Chavanel (France)  +1:05:17
5. Andy Flickinger (France)   +1:09:09

1. Stuart O'Grady (Australia)
2. Thor Hushovd (Norway)
3. Fabrizio Guidi (Italy)
4. Luca Paolini (Italy)
5. Gerrit Glomser (Austria)

Prologue: Brad McGee
Stage 1:  Alessandro Petacchi
Stage 2:  Baden Cooke
Stage 3:  Alessandro Petacchi
Stage 4:  US Postal Service
Stage 5:  Alessandro Petacchi
Stage 6:  Alessandro Petacchi
Stage 7:  Richard Virenque
Stage 8:  Iban Mayo
Stage 9:  Alexandre Vinokourov
Stage 10: Jakob Piil
Stage 11: Juan Antonio Flecha
Stage 12: Jan Ullrich
Stage 13: Carlos Sastre
Stage 14: Gilberto Simoni
Stage 15: Lance Armstrong
Stage 16: Tyler Hamilton
Stage 17: Servais Knaven
Stage 18: Pablo Lastras
Stage 19: David Millar
Stage 20: Jean-Patrick Nazon

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A trio of Marlins pitchers managed to keep the Yankees in check. Brad Penny, Dontrelle Willis, and Ugueth Urbina held New York to two runs. Juan Pierre scored Florida's first run and drove in the other two. The Yankees scored their runs on a single by Derek Jeter and a solo home run by Bernie Williams, the 18th postseason home run of his career, tying a mark shared by Reggie Jackson and Mickey Mantle.

Urbina ran into immediate trouble in the ninth, walking Jason Giambi to lead off the inning and, one out later, walking pinch-hitter Ruben Sierra to put pinch-runner David Dellucci in scoring position. However, Alfonso Soriano was called out looking on a 3-2 pitch and Nick Johnson flied out to center to end the game.

David Wells pitched seven solid innings for New York in a losing effort. The defeat marked the first Yankees loss of a home World Series contest since Game 2 of the 1996 World Series.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	7	1
New York	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	9	0
W: Brad Penny (1-0) L: David Wells (0-1) S: Ugueth Urbina (1)

The Yankees bounced back behind the arm of Andy Pettitte who allowed only six hits and one walk in 8 2/3 innings. He allowed only one unearned run on a single by Derrek Lee. The Yankees' Hideki Matsui hit a three-run home run in the first inning on a 3-0 pitch, becoming the first Japanese player to hit a home run in a World Series. Alfonso Soriano hit a two-run shot off reliever Rick Helling in the fourth. Florida's starter Mark Redman lasted only two and a third innings while allowing four runs.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	0
New York	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	x	6	10	2
W: Andy Pettitte (1-0) L: Mark Redman (0-1)

Game 3 was a close pitcher's duel for the first seven innings. Florida starter Josh Beckett held the Yankees to one run through seven innings, the lone run coming on a bases loaded walk after two consecutive borderline pitches that were called balls. The Marlins struck early off New York starter Mike Mussina with Miguel Cabrera singling in Juan Pierre in the bottom of the first off. Mussina settled down and did not allow another run to the Marlins in seven strong innings. Beckett pitched strong into the eighth until he started to tire. He left with one out in the eighth having recorded 10 strikeouts for the night.

Reliever Dontrell Willis entered the 1-1 game and got one out, but gave up an opposite-field single to Hideki Matsui to give the Yankees their first lead of the night. Chad Fox relieved Willis and struck out Ruben Sierra to end the inning. The Yankees offense would return in the ninth. Aaron Boone led off the inning with a home run to left, and after walking Alfonso Soriano and hitting Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams hit a three-run shot to center to give the Yankees a 6-1 lead. Williams' home run was the his 19th in the postseason, a new Major League record. His 65 RBIs were also the most in postseason history. Yankee closer Mariano Rivera pitched the final two innings for his record 30th career postseason save. Mussina received his first postseason win; he was 0-3 in the postseason entering the game.

The game was interrupted in the seventh by a rain delay lasting 39 minutes. It was the first weather-related delay of a World Series game since game 3 of the 1993 World Series.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	6	6	1
Florida	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0
W: Mike Mussina (1-0) L: Josh Beckett (0-1) S: Mariano Rivera (1)

The Marlins jumped out to an early lead against Yankees starter Roger Clemens. Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer in the first and Derrick Lee hit an RBI single. Clemens settled down and held the Marlins scoreless in the next six innings. When Clemens struck out Luis Castillo to end the seventh, it likely marked the end of his Major League career. With flashbulbs lighting up the stadium, the crowd gave him a standing ovation the Marlins even paused to applaud in recognition of Clemens' hall-of-fame career. Meanwhile, the Yankees scored their first run on a sacrifice fly by Aaron Boone in the second inning. Marlins starter Carl Pavano held the Yankees to that lone run through eight strong innings.

Clemens was set to get the loss until the Yankees rallied in the ninth against Ugueth Urbina. Bernie Williams singled with one out, Hideki Matsui walked and Jorge Posada grounded into a force play. Pinch-hitter Ruben Sierra fouled off two full-count pitches before tripling into the right-field corner to tie the ball game. The game headed to extra innings. The Yankees threatened to score in the top of the 11th when they loaded the bases with one out off Chad Fox. Braden Looper relieved Fox and struck out Boone, and replacement catcher John Flaherty popped out to third. The Marlins won the game in dramatic fashion in the bottom of the 12th when Alex Gonzalez led off the inning with a home run off Jeff Weaver that just cleared the fence in left.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
New York	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	12	0
Florida	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	10	0
W: Braden Looper (1-0) L: Jeff Weaver (0-1)

Game five featured a rematch of game one's starters, Florida's Brad Penny versus New York's David Wells. Before a sellout crowd of 65,975, the Yankees did not appear very sharp, botching a rundown play in the fifth inning that led to two Marlin runs. Slumping Alfonso Soriano was benched and first baseman Jason Giambi nursed a leg injury. Wells left the game after pitching just one inning due to back spasms. His replacement, Jose Contreras pitched three shaking innings, allowing 3 walks and 4 runs. The Yankees drew first blood with a sacrifice fly from Bernie Williams in the first. In the second, the Marlins scored on an RBI double by Alex Gonzales and Brad Penny helped his own cause by singling in two more runs. They scored again on a Juan Pierre double in the 4th and a two-run single by Derrek Lee in the 5th, to give the Marlins a 6-1 lead.

The Yankees began clawing away at that lead with a Derek Jeter RBI-single in the 7th. Dontrelle Willis relieved Penny by pitching a scoreless 8th. In the 9th, Jason Giambi hit a pinch-hit home run to right field off reliever Braden Looper. After a Jeter single, Enrique Wilson double him home to cut the Marlins' lead to 6-4. Ugueth Urbina relieved Looper and retired Bernie Williams and Hideki Matsui to preserve the Marlins win.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	12	1
Florida	0	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	x	6	9	1
W: Brad Penny (1-0) L: Jose Contreras (0-1) S: Ugueth Urbina (2)

As the series headed back to New York, Marlins manager Jack McKeon decided to start 23-year-old Josh Beckett on three days' rest. Beckett made the move seem brilliant—he pitched a complete game shutout, allowing just five hits, to give Florida its second championship in 11 seasons. A combination of pitches kept the Yankees hitters off balance the entire game, never allowing a runner past second base. He struck out nine and featured a 97 mile-per-hour fastball. The final out came on a weak ground ball from Jorge Posada; Beckett fielded the ball himself and tagged Posada on the way to first to clinch the title for Florida. Beckett was named the series MVP.

The Marlins scored their first run in the fifth when Luis Castillo hit an RBI single with Alex Gonzalez making a great slide to avoid Posada's tag at the plate. Juan Encarnacion added Florida's second run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth.

This was the 100th World Series game ever played at Yankee Stadium. The Marlins became the first team to win a Series championship on the field at Yankee Stadium since 1981, when the Los Angeles Dodgers did it.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	7	1
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
W: Josh Beckett (1-1) L: Andy Pettitte (1-1)

First Appearances: Ukraine

See also

• Eurovision Young Dancers Competition

Other Eurovision Young Dancers Competitions

• September 20: Nigeria - North Korea (0 - 3)
• September 21: United States - Sweden (3 - 1)
• September 25: United States - Nigeria (5 - 0)
• September 25: Sweden - North Korea (1 - 0)
• September 28: North Korea - United States (0 - 3)
• September 28: Sweden - Nigeria (3 - 0)

Group B

• September 20: Norway - France (2 - 0)
• September 21: Brazil - South Korea (3 - 0)
• September 24: Norway - Brazil (1 - 4)
• September 24: France - South Korea (1 - 0)
• September 27: South Korea - Norway (1 - 7)
• September 27: France - Brazil (1 - 1)

Group C

• September 20: Germany - Canada (4 - 1)
• September 20: Argentina - Japan (0 - 6)
• September 24: Germany - Japan (3 - 0)
• September 24: Canada - Argentina (3 - 0)
• September 27: Argentina - Germany (1 - 6)
• September 27: Canada - Japan (3 - 1)

Group D

• September 21: China - Ghana (1 - 0)
• September 21: Australia - Russia (1 - 2)
• September 25: China - Australia (1 - 1)
• September 25: Ghana - Russia (0 - 3)
• September 28: China - Russia (1 - 0)
• September 28: Ghana - Australia (2 - 1)

Quarterfinals

• October 1: United States - Norway (1 - 0)
• October 1: Brazil - Sweden (1 - 2)
• October 2: Germany - Russia (7 - 1)
• October 2: China - Canada (0 - 1)

Semifinals

• October 5: United States - Germany (0 - 3)
• October 5: Sweden - Canada (2 - 1)

Third Place

• October 11: United States - Canada (3 - 1)

Final

• October 12: Germany - Sweden (2 - 1 overtime)

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• January 2: The body of a 72-year-old Israeli was found in the northern Jordan Valley in his burned out car. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the murder.
• January 5: 23 people, including eight foreigners, are murdered in two nearly simultaneous suicide bombings in central Tel Aviv. More than 100 others were reported seriously injured. Islamic Jihad and Yasser Arafat's Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility. Another arm of Yassar Arafat's movement denied responsibility.
• January 12: A 48-year-old man was killed and four people wounded when terrorists infiltrated Moshav Gadish and opened fire. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
• January 17: A 34-year-old Israeli was killed when terrorists entered his home near Kiryat Arba, and opened fire. His 5-year-old daughter and two others were wounded. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.

March

• March 5: 17 killed, about 53 injured in explosion on bus in Haifa.
• March 7: A couple from Kiryat Arba, were killed and five wounded by armed terrorists disguised as Jewish worshippers who infiltrated Kiryat Arba, entered their home and murdered them while they were celebrating the Sabbath. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.
• March 19: A 51-year-old Israeli was shot dead while driving in his car between Mevo Dotan and Shaked in northern Samaria (in the West Bank). The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility.

April

• April 15: An Israeli and a Palestinian were killed and four Israelis were wounded when a Palestinian terrorist opened fire at the Karni industrial zone crossing in the Gaza Strip. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.
• April 24: A 23-year-old Israeli security guard was killed and 13 were wounded,in a suicide bombing outside the train station in Kfar Sava. Groups related to the Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and the PFLP clamied joint responsibility for the attack.
• April 30: Three Israelis are killed, about 60 injured when a British Muslim suicide bomber blows himself up outside Mike's Palce bar on the Tel Aviv coast.

May

• May 5: An Israeli was killed and two others (including the victim's 6-year-old daughter) were seriously wounded when terrorists fired shots at their vehicle near Shvut Rachel, in Samaria. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
• May 11: A 53-year-old Israeli man was shot in the head and killed by Palestinians in a roadside ambush north of Jerusalem. Both Fatah and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for the attack.
• May 17: An Israeli couple were killed by a suicide bomber in Hebron. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.
• May 18: Palestinian suicide bomber kills seven, wounds 20 on bus in Jerusalem's French Hill district. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.
• May 19: A suicide bomber blows herself up at the entrance to a mall in the northern Israeli town of Afula. Three people are killed and about 60 wounded. The Islamic Jihad and the Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades both claimed responsibility for the attack.

June

• June 5: The bodies of two Israelis were found near Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital in Jerusalem, brutally beaten and stabbed to death.
• June 11: 17 people killed and over 100 wounded when a suicide bomber detonated himself on board a #14A bus in downtown Jerusalem. Hamas claimed responsibility.
• June 12: A 51-year-old Israeli was found shot to death in his car in the West Bank. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
• June 17: An Israeli 7-year old girl is killed and three of her family members (including her younger sister) wounded when Palestinians, armed with assault rifles, attack the car they were travelling in, on road no. 6 , some few hundreds meters far from Qalqiliya. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility.
• June 19: An Israeli shopkeeper is killed in Sdei-Trumot (a village in northern Israel), when a Palestinian suicide bomber blows himself up inside the shop. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
• June 20: A 47-year-old Israeli was killed when his car was fired upon in an ambush by Palestinians north of Ramallah. His parents, American citizens, were seriously wounded and his wife lightly injured. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.
• June 26: An Israeli phone company employee was killed in a shooting attack by a Palestinian teenager in the Israeli Arab town of Baka al-Garbiyeh. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
• June 30: A 46-year-old construction worker from Bulgaria was killed in a shooting attack on a road west of Jenin, while driving a truck. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack, in opposition to the declared ceasefire.

July

• July 7: A 65-year-old Israeli woman was killed in her home in Moshav Kfar Yavetz and three of her grandchildren lightly wounded in a terrorist suicide bombing. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
• July 15 A 24-year-old Israeli was stabbed to death while protecting his girlfriend against a Palestinian armed with a long-bladed knife on Tel Aviv's beach-front promenade. The terrorist, who was shot and apprehended, is a member of the Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, which claimed responsibility for the attack.

August

• August 12: A 43-year-old Israeli was murdered by a teenaged Palestinian suicide bomber who detonated himself in a Rosh Ha'ayin supermarket.
• August 12: Two Israelis were killed by a teenaged Palestinian suicide bomber who detonated himself at a bus stop outside Ariel.
• August 19: 23 killed, 136 wounded by an explosion, caused by a Palestinian suicide bomber, on board a bus in Jerusalem. Among the victims are several children. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Hebron, and Hamas claim responsibility for the attack.
• August 29: A 25-year old Israeli was killed in a shooting attack while driving northeast of Ramallah. His wife who was seven months pregnant, sustained moderate injuries, and gave birth to a baby girl by Caesarean section. The Fatah al-Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.

September

• September 9: Nine non-combat soldier were killed and over 30 wound when a suicide bomber exploded in a bus stop near Asaf-Ha-Rofe hospital and the military base of Tzrifin. Hamas claimed responsibility for the murder.
• September 9: Seven people were killed and over 50 wounded when a suicide bomber exploded at the Cafe Hillel in Jerusalem. Hamas claimed responsibility for the murder.
• September 26: A 7-month-old baby girl and a 29-year-old man are killed, and both of the baby's parents are wounded, when a Palestinian gunman enters their home in Negohot (in the West Bank) and opens fire, during the family's celebration of the Jewish New Year.

October

• October 4: 21 people are killed and 64 wounded when the female suicide bomber Hanadi Jaradat explodes in the Jewish-Arab Maxim restaurant in Haifa. Four of the victims were children, including a 2-month-old. The Islamic Jihad group claimed responsibility for the suicide-massacre. The terrorist attack came just a day before Yom Kippur.
• October 19: Three Israeli soldiers are killed and 2 more are injured after a roadside ambush near Ein-Yabrud village, south to Ofra on the West Bank.
• October 24: 2 female soldiers and 1 male soldier are killed after 2 terrorists infillirated into the military court inside Netzarim settlement on the Gaza Strip. 3 more soldier were wounded.

November

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