At A Glance

7 November 2003 at a glance

Day of the week
7 November 2003 was a Friday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Rise Up” by Australian Idol Final 12.
Top Film of 2003
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2003 was The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2003
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2003 was the Holden Commodore.
Star sign
The star sign for 7 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 7 November 2003 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 7 November 2003 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 7 November

  • 1994 WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, launches the world's first internet radio broadcast.
  • 1996 NASA launches the Mars Global Surveyor.
  • 2000 The controversial US presidential election is later resolved in the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court case, electing George W. Bush as the 43rd President of the United States.
  • 2000 The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration discovers one of the country's largest LSD labs inside a converted military missile silo in Wamego, Kansas.
  • 2004 Iraq War: The interim government of Iraq calls for a 60-day state of emergency as U.S. forces storm the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.

Famous people born on 7 November

  • Marie Curie, Polish chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (1867–1934)
  • Gervonta Davis, American boxer (born 1994)
  • Leon Trotsky, Russian theorist and politician, founded the Red Army (1879–1940)
  • Joni Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1943)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2003 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2003 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 17 January – Batsman Darren Lehmann made a racist outburst during Australia's four-wicket victory at the Gabba. Lehmann shouted "black c-" while entering the dressing room after being run out.
  • 2–6 February – Cyclone Beni causes widespread flooding and damage in south-east Queensland, but also easing the drought in rural areas. Floodwaters claimed the life of a 67-year-old man on 5 February as he attempted to rescue a horse trapped in floodwaters near Rockhampton.
  • 16 February – Tens of thousands of Australian protestors join millions more in other cities around the world in the 2003 anti-war protests demonstrating against the Iraq War. These are the biggest street protests seen since the Vietnam War.

Life in Australia in 2003

Prime Minister

John Howard

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.95

Loaf of Bread

$2.30

Average House

$265,000

Weekly Wage

$930.00

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