At A Glance
11 February 2003 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 February 2003 was a Tuesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “All the Things She Said” by t.A.T.u..
- Top Film of 2003
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2003 was The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 11 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 February 2003 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 February 2003 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 11 February
- 1997 Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
- 1997 The far-right extremist Hungarian National Front introduces the day of honor, a neo-nazi and neo-fascist annual gathering in Budapest
- 1999 Pluto crosses Neptune's orbit, ending a nearly 20-year period when it was closer to the Sun than the gas giant; Pluto is not expected to interact with Neptune's orbit again until 2231.
- 2000 Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-99 to conduct the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission.
- 2001 A Dutch programmer launches the Anna Kournikova virus infecting millions of emails via a trick photo of the tennis star.
Famous people born on 11 February
- Jennifer Aniston, American actress and producer (born 1969)
- Damian Lewis, English actor (born 1971)
- Burt Reynolds, American actor and director (1936–2018)
- Carey Lowell, American actress (born 1961)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2003 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2003 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 15 February – In London, more than 2,000,000 people demonstrate against the Iraq War, the largest demonstration in UK history.
- 9 April – Invasion of Iraq: the Battle of Baghdad, fought with British air support, concludes, ending Saddam Hussein's rule in the country after 24 years in power.
- 3 May – 2003 Scottish Parliament election: the Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition led by Jack McConnell win a majority of the seats and remain in power. The Scottish Green Party and the Scottish Socialist Party significantly increase their representation.
Life in 2003
Prime Minister
Tony Blair
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£2.10
Loaf of Bread
78p
Average House
£137,709
Weekly Wage
£528.00
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