At A Glance

11 November 2003 at a glance

Day of the week
11 November 2003 was a Tuesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Slow” by Kylie Minogue.
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 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 11 November 2003 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 11 November 2003 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 11 November

  • 1993 A sculpture honoring women who served in the Vietnam War is dedicated at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
  • 1999 The House of Lords Act is given Royal Assent, restricting membership of the British House of Lords by virtue of a hereditary peerage.
  • 2002 Russian mathematician Grigori Perelman posts the first of three preprint texts with his proof of the Poincaré conjecture. It remains the only of the Millennium Prize Problems in mathematics to be solved. He later refused both the prize money from Clay Mathematics Institute as well as the Fields Medal for his work.
  • 2004 New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is dedicated at the National War Memorial, Wellington.
  • 2006 Queen Elizabeth II unveils the New Zealand War Memorial in London, United Kingdom, commemorating the loss of soldiers from the New Zealand Army and the British Army.

Famous people born on 11 November

  • Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor and producer (born 1974)
  • Demi Moore, American actress, director, and producer (born 1962)
  • Stanley Tucci, American actor and director (born 1960)
  • Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and philosopher (1821–1881)

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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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