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22 December 2003 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 22 December 2003 was a Monday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Mad World” by Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules.
- 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 22 December is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 22 December 2003 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 22 December 2003 was New Moon.
On this day: 22 December
- 1997 Somali Civil War: Hussein Farrah Aidid relinquishes the disputed title of President of Somalia by signing the Cairo Declaration, in Cairo, Egypt. It is the first major step towards reconciliation in Somalia since 1991.
- 2001 Burhanuddin Rabbani, political leader of the Northern Alliance, hands over power in Islamic State of Afghanistan to the interim government headed by President Hamid Karzai.
- 2001 Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes aboard American Airlines Flight 63.
- 2008 An ash dike ruptures at a solid waste containment area for a Tennessee Valley Authority coal-fired power plant in Roane County, Tennessee, releasing 4.2 million m3 (1.1 billion US gal) of coal fly ash slurry in the largest industrial spill in U.S. history.
- 2010 The repeal of the Don't ask, don't tell policy, the 17-year-old policy banning homosexuals serving openly in the United States military, is signed into law by President Barack Obama.
Famous people born on 22 December
- Ralph Fiennes, English actor (born 1962)
- Ted Cruz, Canadian-American lawyer and politician (born 1970)
- Jean-Michel Basquiat, American painter and poet (1960–1988)
- Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and theorist (1887–1920)
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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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