At A Glance

7 September 2003 at a glance

Day of the week
7 September 2003 was a Sunday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Where Is the Love?” by The Black Eyed Peas.
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 7 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 7 September 2003 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 7 September 2003 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 7 September

  • 1995 Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-69, the second flight of the Wake Shield Facility.
  • 1997 Maiden flight of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.
  • 2005 Egypt holds its first-ever multi-party presidential election.
  • 2008 The United States government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
  • 2019 Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and 66 others are released in a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.

Famous people born on 7 September

  • Elizabeth I (1533–1603)
  • Evan Rachel Wood, American actress and singer (born 1987)
  • Gracie Abrams, American singer-songwriter (born 1999)
  • Oliver Hudson, American actor (born 1976)

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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