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21 April 2003 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 21 April 2003 was a Monday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2003
- The Irish chart song for 2003 was “Where Is the Love?” by 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 21 April is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 21 April 2003 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 21 April 2003 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 21 April
- 1977 Annie opens on Broadway.
- 1982 Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves.
- 1985 The compound of the militant group The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord surrenders to federal authorities in Arkansas after a two-day government siege.
- 1989 Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang.
- 2010 The controversial Kharkiv Pact (Russian Ukrainian Naval Base for Gas Treaty) is signed in Kharkiv, Ukraine, by Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and Russian president Dmitry Medvedev; it was unilaterally terminated by Russia on March 31, 2014.
Famous people born on 21 April
- Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and her other realms (1926–2022)
- Andie MacDowell, American model, actress, and producer (born 1958)
- James McAvoy, Scottish actor (born 1979)
- Glen Hansard, Irish singer-songwriter (1970–2026)
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Events of 2003 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2003 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 21 January – The Spire of Dublin on O'Connell Street was completed.
- 16 February – One hundred thousand people in Dublin, and 30,000 in Belfast marched to express their opposition to the imminent invasion of Iraq.
- 7 April – President George W. Bush of the United States arrived in Northern Ireland for discussions with UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair. He also met Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, and the leaders of the pro-agreement parties.
Life in Ireland in 2003
Taoiseach
Bertie Ahern
Petrol (per litre)
€0.92/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.10
Average House
€240,000
Weekly Wage
€340
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