At A Glance

23 January 2003 at a glance

Day of the week
23 January 2003 was a Thursday.
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 23 January is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 23 January 2003 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 23 January 2003 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 23 January

  • 1997 Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State.
  • 1998 Netscape announces Mozilla, with the intention to release Communicator code as open source.
  • 2001 Five people attempt to set themselves on fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, an act that many people later claim is staged by the Chinese Communist Party to frame Falun Gong and thus escalate their persecution.
  • 2003 A very weak signal from Pioneer 10 is detected for the last time, but no usable data can be extracted.
  • 2018 The China–United States trade war begins when President Donald Trump places tariffs on Chinese solar panels and washing machines.

Famous people born on 23 January

  • Mariska Hargitay, American actress and producer (born 1964)
  • Tiffani Thiessen, American actress (born 1974)
  • Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian freedom fighter and politician (1897–1945)
  • Sully Sullenberger, American airline pilot and safety expert (born 1951)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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.
More events of 2003 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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