At A Glance

25 October 2003 at a glance

Day of the week
25 October 2003 was a Saturday.
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 25 October is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 October 2003 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 October 2003 was New Moon.

On this day: 25 October

  • 1973 Egypt and Israel accept United Nations Security Council Resolution 339.
  • 1989 The first leg of the 1989 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira is held at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal.
  • 1990 The Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic declares its sovereignty from the Soviet Union.
  • 1997 After a civil war, Denis Sassou Nguesso proclaims himself President of the Republic of the Congo.
  • 2001 Microsoft releases Windows XP, which becomes one of Microsoft's most successful operating systems.

Famous people born on 25 October

  • Katy Perry, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1984)
  • Shaun Wright-Phillips, English footballer (born 1981)
  • Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973)
  • Ciara, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (born 1985)

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.

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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