At A Glance

6 February 2003 at a glance

Day of the week
6 February 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 6 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 6 February 2003 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 6 February 2003 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 6 February

  • 1989 The Round Table Talks start in Poland, thus marking the beginning of the overthrow of communism in Eastern Europe.
  • 1996 Willamette Valley Flood: Floods in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest.
  • 1998 Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport.
  • 2000 Second Chechen War: Russia captures Grozny, Chechnya, forcing the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria government into exile.
  • 2006 Stephen Harper becomes Prime Minister of Canada.

Famous people born on 6 February

  • Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th President of the United States (1911–2004)
  • Mike Farrell, American actor and producer (born 1939)
  • Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (1895–1948)
  • Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and cultural icon (1945–1981)

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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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