At A Glance
19 June 2003 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 19 June 2003 was a Thursday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “21 Questions” by 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg.
- Top Film of 2003
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2003 was The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
- Bestselling Novel of 2003
- “The Da Vinci Code” by Dan Brown was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 2003.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2003–04 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 19 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 19 June 2003 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 19 June 2003 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 19 June
- 1990 The current international law defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, is ratified for the first time by Norway.
- 1990 The Communist Party of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic is founded in Moscow.
- 1991 The last Soviet army units in Hungary are withdrawn.
- 2005 Following a series of Michelin tire failures during the United States Grand Prix weekend at Indianapolis, and without an agreement being reached, 14 cars from seven teams in Michelin tires withdraw after completing the formation lap, leaving only six cars from three teams on Bridgestone tires to race.
- 2009 War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist rebels in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
Famous people born on June 19
- Macklemore, American rapper (born 1983)
- Zoe Saldaña, American actress (born 1978)
- James VI and I (1566–1625)
- Robin Tunney, American actress (born 1972)
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Events of 2003 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2003 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- March 23 – The 75th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Steve Martin, is held at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Rob Marshall's Chicago wins six awards out of 13 nominations, including Best Picture (the first musical to win the award since 1968's Oliver!).
- April 9 – Iraq War: U.S. forces seize control of Baghdad, ending the regime of Saddam Hussein.
- April 18 – Holes, directed by Andrew Davis is released in theaters.
Life in the US in 2003
President
George W. Bush
Gas (per gallon)
$1.59
Loaf of Bread
$1.17
Average House
$195,000
Weekly Wage
$603
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