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30 November 2003 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 30 November 2003 was a Sunday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Baby Boy” by Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul.
- 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 30 November is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 30 November 2003 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 30 November 2003 was First Quarter.
On this day: 30 November
- 1999 Exxon and Mobil sign a US$73.7 billion agreement to merge, thus creating ExxonMobil, the world's largest company.
- 1999 In Seattle, United States, demonstrations against a World Trade Organization meeting by anti-globalization protesters catch police unprepared and force the cancellation of opening ceremonies.
- 1999 British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merge to form BAE Systems, Europe's largest defense contractor and the fourth largest aerospace firm in the world.
- 2000 NASA launches STS-97, the 101st Space Shuttle mission.
- 2005 John Sentamu becomes the first black archbishop in the Church of England with his enthronement as the 97th Archbishop of York.
Famous people born on November 30
- Kaley Cuoco, American actress (born 1985)
- Winston Churchill, English colonel, journalist, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate (1874–1965)
- Ridley Scott, English director, producer, and production designer (born 1937)
- Ben Stiller, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (born 1965)
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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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