2003 in Europe

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This is a list of events in 2003 that occurred in Europe.

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Incumbents

European Union

Events

DateEventLocation
April 16The Białystok Institute of Cosmetology was founded. Poland
June 13The Czech European Union membership referendum was held. Czech Republic
July 2 Coburg shooting took place. Germany
August 11A heat wave struck most of Europe. [1] Europe
September 10 Anna Lindh was stabbed. [2] Sweden
September 19The Aegon Arena officially opened. Slovakia
November 30The Sammarinese local elections were held. San Marino
December 20 Pasqual Maragall took office in the Maragall Government. Spain
The Dønnesfjord Church closed. Norway

Births

Deaths

Date of DeathPersonLocation of Birth
August 25 Hjalmar Pettersson (1906) [3] Sweden
September 11 Anna Lindh (1957) [2] Sweden

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References

  1. "WMO: Unprecedented sequence of extreme weather events - PreventionWeb.net". www.preventionweb.net.
  2. 1 2 "2003: Anna Lindh dies of stab injuries". 11 September 2003 via news.bbc.co.uk.
  3. "Hjalmar Pettersson Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.