What Happened In June 2003 In History

Historical Events for June, 2003

• 5th » A severe heat wave across Pakistan and India reaches its peak, as temperatures exceed 50°C (122°F) in the region.
• 20th » The Wikimedia Foundation is founded in St. Petersburg, Florida.
• 26th » The Supreme Court of the United States e.g U.S. Supreme Court rules in 'Lawrence v. Texas' that gender-based sodomy laws are unconstitutional.

Famous Deaths for June 2003

• 2nd » Freddie Blassie, American wrestler and manager (b. 1918)
• 3rd » Felix de Weldon, Austrian-American sculptor, designed the Marine Corps War Memorial (b. 1907)
• 5th » Jürgen Möllemann, German politician, 10th Vice-Chancellor of Germany (b. 1945)
• 5th » Manuel Rosenthal, French composer and conductor (b. 1904)
• 6th » Ken Grimwood, American author (b. 1944)
• 6th » Dave Rowberry, English singer-songwriter and pianist (The Animals) (b. 1940)
• 7th » Trevor Goddard, English-American actor (b. 1962)
• 8th » Leighton Rees, Welsh darts player (b. 1940)
• 10th » Donald Regan, American colonel and politician, 11th White House Chief of Staff (b. 1918)
• 10th » Bernard Williams, English philosopher and academic (b. 1929)
• 10th » Phil Williams (politician) known as Phil Williams, Welsh politician (b. 1939)
• 11th » David Brinkley, American journalist (b. 1920)
• 12th » Gregory Peck, American actor (b. 1916)
• 13th » Malik Meraj Khalid, Pakistani politician, Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1916)
• 14th » Dale Whittington, American race car driver (b. 1959)
• 15th » Hume Cronyn, Canadian-American actor and producer (b. 1911)
• 16th » Pierre Bourgault, Canadian politician (b. 1934)
• 16th » Georg Henrik von Wright, Finnish–Swedish philosopher and author (b. 1916)
• 16th » Philip Stone, English actor (b. 1924)
• 18th » Larry Doby, American baseball player and manager (b. 1923)
• 18th » Ernest Martin (murderer) e.g Ernest Martin, American murderer (b. 1960)
• 19th » Laura Sadler, English actress (b. 1980)
• 20th » Bob Stump, American politician (b. 1927)
• 21st » Jason Moran, Australian mobster (b. 1967)
• 21st » Roger Neilson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1934)
• 21st » Leon Uris, American author (b. 1924)
• 25th » Lester Maddox, American politician, 75th Governor of Georgia (b. 1915)
• 26th » Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroon footballer (b. 1975)
• 26th » Denver Randleman, American sergeant (b. 1920)
• 26th » Denis Thatcher, English soldier and businessman (b. 1915)
• 26th » Strom Thurmond, American general, lawyer, and politician, 103rd Governor of South Carolina (b. 1902)
• 27th » David Newman (filmmaker) named David Newman, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937)
• 28th » Joan Lowery Nixon, American journalist and author (b. 1927)
• 28th » Willem Slijkhuis, Dutch runner (b. 1923)
• 29th » Katharine Hepburn, American actress and singer (b. 1907)
• 30th » Buddy Hackett, American actor and singer (b. 1924)
• 30th » Robert McCloskey, American author and illustrator (b. 1915)

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