January 3rd, 2003.

Born on January 3rd, 2003.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Greta Thunberg: Environmental activist.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on January 3rd, 2003.

• United States: Lose Yourself - Eminem
• United Kingdom: Sound Of The Underground - Girls Aloud

Take me back to January 3rd, 2003!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is January 3rd, 2003, and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. Currently, people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.

People are starting to return back to work and school after the Christmas holidays. In America, the song Lose Yourself by Eminem is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Sound Of The Underground by Girls Aloud is the number one hit song.

George W. Bush Jnr. is currently the President of the United States, and the movie The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is at the top of the Box Office. In the United Kingdom, Tony Blair is the current Prime Minister. In technology news, more and more people are beginning to gain access to the Internet. Internet speeds are increasing and MP3 sharing is beginning to threaten the existence of music stores.

A popular software program called LimeWire is currently being used by many people to share music, software and videos. It is also a haven for computer viruses. "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" is currently being played in movie theaters. Cameras on phones are beginning to become more and more popular. Although the photographs that they take are still lacking in quality.

It's 2003, so the music charts are being dominated by the likes of 50 Cent, R. Kelly, Sean Paul, 3 Doors Down, Nelly, Evanescence, Chingy and Beyonce. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Lana Clarkson, Curt Hennig, Fred Rogers and Barry White would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Dawson's Creek", "Futurama", "The Office (UK version)." and "Star Trek: Enterprise".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Medieval: Total War", "Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2", "Ratchet & Clank" and "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "Johnny Bravo", "Pokemon", "The Powerpuff Girls" and "The Fairly OddParents". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as HitClips audio player, the PlayStation 2, Bratz dolls and the Nintendo GameCube.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on January 3rd, 2003.

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  Coldplay - "Clocks"

  "Clocks" by Coldplay would go on to win a Grammy for 2003's Record of the Year.

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  2003 in music.

  Popular music artists in 2003 included Jennifer Lopez, Justin Timberlake, Ja Rule, 50 Cent, Missy Elliott, R. Kelly, Sean Paul, Evanescence, Beyoncé, Matchbox Twenty, Chingy, The Black Eyed Peas, Pharrell Williams, Outkast, Ashanti and Kelis.

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  The highest paid celebrities in 2003.

  According to Forbes, the highest paid celebrities in 2003 were Jennifer Aniston, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Tiger Woods, Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Lopez, Paul McCartney, Ben Affleck, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Hanks and The Rolling Stones.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 2003?

  In 2003, the best NBA players were Tim Duncan, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tracy McGrady, Dirk Nowitzki, Chris Webber, Ben Wallace, Jason Kidd, Allen Iverson, Paul Pierce, Jamal Mashburn, Jermaine O'Neal, Stephon Marbury and Steve Nash.

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  Time Person of the Year 2003.

  "The American soldier" is listed as the Time Person of the Year for 2003. This is a nod towards the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan.

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  Halle Berry.

  American actress Halle Berry was listed as FHM's sexiest woman in 2003.

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  2003 in movies.

  Movies released in 2003 included The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Finding Nemo, The Matrix Reloaded, Bruce Almighty, The Last Samurai, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, The Matrix Revolutions, X2, Bad Boys II, Hulk, Thirteen, School of Rock and Kill Bill: Volume 1.

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  Who were the best football players in 2003?

  In 2003, the best soccer players were Pavel Nedvěd, Thierry Henry, Paolo Maldini, Andriy Shevchenko, Zinedine Zidane, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Raúl, Roberto Carlos, Gianluigi Buffon and David Beckham.

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  The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

  "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2003.

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  The rise of camera phones.

  In 2003 and 2004, camera phones started to become more and more popular around the world.

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  Iraq War build-up.

  At the start of 2003, the possibility of a US-led invasion of Iraq was becoming more and more likely. Anti-war protests sprung up around the world as war drew closer. In February of 2003, US Secretary of State Colin Powell presented evidence to the United Nations that Saddam was hiding unconventional weapons. In March, the US advised UN weapons inspectors to leave Baghdad.

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  The SARS epidemic.

  A viral respiratory disease called SARS broke out in South China in November of 2002. Over 8,000 cases of the virus were detected and 774 deaths were reported in 37 countries.

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  Landline phones begin to die out.

  During this period, landline phones started to decline. This was due to the rise of personal cell phones.

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  Internet usage increases dramatically.

  From about 2002 onward, Internet usage increased dramatically across the entire world. Faster broadband networks were being rolled out, allowing users to download and stream their favorite music and videos. Social networks also started to blow up in popularity.

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  The Internet begins to hurt music stores.

  In the early-to-mid 2000s, MP3 sharing on the Internet became more and more popular. MP3 players were taking over and portable CD players such as the "Discman" were declining in popularity. During this period, it became increasingly obvious that most music stores would not survive the onslaught of the digital age.

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  The PlayStation 2 & the Xbox.

  The PlayStation 2 and the original Xbox were competing with one another during this time.

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  Nokia games such as Bounce.

  During this period, you might have been playing simple mobile games such as Nokia's "Bounce", which was first released in July of 2001.

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  MSN Messenger.

  During this period of time, a lot of people were using MSN Messenger to chat with their friends online.

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  DVDs begin to replace VCR tapes.

  In the first half of the 2000s, DVDs started to replace the older VCR tapes. As a result, people no longer had to rewind their tapes before bringing them back to the rental store.

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  Wallpaper is quickly dying off.

  During the early 2000s, wallpaper was quickly disappearing from people's homes. By this stage, minimalist interior design trends were in vogue and many people had already made the switchover to using paint.

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  Floppy disks are being phased out.

  In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the floppy disk was phased out. The emergence of the CD-RW and faster Internet speeds made the diskette redundant.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 20 years, 2 months and 17 days have passed since January 3rd, 2003.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 01 of 2003.
• Leap Year: 2003 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on January 3rd, 2003 will be 20 years old.
• Generation: People born in 2003 belong to the Generation Z generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1041552000.

Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 3rd, 2003.

• December 12th, 2002: Brazilian striker Ronaldo is awarded the 2002 Ballon d'Or.
• December 13th, 2002: Maid in Manhattan (2002) is released.
• December 13th, 2002: The European Union announces that Poland, Lithuania, the Czech Republic and seven other countries will become members on May 1st, 2004.
• December 16th, 2002: British pop group Girls Aloud release their debut single "Sound of the Underground".
• December 18th, 2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) is released.
• December 20th, 2002: Gangs of New York (2002) is released.
• December 22nd, 2002: British musician Joe Strummer passes away due to a congenital heart defect.
• December 24th, 2002: Laci Peterson goes missing in California.
• December 25th, 2002: Catch Me If You Can (2002) is released.
• December 28th, 2002: LinkedIn is founded.
• December 30th, 2002: Motown singer Diana Ross is arrested on suspicion of drunk driving in Tucson, Arizona.
• This date: January 3rd, 2003
• January 4th, 2003: Cilla Black announces that she will be stepping down as the presenter of the British game show "Blind Date" after nearly 18 years.
• January 7th, 2003: 50 Cent releases his single "In Da Club".
• January 10th, 2003: The romantic comedy film "Just Married", starring Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy, is released in movie theaters.
• January 11th, 2003: The self-improvement reality series "Made" debuts on MTV.
• January 12th, 2003: Bee Gees member Maurice Gibb dies at the age of 53 due to complications of a twisted intestine.
• January 21st, 2003: The Spire in Dublin, Ireland is completed.
• January 23rd, 2003: The last signal is received from NASA's space probe Pioneer 10.
• January 26th, 2003: Super Bowl XXXVII: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeat the Oakland Raiders by 48-21 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.
• January 26th, 2003: The domain name for the web comic "xkcd" is first registered.
• January 30th, 2003: British "Shoe Bomber" Richard Reid is sentenced to life in prison by a US judge.
• February 1st, 2003: The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurs. All seven crew members are killed.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 3rd, 2003, will have the star sign Capricorn.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2003 was the year of the Goat (Yin Metal).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 9.
• Native American Zodiac: January 3rd, 2003 falls under the Goose.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
• Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

Photos of early 2000s fashion.

Photographs of early 2000s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 2003.

2003 saw the introduction of cars such as the Ford F-Series (eleventh generation), the Chrysler Crossfire, the Toyota Prius (XW20), the Volkswagen Golf Mk5, the BMW X3 and the Mazda 3.

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 2003.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out January 3rd, 2009, instead.

Weather on January 3rd, 2003.

Historical weather information for January 3rd, 2003.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 4.4 degrees Celsius. There was heavy rain. There were 2 hours of sunshine.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 27.0 degrees Fahrenheit. -2.78 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. Snow was reported. Precipitation: 3.81cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 5.72 degrees Celsius.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on January 3rd, 2003 was most likely conceived around April 12th, 2002.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 3rd, 2003 is close to September 26th, 2003.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 3rd, 2003.

• A total of 7,381 days have passed since this date.
• 1,054 weeks have passed.
• 637,718,400 seconds have passed since the January 3rd, 2003.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 744,004,800 times.
• Since January 3rd, 2003, the Earth has travelled approximately 329,062,694,400 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 106,286,400 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 54,843,782 steps. That's about 24,375 miles!
• Since this date, 7,652,621 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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