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Events of 2003

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Undated

Ongoing

Births

January - March

April - June

July - September

October - December

Deaths

January - March

April - June

July - September

October - December

Unknown Dates

External Links

From Coronation Street Wiki

Events

• 13th January - Richard Hillman tries to kill Emily Bishop, but ends up killing Maxine. Emily survives. Maxine doesn't.
• 12th March - Richard Hillman kidnaps his family and tries to drown them. Richard doesn't survive.

See also

• Coronation Street in 2003
• Category:2003 episodes

From TARDIS Index File, the free Doctor Who reference.

Doctor Who Universe

• Ruby Duvall becomes a reporter for the Sunday Seeker (NA: Iceberg).

April

• Liz Shaw is Chief of Operations at Tranquility Base on the Moon. She dies from a virus. (NA: Eternity Weeps)

August

• 23rd of August: The Doctor, Ace and Bernice Summerfield arrive at the Pinehill Crest Hotel in time for: A demonstration of spiritual channelling, a show of a temporal accelerator and a cross stitch convention and an attempt by the Scourge to manifest in our reality. (BFA: The Shadow of the Scourge)

Unknown date

• Singer Britney Spears debuts her recorded song, "Toxic" on her album In the Zone; it would become an international hit the next year, and be preserved until the year 5,000,000,000 when it would be revered as a piece of classical music from old Earth. (DW: The End of the World)

Real World

January

• BFA: No Place Like Home is first released as an exclusive CD with Doctor Who Magazine. The CD also included Episode 1 of BFDE: Dalek War: Chapter One.
• BFA: Jubilee is first released.
• BFDE: Dalek War: Chapter One is first released, launching Big Finish's second Dalek Empire mini-series.
• TN: Rip Tide is first published.
• First issue of Miranda, a comic book series featuring Miranda Dawkins, a character introduced in EDA: Father Time, is published.
• 1 - Cyril Shaps, who had appearances in DW: The Tomb of the Cybermen, DW: The Ambassadors of Death, DW: Planet of the Spiders and DW: The Androids of Tara, dies.

February

• EDA: The Domino Effect is first published.
• BFA: Nekromanteia is first released.
• BFDE: Dalek War: Chapter Two is first released.
• BBV: Sabbath Dei - Protocols: Volume 3 is first released.
• 03 - DW: Resurrection of the Daleks is released to DVD in Region 4.
• 07 - Stephen Whittaker dies.
• 09 - The BBC's third UK network, naturally named BBC Three, is launched.
• 14 - Neil Seiler, who played a radio operator in DW: The Sea Devils and Commander Stewart in DW: Death to the Daleks, dies.
• 17 - DW: The Seeds of Death is released to DVD in the UK.

March

• PDA: Blue Box] is first published.
• ST: Short Trips: Companions is first published.
• BFA: The Dark Flame is first released.
• MB: Kaldor City: Taren Capel is first released.
• 04 - DW: Vengeance on Varos and The Aztecs are released to DVD in Region 1.

April

• EDA: Reckless Engineering is first published.
• BFA: Doctor Who and the Pirates is first released.
• TN: Wonderland is first published.
• BFDE: Dalek War: Chapter Three and BFDE: Dalek War: Chapter Four are first released, concluding Big Finish's second Dalek Empire mini-series.
• BBV: In the Year of the Cat - Protocols: Volume 4 is first released.
• REF: The Nth Doctor, 2nd edition, is published.
• 28 - DW: The Talons of Weng-Chiang is released to DVD in the UK.

May

• PDA: Loving the Alien is first published.
• BFA: Creatures of Beauty is first released.
• DWU: Auld Mortality is first released. This is the first of a new series of audio dramas entitled Doctor Who Unbound, which feature "alternate reality" or "What if?" versions of the Doctor. Geoffrey Bayldon plays the Doctor, with Carole Ann Ford as Susan.
• TN: Shell Shock is first published.
• Second issue of the comic book series Miranda is published. At least four more issues are published throughout 2003.
• Extra Jack Pitt (who appeared during the William Hartnell era) dies from bronchial pneumonia.
• 02 - The BBC's website launches a six-part webcast production of WC: Shada, remounting the TV story of the same title that was abandoned back in 1979. In this version, Paul McGann appears as the Eighth Doctor, with Lalla Ward and John Leeson reprising their original roles.
• 05 - DW: The Seeds of Death is released to DVD in Region 4.
• 09 - WC: Shada webcast Episode 2 is released.
  • Bernard Spear dies.
• 16 - WC: Shada webcast Episode 3 is released.
• 23 - WC: Shada webcast Episode 4 is released.
• 30 - WC: Shada webcast Episode 5 is released.

June

• EDA: The Last Resort is first published.
• BFA: Project: Lazarus is first released.
• DWU: Sympathy for the Devil is first released. This Doctor Who Unbound story features David Warner as an alternate reality Doctor. Future Doctor David Tennant also appears in this drama.
• ST: Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors is first published.
• 06 - WC: Shada webcast Episode 6 is released. Final episode.
• 09 - DW: The Dalek Invasion of Earth is released to DVD in the UK.
• 30 - DW: The Talons of Weng-Chiang is released to DVD in Region 4.

July

• PDA: The Colony of Lies is first published.
• BFA: Flip-Flop is first released.
• DWU: Full Fathom Five is first released. This Doctor Who Unbound story features David Collings as the Doctor.
• TN: The Cabinet of Light is first published. This novella features an unspecified incarnation of the Doctor, and results in a spin-off series of books, Time Hunter, featuring characters introduced here.
• 02 - James Saxon, who played Oscar Botcherby in DW: The Two Doctors, dies after suffering a heart attack in Chichester, England.
  • DW: Carnival of Monsters and Resurrection of the Daleks are released to DVD in Region 1.
• 25 - Michael Mundell dies.
• 28 - Peter Russell dies.

August

• EDA: Timeless is first published.
• BFA: Omega is first released.
• TN: Fallen Gods is first published.
• The first issue of a comic book based upon Faction Paradox is published by US-based Image Comics.
• 12 - Anne Tirard, who played Locusta in DW: The Romans and the Seeker in DW: The Ribos Operation, dies.
• 13 - DW: The Dalek Invasion of Earth is released to DVD in Region 4.
• 14 - DW: Vengeance on Varos is released to DVD in Region 4.
• 18 - DW: Earthshock is released to DVD in the UK.

September

• PDA: Wolfsbane is first published.
• BFA: Davros is first released.
• DWU: He Jests at Scars... is first released. This Doctor Who Unbound release features Michael Jayston as the Valeyard.
• ST: Short Trips: The Muses is first published.
• BFBS: Life During Wartime is first published. This is the only book release in the Big Finish Bernice Summerfield Series this year.
• FP: This Town Will Never Let Us Go is first published.
• MB: Kaldor City: Checkmate is first released.
• 01 - BBCR: Doctor Who at the BBC is first released by BBC Audio, the first in an ongoing series of compilations released under the Doctor Who at the BBC banned over at least the next six years.
• 04 - Ben Aris dies.
• 08 - DW: The Two Doctors is released to DVD in the UK.

October

• EDA: Emotional Chemistry is first published.
• BFA: Master is first released.
• DWU: Deadline is first released. In this Doctor Who Unbound story, Derek Jacobi (later to portray two different versions of the Master) plays the Doctor.
• DWU: Exile is first released. Also a Doctor Who Unbound story, this features Arabella Weir as a female incarnation of the Doctor. David Tennant plays a Time Lord in this story.
• The second and final issue of the Faction Paradox comic book series is published by Image Comics. The series is cancelled after this issue, mid-story.
• 01 - DW: Earthshock is released to DVD in Region 4.
• 06 - DW: The Curse of Fenric is released to DVD in the UK.
• 07 - DW: The Talons of Weng-Chiang and The Dalek Invasion of Earth are released to DVD in Region 1.

November

• PDA: Deadly Reunion is first published.
• BFA: Zagreus is first released. Considered a milestone for Doctor Who audio dramas, this story is the first to feature not only the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Doctors, but thanks to the availability fo some recorded dialogue from an unreleased fan film, the late Jon Pertwee is also featured. This was Big Finish Productions' 50th Doctor Who audio drama, and was also marketed as a 40th anniversary story.
• BFA: The Wormery is first released. First regular-series Doctor Who Big Finish story to feature Iris Wildthyme.
• BFA: Living Legend is first published; this is a single-episode story released exclusively with Doctor Who Magazine. The disc also includes a documentary featurette on the making of BFA: Zagreus.
• TN: The Eye of the Tyger is first published.
• BBC Wales announces that it will produce a new series of Doctor Who for broadcast in 2005, returning the series to weekly television after a 16-year hiatus. Named executive producer is Russell T Davies, best known as the creator of the controversial Queer as Folk series, but who also is a longtime fan of the franchise who even wrote a novel for the Virgin New Adventures book series, NA: Damaged Goods. Julie Gardner is also named an executive producer on the series. Little is revealed about the proposed series at this point except that it will be a continuation of the 1963-89 series and not a remake. The immediate impact on Richard Grant's status as the recently unveiled "Ninth Doctor" is not known.
• 5 - Brian McDermott dies.
• 12 - DW: The Three Doctors is released to DVD in Region 4. This is the first time a Doctor Who story has been released to DVD elsewhere in the world before being issued in the UK.
• 13 - The BBC website launches a new webcast serial, WC: Scream of the Shalka, introducing Richard E. Grant as what would come to be known as the Shalka Doctor. At the time of its production and promotion, publicity held that Grant was the official Ninth Doctor, with future Doctor Who adventures expected to be produced in the webcast format. By the time the first episode was uploaded, however, the BBC had already announced the return of Doctor Who to television, with another actor in the lead role of the Ninth Doctor. Episode 1 features the first appearance of Derek Jacobi as the Master (although a different incarnation than he would later play in DW: Utopia). Sophie Okonedo is introduced as Alison Cheney, who as intended to become an ongoing companion for Grant's Doctor.David Tennant, more than a year before his appointment as the Tenth Doctor, voices a supporting character.
• 20 - WC: Scream of the Shalka episode 2 is released.
  • THN: The Winning Side is first published. This is the first in a series of novellas published by Telos Publishing in the Time Hunter series, a spin-off from from the Doctor Who novella, TN: The Cabinet of Light.
• 22 - Doctor Who's 40th anniversary is marked by a cover feature in the Radio Times. This is the last Radio Times cover produced before the series returned in 2005.
• 23 - 40th anniversary of the first broadcast of Doctor Who.
• 24 - DW: The Three Doctors is released to DVD in the UK.
• 27 - WC: Scream of the Shalka episode 3 is released.

December

• BFA: Scherzo is first released.
• BFA: Shada is first released. This is an audio version of the webcast WC: Shada.
• ST: Short Trips: Steel Skies is first published.
• TN: Companion Piece is first published. A new companion, Catherine Broome, is introduced.
• BBV: Movers - Protocols: Volume 5 is first released.
• REF: Howe's Transcendental Toybox, 2nd edition, is first published.
• 4 - WC: Scream of the Shalka episode 4 is released.
• 11 - WC: Scream of the Shalka episode 5 is released.
• 16 - Alfred Lynch who appeared as Commander Millington in DW: The Curse of Fenric, dies from cancer.
• 17 - Alan Tilvern, who played Forester in DW: Planet of Giants, dies in London.
• 18 - WC: Scream of the Shalka episode 6 is released; final episode. Final appearance of Richard E. Grant as the "Shalka Doctor", and as of 2010 the final production of its kind by the BBC (although it would later produce a series of made-for-Internet live-action video shorts entitled WC: Captain Jack's Monster Files).
• 29 - Dinsdale Landen, who portrayed Dr. Judson in DW: The Curse of Fenric dies from mouth cancer.

Unknown dates

• An unofficial audio adaptation of Graham Williams' TME: The Nightmare Fair is produced for CD by Argolis. The release is a fund-raiser for the charity Sense, and includes liner notes by Anthony Read.
• John Bleasdale dies.

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In-Universe

Events

References and Notes

Stories

Title	Series	Date	Media	Notes	Image
Strange New Worlds VII Project Blue Book	The Original Series	21-22 June 2003	short story
Constellations Make-Believe	The Original Series	October 2003	short story

Releases

January

• DS9 novel: Rising Son, by S,D, Perry
• SCE eBook #24: Wildfire, Book 2, by David Mack

February

• TOS novel: Gemini, by Mike W. Barr
• SCE eBook #25: Home Fires, by Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore

March

• TOS novel: Garth of Izar, by Pamela Sargent and George Zebrowski
• TOS novel: The Eugenics Wars: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 2, by Greg Cox (paperback reprint)
• ENT novel: Surak's Soul, by J.M. Dillard
• SCE eBook #26: Age of Unreason, by Scott Ciencin

April

• DS9 novel: The Left Hand of Destiny, Book One, by J. G. Hertzler and Jeffrey Lang
• SCE eBook #27: Balance of Nature, by Heather Jarman
• SCE omnibus: Some Assembly Required, by Aaron Rosenberg, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Dave Galanter, Greg Brodeur, Scott Ciencin and Dan Jolley

May

• DS9 novel The Left Hand of Destiny, Book Two, by J. G. Hertzler and Jeffrey Lang
• SCE eBook #28: Breakdowns, by Keith R.A. DeCandido
• SCE omnibus: No Surrender, by Jeff Mariotte, Ian Edginton, Mike Collins, Robert Greenberger and Glenn Hauman

June

• TOS novel: The Last Roundup, by Christie Golden (paperback reprint)
• VOY novel: Homecoming, by Christie Golden
• SCE eBook #29: Aftermath, by Christopher L. Bennett
• SNW anthology: Strange New Worlds VI, edited by Dean Wesley Smith with John J. Ordover and Paula M. Block

July

• TNG novel: Genesis Force, by John Vornholt (Hardcover)
• TNG novel: Do Comets Dream?, by S.P. Somtow
• VOY novel: The Farther Shore, by Christie Golden
• SCE eBook #30: Ishtar Rising, Book 1, by Michael A. Martin & Andy Mangels

August

• STA novel: Three, by Michael Jan Friedman
• TLE novel: The Sundered, by Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels
• SCE eBook #31: Ishtar Rising, Book 2, by Michael A. Martin & Andy Mangels

September

• TNG omnibus: Pantheon, by Michael Jan Friedman
• STA novel: Oblivion, by Michael Jan Friedman
• TLE novel: Serpents Among the Ruins, by David R. George III
• DS9 anthology: Prophecy and Change, edited by Marco Palmieri
• SCE eBook #32: Buying Time, by Robert Greenberger

October

• NF novel: Gods Above, by Peter David
• NF novel: Stone and Anvil, by Peter David (Hardcover)
• NF anthology: No Limits, edited by Peter David with Keith R.A. DeCandido
• TLE novel: The Art of the Impossible, by Keith R.A. DeCandido
• ENT novelization: The Expanse, by J.M. Dillard
• SCE eBook #33: Collective Hindsight, Book 1, by Aaron Rosenberg
• TNG omnibus: The Q Continuum, by Greg Cox

November

• DS9 novel: Unity, by SD Perry (Hardcover)
• SCE eBook #34: Collective Hindsight, Book 2, by Aaron Rosenberg
• TLE novel: Well of Souls, by Ilsa J. Bick
• GOR novel #1: A Good Day to Die, by Keith R.A. DeCandido
• TOS omnibus: Worlds in Collision, by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens

December

• TOS novel: Captain's Blood, by William Shatner and Judith Reeves-Stevens and Garfield Reeves-Stevens (Hardcover)
• ENT novel: Daedalus, by Dave Stern
• SCE eBook #35: The Demon, Book 1 , by Loren L. Coleman & Randall N. Bills
• TLE novel: Deny Thy Father, by Jeff Mariotte
• GOR novel #2: Honor Bound, by Keith R.A. DeCandido
• TNG omnibus: Imzadi Forever, by Peter David

Connections

• 2003 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• 2003 productions article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• 2003 page at the Complete Starfleet Library

From DC Database

Creators

The following creative talent passed away in the year 2003:

Pete Morisi

Titles

The following comic titles debuted with a 2003 cover date:

Adam Strange (Collections) Vol 1 · Aquaman Vol 6 · Avengers/JLA Vol 1 · Bad Girls Vol 1 · Batgirl: Year One Vol 1 · Batman Adventures Vol 2 · Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity Vol 1 · Beware the Creeper Vol 2 · Cinnamon Vol 1 · Demon: Driven Out Vol 1 · Fallen Angel Vol 1 · Formerly Known as the Justice League Vol 1 · Golden-Age Greats Spotlight Vol 1 · Gotham Central Vol 1 · H-E-R-O Vol 1 · Human Defense Corps Vol 1 · Human Target Vol 2 · JSA: All Stars Vol 1 · Lobo Unbound Vol 1 · Outsiders Vol 3 · Red Vol 1 · Reign of the Zodiac Vol 1 · Reload Vol 1 · Sandman Presents: Bast Vol 1 · Sleeper Vol 1

The following Comic titles were last published with a 2003 cover date:

100% Vol 1 · American Century Vol 1 · Avengers/JLA Vol 1 · Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity Vol 1 · Batman: Gotham Adventures Vol 1 · Beware the Creeper Vol 2 · Codename: Knockout Vol 1 · Doctor Fate Vol 3 · Doom Patrol Vol 3 · Fight for Tomorrow Vol 1 · Gotham Girls Vol 1 · Human Defense Corps Vol 1 · Hunter: The Age of Magic Vol 1 · Lobo Unbound Vol 1 · Power Company Vol 1 · Reload Vol 1 · Sandman Presents: Bast Vol 1 · Spectre Vol 4 · Supergirl Vol 4 · Superman: Man of Steel Vol 1 · Superman: Red Son Vol 1 · The Filth Vol 1 · Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day Vol 1 · Tokyo Storm Warning Vol 1 · Young Justice Vol 1

The following One Shots were published with a 2003 cover date:

Across the Universe Vol 1 1 · Aquaman Secret Files and Origins Vol 1 2003 · Authority: Scorched Earth Vol 1 1 · Batman Adventures: Dangerous Dames And Demons (Collected) Vol 1 1 · Batman: Golden Streets of Gotham · Batman: The Animated Series Guide · Birds of Prey Secret Files and Origins Vol 1 2003 · Planetary/Batman: Night on Earth Vol 1 1 · Sgt. Rock: Between Hell and a Hard Place · Superman Versus Darkseid: Apokolips Now Vol 1 1 · Superman: The 10¢ Adventure Vol 1 · Superman: The Animated Series Guide · Zatanna: Everyday Magic

Characters

The following characters debuted with a 2003 cover date:

Aaron Cash (New Earth) · Adrian Kane (Red) · Alana Dominguez (New Earth) · Aleksandr Creote (New Earth) · Amon Sur (New Earth) · Anissa Pierce (New Earth) · Batman (Red Son) · Brainiac 8 (New Earth) · Brian Durlin (New Earth) · Bruno Vanekow (Golden Streets of Gotham) · Buda (DCAU) · Byron Jones (Earth-50) · Chad Solomon Kiyahani (New Earth) · Charles Graham (New Earth) · Ciba Weber (Y: The Last Man) · Cinnamon II (New Earth) · Cir-El (Futuresmiths) · Colin Mitchell (New Earth) · Constantine Drakon (New Earth) · Daedalus Boch (New Earth) · Daniel Coleman (New Earth) · Daria Hernandez (New Earth) · David Page (New Earth) · Doctor X (Earth-ABC) · Dru-Zod (Earth-40) · Erasmus Rayne (New Earth) · Eric Stewart (New Earth) · Ferdinand (New Earth) · Frederick Ngebe Braumholstein (Earth-50) · George Washington (Earth-50) · Grace Choi (New Earth) · Harlan Combs (New Earth) · Hudson Pyle (DCAU) · Io II (New Earth) · Jack Smart (Golden Streets of Gotham) · Jackson Davies (New Earth) · James Corrigan II (New Earth) · Jane Doe (New Earth) · Joanna Pierce (New Earth) · John Clay (Earth-50) · Jonah McCarthy (New Earth) · Josh Azeveda (New Earth) · Kal-L (Red Son) · Lady of the Lake (New Earth) · Lex Luthor (Red Son) · Magdalene Kyle (New Earth) · Major Victory II (New Earth) · Malcolm Jones (Earth-50) · Marcus Driver (New Earth) · Marisol Samuels (New Earth)

Chronology

The following events were published by DC Comics in the year 2003. This does not necessarily indicate that these storylines took place in the year 2003. The passage of time in the DC Universe is nebulous and subject to change and interpretation. Events from historical time periods are indexed under their corresponding years.

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

From Muppet Wiki

Television & Movies

• Animal Jam premieres on TLC Network, February 24, and then move to Discovery Kids channel, March 3 (only season)
• Sesame Street Season 34, April 7
• Play With Me Sesame premieres on Noggin, June 7 (second season)
• Good Boy! released October 10

International Television

• Germany's Sesamstrasse celebrates 30th anniversary
• Mexico's Plaza Sésamo celebrates 30th anniversary
• Hikayat Simsim airs first season in Jordan
• I Love the Muppets premieres

Awards

• Sesame Street is awarded a Celebration of Diversity Awards
• Kermit's Swamp Years award the Genesis Award, March 16

Appearances

• Pepe on The Other Half, February 14
• Kermit the Frog on The Other Half, March 3
• Kermit the Frog on Hollywood Squares, April 28
• Grover on The Savvy Traveler, June 20
• Elmo, Zoe, Grover, Rosita, and Big Bird on Daytime Emmy Awards
• Kermit the Frog on I Love the 70s, August 18-22
• Kermit the Frog guest-hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live, September 29 - October 3
• Kermit and Miss Piggy appear on The Wayne Brady Show, October 14
• Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy on Hollywood Squares, November 17
• Miss Piggy appear On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize, November 26
• Kermit the Frog on Jimmy Kimmel Live, November 28

Live Appearances

• Miss Piggy at the We Are Family Benefit Concert and Awards, January 29
• Kermit at the Genesis Awards, March 16
• Kevin Clash and Elmo at the 18th Annual Toys R' Us Children's Fund Benefit Dinner, April 9
• Kevin Clash and Elmo at the Canadian National Exhibition, August 25
• Elmo appears at the Celebration of Diversity Awards, October 1

Video

• Bear in the Big Blue House: A Bear for All Seasons, July 8
• The StoryTeller: The Complete Collection, August 26
• It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, October 7
• Muppets Magic from the Ed Sullivan Show
• Zoe's Dance Moves

Books

• Bear Loves Visitors!, May 1
• The World of the Dark Crystal: Collector's Edition, May
• Bear & Tutter's Big & Little ABCs, November 3
• Listen to Your Fish
• Elmo Pops In!
• Welcome to the Clubhouse!
• The Wisdom of Big Bird, April 29

Albums

• Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music

Action Figures

• Clifford Action Figure
• Culinary Catastrophe Swedish Chef Action Figure
• Gonzo Action Figure
• Holiday Rizzo Action Figure
• Janice Action Figure
• Julius Strangepork Action Figure
• Lew Zealand Action Figure
• Link Hogthrob Action Figure
• Mega Animal Action Figure
• Mega Beaker Action Figure
• Mini Muppets
• Newsman Action Figure
• Patrol Bear Fozzie Action Figure
• Pepe Action Figure
• Rizzo Action Figure
• Rowlf Action Figure
• Sam Arrow Action Figure
• Scooter Action Figure
• Statler Action Figure
• Superhero Scooter Action Figure
• Swedish Kitchen Playset
• Swinetrek Playset
• Tour Animal Action Figure
• Vacation Pepe Action Figure
• Waldorf Action Figure
• White Tux Rowlf Action Figure
• Zoot Action Figure

Christmas Ornaments

• Hallmark Keepsake Christmas Ornament, Kermit and Piggy

Other Merchandise

• Monopoly - Muppets Edition

Business

• EM.TV sells The Jim Henson Company back to the Henson family, May

Muppet Character Debuts

• Sesame Street: Curly Bear
• Sesamstraat: Purk

People

• Lynne Thigpen dies, March 12
• Bob Hope dies, July 27
• Michael Jeter dies, March 30

Notable Events

• Jim Henson Statue unveiled, September 24th
• Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala, June 4

Stage Shows

• Sesame Street Live presents Out of This World

Parades

• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade features the Kermit Balloon, a Sesame Street Float, and the debut of the Super Grover Balloon
• McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade features balloon versions of Bear and Kermit

From Grand Theft Wiki

Events concerning the Grand Theft Auto series in 2003

Real World

• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is released in the U.S. for the PC on May 12.
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is released in Europe for the PC on May 15.
• Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack is released for the PlayStation 2 on October 21.
• Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack is released for the Xbox on October 31.

Game World

GTA III Era

• Madd Dogg’s album Madd Dogg: Forty Dogg, is digitally remastered.

GTA IV Era

• Tony Prince founds Maisonette 9.
• Giovanni Ancelotti is convicted of racketeering.
• Lester Leroc is arrested for possession of cocaine.
• Chan Jaoming is arrested for extortion.
• Rudy D'Avanzo is arrested for fraud.
• Charles Martin is arrested for fraud.
• Gracie Ancelotti is arrested for possession of cocaine.
• Cherise McCormic is arrested for driving while intoxicated.
• Michael Graves is arrested for campaign finance law violation.
• Marlon Bridges is arrested for possession of crack cocaine.
• Chloe Parker is arrested for driving while intoxicated.

From the eWrestling Encyclopedia.

This article contains information on e-wrestling events that happened in 2003.

Major happenings in e-wrestling

Nightmare makes his WMF debut after nearly 5 years away from the ring.

HPW is formed.

RAGE is formed by Daniel Dare and Shane Kelley.

Notable 2003 deaths

See also

• Help:Year articles - Information on editing and adding information to year articles.

An Ice Hockey Wiki article.

These events occured in 2003 in the world of hockey:

January

February

March

April

May

• May 14th: The Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies win the Kelly Cup by defeating the Columbia Inferno 4 games to 1 in the Kelly Cup finals.

• May 19th: To reflect its expansion into the Western region of the United States and its now nationwide presence, the East Coast Hockey League change its name to the ECHL.

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

From Marvel Database

All Comics for 2003 Without Month Designations

Mighty World of Marvel Vol 3 4

Startling Stories: The Thing Vol 1 1

X-Men 2 Prequel: Nightcrawler Vol 1 1

From the RuneScape Wiki, the wiki for all things RuneScape

The following is a list of notable events that happened in RuneScape in 2003.

January

• 11 January - New website
• 14 January - Siw Midtrud's death is announced in Update:Siw Midtrud.
• 24 January - New Quest coming!
• 27 January - The Shilo Village quest is added.^[1]
• 28 January - The Wilderness Agility Course and the Gnome Ball minigame are added.^[2][3]
• 31 January - We just keep getting bigger!

February

• 12 February - New kids on the block
• 13 February - The biggest update ever...
• 24 February - Extended Quest continues!
• 27 February - 1 year of RuneScape Members

March

• 3 March – The Underground Pass quest is added.^[4]
• 17 March - The Observatory Quest is added.^[5]

April

• Easter – Bunny ears spawned on the ground all over RuneScape.
• 14 April - Spears and Throwing knives are added.^[6]
• 23 April - Bang! I win! Jagex team photo

May

• 7 May - The Watch Tower Quest is added, and the bank space for Members is increased.^[7][8]
• 26 May - Screenshots of the new engine!
• 27 May - The quest Dwarf Cannon is added.^[9] Also, Sleeping bags are added, and mining is changed.^[10]
• 29 May - Some bugs involving the newer quests were fixed.^[11]

June

• 9 June – The Murder Mystery quest was added.^[12]
• 16 June - New RS Engine Progress

July

• 9 July – The Digsite quest was added.^[13]
• 22 July - New Engine Screenshots #2
• 28 July - The quest Gertrude's Cat is added, and Cats are made available as pets.^[14] Also, the Fishing Trawler minigame is added.^[15]

August

• 20 August - The Legends Quest is added.^[16]
• 25 August - New Engine Screenshots #3

September

• 22 September - The Mage Arena is added.^[17]

October

• 1 October - RS2 beta - date decided!
• 31 October - For Hallowe'en, scythes are dropped all over the ground.

November

• 2 November - RS2 is still on schedule
• 24 November - RS2 Combat system explained

December

• 1 December – The RuneScape 2 beta is released.^[18] Also, later, 3 new RuneScape 2 servers were added.^[19]
• 2 December – Bugs involving the RuneScape 2 beta were fixed.^[20]
• 3 December - More bugs involving the RuneScape 2 beta were fixed.^[21]
• 5 December - More bugs involving the RuneScape 2 beta were fixed.^[22]
• 8 December - Some RuneScape 2 servers were removed.^[23]
• 9 December - More bugs involving the RuneScape 2 beta were fixed.^[24]
• 14 December - More bugs involving the RuneScape 2 beta were fixed.^[25]
• 15 December - The RuneScape 2 map was expanded to include Seers' Village, Camelot, Catherby and Brimhaven.^[26]
• 18 December - New features were added to the RuneScape 2 beta, and some bugs were also fixed.^[27]

References

The Star Trek Expanded Universe Database is for fanon and related content. See Memory-Alpha.org for the canon Star Trek wiki.

Events

January

• The Hexen android Sub Zero is sent from the future by the Phoenix-X to hide and guard the Omega Bomb and Klokian Timeship on a remote island, on Earth. (Star Trek: Phoenix-X: "Occurrence, Part II")

Births

Deaths

Vessel Assignments

From Wookieepedia, the Star Wars wiki.

Star Wars: Clone Wars begins airing on Cartoon Network in November 2003.

A list of events in 2003 related to Star Wars.

January

• 29 - Jango Fett: Open Seasons (TPB) published.

February

• 13 - Force Heretic I: Remnant published.
• February - A Forest Apart E-book published.

March

• 04 - Tatooine Ghost in hardcover form is published.

April

• 19 - Ultimate Alien Anthology published.
• 22 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars (video game) released on the Xbox platform.
• 29 - Force Heretic II: Refugee published.

May

• 05 - Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones published.

June

• 03 - Shatterpoint published.
• 26 - Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided released on the PC platform.
• 28 - Hero's Guide published.

July

• 01 - Force Heretic III: Reunion was published.
• 17 - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was released on the Xbox platform.
• 24 - "Zygerrian Takedown" was published.

August

• August - Galactic Campaign Guide published.
• 24 - "Legacy of the Jedi" was published.

September

• 16 - Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy released on the PC platform.
• 30 - The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels published.
• 30 - The Final Prophecy published.

October

• 02 - "Korriban: Planet of Lost Souls" was published.
• 20 - Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike released on the PC platform.
• 23 - "Rebel Jedi" was published.

November

• 04 - The Unifying Force is published. The New Jedi Order series ends.
• 07 - Star Wars: Clone Wars begins airing on Cartoon Network
• 18 - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic released on the PC platform.
• 18 - Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy released on the Xbox platform.
• 20 - "Nightsaber" was published.

December

• 30 - Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine published.
• 30 - Tatooine Ghost in paperback form is published.

Month

• Lucasfilm Animation founded

External links

2003 on Wikipedia