What are the important events that happened on August 11, 2003? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
August 11, 2003: Facts & Myths About This Day
August 11, 2003 is the 223rd day of the year 2003 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 142 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 29, 2003 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 17,676,000 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaicosatrigon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Half dollar every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $2,502.00. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Sheep is the mythical animal and Water is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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August 11, 2003 Historical Events
- 2003 –A heat wave in Paris results in temperatures rising to 112 °F, leaving about 144 people dead.
- 2003 –Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.
- 2003 –NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.
- 2003 –The highest temperature ever seen in Great Britain (38.1 °C) is recorded at Gravesend, Kent.
Who died on August 11, 2003?
- 2003 –Armand Borel, Swiss mathematician (b. 1923)
- 2003 –Herb Brooks, American ice hockey coach (b. 1937)
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