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August 14, 2003

On August 14, 2003, a widescale power blackout affects the northeast United States and Canada. The year's #1 song was "In da Club" by 50 Cent. Jackson Merrill, Xavi Simons, Xavier Worthy would arrive in the same year.

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A widescale power blackout affects the northeast United States and Canada.

m. EDT.

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2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2003rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 3rd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 4th year of the 2000s decade.

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On August 14, 2003

  1. 2003 A widescale power blackout affects the northeast United States and Canada.

    Power outage in North America

    m. EDT.

Farewells

Died on August 14, 2003

Helmut Rahn German footballer (1929–2003)

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Other moments from 2003

The class of 2003

Others born in 2003

Jackson Merrill 2003– American baseball player
Xavi Simons 2003– Dutch footballer
Xavier Worthy 2003– American football player
Emily Carey 2003– British actress
Jung Yun-seok 2003– South Korean actor
Harvey Elliott 2003– English footballer

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