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January 5, 2003

On January 5, 2003, a suicide bombing at the Tel Aviv central bus station kills 23 people and injures over 100 more. 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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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 January 5, 2003

  1. 2003 A suicide bombing at the Tel Aviv central bus station kills 23 people and injures over 100 more.

    2003 suicide bombings in Tel Aviv, Israel

    The Tel Aviv central bus station massacre was an attack which occurred on January 5, 2003 in which two Palestinian suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing 23 civilians and injuring over 100.

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Died on January 5, 2003

Roy Jenkins British politician (1920–2003)
Félix Loustau Argentine footballer (1922–2003)

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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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