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June 20, 2003

On June 20, 2003, the Wikimedia Foundation is founded in St. Petersburg, Florida. 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 June 20, 2003

  1. 2003 The Wikimedia Foundation is founded in St. Petersburg, Florida.

    American charitable organization

    The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. (WMF) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in San Francisco, California, and registered there as a charitable foundation. The foundation is most known for being the host of Wikipedia, one of the most visited websites in the world.

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Born on June 20, 2003

Hans Niemann 2003– American chess grandmaster (born 2003)
Marc Pubill 2003– Spanish footballer

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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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