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September 12, 2003

On September 12, 2003, the United Nations lifts sanctions against Libya after that country agreed to accept responsibility and recompense the families of victims in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. 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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The United Nations lifts sanctions against Libya after that country agreed to accept responsibility and recompense the families of victims in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.

The United Nations (UN) is a global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the articulated mission of maintaining international peace and security, to develop friendly relations among states, to promote international cooperation, and to serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of states in achieving those goals.

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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 September 12, 2003

  1. 2003 The United Nations lifts sanctions against Libya after that country agreed to accept responsibility and recompense the families of victims in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.

    Global intergovernmental organization

    The United Nations (UN) is a global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the articulated mission of maintaining international peace and security, to develop friendly relations among states, to promote international cooperation, and to serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of states in achieving those goals.

  2. 2003 Iraq War: In Fallujah, U.S. forces mistakenly shoot and kill eight Iraqi police officers.

    2003–2011 conflict in Iraq

    The Iraq War, also referred to as the Second Gulf War, was a protracted armed conflict in Iraq from 2003 to 2011. It began with the invasion by a United States–led coalition, which resulted in the overthrow of the Ba'athist government of Saddam Hussein. During the US occupation of Iraq, the conflict persisted as an insurgency that arose against coalition forces and the newly established Iraqi government.

  3. 2003 Typhoon Maemi, the strongest recorded typhoon to strike South Korea, made landfall near Busan.

    Pacific typhoon in 2003

    Typhoon Maemi was the most powerful typhoon to strike South Korea since record-keeping began in the country in 1904. The fourteenth named storm, eighth typhoon and third super typhoon of the 2003 Pacific typhoon season, Maemi developed from a disturbance in a monsoon trough on September 4. It strengthened into Tropical Storm Maemi, named by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

Farewells

Died on September 12, 2003

Johnny Cash American country singer (1932–2003)
Arthur Johnson Canadian canoeist

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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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