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September 20, 2003

On September 20, 2003, civil unrest in the Maldives breaks out after a prisoner is killed by guards. 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 September 20, 2003

  1. 2003 Civil unrest in the Maldives breaks out after a prisoner is killed by guards.

    On Saturday September 20, 2003 civil unrest broke out in Malé, the capital city of the Maldives. This unrest was provoked by the death of Hassan Evan Naseem at Maafushi Prison – located on a separate inhabited island – and the subsequent shooting at the same prison, that killed 3 and injured 17 others.

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Born on September 20, 2003

Thomas Matthew Crooks 2003– Attempted assassin of Donald Trump (2003–2024)

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Died on September 20, 2003

Simon Muzenda Zimbabwean politician (1922–2003)
Gareth Williams British Labour Party politician (1941–2003)

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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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