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| 2003 |
| | | A deadly new form of pneumonia, SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) is first reported in Hanoi and soon spreads globally | |
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| 2003 |
| | | Zoran Dindić, the prime minister of Serbia, is assassinated in Belgrade | |
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| 2003 |
| | | Hu Jintao succeeds Jiang Zemin as president of the People's Republic of China | |
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| 2003 |
| | | US, British, Australian and Polish forces invade Iraq | |
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| 2003 |
| | | US forces are in control of Baghdad and an excited crowd topples from its plinth a massive statue of Saddam Hussein | |
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| 2003 |
| | | President Bush prematurely celebrates his Iraq achievement with a speech on a US aircraft carrier in front of a banner declaring 'Mission Accomplished' | |
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| 2003 |
| | | Finding Nemo, following the adventures of a clownfish, wins an Oscar for Pixar Animation as the Best Animated Feature | |
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| 2003 |
| | | UK scientist David Kelly commits suicide, apparently for reasons linked with the Iraq War | |
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| 2003 |
| | | US tennis player Pete Sampras retires with a record total of 14 Grand Slam titles | |
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| 2003 |
| | | Lost in Translation, a film directed by Sofia Coppola, depicts the culture shock of an American couple in modern Japan | |
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