Editing 2003 (section)

===June===
* [[June 2]] – ''[[Mars Express]]'' launches, containing the ''[[Beagle 2]]'' lander.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-06-03 |title=Mars Express En Route For The Red Planet |url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/06/030603083347.htm |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=ScienceDaily |language=en |archive-date=December 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213172005/https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/06/030603083347.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[June 8]]
** [[Poland]] approves joining the European Union in [[2003 Polish European Union membership referendum|a referendum]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2973738.stm|title=Poland says big Yes to EU|date=2003-06-09|newspaper=BBC|access-date=2016-07-01|archive-date=September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927152553/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2973738.stm/|url-status=live}}</ref>
** Major [[Saleh Ould Hanenna]] leads [[2003 Mauritanian coup d'état attempt|a failed coup]] in Mauritania, leading to violence.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2003-06-09 |title=Mauritania 'foils' coup attempt |language=en-GB |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2974006.stm |access-date=2022-12-14 |archive-date=August 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825020131/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2974006.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[June 14]] – The [[Czech Republic]] approves joining the European Union in [[2003 Czech European Union membership referendum|a referendum]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/15/world/binding-ballot-czechs-give-landslide-approval-2004-membership-european-union.html|title=In Binding Ballot, Czechs Give Landslide Approval to 2004 Membership in European Union|last=Green|first=Peter S.|date=2003-06-15|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-07-02|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118014149/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/15/world/binding-ballot-czechs-give-landslide-approval-2004-membership-european-union.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 15]] – [[Operation Desert Scorpion (Iraq 2003)|Operation Desert Scorpion]]: U.S. forces in Iraq facilitate searches for [[Ba'athism|Ba'athist]] forces, distribution of humanitarian aid, and engineering programs to repair damaged infrastructure.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Osborn |first=Kris |date=2003-06-17 |title=Operation Desert Scorpion responds to attacks |url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/06/17/hln.terror.new.operation/|access-date=2022-12-13 |website=CNN |archive-date=December 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213190410/http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/06/17/hln.terror.new.operation/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[June 21]] – Declaration of Thessaloniki: The European Union encourages accession of states of the western [[Balkans]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Eu-Western Balkans Summit Thessaloniki|url=https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/PRES_03_163|publisher=European Commission|date=2003-06-21|accessdate=2022-08-20|archive-date=August 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818085833/https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/PRES_03_163|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 26]] – With the first pick in the [[2003 NBA Draft]], the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] selected [[LeBron James]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/26/sports/basketball/lebron-james-selected-first-by-cleveland.html|date=2003-06-26|title=LeBron James Selected First by Cleveland|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2024-12-30|archive-date=2024-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205151930/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/26/sports/basketball/lebron-james-selected-first-by-cleveland.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 30]] – Warring parties in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] sign a peace accord, bringing an end to the [[Second Congo War]], which left millions dead.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.france24.com/en/20111115-drc-congo-timeline-zaire-key-dates-mobutu-lumumba-kasavu-kabila-elections|title=Timeline: Key dates in DR Congo's turbulent history|last=Bamat|first=Joseph|date=November 15, 2011|website=France24|access-date=July 1, 2016|archive-date=August 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827213559/http://www.france24.com/en/20111115-drc-congo-timeline-zaire-key-dates-mobutu-lumumba-kasavu-kabila-elections|url-status=live}}</ref>