Editing 2003 (section)

===July===
* July–August – [[2003 European heat wave]]: Europe experiences its hottest summer in over five centuries.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Stott |first1=Peter A. |last2=Stone |first2=D. A. |last3=Allen |first3=M. R. |date=2004 |title=Human contribution to the European heatwave of 2003 |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/nature03089 |journal=Nature |language=en |volume=432 |issue=7017 |pages=610–614 |doi=10.1038/nature03089 |pmid=15577907 |bibcode=2004Natur.432..610S |s2cid=13882658 |issn=1476-4687 |access-date=December 14, 2022 |archive-date=December 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214011521/https://www.nature.com/articles/nature03089 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[July 1]] – [[Tesla Inc.]], the American electric car company, is founded by [[Martin Eberhard]] and [[Marc Tarpenning]] in San Carlos, California.<ref>{{cite web |title=Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning {{!}} American entrepreneurs {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Eberhard-and-Marc-Tarpenning |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=18 June 2022 |language=en |archive-date=February 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218075931/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Eberhard-and-Marc-Tarpenning |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=McGrath |first1=Robert N. |title=Capital Project Management, Volume I: Capital Project Strategy |date=8 November 2019 |publisher=Business Expert Press |isbn=978-1-949991-85-7 |page=10 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_EG9DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT10 |language=en |access-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-date=April 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429205453/https://books.google.com/books?id=_EG9DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT10 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[July 2]] – The [[International Olympic Committee]] awards [[Vancouver]] the right to host the [[2010 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vancouver welcomes the world! |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/vancouver-welcomes-the-world |website=olympics.com |access-date=18 June 2022 |archive-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618160025/https://olympics.com/en/news/vancouver-welcomes-the-world |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[July 4]] – [[2003 Quetta mosque bombing]]: Islamist militants attack a Shia mosque in [[Quetta]], Pakistan, killing at least 44 people.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-07-04 |title=Over 40 killed in Quetta mosque attack |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2003/7/4/over-40-killed-in-quetta-mosque-attack |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en |archive-date=December 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213183332/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2003/7/4/over-40-killed-in-quetta-mosque-attack |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[July 5]] – Severe acute respiratory syndrome is declared to be contained by the World Health Organization.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/03/11/sars-2013_n_2854568.html|title=SARS 2013: 10 Years Ago SARS Went Around The World, Where Is It Now?|last=Branswell|first=Helen|date=March 11, 2013|website=The Huffington Post|access-date=July 1, 2016|archive-date=January 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116020750/http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/03/11/sars-2013_n_2854568.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[July 6]]
** The 70-meter Eupatoria Planetary Radar sends a [[Active SETI|METI]] message [[Cosmic Call|Cosmic Call 2]] to five stars: Hip 4872, HD 245409, [[55 Cancri]], [[HD 10307]] and [[47 Ursae Majoris]], that will arrive at these stars in [[2030s|2036]], [[2040]], May [[2044]], September 2044 and [[2049]] respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cplire.ru/rus/ra%26sr/VAK-2004.html|title=Передача и поиски разумных сигналов во Вселенной|date=June 7, 2004|website=www.cplire.ru|language=ru|trans-title=Transmission and search for intelligent signals in the universe|access-date=2017-12-19|archive-date=May 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530145209/https://www.plover.com/misc/Dumas-Dutil/messages.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** [[Dennis Schmitt]] discovers the island of [[83-42]], a candidate for being the northernmost point of land.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burress |first=Charles |date=2004-06-17 |title=BERKELEY / Romancing the north / Berkeley explorer may have stepped on ancient Thule |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/BERKELEY-Romancing-the-north-Berkeley-2748730.php |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=SFGATE |language=en-US |archive-date=May 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509184952/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/06/17/BAG4J779M31.DTL&type=science |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[July 10]] – The existence of [[PSR B1620−26 b]], the oldest known exoplanet in the galaxy, is confirmed using observations from the [[Hubble Space Telescope]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-07-10 |title=Oldest Known Planet Identified |url=https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2003/news-2003-19 |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=HubbleSite.org |language=en |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207102018/https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2003/news-2003-19.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[July 13]] – The [[Iraqi Governing Council]] is created by the United States as an ethnically diverse provisional government of Iraq.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Otterman |first=Sharon |date=2005-02-02 |title=IRAQ: Iraq's Governing Council |url=https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/iraq-iraqs-governing-council |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=Council on Foreign Relations |language=en |archive-date=December 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213190413/https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/iraq-iraqs-governing-council |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[July 14]] – [[Robert Novak]] identifies [[Valerie Plame]] as a covert CIA agent, initiating a scandal known as the [[Plame affair]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://old.nationalreview.com/may/may200507150827.asp|title=Who Exposed Secret Agent Plame?|date=July 15, 2005|website=National Review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523103020/http://old.nationalreview.com/may/may200507150827.asp|archive-date=May 23, 2011}}</ref>
* [[July 15]] – The [[United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia]] agrees to disband.<ref name=":3" />{{Rp|page=102}}
* [[July 16]] – Major [[Fernando Pereira (major)|Fernando Pereira]] leads [[2003 São Tomé and Príncipe coup d'état attempt|a failed coup]] in São Tomé and Príncipe.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Porto |first=João Gomes |date=2003 |title=Coup D'etat in São Tomé and Príncipe |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10246029.2003.9627247 |journal=African Security Review |language=en |volume=12 |issue=4 |pages=33–35 |doi=10.1080/10246029.2003.9627247 |s2cid=144601260 |issn=1024-6029 |access-date=December 14, 2022 |archive-date=December 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214005150/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10246029.2003.9627247 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[July 18]] – The [[Convention on the Future of Europe]] finishes its work and proposes the first European Constitution.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hrcr.org/hottopics/EuropeanC.html|title=First European Constitution Drafted|date=July 18, 2003|website=Human and Constitutional Rights|access-date=July 2, 2016|archive-date=August 19, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030819173455/http://www.hrcr.org/hottopics/EuropeanC.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[July 24]] – The [[Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands|Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands]], led by [[Australia]], begins after ethnic violence engulfs the island country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dfat.gov.au/news/speeches/Pages/operation-helpem-fren-rebuilding-the-nation-of-solomon-islands.aspx|title=Operation Helpem Fren: Rebuilding the Nation of Solomon Islands|website=Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade|access-date=2016-07-01|archive-date=August 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817080118/http://dfat.gov.au/news/speeches/Pages/operation-helpem-fren-rebuilding-the-nation-of-solomon-islands.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[July 27]] – [[Oakwood mutiny]]: Philippine military officers lead approximately 300 soldiers in a failed [[Coup d'état|coup]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-09-04 |title=WHAT WENT BEFORE: Oakwood Mutiny and Trillanes' 2nd try to oust Arroyo |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1028406/what-went-before-the-oakwood-mutiny |access-date=2022-12-14 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |language=en |archive-date=December 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214005147/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1028406/what-went-before-the-oakwood-mutiny |url-status=live }}</ref>