On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
Portrait 1080 × 1920 PNG · created on your device
Queens fortuneteller Ying Liu is scheduled to appear in court on charges of larceny; she promised Chung Chen Ling that for $8,000 she would grant him same psychic powers she has (M)
Article on financial difficulties faced by opera companies focuses on determination of San Francisco Opera general director Pamela Rosenberg to retain quality of performances, with support of board president Karl Mills; compares problems of San Francisco with those of smaller Lyric Opera of Chicago; photos (L)
Charges of Export Violations The State Department has accused two American companies of violating export law by transferring aerospace data to China. PAGE A6 U.S. Says Pakistani Shot G.I. An American soldier wounded in Afghanistan on Sunday was shot by a Pakistani border guard, the United States military said. PAGE A9
BT Group agrees to sell its 21 percent stake in SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings, Hong Kong mobile phone company, for $1 billion Hong Kong dollars ($128 million), to Sun Hung Kai Properties, Hong Kong real estate developer (S)
Selena Roberts Sports of The Times column discusses more forgiving and less serious environment surrounding college coaching, where former NFL coach Pete Carroll has found welcome refuge and success with Southern California University; photos (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 1, 2003, covering January 1, 2003.
Shania Twain
Soundtrack
Dixie Chicks
Avril Lavigne
Jennifer Lopez
Daria Trubnikova, Russian rhythmic gymnast[†]
Daria Sergeyevna Trubnikova is a retired Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2018 Youth Olympic Games individual all-around champion, the 2018 European Junior Clubs and Team champion, the 2019 Grand Prix Final all-around gold medallist and the 2021 World Cup Baku all-around gold medallist. On the national level, she is the 2018 Russian Junior all-around bronze medalist. In January 2023, Trubnikova announced her retirement.
2003Joe Foss, American soldier, pilot, and politician, 20th Governor of South Dakota (born 1915)[†]
Joseph Jacob Foss was a United States Marine Corps Major and a leading Marine fighter ace in World War II. He received the Medal of Honor in recognition of his role in air combat during the Guadalcanal Campaign. In postwar years, he was an Air National Guard Brigadier General, served as the 20th Governor of South Dakota (1955–1959), president of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) and the first commissioner of the American Football League. He also was a television broadcaster.
In 2003, the world population was approximately 6,420,361,634 people[†]