2003
2003 Timeline
August 2003
- August 25: Tennis star Pete Sampras announces his retirement during the U.S. Open
September 2003
- September 25: After Europe endured a long hot summer heat wave, France reports a death toll of 14,802.
October 2003
- October 4: A suicide bomber kills 21 people inside a restaurant in Haifa, Israel.
- October 7: California recalls Governor Gray Davis and elect Arnold Schwarzenegger as the 38th Governor of California.