* 1930 – Vali Myers, Australian painter ( d. 2003 )

* 2003 – Alana Mansour, Australian actress

* 1916 – Don Willesee, Australian politician ( d. 2003 )

* In 2003, an Australian coal miner amputated his own arm with a Stanley knife after it became trapped when the front-end loader he was driving overturned three kilometers underground.

French, Australian, and Indian groups have parallel offers of up to 200, 000 euros to anyone with demonstrable paranormal abilities ( CFI, 2003 ).

* 2003 – Ed Devereaux, Australian actor ( b. 1925 )

During the combat operations from the atoll against Afghanistan ( 2001 – 2006 ) and Iraq ( 2003 – 2006 ), a number of allied militaries were based on the island including Australian, Japanese and the Republic of Korea.

Probably the most ambitious and perhaps significant work to date is Ingwe ( 2003 – 2009 ) by Georges Lentz ( written for Australian guitarist Zane Banks ), a 60-minute work for solo electric guitar, exploring that composer's existential struggles and taking the instrument into realms previously unknown in a concert music setting.

In 2003, on his television show John Safran Vs God, Australian comedian John Safran tricked Sheikh Omar Bakri into placing a fatwā on Safran's colleague Rove McManus by showing him falsified evidence seeming to indicate that McManus had been making fun of Islam.

During this period it was the title sponsor for the Australian GP ( 1986 – 1993 and 2002 – 2006 ), the British GP ( 1990 – 1993 and 2000 – 2006 ) and the San Marino GP ( 2003 – 2006 ).

Various Governors-General had previously served as governors of an Australian state or colony: Lord Hopetoun ( Victoria 1889 – 95 ); Lord Tennyson ( South Australia 1899 – 1902 ); Lord Gowrie ( South Australia 1928 – 34 ; and New South Wales 1935 – 36 ); Major General Michael Jeffery ( Western Australia 1993 – 2000 ); Quentin Bryce ( Queensland 2003 – 08 ).

Films such as Audition ( 1999 ), Wrong Turn ( 2003 ), and the Australian film Wolf Creek ( 2005 ), took their cues from The Last House on the Left ( 1972 ), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ( 1974 ), and The Hills Have Eyes ( 1977 ).

* Alastair Lynch – Australian Rules Footballer who played 306 game for Fitzroy, Brisbane Bears and the Brisbane Lions, including the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 Grand Finals

* 1927 – Slim Dusty, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ( d. 2003 )

* 1911 – Nora Heysen, Australian artist ( d. 2003 )

* 1922 – Eric Jupp, British-born Australian composer, arranger, conductor ( d. 2003 )

In 2003 Tranz Rail was purchased by Australian freight firm Toll Holdings, which renamed the company Toll NZ.

* 2003 – Ian Geoghegan, Australian racing driver ( b. 1940 )

* 1913 – Jack Dyer, Australian rules footballer ( d. 2003 )

* 1914 – Jim Cairns, Australian politician ( d. 2003 )

In April 2003, she filed a lawsuit against the Australian magazine New Idea for defamation over an article about her relationship with Cruise.

* Murray, Fiona, " Parchment Craft " in Australian Paper Crafts, No 23 2003, Pride Publishing, Rozelle NSW, pp 10 – 13

* 1907 – William Wentworth, Australian politician ( d. 2003 )

" The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has attempted to disrupt illegal Japanese whaling in the Australian Antarctic Territory since 2003.

** Malcolm Williamson, Australian composer ( d. 2003 )

* May 24-Gene Anthony Ray, actor, dancer and choreographer ( died 2003 )

Gregory Oliver Hines ( February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003 ) was an American actor, singer, dancer and choreographer.

Gene Anthony Ray ( May 24, 1962 – November 14, 2003 ) was an American actor, dancer, and choreographer.

Since April 2003, Brian Johnson, who says " I love musical theatre, especially the classic stuff, like Rodgers and Hammerstein ", has been working on a musical version of Helen of Troy with Sarasota Ballet choreographer, Robert de Warren.

Belly of the Beast is a 2003 action film starring Steven Seagal, and directed by Hong Kong action choreographer Ching Siu-tung.

Atchley worked with choreographer Roseanne Spradlin in 2003 to create Rearrangement ( or a Spell for Mortals ) as a duet for Walter Dundervill and Athena Malloy.

* James Moore ( Theater, 1975 – 2003 ) – choreographer and dancer, collaborator with Jerome Robbins

Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs ( 1992 ) drew inspiration from City on Fire and his two-part Kill Bill ( 2003 – 04 ) was in large part a martial arts homage, borrowing Yuen Woo-Ping as fight choreographer and actor.

Vera Zorina ( January 2, 1917 – April 9, 2003 ) was a Norwegian ballerina, musical theatre actress and choreographer.

In 2003, Lateduster released the first DVD Plain Old Andrea, With A Gun, a collaborative project with Alaska-born choreographer Emily Johnson and her contemporary dance company Catalyst.

David Atkins, OAM ( born 12 December 1955, in Sydney, Australia ) was recognised in the 2003 Queen ’ s Birthday Honours with a Medal of the Order of Australia ( OAM ) for services to the entertainment industry and is Australia ’ s most awarded producer, choreographer and director, and CEO of David Atkins Enterprises, a major-events production company.

Charles “ Cholly ” Atkins ( September 30, 1913 – April 19, 2003 ) was an American dancer and vaudeville performer, who later became noted as the house choreographer for the various artists on the Motown label.

In autumn 2003 Martin Lawrance ’ s Grey Allegro was introduced into the repertoire – the first time another choreographer ’ s work has been performed by the company.

* Mary Stanton, Freedom Walk: Mississippi Or Bust, University Press of Mississippi, 2003

Stanton was a career-worst 2 – 7 with the Mets in 2003, and followed with a 2 – 6 record in 2004 despite a 2. 13 ERA.

A career diplomat, Stanton joined the US State Department in 1978, and has also served in Beijing, Islamabad, and Beirut and in senior positions in the State Department, most recently as Director of the Office of Egyptian and North African Affairs ( 2001 – 2003 ) and as Director of the Office of UN Political Affairs ( 1999 – 2001 ).

From 2000 to 2003, Stanton College Prep was ranked first in Newsweek magazine's list of the top 1, 000 public schools in the United States, and is the only school in the nation to have been in the top 5 every year from 2000-2011.

The decision was made by ETSU president Dr. Paul Stanton for ETSU to drop football following the conclusion of the 2003 season.

The stage version was first performed live in October 2003 by both The Regals Musical Society Inc ( Sydney Australia ), directed by Murray Stanton, and the amateur group, Laycock Street Theatre ( Gosford, Australia ), with English assisting in the direction of the production and appearing as the Fisherman in one performance of the Gosford Production.

Roush hired Stanton Barrett, who to that point was a journeyman driver, to drive the # 60 for 2003 with OdoBan sponsoring.

* 2003: Finding Nemo directed by Andrew Stanton ( voice of Crush the sea turtle in the French dubbed version )

Kirby Doyle ( November 27, 1932 – April 5, 2003 ), born Stanton Doyle, was an American poet.