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In 2003, aged 105, he was the only British veteran of the First World War to attend the Armistice Day Ceremony in Ypres, where he rose from his wheelchair and, in a clear and strong voice, recited Laurence Binyon's poem " For the Fallen ".
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He died on 5 January 2003, aged 82, after suffering a heart attack at his home at East Hendred, in Oxfordshire.
This record was broken on 24 July 2003, by her last surviving sister-in-law Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, who died aged 102 on 29 October 2004.
North Haledon residents had successfully voted in 2003 to leave the district, choosing to send their high school aged students to Midland Park High School in nearby Bergen County, New Jersey.
Diana died in Paris in August 2003, aged 93, reportedly due to complications related to a stroke she had suffered a week earlier, but reports later surfaced that she had been one of the many elderly fatalities of the heat wave of 2003 in mostly non-air-conditioned Paris.
Percussionist Mickey Finn died of alcohol-related liver problems in Croydon, Surrey, on 11 January 2003, aged 55.
On the night of February 28, 2003, Sánchez Hernández, aged 85, died of a heart attack while being taken to a military hospital in El Salvador.
In March 2003 he died, aged 71, of a heart attack at The Hampshire Clinic, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England.
Having been admitted for treatment to a London hospital for a chest infection, Getty died, aged 70, on 17 April 2003.
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the first Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged eight to fifteen.
Marie Trintignant died aged 41 of a cerebral edema on 1 August 2003 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, as a result of being repeatedly punched by her boyfriend Bertrand Cantat, lead singer with the French rock group, Noir Désir, during a domestic dispute provoked by a text message.
In 2003, the Studio 2B program for girls aged from 11 up to 17 was introduced through Cadettes and Seniors.
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Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs ( CFPF ) per US $ 1 – 95. 89 ( 2005 ), 96. 04 ( 2004 ), 105. 66 ( 2003 ), 126. 71 ( 2002 ), 133. 26 ( 2001 ), 117. 67 ( January 2000 ), 111. 93 ( 1999 ), 107. 25 ( 1998 ), 106. 11 ( 1997 ), 93. 00 ( 1996 ), 90. 75 ( 1995 ); note-linked at the exact official rate of 0. 055 French francs to one Pacifique franc.
CFP franc per US $ 1 – 95. 89 ( 2005 ), 96. 04 ( 2004 ), 105. 66 ( 2003 ), 126. 71 ( 2002 ), 133. 26 ( 2001 ), 117. 67 ( January 2000 ), 111. 93 ( 1999 ), 107. 25 ( 1998 ), 106. 11 ( 1997 ), 93. 00 ( 1996 ), 90. 75 ( 1995 ); note-linked at the rate of 1000 CFP to 8. 38 euro
guarani ( G ) per US $-4, 555. 00 ( 2011 ), 6, 158. 47 ( 2005 ), 5, 974. 6 ( 2004 ), 6, 424. 34 ( 2003 ), 5, 716. 26 ( 2002 ), 4, 105. 92 ( 2001 ), 3, 332. 0 ( January 2000 ), 3, 119. 1 ( 1999 ), 2, 726. 5 ( 1998 ), 2, 177. 9 ( 1997 ), 2, 056. 8 ( 1996 ), 1, 963. 0 ( 1995 ); note-since early 1998, the exchange rate has operated as a managed float ; prior to that, the exchange rate was determined freely in the market
Soong died in her sleep in New York City, in her Manhattan apartment on October 23, 2003, at the age of about 105, thus having lived during three generations.
In 2003 the Martha's Vineyard Gazette estimated that there were 15, 000 year-round inhabitants of the island with a summer increase to 105, 000.
Home games are played at State Mutual Stadium, which was built entirely from a SPLOST tax before State Mutual paid for the naming rights, opened April 11, 2003 and seats 5, 105.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 105 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
A management presentation from December 2004 shows that the tax claims put the " total tax burden " for 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 at 67 %, 105 %, 111 %, and 83 % of the company's declared revenue during those years.
IRN launched its first bespoke bulletin service in September 2003, with an hourly bulletin service for Magic 105. 4 and a breakfast news service for Kiss 100.
As of this merger ( but with 2003 population statistics ), the town has an estimated population of 12, 173 and a density of 105 persons per km².
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7, 209 and the density of 105. 21 persons per km².
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 22, 105 and a density of 398. 86 persons per km².
It remained open for the next 105 years, however, as Derby County Football Club had played football matches there since 1895 and despite the relocation of the first team to the new Pride Park Stadium in 1997, it remained in use until May 2003 for the club's reserve and youth sides.
In 2003, when then WFOX ( now WSRV ) FM 97. 1 abandoned its oldies format, Clear Channel picked-up the format, becoming WLCL " Cool 105. 7 ".
Originally applied-for in 2003 ( in what was called the " Great Translator Invasion " by some ), the station finally went on the air in July 2007, and immediately requested permission to change to 105. 3, becoming W287BI.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12, 855 and a density of 105. 07 persons per km².
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 10, 835 and a density of 105. 21 persons per km².
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 10, 105 and a density of 312. 56 persons per km².
As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 7, 039 and a density of 105. 66 persons per km².
In 2003, Skip Holm piloted Terry Bland's modified P-51D Mustang, Dago Red, and reached an all-time speed record of 507. 105 mph in a six-lap race around the eight-and-a-half mile course.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 22, 105 and a density of 93. 33 persons per km².
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