* 1925 – Maurice Pialat, French actor and director ( d. 2003 )

* 2003 – Cecile de Brunhoff, French author ( b. 1903 )

In 1973, French dance historian Francine Lancelot ( 1929 – 2003 ) began her formal studies in ethnomusicology which later lead her to researching French traditional dance forms and eventually Renaissance and Baroque dances.

* French forces: troops sent within the framework of Operation Unicorn and under UN mandate ( United Nations Operation in Côte d ' Ivoire ), 3000 men in February 2003 and 4600 in November 2004 ;

The anti-French sentiment, peaking in early 2003, spilled over onto airports when 1, 500 French nationals were trapped in Abidjan's airport by an anti-French mob.

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

* Derrida, Jacques, 1954 ( French ), 2003 ( English ).

Between 1946 and 2003, French Polynesia had the status of an overseas territory ( French: territoire d ' outre-mer, or TOM ).

In 2003 it became an overseas collectivity ( French: collectivité d ' outre-mer, or COM ).

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.

* 1929 – Jacques Deray, French film director ( d. 2003 )

* 1933 – Loris Azzaro, French fashion designer ( d. 2003 )

Further to the north, Saint-Barthélemy and the northern French part of Saint Martin once came under the jurisdiction of Guadeloupe but on 7 December 2003, both of these areas voted to become an overseas territorial collectivity, a decision which took effect on 22 February 2007.

The Cambridge Companion to Modern French Culture ( 2003 ) excerpt and text search

" French Women's History: Retrospect ( 1789 – 1940 ) and Prospect ," French Historical Studies ( 2003 ) 26 # 4 pp 757 +

* 1904 – Manuel Rosenthal, French conductor and composer ( d. 2003 )

* 2003 – Manuel Rosenthal, French composer and conductor ( b. 1904 )

* 1931 – Sébastien Japrisot, French author, director, and screenwriter ( d. 2003 )

* 2003 – André Claveau, French singer ( b. 1915 )

* 1910 – Fernand Fonssagrives, French photographer ( d. 2003 )

* 2003 – French DGSE personnel abort an operation to rescue Íngrid Betancourt from FARC rebels in Colombia, causing a political scandal when details are leaked to the press.

* 1920 – Georges Pichard, French comics artist ( d. 2003 )

* A Painted House ( 2003 ) TV, director

Charles most notably presented the cult TV hit Robot Wars on BBC2 ( 1998 – 2003 ) and Channel 5 ( 2003 – 2004 ), from series 2 until its conclusion at series 7, which included two Extreme series and numerous ' specials '.

Charles played the emotionally disturbed and violent prisoner, Eugene Buffy, in the high successful Lynda La Plante drama series The Governor ( 1995 ); the title role in the Channel 4 pirate sitcom Captain Butler ( 1997 ); the warden of a women's prison in the Canadian sci-fi fantasy Lexx ( 2001 ); Detective Chief Inspector Mercer in 7 episodes of the BBC soap opera Doctors ( 2003 ); and soccer agent, Joel Brooks, in the Sky TV football soap Dream Team ( 2004-5 ).

* Conspiracies ( TV series ), a series airing on BBC and TechTV in 2003

* Alias ( TV ) ( 2003 ) ( Episodes " Remnants " and " Conscious ")

Although service to Japan ceased in summer 2003, it can still be seen on Americable ( distributor for American bases ), Mediatti ( Kadena Air Base ) and Pan Global TV Japan.

* Hitler: The Rise of Evil, a 2003 TV miniseries broadcast by CBS

The Judgment of Paris is featured in the 2003 TV miniseries Helen of Troy.

* King ( 2003 TV series ), a Canadian children's show

Since the fixed-line voice communication monopoly ended on January 1, 2003, several companies entered the market for fixed voice communication services: Aeronavigācijas serviss, Baltkom TV, Beta Telecom, Latvenergo Tehniskais Centrs, OPTRON, Rigatta, Telecentrs, Telenets, Telekom Baltija and CSC Telecom.

The headquarters of TV Asahi, which moved its headquarters to Roppongi Hills from Ark Hills in 2003

In June 2003 Lee sought an injunction against Spike TV to prevent them from using his nickname.

:* Uday Hussein ( 18 June 1964 – 22 July 2003 ), was Saddam's oldest son, who ran the Iraqi Football Association, Fedayeen Saddam, and several media corporations in Iraq including Iraqi TV and the newspaper Babel.

* The Tube ( 2003 TV series ), an ITV / Sky programme featuring the work of staff on the London Underground

* 2003 TV interview with Bill Griffith in his Connecticut studio.

He married TV personality Zoë Ball in 1999 at Babington House in Somerset ; in January 2003, Cook broke up with Ball, but three months later they reconciled.

* Grand Slam ( TV series ), a 2003 British quiz show

* And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself ( 2003 ) ( TV )

* Oryx and Crake ( 2003 ), a speculative fiction novel by Margaret Atwood, occasionally makes mentions of the protagonist and his friend entertaining themselves by watching reality TV shows of live executions, Noodie News, frog squashing, graphic surgery, and child pornography.

Spain ’ s Telefonica was the first operator to launch a hybrid broadcast and broadband TV service in 2003 with its Imagineo DTT / IPTV offering, while Polish satellite operator ' n ' was the first to offer its subscribers a Three-way hybrid ( or Tri-brid ) broadcast and broadband TV service, which launched in 2009

* Lewisohn, Mark ( 2003 ) Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy.

He also appeared in a 2000 episode of the TV detective series Rebus alongside John Hannah and, in 2003, appeared as the old gay man " Old Nick " in 9 Dead Gay Guys.