Timeline January 2003

Events in January 2003 10

• 1920 – 2003 Roy Jenkins (1920-2003) Died 5 January 2003, aged 82 Roy Jenkins was a British Labour home secretary whose reforms in the 1960s liberalised laws on divorce, homosexuality, abortion and censorship. He later served as President of the European Commission and in 1981 co-founded the Social Democratic Party. He was also a prolific political biographer.
• 1949 – 2003 Maurice Gibb (1949-2003) Died 12 January 2003, aged 53 Maurice Gibb was a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who with his brothers Barry and Robin formed the Bee Gees. The group sold more than 100 million records and defined the disco era with the 'Saturday Night Fever' soundtrack. He died of complications from a twisted intestine.
• 2003 Australian Open 2003 Men: Andre Agassi · Women: Serena Williams Serena completed the Serena Slam — holding all four Grand Slams simultaneously.
• 2003 2003: Michael Schumacher Ferrari Schumacher won his sixth title, surpassing Fangio's long-standing record of five championships.
• 2003 Birth of Son Jonah Had her son Jonah and began stepping back from full-time modelling to focus on raising him on a ranch in California.
• 2003 – 2012 Brigade of Gurkhas Joined the Brigade of Gurkhas in 2003, following his family's military tradition. Served for nearly a decade, developing the discipline and physical resilience that would define his mountaineering career.
• 2003 Finding Nemo Voiced Bruce the shark in Pixar's Finding Nemo, introducing his talents to a new generation.
• 2003 Jerry Springer: The Opera The British musical Jerry Springer: The Opera premiered in London, later transferring to the West End and winning four Olivier Awards.
• 2003 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside Gibbons and Hill, recognising ZZ Top's enduring contribution to American rock music.
• 2003 North Korea withdraws from the NPT First state ever to withdraw from the treaty North Korea announced its withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty amid a standoff over a secret uranium enrichment programme. It was the first country ever to leave the treaty, and it went on to conduct its first nuclear test in 2006.