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April 14, 2003

On April 14, 2003, the Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%. The year's #1 song was "In da Club" by 50 Cent. Jackson Merrill, Xavi Simons, Xavier Worthy would arrive in the same year.

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2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2003rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 3rd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 4th year of the 2000s decade.

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On April 14, 2003

  1. 2003 The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%.

    International scientific research project (1990–2003)

    The Human Genome Project (HGP) was an international scientific research project with the goal of determining the base pairs that make up human DNA, and of identifying, mapping and sequencing all of the genes of the human genome from both a physical and a functional standpoint. It started in 1990 and was completed in 2003. It was the world's largest collaborative biological project.

  2. 2003 U.S. troops in Baghdad capture Abu Abbas, leader of the Palestinian group that killed an American on the hijacked cruise liner MS Achille Lauro in 1985.

    Capital of Iraq

    Baghdad is the capital and largest city in Iraq. It is located on the banks of the Tigris in central Iraq. The city has an estimated population of 8 million.

Farewells

Died on April 14, 2003

Jyrki Otila Finnish quiz show judge and Member of the European Parliament

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The class of 2003

Others born in 2003

Jackson Merrill 2003– American baseball player
Xavi Simons 2003– Dutch footballer
Xavier Worthy 2003– American football player
Emily Carey 2003– British actress
Jung Yun-seok 2003– South Korean actor
Harvey Elliott 2003– English footballer

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