2003 in South Korea
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Events from the year 2003 in South Korea.
Incumbents
[edit]- President:
- Kim Dae-jung (until 24 February),
- Roh Moo-hyun (starting 24 February)[1]
- Prime Minister:
- Kim Suk-soo (until 26 February),
- Goh Kun (starting 26 February)[2]
Events
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- January 11: DPRK withdraws from the NPT (Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons deal) rising nuclear tensions between the nations
- February 18: Daegu subway fire: 192 people die when an arsonist sets fire to a subway train.[3]
- February 26: Goh Kun becomes prime minister of South Korea, replacing Kim Suk-soo[2]
- May 10: The Seoul National University Bundang Hospital begins its first treatment.
- September 12: Typhoon Maemi[4]
- November 27: 2003 Mnet Asian Music Awards
- December: The Face Shop is founded.
Sports
[edit]- The Korea National League is founded.
- 2003 Asian Judo Championships held in Jeju City
- 2003 Asian Cycling Championships
- 2003 Summer Universiade
- South Korea at the 2003 Asian Winter Games
- World Cyber Games 2003
- 2003 K League
- 2003 K2 League
- 2003 Korean FA Cup
- 2003 Peace Cup
Film
[edit]Births
[edit]- January 8 - Lee Ji-han, footballer
- January 23 - Kim Ye-lim, figure skater
- February 4 - Lee Jae-hyeon, baseball player
- February 7 - Lee Hyun-ju, footballer
- February 13 - Kim Jin-young, actress
- February 26 - Eom Do-hyun, artistic gymnast
- February 26 - Lim Eun-soo, figure skater
- March 4 - Park Sa-rang, actress
- March 5 - Lee Yun-seo, artistic gymnast
- March 6 - Lee Seung-won, footballer
- March 12 - Park Hye-jeong, weightlifter
- March 15 - Ku Yeon-woo, tennis player
- March 26 - Kang Seong-jin, footballer
- April 30 - Jung Yoon-seok, actor
- May 7 - Seokju Hong, footballer
- May 9 - Lee Tae-min, footballer
- May 13 - Seong Seung-min, modern pentathlete
- May 20 - Jeon Min-seo, actress
- May 20 - Kim Yong-hak, footballer
- May 20 - Yang Ji-in, sport shooter
- May 21 - Hwang Sun-woo, swimmer
- May 21 - Jeong Bo-young, tennis player
- May 23 - Lee Young-jun, footballer
- June 2 - Big Naughty, rapper
- June 3 - Kim Jun-hong, footballer
- June 13 - Lim Si-hyeon, archer
- June 25 - Sara Choi, para-alpine skier
- July 4 - Kim Hyo-ki, footballer
- July 8 - Lee Suk-jae, footballer
- July 10 - Jo Jin-ho, footballer
- August 13 - Tang Jun-sang, Korean-Malaysian actor
- August 17 - Yang Han-yeol, actor
- August 21 - Bae Jun-ho, footballer
- September 1 - An Yu-jin, singer
- September 18 - Lee Da-yeon, actress
- September 24 - Cha Young-hyun, figure skater
- October 2 - Kim Do-yeong, baseball player
- October 11 - Park Yeong-hyun, baseball player
- November 1 - Seo Chae-hyun, rock climber
- November 7 - Park Ji-hu, actress
- December 4 - Kim Do-ah, entertainer
- December 20 - Seo Geon-woo, taekwondo athlete
- December 23 - Moon Dong-ju, baseball player
Deaths
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "CNN.com - Where S. Korea's new president stands - Feb. 24, 2003". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ a b Nahm, Andrew C.; Hoare, James E.; Hoare, James (2004). Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Korea. Scarecrow Press. pp. lii and 301. ISBN 978-0-8108-4949-5.
- ^ Chan, Wing-Cheong (12 September 2007). Support for Victims of Crime in Asia. Routledge. pp. 67–177. ISBN 978-1-134-07711-3.
- ^ Kang, See-Whan; Jun, Ki-Cheon; Park, Kwang-Soon; Han, Sung-Dae (28 May 2009). "Storm Surge Hindcasting of Typhoon Maemi in Masan Bay, Korea". Marine Geodesy. 32 (2): 218–232. Bibcode:2009MarGe..32..218K. doi:10.1080/01490410902869581. ISSN 0149-0419. S2CID 129936975. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
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