2003 has part(s) October 2003
October
October 1 – The popular and controversial English-language imageboard 4chan is launched.
October 4 – Maxim restaurant suicide bombing: A Palestinian suicide bomber attacks a restaurant in Haifa, Israel, killing at least 19 people.
October 5 – Israeli warplanes strike alleged Islamic jihad bases inside Syrian territory, the first Israeli attack on the country since the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
October 15 – China launches Shenzhou 5, their first human spaceflight.
October 24 – Concorde makes its last commercial flight, bringing the era of airliner supersonic travel to an end.
October 27 – 27 October 2003 Baghdad bombings: A series of car bombings occur in Baghdad, Iraq, targeting multiple police stations and a Red Cross headquarters. Approximately 40 people are killed.
October 31 – Mahathir Mohamad steps down as Prime Minister of Malaysia after 22 years in power. He is succeeded by Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
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