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Encyclopedia > July 9, 2003

July 9, 2003

  • The ferry MV Nasrin-1 capsizes and sinks near Chandpore in Bangladesh. The whereabouts of most of the approximately 700 passengers is unknown. [1]
  • The U.S. government announces that two more officials of the defeated Iraqi government on the U.S. list of most-wanted Iraqis were taken into custody on Tuesday. Mizban Khadr al-Hadi was a high-ranking member of Iraq's Baath Party Regional Command and Revolutionary Command Council, and Mahmud Dhiyab al-Ahmad was a former Interior Minister.
  • Nike announces an agreement to purchase Converse; for $305M.
July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In April 2003, the United States drew up a list of most-wanted Iraqis, consisting of the 55 members of the deposed Iraqi regime whom they most wanted to capture. ... Bath Party flag The Arab Socialist Bath Party (also spelled Baath or Baath; Arabic: حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي) was founded in 1945 as a radical, left-wing, secular Arab nationalist political party. ... Nike, Inc. ... Look up Trade in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Trade centers on the exchange of goods and/or services. ... Chuck Taylor All-Star Converse is an American shoe company that has been selling shoes since the early 20th century. ... This article is about general United States currency. ...


 

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