Historical eventSeptember 122003
Iraq War
Iraq War: In Fallujah, U.S. forces mistakenly shoot and kill eight Iraqi police officers.
In context
- When
- Friday, September 12 200323 years ago
- Category
- Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Era
- 21st century · 2000s
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- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
At a glance
Dates: From 2003.
What happened
Iraq War: In Fallujah, U.S. forces mistakenly shoot and kill eight Iraqi police officers.
September 12 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 2003Iraq War
- 2005Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- 2007Joseph Estrada
- 20072007 Bengkulu earthquakes
- 2008Metrolink (California)
- 20082008 Chatsworth train collision
- 2012Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 (2012)
- 2013NASA
- 2014Synagogue Church of All Nations
- 2015Petlawad explosion
- 2021Siberian Light Aviation Flight 51
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- September 142003 Estonian European Union membership referendumIn a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union.
- November 17Arnold SchwarzeneggerActor Arnold Schwarzenegger's tenure as the governor of California begins.
- October 20Sloan Great WallThe Sloan Great Wall, once the largest cosmic structures known to humanity, is discovered by students at Princeton University.
- July 13Directorate General for External SecurityFrench Directorate General for External Security personnel aborted an operation to rescue Colombian politician Íngrid Betancourt from FAR…
- August 10Okinawa Urban MonorailThe Okinawa Urban Monorail is opened in Naha, Okinawa.
- August 14Northeast blackout of 2003A widescale power blackout affects the northeast United States and Canada.
- June 26Supreme Court of the United StatesThe U.S. Supreme Court struck down sodomy laws in the country in the landmark decision Lawrence v. Texas.
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When did Iraq War happen?
September 12 2003 — 23 years ago, on a Friday.
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