Events Date 2003 February | History by KabAstro

Feb 1 Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
Feb 2 53rd NHL All-Star Game, Office Depot Centre, Sunrise, FL: West beats East, 6-5; MVP: Danny Heatley, Atlanta Thrashers, LW

"All I Have"

Feb 2 Jennifer Lopez starts a three week run at #1 on the US singles chart with "All I Have"

Feb 2 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 45-23; MVP: Ricky Williams, Miami Dolphins, RB
Feb 2 Russian pop girl duo Tatu start a four-week run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "All The Things She Said"

Feb 3 Actress Lana Clarkson is shot and killed by Phil Spector at Spector's house in Alhambra, California

Feb 4 The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is officially renamed Serbia and Montenegro and adopts a new constitution.
Feb 6 53rd Berlin International Film Festival: "In This World" wins the Golden Bear

Feb 6 American rapper 50 Cent releases his album “Get Rich or Die Trying” (2003 Billboard Album of the Year)

Feb 9 52nd NBA All-Star Game, Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA: West beats East, 155-145 (2 OT); MVP: Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves, F
Feb 10 France and Belgium break the NATO procedure of silent approval concerning the timing of protective measures for Turkey in case of a possible war with Iraq.
Feb 15 An estimated 6-11 million people around the world take to the streets to protest against war with Iraq
Feb 16 45th Daytona 500: Michael Waltrip wins for the second time in 3 years; race ends after 109 laps when rain pours on the track
Feb 17 The London Congestion Charge scheme begins in London, England
Feb 18 Comet C/2002 V1 (NEAT) makes perihelion, seen by SOHO.
Feb 18 Nearly 200 people die in the Daegu subway fire in South Korea
Feb 20 Pyrotechnics display sets 'The Station' nightclub ablaze during a concert by rock band Great White; kills 100 and injuries over 300 others (West Warwick, Rhode Island)

Feb 21 Bill Maher's political talk show "Real Time with Bill Maher" debuts on HBO

Feb 22 Pakistani pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar bowls the fastest ball recorded in cricket history at 100.2 mph (161.3 km/h)

Feb 23 45th Grammy Awards: "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones wins

Feb 23 56th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs): "The Pianist" Best Film, Roman Polanski Best Director

Feb 27 Former Bosnian Serb leader Biljana Plavsic is sentenced by the U.N. tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, to 11 years in prison
Feb 27 Rowan Williams is enthroned as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury.