What was the world like in 2003?
The biggest Hindi film of the year was Kal Ho Naa Ho, and everyone was singing Kal Ho Naa Ho.
What things cost in 2003.
Gold: yearly average, 24K, approx. Petrol: Delhi pump price around mid-year, approx. Sensex: BSE year-end close. Today's figures as of late Oct 2026. For curiosity, not advice.
The world's number ones.
Every song that hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2003.
Lose Yourself · Eminem
Bump, Bump, Bump · B2K & P. Diddy
All I Have · Jennifer Lopez Featuring LL Cool J
In Da Club · 50 Cent
Get Busy · Sean Paul
21 Questions · 50 Cent Featuring Nate Dogg
This Is The Night · Clay Aiken
Crazy In Love · Beyonce Featuring Jay Z
Shake Ya Tailfeather · Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee
Baby Boy · Beyonce Featuring Sean Paul
Stand Up · Ludacris Featuring Shawnna
Hey Ya! · OutKast
If you were born in 2003, none of this existed.
Facebook launches
The first video is uploaded to YouTube
The first iPhone goes on sale
India wins the first T20 World Cup
The first IPL match is played
Abhinav Bindra wins India's first individual Olympic gold
Chandrayaan-1 launches for the Moon
The first Bitcoin is mined
And 12 more. Your exact day shows the full list.
The year is the trailer. Your day is the film.
The Moon and your nakshatra, the weather in your city, the front page and who shares your birthday.
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