Portal:Current events/2003 April 21
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April 21, 2003 (Monday)
- Boston Marathon: Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot wins in 2:10:11, Svetlana Zakharova in 2:25:20 (legally blind American Marla Runyan finishes fifth), Ernst Van Dyk and Christina Ripp win the wheelchair races in 1:28:32 and 1:54:57 respectively.
- Vote counting in Nigeria heavily favors Olusegun Obasanjo; opposition makes accusations of electoral fraud.[1]
- The International Criminal Court elects its first prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo.[2]
- British pop group S Club announce that they are splitting up after four years. The announcement was made in the London Arena by the six remaining members of the group.
- ^ "Africa | Nigeria's Obasanjo set for second term". BBC News. 2003-04-22. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Americas | World court elects first prosecutor". BBC News. 2003-04-21. Retrieved 2015-09-26.