April 2003
* April 3 – A passenger bus hits a remote-controlled land mine in the Chechen capital, killing at least 8.
* April 3 – U.S. forces seize control of Saddam International Airport, changing the airport's name to Baghdad International Airport.
* April 7- Syracuse wins the college basketball National Championship.
* April 9 – U.S. forces seize control of Baghdad, ending the regime of Saddam Hussein.
* April 14 – The Human Genome Project is completed, with 99% of the human genome sequenced to 99.99% accuracy.
* April 17 – The Stevens Report concludes that members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and British Army cooperated with the Ulster Defence Association in the killings of Catholics in Northern Ireland.
* April 21 – Retired U.S. Army General Jay Garner becomes Interim Civil Administrator of Iraq.
* April 29 – The United States announces the withdrawal of troops stationed in Saudi Arabia, and the redeployment of some at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
Albums:
Keep on Your Mean Side The Kills
Elephant The White Stripes
The Blueprint 2.1 Jay-Z
To Whom It May Concern Lisa Marie Presley

Thankful Kelly Clarkson
American Life Madonna
The World According to RZA RZA
Fever to Tell Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The Secret of Elena's Tomb ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
Stone Temple Pilots brake up
Films released:
Phone Booth
What a Girl Wants
Anger Management
A Mighty Wind
Malibu's Most Wanted
