Northeast blackout of 2003

major power outage in August 2003 in North America
Event power_outage Q2991760
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Northeast blackout of 2003

Summary

Northeast blackout of 2003 is a power outage[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of power_outage entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (991 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Northeast blackout of 2003 is in the country of United States[3].
  • Northeast blackout of 2003 is in the country of Canada[4].
  • Northeast blackout of 2003's image is recorded as Map of North America, blackout 2003.svg[5].
  • Northeast blackout of 2003's instance of is recorded as power outage[6].
  • Northeast blackout of 2003's Commons category is recorded as Northeast Blackout of 2003[7].
  • Northeast blackout of 2003's point in time is recorded as +2003-08-14T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Northeast blackout of 2003's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.3561, 'lon': -81.5694}[9].
  • Northeast blackout of 2003's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g5_mv[10].

Why It Matters

Northeast blackout of 2003 ranks in the top 5% of power_outage entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (991 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_northeast-blackout-of-2003_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Northeast blackout of 2003}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/northeast-blackout-of-2003}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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