In the year 2003
792 Notable deaths
Elaine Anderson Steinbeck
American actress and stage manager (1914–2003).
Born August 14th, 1914 in Austin.
Died April 27th, 2003 at 88 years old in Manhattan.
Joe Baker
England footballer (1940-2003).
Born July 17th, 1940 in Woolton.
Died October 6th, 2003 at 63 years old in Wishaw (myocardial infarction).
Irene Gut Opdyke
Polish nurse (1922–2003).
Born May 5th, 1922 in Kozienice.
Died May 17th, 2003 at 81 years old in Fullerton (kidney failure, liver failure).
Johanna Budwig
German biochemist (1908–2003).
Born September 30th, 1908 in Germany, Essen.
Died May 19th, 2003 at 94 years old in Freudenstadt.
Monique Wittig
French writer (1935-2003).
Born July 13th, 1935 in Dannemarie.
Died January 3rd, 2003 at 67 years old in Tucson (myocardial infarction).
Mary Ann Jackson
American actress (1923-2003).
Born January 14th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died December 17th, 2003 at 80 years old in San Fernando (myocardial infarction).
Royce D. Applegate
American actor (1939–2003).
Born December 25th, 1939 in Midwest City.
Died January 1st, 2003 at 63 years old in Hollywood Hills (smoke inhalation injury).
Bill Bright
American evangelist (1921–2003).
Born October 19th, 1921 in Coweta.
Died July 19th, 2003 at 81 years old in Orlando.
Valentin Pavlov
Soviet official and russian banker (1937-2003).
Born September 26th, 1937 in Moscow. [ref]
Died March 30th, 2003 at 65 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Frank D. White
American politician in arkansas (1933–2003).
Born June 4th, 1933 in Texarkana.
Died May 21st, 2003 at 69 years old in Little Rock (myocardial infarction).
Khieu Ponnary
Cambodian writer (1920-2003).
Born February 3rd, 1920 in Battambang Province.
Died July 1st, 2003 at 83 years old in Pailin Province (cancer). [ref]
Walter J. Ong
American philosopher and historian (1912–2003).
Born November 30th, 1912 in Kansas City.
Died August 12th, 2003 at 90 years old in St. Louis. [ref]
Helmut Rahn
German association football player (1929–2003).
Born August 16th, 1929 in Essen.
Died August 14th, 2003 at 73 years old in Essen.
Erik Brann
American guitarist (1950-2003).
Born August 11th, 1950 in Pekin.
Died July 25th, 2003 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Magnus von Braun
German engineer (1919–2003).
Born May 10th, 1919 in Greifswald.
Died June 21st, 2003 at 84 years old in Phoenix.
Ron Goodwin
English composer and conductor (1925–2003).
Born February 17th, 1925 in Plymouth.
Died January 8th, 2003 at 77 years old in Newbury (asthma).
Annemarie Schimmel
German scholar of islam (1922-2003).
Born April 7th, 1922 in Erfurt.
Died January 26th, 2003 at 80 years old in Bonn.
Andrea King
Stage, film, and television actress (1919–2003).
Born February 1st, 1919 in Paris.
Died April 22nd, 2003 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills.
Sita Ram Goel
Indian activist, writer and publisher (1921–2003).
Born October 16th, 1921 in Punjab.
Died December 3rd, 2003 at 82 years old in New Delhi.
Carol Shields
American/canadian author.
Born June 2nd, 1935 in Oak Park.
Died July 16th, 2003 at 68 years old in Victoria (breast cancer).
C. Douglas Dillon
United states navy officer, art collector, metropolitan museum chairman (1909-2003).
Born August 21st, 1909 in Geneva.
Died January 10th, 2003 at 93 years old in New York City.
Christopher Hill
British historian (1912–2003).
Born February 6th, 1912 in York.
Died February 23rd, 2003 at 91 years old in Oxfordshire (disease). [ref]
Charles Poor Kindleberger
American economic historian 1910-2003.
Born October 12th, 1910 in New York City.
Died July 7th, 2003 at 92 years old in Cambridge.
Malik Meraj Khalid
Pakistani politician (1916-2003).
Born September 20th, 1916 in Lahore.
Died June 13th, 2003 at 86 years old in Lahore.
Dorothy Loudon
American actress, singer, performer (1925-2003).
Born September 17th, 1925 in Boston.
Died November 15th, 2003 at 78 years old in New York City (cancer).
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I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino