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In the year 2003
725 Notable deaths
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.
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. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2003 at 68 years old in Victoria (breast cancer). [ref]
C. Douglas Dillon
United states navy officer (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).
Lou Harrison
American composer (1917-2003).
Born May 14th, 1917 in Portland. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2003 at 85 years old in Lafayette (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anil Biswas
Indian singer.
Born July 7th, 1914 in Barishal.
Died May 31st, 2003 at 88 years old in New Delhi.
Adam Osborne
American writer and software publisher (1939-2003).
Born March 6th, 1939 in Bangkok.
Died March 18th, 2003 at 64 years old in Kodaikanal.
Arthur Conley
American soul singer (1946–2003).
Born January 4th, 1946 in Atlanta.
Died November 17th, 2003 at 57 years old (intestinal cancer).
Sadegh Khalkhali
Iranian cleric and executor.
Born July 27th, 1926 in Ardabil.
Died November 26th, 2003 at 77 years old in Tehran (cancer).
Pierre Poujade
French politician (1920–2003).
Born December 1st, 1920 in Saint-Céré.
Died August 27th, 2003 at 82 years old in La Bastide-l'Évêque.
Rubén González Fontanills
Cuban musician (1919-2003).
Born May 26th, 1919 in Santa Clara. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2003 at 84 years old in Havana. [ref]
Walter Washington
American politician and former mayor of the district of columbia (1915–2003).
Born April 15th, 1915 in Dawson.
Died October 27th, 2003 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C. (kidney failure).
Margaret Singer
American clinical psychologist.
Born July 29th, 1921 in Denver.
Died November 23rd, 2003 at 82 years old in Berkeley (pneumonia).
Daphne Oram
British composer and electronic musician (1925–2003).
Born December 31st, 1925 in Devizes.
Died January 5th, 2003 at 77 years old in Maidstone Hospital.
Susan Travers
Member of french foreign legion (1909–2003).
Born September 23rd, 1909 in London.
Died December 18th, 2003 at 94 years old in Ballainvilliers.
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan
Un high commissioner for refugees (1933-2003).
Born January 17th, 1933 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died May 12th, 2003 at 70 years old in Boston (cancer).
Joseph Saidu Momoh
Sierra leonean politician (1937-2003).
Born January 26th, 1937 in Binkolo.
Died August 3rd, 2003 at 66 years old in Conakry.
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