In the year 2003
725 Notable deaths
Preston Smith
Governor of texas (1912-2003).
Born March 8th, 1912 in Williamson County.
Died October 18th, 2003 at 91 years old in Lubbock.
Lewis A. Coser
American sociologist.
Born November 27th, 1913 in Berlin.
Died July 8th, 2003 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Kir Bulychev
Soviet russian science fiction writer and historian (1934–2003).
Born October 18th, 1934 in Moscow.
Died September 5th, 2003 at 68 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Mohammed Dib
Algerian writer.
Born July 21st, 1920 in Tlemcen. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 2003 at 82 years old in Paris. [ref]
Martha Chase
American geneticist.
Born November 30th, 1927 in Cleveland Heights.
Died August 8th, 2003 at 75 years old in Lorain (pneumonia).
Giorgio Gaber
Italian singer-songwriter and actor (1939-2003).
Born January 25th, 1939 in Milan.
Died January 1st, 2003 at 63 years old in Camaiore.
Hartley Shawcross
British politician (1902-2003).
Born February 4th, 1902 in Giessen.
Died July 10th, 2003 at 101 years old in Cowbeech Farmhouse.
Orville Freeman
American politician (1918-2003).
Born May 9th, 1918 in Minneapolis.
Died February 20th, 2003 at 84 years old in Minneapolis (Alzheimer's disease).
James Rachels
American philosopher.
Born May 30th, 1941 in Columbus.
Died September 5th, 2003 at 62 years old in Birmingham.
Martha Griffiths
American politician (1912-2003).
Born January 29th, 1912 in Pierce City.
Died April 22nd, 2003 at 91 years old in Armada.
Abdul Kadir
Indonesian footballer (1948-2003).
Born December 27th, 1948 in Denpasar.
Died April 4th, 2003 at 54 years old in Jakarta.
Subhash Mukhopadhyay
Indian writer (1919–2003).
Born February 12th, 1919 in Krishnanagar.
Died July 8th, 2003 at 84 years old in Kolkata.
James Miller
Welsh cinematographer, producer, and director (1968–2003).
Born December 18th, 1968 in Haverfordwest.
Died May 2nd, 2003 at 34 years old in Rafah.
Janko Bobetko
Croatian general (1919–2003).
Born January 10th, 1919 in Sisak.
Died April 29th, 2003 at 84 years old in Zagreb.
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
Spanish writer (1939-2003).
Born July 27th, 1939 in Barcelona.
Died October 18th, 2003 at 64 years old in Bangkok. [ref]
Bernard Katz
German-british biophysicist (1911–2003).
Born March 26th, 1911 in Leipzig.
Died April 20th, 2003 at 92 years old in London.
Guido Crepax
Italian artist (1933-2003).
Born July 15th, 1933 in Milan. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2003 at 70 years old in Milan (multiple sclerosis).
Jack Smight
American film director (1925-2003).
Born March 9th, 1925 in Minneapolis.
Died September 1st, 2003 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Moktar Ould Daddah
President of mauritania from 1960 to 1978.
Born December 25th, 1924 in Boutilimit. [ref]
Died October 14th, 2003 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jean Yanne
French actor (1933-2003).
Born July 18th, 1933 in Les Lilas. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2003 at 69 years old in Morsains (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Herbert Aptheker
American marxist historian and political activist.
Born July 31st, 1915 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2003 at 87 years old in Mountain View. [ref]
Masatoşi Gündüz İkeda
Turkish mathematician (1926–2003).
Born February 25th, 1926 in Tokyo City.
Died February 9th, 2003 at 76 years old in Ankara.
Earl King
American songwriter and guitarist (1934–2003).
Born February 7th, 1934 in New Orleans.
Died April 17th, 2003 at 69 years old in New Orleans (diabetes).
Augusto Monterroso
Guatemalan writer (1921–2003).
Born December 21st, 1921 in Tegucigalpa.
Died February 7th, 2003 at 81 years old in Mexico City.
Dorothee Sölle
German theologian (1929–2003).
Born September 30th, 1929 in Cologne.
Died April 27th, 2003 at 73 years old in Göppingen (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 276 to 300 of 725
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur