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In the year 2003
792 Notable deaths
Anita Borg
American computer scientist (1949-2003).
Born January 17th, 1949 in Chicago.
Died April 6th, 2003 at 54 years old in Sonoma (brain cancer).
Vera Zorina
Norwegian ballerina (1917-2003).
Born January 2nd, 1917 in Berlin. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2003 at 86 years old in Santa Fe (stroke).
Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter
Canadian mathematician (1907–2003).
Born February 9th, 1907 in Kensington.
Died March 31st, 2003 at 96 years old in Toronto.
Walt Whitman Rostow
American economist, political theorist and government official (1916–2003).
Born October 7th, 1916 in New York City.
Died February 13th, 2003 at 86 years old in Austin.
László Papp
Hungarian boxer (1926–2003).
Born March 25th, 1926 in Budapest.
Died October 16th, 2003 at 77 years old in Budapest.
Shlomo Argov
Israeli diplomat (1929–2003).
Born December 14th, 1929 in Jerusalem.
Died February 23rd, 2003 at 73 years old in Jerusalem.
Kathleen Raine
British poet, critic and scholar (1908–2003).
Born June 14th, 1908 in Ilford.
Died July 6th, 2003 at 95 years old in London.
Luis A. Ferré
Puerto rican politician (1904-2003).
Born February 17th, 1904 in Ponce.
Died October 21st, 2003 at 99 years old in San Juan (respiratory failure).
Arthur Guyton
American physiologist (1919–2003).
Born September 8th, 1919 in Oxford.
Died April 3rd, 2003 at 83 years old in Mississippi (traffic collision).
Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza
Descendant of the brazilian imperial family.
Born August 13th, 1911 in Château d'Eu.
Died July 5th, 2003 at 91 years old in Paris.
Charles Berlitz
American linguist (1914–2003).
Born November 22nd, 1914 in New York City.
Died December 18th, 2003 at 89 years old in Tamarac.
Kid Gavilán
Cuban boxer (1926-2003).
Born January 6th, 1926 in Camagüey.
Died February 13th, 2003 at 77 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction).
Elisabeth Welch
Singer, actress (1904-2003).
Born February 27th, 1904 in Englewood.
Died July 15th, 2003 at 99 years old in London.
Chris Brasher
London marathon co-founder, athlete, journalist.
Born August 21st, 1928 in Georgetown.
Died February 28th, 2003 at 74 years old in Chaddleworth.
Sloan Wilson
American writer (1920-2003).
Born May 8th, 1920 in Norwalk.
Died May 25th, 2003 at 83 years old in Colonial Beach (Alzheimer's disease).
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).
Bruno Sutkus
Lithuanian-german ss soldier, sniper and recipient of the iron cross (1924–2003).
Born May 14th, 1924 in Chkalovsk Microdistrict.
Died August 29th, 2003 at 79 years old in Germany.
Mohammed Dib
Algerian writer (1920–2003).
Born July 21st, 1920 in Tlemcen.
Died May 2nd, 2003 at 82 years old in La Celle-Saint-Cloud.
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.
Victoria Horne
American actress (1911–2003).
Born November 1st, 1911 in New York City.
Died October 10th, 2003 at 91 years old in Beverly Hills.
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).
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