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In the year 2003
792 Notable deaths
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.
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
Spanish writer (1939-2003).
Born July 27th, 1939 in Barcelona.
Died October 18th, 2003 at 64 years old in Bangkok.
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.
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]
Janko Bobetko
Croatian general (1919–2003).
Born January 10th, 1919 in Sisak.
Died April 29th, 2003 at 84 years old in Zagreb.
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.
Martha Griffiths
American politician (1912-2003).
Born January 29th, 1912 in Pierce City.
Died April 22nd, 2003 at 91 years old in Armada.
James Rachels
American philosopher (1941–2003).
Born May 30th, 1941 in Columbus.
Died September 5th, 2003 at 62 years old in Birmingham.
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).
Subhash Mukhopadhyay
Indian writer (1919–2003).
Born February 12th, 1919 in Krishnanagar.
Died July 8th, 2003 at 84 years old in Kolkata.
Joseph P. Overton
American political theorist (1960-2003).
Born January 4th, 1960 in South Haven. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2003 at 43 years old in Tuscola County (aircraft crash). [ref]
Bernard Katz
German-british biophysicist (1911–2003).
Born March 26th, 1911 in Leipzig.
Died April 20th, 2003 at 92 years old in London.
Herbert Aptheker
American marxist historian and political activist (1915–2003).
Born July 31st, 1915 in Brooklyn.
Died March 17th, 2003 at 87 years old in Mountain View.
Guido Crepax
Italian artist (1933-2003).
Born July 15th, 1933 in Milan.
Died July 31st, 2003 at 70 years old in Milan (multiple sclerosis).
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]
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).
Dorothee Sölle
German theologian (1929–2003).
Born September 30th, 1929 in Cologne.
Died April 27th, 2003 at 73 years old in Göppingen (myocardial infarction).
Massimo Girotti
Italian actor (1918-2003).
Born May 18th, 1918 in Mogliano.
Died January 5th, 2003 at 84 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Tommy Seebach
Danish musician (1949–2003).
Born September 14th, 1949 in Copenhagen.
Died March 31st, 2003 at 53 years old in Copenhagen (myocardial infarction).
Kathleen Winsor
American author (1919-2003).
Born October 13th, 1919 in Olivia. [ref]
Died May 26th, 2003 at 83 years old in New York City. [ref]
Augusto Monterroso
Guatemalan writer (1921–2003).
Born December 21st, 1921 in Tegucigalpa.
Died February 7th, 2003 at 81 years old in Mexico City.
Miloš Milutinović
Serbian footballer (1933–2003).
Born February 5th, 1933 in Bajina Bašta.
Died January 28th, 2003 at 69 years old in Belgrade.
David Greene
British director, actor (1921–2003).
Born February 22nd, 1921 in Manchester.
Died April 7th, 2003 at 82 years old in Ojai (pancreatic cancer).
Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim
Iraqi shia islamic scholar and politician (1939–2003).
Died August 29th, 2003 at 64 years old in Najaf (Imam Ali Mosque bombing).
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