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In the year 2003
790 Notable deaths
Gordon Mitchell
American actor (1923–2003).
Born July 29th, 1923 in Denver.
Died September 20th, 2003 at 80 years old in Marina del Rey (myocardial infarction).
Georg Henrik von Wright
Finland swedish philosopher, professor and member of the academy of finland (1916–2003).
Born June 14th, 1916 in Helsinki.
Died June 16th, 2003 at 87 years old in Helsinki.
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).
Emmanuel Pelaez
Vice president of the philippines from 1961 to 1965.
Born November 30th, 1915 in Medina.
Died July 27th, 2003 at 87 years old in Muntinlupa (myocardial infarction).
Jaba Ioseliani
Georgian politician (1926-2003).
Born July 10th, 1926 in Khashuri.
Died March 4th, 2003 at 76 years old in Tbilisi (myocardial infarction).
Clifton McNeely
American basketball player-coach (1919-2003).
Born June 22nd, 1919 in Greenwood.
Died December 26th, 2003 at 84 years old in Irving.
Mohamed Choukri
Moroccan author (1935–2003).
Born July 15th, 1935 in Tangier.
Died November 15th, 2003 at 68 years old in Rabat (cancer).
Hans Hermann Groër
Catholic cardinal in austria (1919–2003).
Born October 13th, 1919 in Vienna.
Died March 24th, 2003 at 83 years old in St. Pölten.
Walter Scharf
American composer and arranger (1910–2003).
Born August 1st, 1910 in New York City.
Died February 24th, 2003 at 92 years old in Brentwood (myocardial infarction).
Sid McMath
34th governor of arkansas (1912–2003).
Born June 14th, 1912 in Columbia County.
Died October 4th, 2003 at 91 years old in Little Rock.
Manfred von Brauchitsch
German racecar driver (1905–2003).
Born August 15th, 1905 in Hamburg.
Died February 6th, 2003 at 97 years old in Gräfenwarth.
Earl Bellamy
Film director (1917–2003).
Born March 11th, 1917 in Minneapolis.
Died November 30th, 2003 at 86 years old in Albuquerque (myocardial infarction).
Ivan Rassimov
Italian actor (1938-2003).
Born May 7th, 1938 in Trieste.
Died March 14th, 2003 at 64 years old in Rome.
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]
Harold C. Schonberg
American writer (1915–2003).
Born November 29th, 1915 in New York City.
Died July 26th, 2003 at 87 years old in New York City.
Helmut Knochen
Ss officer (1910–2003).
Born March 14th, 1910 in Magdeburg.
Died April 4th, 2003 at 93 years old in Offenbach am Main.
Vance Hartke
American politician (1919–2003).
Born May 31st, 1919 in Pike County.
Died July 27th, 2003 at 84 years old in Falls Church.
Jacques Deray
French film director (1929–2003).
Born February 19th, 1929 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.
Died August 10th, 2003 at 74 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (cancer).
Wolfgang Larrazábal
President of venezuela (1911-2003).
Born March 5th, 1911 in Sucre.
Died February 27th, 2003 at 91 years old in Caracas.
Jimmy Knepper
American jazz trombonist (1927–2003).
Born November 22nd, 1927 in Los Angeles.
Died June 14th, 2003 at 75 years old in Triadelphia (Parkinson's disease).
Steve O'Rourke
British band manager and racecar driver (1940-2003).
Born October 1st, 1940 in Willesden. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2003 at 63 years old in Miami (stroke).
Felix de Weldon
Austrian-american sculptor (1907-2003).
Born April 12th, 1907 in Vienna.
Died June 3rd, 2003 at 96 years old in Woodstock.
Mordechai Chod
Israeli military officer.
Born September 28th, 1926 in Mandatory Palestine.
Died June 29th, 2003 at 76 years old in Israel.
Lothar Emmerich
German association football player and manager (1941-2003).
Born November 29th, 1941 in Dortmund.
Died August 13th, 2003 at 61 years old in Hemer (lung cancer).
Constantin Dăscălescu
52nd prime minister of romania (1982-1989).
Born July 2nd, 1923 in Breaza.
Died May 15th, 2003 at 79 years old in Bucharest.
Deaths 326 to 350 of 790
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius