In the year 2003
792 Notable deaths
Valeriy Brumel
Soviet high jumper.
Born April 14th, 1942 in Tolbuzino.
Died January 26th, 2003 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Yuri Shchekochikhin
Russian journalist (1950-2003).
Died July 3rd, 2003 at 53 years old in Moscow (poison).
Roberto Marinho
Brazilian media entrepreneur (1904–2003).
Born December 3rd, 1904 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 6th, 2003 at 98 years old in Rio de Janeiro (lung cancer).
Hal Clement
American author (1922–2003).
Born May 30th, 1922 in Somerville.
Died October 29th, 2003 at 81 years old in Milton (diabetes).
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).
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.
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.
Jaba Ioseliani
Georgian politician (1926-2003).
Born July 10th, 1926 in Khashuri.
Died March 4th, 2003 at 76 years old in Tbilisi (myocardial infarction).
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).
Bertram Brockhouse
Canadian physicist.
Born July 15th, 1918 in Lethbridge.
Died October 13th, 2003 at 85 years old in Hamilton.
Clifton McNeely
American basketball player-coach (1919-2003).
Born June 22nd, 1919 in Greenwood.
Died December 26th, 2003 at 84 years old in Irving.
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.
Mohamed Choukri
Moroccan author (1935–2003).
Born July 15th, 1935 in Tangier.
Died November 15th, 2003 at 68 years old in Rabat (cancer).
Wolfgang Larrazábal
President of venezuela (1911-2003).
Born March 5th, 1911 in Sucre.
Died February 27th, 2003 at 91 years old in Caracas.
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).
Ivan Rassimov
Italian actor (1938-2003).
Born May 7th, 1938 in Trieste.
Died March 14th, 2003 at 64 years old in Rome.
Helmut Knochen
Ss officer (1910–2003).
Born March 14th, 1910 in Magdeburg.
Died April 4th, 2003 at 93 years old in Offenbach am Main.
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).
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.
Mickey Finn
British percussionist (1947–2003).
Born June 3rd, 1947 in Thornton Heath.
Died January 13th, 2003 at 55 years old in Croydon.
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.
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).
Vance Hartke
American politician (1919–2003).
Born May 31st, 1919 in Pike County.
Died July 27th, 2003 at 84 years old in Falls Church.
Mordechai Chod
Israeli military officer.
Born September 28th, 1926 in Mandatory Palestine.
Died June 29th, 2003 at 76 years old in Israel.
Deaths 326 to 350 of 792
All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young