In the year 2003
791 Notable deaths
Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur
President of somaliland (1931-2003).
Born April 4th, 1931 in Burao.
Died November 8th, 2003 at 72 years old in Hargeisa.
Lynn Chadwick
English artist and sculptor (1914–2003).
Born November 24th, 1914 in London.
Died April 25th, 2003 at 88 years old in Lypiatt Park.
Rosalyn Tureck
American pianist and harpsichordist (1914–2003).
Born December 14th, 1914 in Chicago.
Died July 18th, 2003 at 88 years old in New York City.
Viktor Leonov
Soviet sailor (1916-2003).
Born November 21st, 1916 in Zaraysk.
Died October 7th, 2003 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Anthony of Sourozh
Russian orthodox bishop and theological author (1914-2003).
Born June 6th, 1914 in Lausanne.
Died August 4th, 2003 at 89 years old in London.
Karin Booth
American actress (1916-2003).
Born June 19th, 1916 in Minneapolis.
Died July 27th, 2003 at 87 years old in Jupiter.
Emil Fackenheim
Israeli philosopher (1916-2003).
Born June 22nd, 1916 in Halle (Saale).
Died September 19th, 2003 at 87 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Bhupen Khakhar
Indian artist (1934-2003).
Born March 10th, 1934 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died August 8th, 2003 at 69 years old in Vadodara (cancer). [ref]
Trevor Ford
Welsh association football player (1923-2003).
Born October 1st, 1923 in Swansea.
Died May 29th, 2003 at 79 years old in Swansea (pneumonia).
Umar Wirahadikusumah
4th vice president of indonesia (1983–1988).
Born October 10th, 1924 in West Java.
Died March 21st, 2003 at 78 years old in Jakarta.
Mario Merz
Italian artist, painter and sculptor (1925–2003).
Born January 1st, 1925 in Milan. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2003 at 78 years old in Turin. [ref]
Meir Vilner
Israeli communist politician.
Born October 23rd, 1918 in Vilnius. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2003 at 84 years old in Tel Aviv.
Jürgen Möllemann
German politician (1945-2003).
Born July 15th, 1945 in Augsburg.
Died June 5th, 2003 at 57 years old in Marl-Loemühle airfield (falling).
Mickey Finn
British percussionist (1947–2003).
Born June 3rd, 1947 in Thornton Heath.
Died January 13th, 2003 at 55 years old in Croydon.
Philip Yordan
American screenwriter (1914–2003).
Born April 1st, 1914 in Chicago.
Died March 24th, 2003 at 88 years old in La Jolla (pancreatic cancer).
Barber Conable
American politician (1922–2003).
Born November 2nd, 1922 in Warsaw.
Died November 30th, 2003 at 81 years old in Sarasota (infectious disease).
Virginia Biddle
American performer (1910–2003).
Born December 17th, 1910 in Topeka. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2003 at 92 years old in Old Saybrook. [ref]
Malcolm Williamson
Australian composer (1931–2003).
Born November 21st, 1931 in Sydney.
Died March 2nd, 2003 at 71 years old in Cambridge.
Fidel Sánchez Hernández
President of el salvador (1917-2003).
Born July 7th, 1917 in El Divisadero. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2003 at 85 years old in San Salvador (myocardial infarction).
Marshall Rosenbluth
American nuclear physicist (1927–2003).
Born February 5th, 1927 in Albany.
Died September 28th, 2003 at 76 years old in San Diego.
Fernando Di Leo
Italian film director (1932-2003).
Born January 11th, 1932 in San Ferdinando di Puglia.
Died December 1st, 2003 at 71 years old in Rome.
John Serry Sr.
American concert accordionist, arranger, and composer (1915–2003).
Born January 29th, 1915 in Brooklyn.
Died September 14th, 2003 at 88 years old in Long Island.
Ciccio Ingrassia
Italian comedian (1922-2003).
Born October 5th, 1922 in Palermo.
Died April 28th, 2003 at 80 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Fadwa Tuqan
Palestinien poet (1917-2003).
Born March 1st, 1917 in Nablus.
Died December 12th, 2003 at 86 years old in Nablus.
Deaths 351 to 375 of 791
A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson