In the year 2003
792 Notable deaths
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).
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.
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).
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.
Karin Booth
American actress (1916-2003).
Born June 19th, 1916 in Minneapolis.
Died July 27th, 2003 at 87 years old in Jupiter.
Felix de Weldon
Austrian-american sculptor (1907-2003).
Born April 12th, 1907 in Vienna.
Died June 3rd, 2003 at 96 years old in Woodstock.
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).
Meir Vilner
Israeli communist politician.
Born October 23rd, 1918 in Vilnius. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2003 at 84 years old in Tel Aviv.
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.
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]
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.
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.
Emil Fackenheim
Israeli philosopher (1916-2003).
Born June 22nd, 1916 in Halle (Saale).
Died September 19th, 2003 at 87 years old in Jerusalem. [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).
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).
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]
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]
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).
Viktor Leonov
Soviet sailor (1916-2003).
Born November 21st, 1916 in Zaraysk.
Died October 7th, 2003 at 86 years old in Moscow.
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).
Malcolm Williamson
Australian composer (1931–2003).
Born November 21st, 1931 in Sydney.
Died March 2nd, 2003 at 71 years old in Cambridge.
Kriangsak Chamanan
Thai politician (1917-2003).
Born December 17th, 1917 in Samut Sakhon.
Died December 23rd, 2003 at 86 years old in Bangkok.
Barber Conable
American politician (1922–2003).
Born November 2nd, 1922 in Warsaw.
Died November 30th, 2003 at 81 years old in Sarasota (infectious disease).
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.
Deaths 351 to 375 of 792
I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez