In the year 2003
792 Notable deaths
Leonid Filatov
Soviet and russian actor, director, poet, publicist (1946–2003).
Born December 24th, 1946 in Kazan.
Died October 26th, 2003 at 56 years old in Moscow (pneumonia).
Haddis Alemayehu
Ethiopian writer and politician (1910-2003).
Born October 15th, 1910 in Debre Marqos.
Died December 6th, 2003 at 93 years old in Addis Ababa.
Jože Pučnik
Slovenian politician and socioloigst (1932-2003).
Born March 9th, 1932 in Črešnjevec.
Died January 11th, 2003 at 70 years old in Dahlenburg. [ref]
Karl Kling
German racing driver (1910-2003).
Born September 16th, 1910 in Giessen.
Died March 18th, 2003 at 92 years old in Hemmenhofen.
Eugenio Monti
Bobsledder (1928–2003).
Born January 23rd, 1928 in Toblach. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2003 at 75 years old in Belluno (shot to the head).
Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic
American neuroscientist (1937–2003).
Born April 22nd, 1937 in Salem.
Died July 31st, 2003 at 66 years old in Hamden.
Goffredo Petrassi
Italian composer (1904–2003).
Born July 16th, 1904 in Zagarolo.
Died March 3rd, 2003 at 98 years old in Rome. [ref]
Selahattin Ülkümen
Turkish diplomat (1914–2003).
Born January 14th, 1914 in Antakya.
Died July 7th, 2003 at 89 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Konstantin Buteyko
Ukrainian and russian physician.
Born January 27th, 1923 in Ivanytsia.
Died May 2nd, 2003 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Alan Davidson
British diplomat (1924–2003).
Born March 30th, 1924 in Derry.
Died December 2nd, 2003 at 79 years old in London.
Françoise Giroud
French writer and politician (1916–2003).
Born September 21st, 1916 in Lausanne.
Died January 19th, 2003 at 86 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
José María Jiménez
Road bicycle racer (1971–2003).
Born February 6th, 1971 in El Barraco.
Died December 6th, 2003 at 32 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Barry Long
Australian spiritual teacher and writer (1926–2003).
Born August 1st, 1926 in Sydney.
Died December 6th, 2003 at 77 years old
Frederick Chapman Robbins
American doctor.
Born August 25th, 1916 in Auburn. [ref]
Died August 4th, 2003 at 86 years old in Cleveland. [ref]
Enric Bernat
Spanish businessman (1923–2003).
Born October 20th, 1923 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2003 at 80 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Milton George Henschel
American watch tower society president (1920–2003).
Born August 9th, 1920 in Kentucky.
Died March 22nd, 2003 at 82 years old in New York City, Brooklyn.
Guy Thys
Belgian footballer (1922–2003).
Born December 6th, 1922 in Antwerp.
Died August 1st, 2003 at 80 years old in Antwerp.
Edward F. Moore
Professor of mathematics and computer sciences at the university of wisconsin–madison (1925-2003).
Born November 23rd, 1925 in Baltimore.
Died June 14th, 2003 at 77 years old in Madison.
Yvonne Sanson
Greek actress (1925-2003).
Born August 29th, 1925 in Thessaloniki.
Died July 23rd, 2003 at 77 years old in Bologna (aneurysm).
Roman Lyashenko
Russian ice hockey player (1979-2003).
Born May 2nd, 1979 in Murmansk. [ref]
Died July 5th, 2003 at 24 years old in Antalya (hanging to death).
Daniel Taradash
American screenwriter (1913-2003).
Born January 29th, 1913 in Louisville.
Died February 22nd, 2003 at 90 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer).
Ahmadou Kourouma
Ivorian writer (1927-2003).
Born November 24th, 1927 in Boundiali.
Died December 11th, 2003 at 76 years old in Bron.
Miodrag Petrović Čkalja
Serbian actor (1924-2003).
Born April 1st, 1924 in Kruševac.
Died October 20th, 2003 at 79 years old in Belgrade.
Moshe Carmel
Israeli politician (1911-2003).
Born January 17th, 1911 in Mińsk Mazowiecki. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2003 at 92 years old in Tel Aviv.
Jerome Hines
Opera singer (1921-2003).
Born November 8th, 1921 in Hollywood.
Died February 4th, 2003 at 81 years old in New York City.
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