In the year 2003
792 Notable deaths
Yun Hyon-seok
South korean poet, writer and lgbt activist.
Born August 7th, 1984 in Incheon.
Died April 26th, 2003 at 18 years old in Dongdaemun District (hanging to death).
Carlos Roberto Reina
President of honduras (1994-1998).
Born March 13th, 1926 in Tegucigalpa.
Died August 19th, 2003 at 77 years old in Tegucigalpa (gunshot wound).
Annalena Tonelli
Italian lawyer and activist (1943–2003).
Born April 2nd, 1943 in Forlì.
Died October 5th, 2003 at 60 years old in Borama.
Rachel de Queiroz
Brazilian writer and journalist (1910-2003).
Born November 17th, 1910 in Fortaleza.
Died November 4th, 2003 at 92 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Roberto Murolo
Italian singer (1912-2003).
Born January 19th, 1912 in Naples.
Died March 13th, 2003 at 91 years old in Naples.
Bernard Dowiyogo
Nauruan politician (1946-2003).
Born February 14th, 1946 in Nauru, Ubenide Constituency.
Died March 9th, 2003 at 57 years old in Washington, D.C. (diabetes).
Barbara Weeks
American film actress (1913-2003).
Born July 4th, 1913 in Somerville.
Died June 24th, 2003 at 89 years old in Las Vegas.
19th Kushok Bakula Rinpoche
Indian diplomat (1917-2003).
Born May 21st, 1917 in Ladakh.
Died November 4th, 2003 at 86 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Mamohato of Lesotho
Queen regnant of lesotho (1941–2003).
Born April 28th, 1941.
Died September 6th, 2003 at 62 years old in Mantsonyane.
Carl Fontana
American musician (1928–2003).
Born July 18th, 1928 in Monroe.
Died October 9th, 2003 at 75 years old in Las Vegas (Alzheimer's disease).
Frank Moss
American politician (1911-2003).
Born September 23rd, 1911 in Salt Lake City.
Died January 29th, 2003 at 91 years old in Salt Lake City.
Maurice Kouandété
Military officer (1932-2003).
Born September 22nd, 1932 in Natitingou.
Died September 7th, 2003 at 70 years old in Natitingou.
Manuel Rosenthal
French composer and conductor (1904-2003).
Born June 18th, 1904 in Paris.
Died June 5th, 2003 at 98 years old in Paris.
John Browning
American pianist (1933-2003).
Born May 23rd, 1933 in Denver.
Died January 26th, 2003 at 69 years old in Sister Bay.
Serge Silberman
French film producer (1917–2003).
Died July 23rd, 2003 at 86 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Georges Pichard
French comic book artist (1920–2003).
Born January 7th, 1920 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 6th, 2003 at 83 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Vítor Damas
Portuguese footballer (1947-2003).
Born October 8th, 1947 in Lisbon.
Died September 13th, 2003 at 55 years old in Lisbon (cancer).
Reza Beyk Imanverdi
Iranian actor (1936-2003).
Born June 15th, 1936 in Tehran.
Died September 13th, 2003 at 67 years old in Arizona (lung cancer).
Sat-Okh
Children's author and soldier in the polish resistance during world war ii.
Born April 15th, 1925 in Canada, Alexeyevsk.
Died July 3rd, 2003 at 78 years old in Gdańsk.
Julian Bigelow
American computer scientist (1913-2003).
Born March 19th, 1913 in Nutley. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2003 at 89 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Hilde Levi
German physicist (1909–2003).
Born May 9th, 1909 in Frankfurt.
Died July 26th, 2003 at 94 years old in Copenhagen.
Hideyo Amamoto
Japanese actor (1926–2003).
Born January 2nd, 1926 in Wakamatsu-ku.
Died March 23rd, 2003 at 77 years old (pneumonia).
Walter Zapp
Estonian inventor of baltic german origin (1905–2003).
Born September 4th, 1905 in Riga.
Died July 17th, 2003 at 97 years old in Binningen.
Jesse Carver
English footballer and manager (1911-2003).
Born July 7th, 1911 in Liverpool.
Died November 29th, 2003 at 92 years old in Bournemouth.
Karel Kosik
Czech philosopher, literary theorist and university educator (1926–2003).
Born June 26th, 1926 in Prague.
Died February 21st, 2003 at 76 years old in Prague.
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris