In the year 2003
791 Notable deaths
Roberto Murolo
Italian singer (1912-2003).
Born January 19th, 1912 in Naples.
Died March 13th, 2003 at 91 years old in Naples.
Maurice Kouandété
Military officer (1932-2003).
Born September 22nd, 1932 in Natitingou.
Died September 7th, 2003 at 70 years old in Natitingou.
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).
Barbara Weeks
American film actress (1913-2003).
Born July 4th, 1913 in Somerville.
Died June 24th, 2003 at 89 years old in Las Vegas.
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).
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]
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.
Serge Silberman
French film producer (1917–2003).
Died July 23rd, 2003 at 86 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Norman Lewis
British travel writer (1908–2003).
Born June 28th, 1908 in London Borough of Enfield.
Died July 22nd, 2003 at 95 years old in Saffron Walden.
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).
John Browning
American pianist (1933-2003).
Born May 23rd, 1933 in Denver.
Died January 26th, 2003 at 69 years old in Sister Bay.
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.
Hilde Levi
German physicist (1909–2003).
Born May 9th, 1909 in Frankfurt.
Died July 26th, 2003 at 94 years old in Copenhagen.
Manuel Rosenthal
French composer and conductor (1904-2003).
Born June 18th, 1904 in Paris.
Died June 5th, 2003 at 98 years old in Paris.
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.
Hideyo Amamoto
Japanese actor (1926–2003).
Born January 2nd, 1926 in Wakamatsu-ku.
Died March 23rd, 2003 at 77 years old (pneumonia).
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.
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]
Bodil Kjer
Danish actress (1917–2003).
Born September 2nd, 1917 in Odense.
Died February 1st, 2003 at 85 years old in Copenhagen.
Pierre Restany
French art historian and critic (1930–2003).
Born June 24th, 1930 in Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda. [ref]
Died May 29th, 2003 at 72 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Yūkichi Chūganji
Japanese supercentenarian (1889–2003).
Born March 23rd, 1889 in Chikushino.
Died September 28th, 2003 at 114 years old in Ogori (senility).
Pushpalata Das
Indian independence activist, social worker and gandhian.
Born March 27th, 1915 in North Lakhimpur.
Died November 9th, 2003 at 88 years old in Kolkata.
Amina Rizk
Egyptian actress (1898–2003).
Born April 13th, 1910 in Tanta.
Died August 24th, 2003 at 93 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
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A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu