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In the year 2003
791 Notable deaths
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).
José Craveirinha
Mozambican poet (1922-2003).
Born May 28th, 1922 in Maputo.
Died February 6th, 2003 at 80 years old in Maputo.
Muhammad Abd El-Ghani El-Gamasy
Egyptian field marshal (1921–2003).
Born September 9th, 1921.
Died June 7th, 2003 at 81 years old in Cairo.
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.
Albert Batteux
French footballer (1919-2003).
Died February 28th, 2003 at 83 years old in Meylan (Alzheimer's disease).
Mamohato of Lesotho
Queen regnant of lesotho (1941–2003).
Born April 28th, 1941.
Died September 6th, 2003 at 62 years old in Mantsonyane.
Sabahudin Bilalović
Bosnian basketball player (1960-2003).
Born May 7th, 1960 in Trebinje.
Died July 29th, 2003 at 43 years old in Makarska.
Jorge Oteiza
Basque spanish sculptor, painter, designer and writer (1908-2003).
Born October 21st, 1908 in Orio.
Died April 9th, 2003 at 94 years old in San Sebastián.
Henryk Jabłoński
Polish historian and politician (1909-2003).
Born December 27th, 1909 in Stary Waliszew.
Died January 27th, 2003 at 93 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Yuri Senkevich
Russian physician and television host (1937–2003).
Born March 4th, 1937 in Choibalsan.
Died September 25th, 2003 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Franco Bonisolli
Italian opera singer (1938–2003).
Born May 25th, 1938 in Rovereto.
Died October 30th, 2003 at 65 years old in Monte Carlo.
Chubby Jackson
American musician (1918–2003).
Born October 25th, 1918 in New York City.
Died October 1st, 2003 at 84 years old in Rancho Bernardo.
Branko Horvat
Croatian economist and politician (1928-2003).
Born July 24th, 1928 in Petrinja.
Died December 18th, 2003 at 75 years old in Zagreb.
Subhadra Joshi
Indian politician (1919-2003).
Born March 23rd, 1919 in Sialkot.
Died October 30th, 2003 at 84 years old
Alfred Preissler
German association football player and manager (1921–2003).
Born April 9th, 1921 in Duisburg.
Died July 15th, 2003 at 82 years old in Duisburg.
Walter Hugo Khouri
Brazilian film director (1929–2003).
Born October 21st, 1929 in São Paulo.
Died June 27th, 2003 at 73 years old in São Paulo.
Nguza Karl-i-Bond
Democratic republic of the congo politician (1938-2003).
Born August 4th, 1938 in Musumba.
Died July 27th, 2003 at 64 years old in Kinshasa.
Alexander Kemurdzhian
Soviet aerospace engineer (1921–2003).
Born October 4th, 1921 in Vladikavkaz.
Died February 25th, 2003 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Ptolemy Reid
Prime minister of guyana, teacher, veterinarian, politician (1912-2003).
Born May 8th, 1912 in British Guiana.
Died September 2nd, 2003 at 91 years old in Georgetown.
Veikko Hakulinen
Finnish forestry technician and cross country skier (1925–2003).
Born January 4th, 1925 in Lakhdenpokhsky District. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2003 at 78 years old in Valkeakoski (traffic collision).
Naftali Temu
Kenyan long-distance runner.
Born April 20th, 1945 in Nyamira county.
Died March 10th, 2003 at 57 years old in Nairobi (prostate cancer).
Sultan Rakhmanov
Soviet weightlifter (1950–2003).
Born July 6th, 1950 in Tortkul.
Died May 5th, 2003 at 52 years old in Dnipro (myocardial infarction).
Blaga Dimitrova
Bulgarian writer, politician (1922-2003).
Born January 2nd, 1922 in Byala Slatina.
Died May 2nd, 2003 at 81 years old in Sofia (cerebrovascular disease).
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