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In the year 2003
791 Notable deaths
Carl Schenkel
Swiss film director and screenwriter (1948-2003).
Died December 1st, 2003 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Gerald Emmett Carter
Canadian catholic cardinal (1912–2003).
Born March 1st, 1912 in Montreal.
Died April 6th, 2003 at 91 years old in Toronto.
Peter Schat
Dutch composer (1935–2003).
Born June 5th, 1935 in Utrecht.
Died February 10th, 2003 at 67 years old in Amsterdam (cancer).
Lev Kerbel
Russian sculptor (1917-2003).
Born November 7th, 1917 in Semenivka. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2003 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Félix Loustau
Argentine footballer (1922-2003).
Born December 25th, 1922 in Avellaneda.
Died January 5th, 2003 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires.
Abas Ermenji
Albanian politician (1913–2003).
Born December 12th, 1913 in Skrapar.
Died March 13th, 2003 at 89 years old in United States.
Natascha Artin Brunswick
American german-born mathematician and photographer.
Born June 11th, 1909 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 3rd, 2003 at 93 years old in Princeton.
Gerhard Doerfer
German turkologist (1920–2003).
Born March 8th, 1920 in Kaliningrad, Königsberg.
Died December 27th, 2003 at 83 years old in Göttingen.
Horace W. Babcock
American astronomer (1912–2003).
Born September 13th, 1912 in Pasadena.
Died August 29th, 2003 at 90 years old in Santa Barbara.
Christian Boussus
French tennis player.
Born March 5th, 1908 in Hyères.
Died August 12th, 2003 at 95 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Aureliano Chaves
Brazilian politician (1929–2003).
Born January 13th, 1929 in Três Pontas.
Died April 30th, 2003 at 74 years old in Belo Horizonte.
Fermín Vélez
Spanish racing driver (1959–2003).
Born April 3rd, 1959 in Barcelona.
Died April 3rd, 2003 at 44 years old in Barcelona (cancer).
Terenci Moix
Spanish writer and journalist (1942-2003).
Born January 5th, 1942 in El Raval.
Died April 2nd, 2003 at 61 years old in Barcelona (pulmonary emphysema).
Yevgeny Matveyev
Soviet and russian actor, film director, screenwriter (1922–2003).
Born March 8th, 1922 in Novoukrainka.
Died June 1st, 2003 at 81 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Franjo Glaser
Yugoslavian footballer (1913-2003).
Born January 7th, 1913 in Sarajevo.
Died March 1st, 2003 at 90 years old in Zagreb.
Peter Hacks
German writer (1928–2003).
Born March 21st, 1928 in Wrocław.
Died August 28th, 2003 at 75 years old in Groß Machnow.
Fritz Pollard
American hurdler.
Born February 18th, 1915 in Springfield.
Died February 14th, 2003 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C..
Eva Besnyö
Hungarian photographer (1910-2003).
Born April 29th, 1910 in Budapest.
Died December 12th, 2003 at 93 years old in Laren. [ref]
Eila Hiltunen
Finnish sculptor (1922–2003).
Born November 22nd, 1922 in Sortavala.
Died October 10th, 2003 at 80 years old in Helsinki.
Wendy Wyland
American acrobatic diver (1964–2003).
Born November 25th, 1964 in Jackson.
Died September 27th, 2003 at 38 years old in Rochester.
Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak
Polish distance runner.
Born August 3rd, 1929 in Wielichowo.
Died March 24th, 2003 at 73 years old in Warsaw.
Gunther Philipp
Austrian actor (1918–2003).
Born June 8th, 1918 in Toplița.
Died October 5th, 2003 at 85 years old in Bad Godesberg.
Ensio Siilasvuo
Finnish general.
Born January 1st, 1922 in Helsinki.
Died January 10th, 2003 at 81 years old in Kauniala Hospital.
Will Quadflieg
German actor (1914–2003).
Born September 15th, 1914 in Oberhausen.
Died November 27th, 2003 at 89 years old in Osterholz-Scharmbeck (pulmonary embolism).
Deaths 526 to 550 of 791
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