In the year 2003
792 Notable deaths
Slava Stetsko
Ukrainian politician (1920-2003).
Born May 14th, 1920 in Romanivka.
Died March 12th, 2003 at 82 years old in Munich.
Gerald Emmett Carter
Canadian catholic cardinal (1912–2003).
Born March 1st, 1912 in Montreal.
Died April 6th, 2003 at 91 years old in Toronto.
Carl Schenkel
Swiss film director and screenwriter (1948-2003).
Died December 1st, 2003 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Abas Ermenji
Albanian politician (1913–2003).
Born December 12th, 1913 in Skrapar.
Died March 13th, 2003 at 89 years old in United States.
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.
Gerhard Doerfer
German turkologist (1920–2003).
Born March 8th, 1920 in Kaliningrad, Königsberg.
Died December 27th, 2003 at 83 years old in Göttingen.
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.
Horace W. Babcock
American astronomer (1912–2003).
Born September 13th, 1912 in Pasadena.
Died August 29th, 2003 at 90 years old in Santa Barbara.
Aureliano Chaves
Brazilian politician (1929–2003).
Born January 13th, 1929 in Três Pontas.
Died April 30th, 2003 at 74 years old in Belo Horizonte.
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).
Christian Boussus
French tennis player.
Born March 5th, 1908 in Hyères.
Died August 12th, 2003 at 95 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak
Polish distance runner.
Born August 3rd, 1929 in Wielichowo.
Died March 24th, 2003 at 73 years old in Warsaw.
Peter Hacks
German writer (1928–2003).
Born March 21st, 1928 in Wrocław.
Died August 28th, 2003 at 75 years old in Groß Machnow.
Franjo Glaser
Yugoslavian footballer (1913-2003).
Born January 7th, 1913 in Sarajevo.
Died March 1st, 2003 at 90 years old in Zagreb.
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).
Fritz Pollard
American hurdler.
Born February 18th, 1915 in Springfield.
Died February 14th, 2003 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C..
Fermín Vélez
Spanish racing driver (1959–2003).
Born April 3rd, 1959 in Barcelona.
Died April 3rd, 2003 at 44 years old in Barcelona (cancer).
Eila Hiltunen
Finnish sculptor (1922–2003).
Born November 22nd, 1922 in Sortavala.
Died October 10th, 2003 at 80 years old in Helsinki.
Eva Besnyö
Hungarian photographer (1910-2003).
Born April 29th, 1910 in Budapest.
Died December 12th, 2003 at 93 years old in Laren. [ref]
Pierre Graber
Swiss politician (1908-2003).
Born December 6th, 1908 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Died July 19th, 2003 at 94 years old in Lausanne.
Valentin Gavrilov
Soviet high jumper (1946–2003).
Born July 26th, 1946 in Moscow.
Died December 23rd, 2003 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Wendy Wyland
American acrobatic diver (1964–2003).
Born November 25th, 1964 in Jackson.
Died September 27th, 2003 at 38 years old in Rochester.
Deaths 526 to 550 of 792
What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved