In the year 2003
792 Notable deaths
Bruno Heim
Diplomat, catholic priest, catholic bishop (1911-2003).
Born March 5th, 1911 in Olten.
Died March 18th, 2003 at 92 years old in Olten.
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).
Ewa Krzyżewska
Polish actress.
Born February 7th, 1939 in Warsaw.
Died July 30th, 2003 at 64 years old in Spain (traffic collision).
Georgi Vladimov
Soviet writer (1931-2003).
Born February 19th, 1931 in Kharkiv.
Died October 19th, 2003 at 72 years old in Frankfurt.
Aleksandr Miroshnichenko
Boxer (1964–2003).
Born April 26th, 1964 in Kostanay.
Died May 19th, 2003 at 39 years old in Kostanay (falling from height). [ref]
Bob Carmichael
Australian tennis player (1940–2003).
Born July 4th, 1940 in Melbourne.
Died November 18th, 2003 at 63 years old in Melbourne.
Ergilio Hato
Netherlands antilles footballer (1926-2003).
Born November 7th, 1926 in Willemstad.
Died December 18th, 2003 at 77 years old in Willemstad.
Samson Kitur
Athletics competitor from kenya (1966-2003).
Born February 25th, 1966 in Eldoret.
Died April 25th, 2003 at 37 years old in Eldoret.
Mirza Babayev
Soviet actor (1913-2003).
Born July 16th, 1913 in Mashtagha.
Died January 14th, 2003 at 89 years old in Baku.
Arne Skouen
Norwegian film director and screenwriter (1913–2003).
Born October 18th, 1913 in Christiania.
Died May 24th, 2003 at 89 years old in Bærum Municipality.
Prince Carl Bernadotte
Swedish prince (1911-2003); son of prince carl of sweden and princess ingeborg of denmark.
Born January 10th, 1911 in Stockholm.
Died June 27th, 2003 at 92 years old in Málaga.
Günter Pfitzmann
Actor (1924-2003).
Born April 8th, 1924 in Berlin.
Died May 30th, 2003 at 79 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction).
Ivan Petrov
Russian singer (1920-2003).
Born November 29th, 1920 in Irkutsk.
Died December 26th, 2003 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Lauri Aus
Estonian cyclist (1970-2003).
Born November 4th, 1970 in Tartu.
Died July 20th, 2003 at 32 years old in Matjama (bicycle accident).
Žarko Dolinar
Croatian table tennis player (1920–2003).
Born July 3rd, 1920 in Koprivnica.
Died March 9th, 2003 at 82 years old in Basel.
Izzat Ghazzawi
Palestinian writer (1951-2003).
Born December 4th, 1951 in Deir al-Ghusun.
Died April 4th, 2003 at 51 years old in Ramallah.
Robert Craddock
American soccer player (1923-2003).
Born September 5th, 1923 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 28th, 2003 at 79 years old in Myrtle Beach.
Piet Dankert
Dutch politician (1934–2003).
Born January 8th, 1934 in Stiens.
Died June 21st, 2003 at 69 years old in Perpignan.
Sergio Ortega
Chilean musician (1938–2003).
Born February 2nd, 1938 in Antofagasta.
Died September 16th, 2003 at 65 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris (pancreatic cancer).
Rudolf Brunnenmeier
German footballer (1941-2003).
Born February 11th, 1941 in Munich, Olching.
Died April 18th, 2003 at 62 years old in Olching.
Miquel Martí i Pol
Catalan poet.
Born March 19th, 1929 in Roda de Ter.
Died November 11th, 2003 at 74 years old in Vic (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
Daishirō Yoshimura
Japanese association football player (1947–2003).
Born August 16th, 1947 in São Paulo.
Died November 1st, 2003 at 56 years old in Amagasaki.
Elena Caffarena
Chilean lawyer and politician (1903–2003).
Born March 23rd, 1903 in Iquique.
Died July 19th, 2003 at 100 years old in Santiago.
Deaths 551 to 575 of 792
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld