In the year 2003
791 Notable deaths
Marcello Giombini
Italian film composer (1928-2003).
Born July 8th, 1928 in Rome. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2003 at 75 years old in Assisi.
Gerald Cash
Bahamian politician (1917-2003).
Born May 28th, 1917 in Nassau. [ref]
Died January 6th, 2003 at 85 years old in Nassau. [ref]
Dean Amadon
American ornithologist (1912–2003).
Born June 5th, 1912 in Milwaukee.
Died January 12th, 2003 at 90 years old in Tenafly.
Paul Hagen
Actor (1920-2003).
Born March 19th, 1920 in Copenhagen.
Died May 20th, 2003 at 83 years old in Langø.
Andrea Bonomi
Italian footballer (1923-2003).
Born February 14th, 1923 in Cassano d’Adda.
Died November 26th, 2003 at 80 years old in Cassano d’Adda.
Ljubica Marić
Yugoslav composer.
Born March 18th, 1909 in Kragujevac.
Died September 17th, 2003 at 94 years old in Belgrade.
Koloman Sokol
Slovak painter, graphic artist and illustrator (1902-2003).
Born December 12th, 1902 in Liptovský Mikuláš.
Died January 12th, 2003 at 100 years old in Tucson.
Werenfried van Straaten
Dutch priest and activist (1913-2003).
Born January 17th, 1913 in Mijdrecht.
Died January 31st, 2003 at 90 years old in Bad Soden am Taunus.
Birgit Jürgenssen
Austrian photographer (1949-2003).
Born April 10th, 1949 in Vienna.
Died September 25th, 2003 at 54 years old in Vienna.
Jindřich Polák
Czech film director.
Born May 5th, 1925 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2003 at 78 years old in Prague. [ref]
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).
Éva Janikovszky
Hungarian writer (1926–2003).
Born April 23rd, 1926 in Szeged.
Died July 14th, 2003 at 77 years old in Budapest.
José Juncosa
Spanish footballer (1922-2003).
Born February 2nd, 1922 in Les Borges Blanques.
Died October 31st, 2003 at 81 years old in Reus.
Vivi-Anne Hildegard Hulten
Swedish figure skater (1911-2003).
Born August 25th, 1911 in Antwerp.
Died January 15th, 2003 at 91 years old in Corona del Mar (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tomáš Pospíchal
Czech footballer (1936-2003).
Born June 26th, 1936 in Bohumín, Pudlov. [ref]
Died October 21st, 2003 at 67 years old in Prague. [ref]
Pierre Vilar
French historian (1906-2003).
Born May 3rd, 1906 in Frontignan. [ref]
Died August 7th, 2003 at 97 years old in Saint-Palais. [ref]
Dulce Chacón
Spanish poet, novelist and playwright (1954–2003).
Born June 3rd, 1954 in Zafra. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 2003 at 49 years old in Madrid (pancreatic cancer).
Pierre Cahuzac
French footballer (1927-2003).
Born July 3rd, 1927 in Saint-Pons-de-Thomières.
Died August 31st, 2003 at 76 years old in Lavaur.
Felix Kaspar
Austrian figure skater (1915–2003).
Born January 14th, 1915 in Vienna.
Died December 5th, 2003 at 88 years old in Bradenton.
Aurelio Sabattani
Catholic cardinal (1912–2003).
Born October 18th, 1912 in Casalfiumanese.
Died April 19th, 2003 at 90 years old in Vatican City.
François Rauber
French composer (1933-2003).
Born January 19th, 1933 in Neufchâteau.
Died December 14th, 2003 at 70 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Noor Alam
Field hockey player (1929–2003).
Born December 5th, 1929 in Talagang. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2003 at 73 years old
Edith Carlmar
Norwegian actor and director (1911–2003).
Born November 15th, 1911 in Christiania.
Died May 17th, 2003 at 91 years old in Oslo.
Antoni Torres
Spanish footballer (1943-2003).
Born July 29th, 1943 in Balaguer.
Died February 24th, 2003 at 59 years old in Barcelona (cancer).
Wang Su-bok
North korean singer.
Born March 5th, 1917 in Kangdong County.
Died June 1st, 2003 at 86 years old in Pyongyang.
Deaths 576 to 600 of 791
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler