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In the year 2003
791 Notable deaths
Gerrie Deijkers
Dutch football player (1946-2003).
Born November 13th, 1946 in Breda.
Died October 29th, 2003 at 56 years old in Breda.
Zagir Ismagilov
Bashkir composer (1916–2003).
Born January 8th, 1917 in Sermenevo.
Died May 30th, 2003 at 86 years old in Ufa.
Virgil Mărdărescu
Romanian football manager (1921-2003).
Born July 15th, 1921 in Bucharest.
Died June 11th, 2003 at 81 years old in Aliso Viejo.
Antonio Medina
Chess player (1919-2003).
Born October 2nd, 1919 in Barcelona.
Died October 31st, 2003 at 84 years old in Barcelona.
Antonis Samarakis
Greek writer (1919–2003).
Born August 14th, 1919 in Athens.
Died August 8th, 2003 at 83 years old in Pylos (myocardial infarction).
Carlo Felice Bianchi Anderloni
Designer.
Born April 7th, 1916 in Milan.
Died August 7th, 2003 at 87 years old
José Manuel Pesudo
Football player/manager (1936-2003).
Born June 1st, 1936 in Almassora.
Died December 5th, 2003 at 67 years old in Valencia.
Olle Anderberg
Swedish wrestler (1919-2003).
Born September 13th, 1919 in Asmundtorp parish.
Died September 26th, 2003 at 84 years old in Linköping.
Veikko Sinisalo
Finnish actor (1926–2003).
Born September 30th, 1926 in Riihimäki. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2003 at 77 years old in Tampere.
Shulamith Hareven
Israeli writer (1930–2003).
Born February 14th, 1930 in Warsaw.
Died December 2nd, 2003 at 73 years old in Jerusalem.
Berta Ambrož
Slovenian singer (1944-2003).
Born October 29th, 1944 in Kranj.
Died July 1st, 2003 at 58 years old in Ljubljana.
Vasilije Šijaković
Montenegrin footballer (1929-2003).
Born August 2nd, 1929 in Nikšić. [ref]
Died November 10th, 2003 at 74 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Ray Lewis
Canadian sprinter (1910–2003).
Born October 8th, 1910 in Hamilton.
Died November 14th, 2003 at 93 years old in Hamilton.
Washington Beltrán
Uruguayan politician (1914-2003).
Born April 6th, 1914 in Montevideo.
Died February 19th, 2003 at 88 years old in Montevideo.
Knud Leif Thomsen
Danish film director (1924-2003).
Born September 2nd, 1924 in Ballerup.
Died October 14th, 2003 at 79 years old in Alençon.
Prodan Gardzhev
Olympic wrestler (1936–2003).
Born April 8th, 1936 in Rosenovo.
Died July 5th, 2003 at 67 years old in Burgas (myocardial infarction).
Milan Janić
Canoe racer.
Born June 14th, 1957 in Bačka Palanka.
Died January 1st, 2003 at 45 years old in Belgrade.
Paulos Tzadua
Cardinal; ethiopian catholic archbishop of addis abeba (1921-2003).
Born August 25th, 1921 in Ethiopia.
Died December 11th, 2003 at 82 years old in Rome.
Hans Kuschke
German rower (1914–2003).
Born February 25th, 1914.
Died November 30th, 2003 at 89 years old in Berlin.
Lawrence H. Aller
Astronomer (1913-2003).
Born September 24th, 1913 in Tacoma.
Died March 16th, 2003 at 89 years old in Malibu.
Pål Arne Fagernes
Norwegian athletics competitor.
Died August 4th, 2003 at 29 years old in Moss Municipality (traffic collision).
Robert Detweiler
American rower (1930-2003).
Born July 20th, 1930 in Centralia.
Died December 8th, 2003 at 73 years old in Orem.
Hasanagha Turabov
Azerbaijani actor (1938-2003).
Born March 24th, 1938 in Baku. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2003 at 64 years old in Baku. [ref]
Koji Kondo
Japanese association football player (1972–2003).
Born April 28th, 1972 in Kariya.
Died April 17th, 2003 at 30 years old in Toyoake.
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore