In the year 2003
792 Notable deaths
Jelena de Belder-Kovačič
Slovenian-belgian botanist and horticulturist (1925-2003).
Born August 23rd, 1925 in Jasenovac, Sisak-Moslavina County.
Died August 31st, 2003 at 78 years old in Krk.
Diego Ronchini
Italian racing cyclist (1935–2003).
Born December 9th, 1935 in Imola.
Died April 18th, 2003 at 67 years old in Imola.
Yan Frid
Soviet screenwriter and film director (1908-2003).
Born May 31st, 1908 in Krasnoyarsk.
Died December 21st, 2003 at 95 years old in Stuttgart.
Zdeněk Jirotka
Czech playwright, humorist, publicist, bookwriter, scriptwriter and writer (1911–2003).
Born January 7th, 1911 in Slezská Ostrava. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2003 at 92 years old in Prague. [ref]
Novak Tomić
Serbian footballer (1936-2003).
Born January 7th, 1936 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2003 at 67 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Ignacio Antonio Velasco García
Catholic cardinal (1929-2003).
Born January 17th, 1929 in Acarigua.
Died July 6th, 2003 at 74 years old in Caracas.
Jean Lucas
Racecar driver (1917–2003).
Born April 25th, 1917 in Le Mans.
Died September 27th, 2003 at 86 years old in Saint-Martin-de-Ré.
Jerzy Passendorfer
Polish film director (1923-2003).
Born April 8th, 1923 in Vilnius.
Died February 20th, 2003 at 79 years old in Warsaw.
Jaime Ramírez
Chilean footballer (1931–2003).
Born August 14th, 1931 in Santiago.
Died February 26th, 2003 at 71 years old in Santiago.
Nicolas Barone
French cyclist (1931-2003).
Born March 6th, 1931 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 31st, 2003 at 72 years old in Mougins.
Hanna Veres
Ukrainian weaver (1928-2003).
Born December 21st, 1928 in Obukhovychi.
Died June 11th, 2003 at 74 years old in Obukhovychi.
Francesco Colasuonno
Catholic cardinal (1925–2003).
Born January 2nd, 1925 in Grumo Appula.
Died May 31st, 2003 at 78 years old in Grumo Appula.
Viktor Bushuev
Russian weightlifter.
Born May 18th, 1933 in Balakhna.
Died April 25th, 2003 at 69 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.
Yevgeny Belyayev
Cross-country skier.
Born March 20th, 1954 in Kirovsk.
Died March 17th, 2003 at 48 years old [ref]
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov
Soviet cosmonaut (1933–2003).
Born January 6th, 1933 in Udomlya.
Died May 28th, 2003 at 70 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Mitoyo Kawate
Japanese supercentenarian (1889–2003).
Born May 15th, 1889 in Hiroshima.
Died November 13th, 2003 at 114 years old in Hiroshima (pneumonia).
Marcel Ernzer
Luxembourgian cyclist (1926–2003).
Born March 23rd, 1926 in Esch-sur-Alzette.
Died April 1st, 2003 at 77 years old in Luxembourg.
Manuel Mur Oti
Spanish film director, poet and screenwriter (1908-2003).
Born October 25th, 1908 in Vigo.
Died August 5th, 2003 at 94 years old in Madrid.
Maria Wine
Swedish writer (1912–2003).
Born July 8th, 1912 in Copenhagen.
Died April 22nd, 2003 at 90 years old in Råsunda church parish.
Gunnar Johansson
Swedish footballer and manager (1924–2003).
Born February 29th, 1924 in Hjärtum.
Died February 14th, 2003 at 78 years old in Aix-en-Provence.
Juan Bautista Villalba
Paraguayan footballer (1924-2003).
Born August 29th, 1924 in Luque.
Died April 18th, 2003 at 78 years old
Melitta Brunner
Austrian figure skater (1907–2003).
Born January 28th, 1907 in Vienna.
Died May 26th, 2003 at 96 years old in Philadelphia.
Vladimír Vašíček
Czech painter (1919–2003).
Born September 29th, 1919 in Mistřín. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2003 at 83 years old in Svatobořice, Svatobořice-Mistřín. [ref]
Gusztáv Juhász
Romanian footballer (1911-2003).
Born December 19th, 1911 in Timișoara.
Died January 20th, 2003 at 91 years old in New York City.
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe