In the year 2003
791 Notable deaths
Jack Lauterwasser
English racing cyclist and cycling engineer.
Born June 4th, 1904 in London.
Died February 2nd, 2003 at 98 years old in Bath.
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]
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]
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.
Ignacio Antonio Velasco García
Catholic cardinal (1929-2003).
Born January 17th, 1929 in Acarigua.
Died July 6th, 2003 at 74 years old in Caracas.
Viktor Bushuev
Russian weightlifter.
Born May 18th, 1933 in Balakhna.
Died April 25th, 2003 at 69 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.
José García Castro
Spanish association football player (1934-2003).
Born June 10th, 1934 in Melilla.
Died September 1st, 2003 at 69 years old in Málaga.
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.
Jerzy Passendorfer
Polish film director (1923-2003).
Born April 8th, 1923 in Vilnius.
Died February 20th, 2003 at 79 years old in Warsaw.
Yevgeny Belyayev
Cross-country skier.
Born March 20th, 1954 in Kirovsk.
Died March 17th, 2003 at 48 years old [ref]
Francesco Colasuonno
Catholic cardinal (1925–2003).
Born January 2nd, 1925 in Grumo Appula.
Died May 31st, 2003 at 78 years old in Grumo Appula.
Marcel Ernzer
Luxembourgian cyclist (1926–2003).
Born March 23rd, 1926 in Esch-sur-Alzette.
Died April 1st, 2003 at 77 years old in Luxembourg.
Maria Wine
Swedish writer (1912–2003).
Born July 8th, 1912 in Copenhagen.
Died April 22nd, 2003 at 90 years old in Råsunda church parish.
Hanna Veres
Ukrainian weaver (1928-2003).
Born December 21st, 1928 in Obukhovychi.
Died June 11th, 2003 at 74 years old in Obukhovychi.
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]
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.
Juan Bautista Villalba
Paraguayan footballer (1924-2003).
Born August 29th, 1924 in Luque.
Died April 18th, 2003 at 78 years old
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.
Melitta Brunner
Austrian figure skater (1907–2003).
Born January 28th, 1907 in Vienna.
Died May 26th, 2003 at 96 years old in Philadelphia.
Vladimir Garin
Russian actor (1987–2003).
Born January 25th, 1987 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 25th, 2003 at 16 years old in Sosnovo (drowning).
Gusztáv Juhász
Romanian footballer (1911-2003).
Born December 19th, 1911 in Timișoara.
Died January 20th, 2003 at 91 years old in New York City.
German Sveshnikov
Soviet fencer (1937-2003).
Born May 11th, 1937 in Nizhny Novgorod. [ref]
Died June 9th, 2003 at 66 years old in Nizhny Novgorod. [ref]
József Balla
Hungarian wrestler (1955–2003).
Born July 27th, 1955 in Szőreg.
Died March 18th, 2003 at 47 years old in Kecskemét (heart failure).
Vasile Deheleanu
Romanian footballer (1908–2003).
Born August 12th, 1910 in Timișoara.
Died April 30th, 2003 at 92 years old
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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach