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In the year 2003
791 Notable deaths
Jaime Ramírez
Chilean footballer (1931–2003).
Born August 14th, 1931 in Santiago.
Died February 26th, 2003 at 71 years old in Santiago.
Pierre Carteus
Belgian footballer (1943–2003).
Born September 24th, 1943 in Ronse.
Died February 4th, 2003 at 59 years old in Ronse.
Hans Engnestangen
Norwegian speed skater (1908-2003).
Born March 28th, 1908 in Brandbu.
Died May 9th, 2003 at 95 years old in Jevnaker.
Ivar Hansen
Danish politician (1938–2003).
Born November 1st, 1938 in Agerbæk.
Died March 11th, 2003 at 64 years old in Copenhagen.
Vladimir Golovanov
Russian weightlifter (1938–2003).
Born November 29th, 1938 in Sakha.
Died August 2nd, 2003 at 64 years old in Khabarovsk.
Stanislav Kolář
Czechoslovak table tennis player (1912–2003).
Born March 31st, 1912 in Prague.
Died May 6th, 2003 at 91 years old
Selfixhe Ciu
Albanian writer.
Born March 31st, 1918 in Gjirokastër.
Died August 22nd, 2003 at 85 years old in Tirana.
William Herrmann
Gymnast (1912–2003).
Born January 11th, 1912 in Philadelphia.
Died October 6th, 2003 at 91 years old in Haverford.
Börje Leander
Swedish association football player (1918-2003).
Born March 7th, 1918 in Avesta Municipality. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2003 at 85 years old in Mora. [ref]
Aad de Jong
Dutch association football player (1921-2003).
Born December 1st, 1921 in The Hague.
Died August 29th, 2003 at 81 years old in Zevenbergen.
Vasily Stepanovich Petrov
Twice hero of the soviet union (1922–2003).
Born March 5th, 1922 in Dmytrivka.
Died April 15th, 2003 at 81 years old in Kyiv.
Franklin Farrel
American ice hockey goaltender (1908–2003).
Born March 23rd, 1908 in Ansonia.
Died July 2nd, 2003 at 95 years old in North Branford.
Grigory Mkrtychan
Soviet ice hockey player (1925–2003).
Born January 3rd, 1925 in Krasnodar.
Died February 14th, 2003 at 78 years old in Moscow.
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.
Libero Marchini
Italian footballer (1914-2003).
Born October 31st, 1914 in Castelnuovo Magra.
Died November 1st, 2003 at 89 years old in Trieste.
Bernhard Baier
German water polo player (1912–2003).
Born August 12th, 1912 in Hanover.
Died April 26th, 2003 at 90 years old in Hanover.
Bruno Boni
Italian rower (1915-2003).
Born May 13th, 1915 in Cremona.
Died March 30th, 2003 at 87 years old in Cremona.
Álvaro Gaxiola
Mexican diver, olympic athlete.
Born January 26th, 1937 in Guadalajara.
Died August 18th, 2003 at 66 years old in Guadalajara.
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).
Yevgeniya Sidorova
Alpine skier (1930–2003).
Born December 13th, 1930 in Moscow.
Died January 29th, 2003 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Alicia Lourteig
Argentine botanist (1913-2003).
Born December 17th, 1913 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died July 30th, 2003 at 89 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Maurice Buret
French military officer and equestrian (1909-2003).
Born May 21st, 1909 in Sèvres.
Died August 23rd, 2003 at 94 years old in Septeuil.
Dezső Lemhényi
Hungarian water polo player and coach (1917–2003).
Born December 9th, 1917 in Budapest.
Died December 4th, 2003 at 85 years old in Budapest.
Bob Maertens
Belgian footballer (1930-2003).
Born January 24th, 1930 in Antwerp.
Died January 11th, 2003 at 72 years old in Wijnegem.
Antal Kotász
Hungarian footballer (1929-2003).
Born September 1st, 1929 in Vasvár.
Died July 6th, 2003 at 73 years old in Budapest.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius