In the year 2003
792 Notable deaths
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.
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
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.
Pierre Carteus
Belgian footballer (1943–2003).
Born September 24th, 1943 in Ronse.
Died February 4th, 2003 at 59 years old in Ronse.
Vladimir Garin
Russian actor (1987–2003).
Born January 25th, 1987 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 25th, 2003 at 16 years old in Sosnovo (drowning).
Richard Clyde Taylor
American philosopher, born 1919 (1919–2003).
Born November 5th, 1919 in Charlotte.
Died October 30th, 2003 at 83 years old
Selfixhe Ciu
Albanian writer.
Born March 31st, 1918 in Gjirokastër.
Died August 22nd, 2003 at 85 years old in Tirana.
Vladimir Golovanov
Russian weightlifter (1938–2003).
Born November 29th, 1938 in Sakha.
Died August 2nd, 2003 at 64 years old in Khabarovsk.
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.
Stanislav Kolář
Czechoslovak table tennis player (1912–2003).
Born March 31st, 1912 in Prague.
Died May 6th, 2003 at 91 years old
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]
Grigory Mkrtychan
Soviet ice hockey player (1925–2003).
Born January 3rd, 1925 in Krasnodar.
Died February 14th, 2003 at 78 years old in Moscow.
William Herrmann
Gymnast (1912–2003).
Born January 11th, 1912 in Philadelphia.
Died October 6th, 2003 at 91 years old in Haverford.
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.
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]
Bernhard Baier
German water polo player (1912–2003).
Born August 12th, 1912 in Hanover.
Died April 26th, 2003 at 90 years old in Hanover.
Libero Marchini
Italian footballer (1914-2003).
Born October 31st, 1914 in Castelnuovo Magra.
Died November 1st, 2003 at 89 years old in Trieste.
Álvaro Gaxiola
Mexican diver, olympic athlete.
Born January 26th, 1937 in Guadalajara.
Died August 18th, 2003 at 66 years old in Guadalajara.
Bruno Boni
Italian rower (1915-2003).
Born May 13th, 1915 in Cremona.
Died March 30th, 2003 at 87 years old in Cremona.
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.
Yevgeniya Sidorova
Alpine skier (1930–2003).
Born December 13th, 1930 in Moscow.
Died January 29th, 2003 at 72 years old in Moscow.
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The hardest thing you overcome are the ones that give the most meaning. Maxime Lagacé