In the year 2003
792 Notable deaths
Earl Hindman
American actor (1942–2003).
Born October 20th, 1942 in Bisbee.
Died December 29th, 2003 at 61 years old in Stamford (lung cancer).
Nell Carter
American actress and singer (1948–2003).
Born September 13th, 1948 in Birmingham.
Died January 23rd, 2003 at 54 years old in Beverly Hills (diabetes).
Michael Wayne
American actor and film producer (1934–2003).
Born November 23rd, 1934 in Los Angeles.
Died April 2nd, 2003 at 68 years old in Burbank (systemic lupus erythematosus).
David Hemmings
English actor and director (1941–2003).
Born November 18th, 1941 in Guildford.
Died December 3rd, 2003 at 62 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction).
Cliff Young
Australian ultra marathon runner (1922–2003).
Born February 8th, 1922 in Beech Forest.
Died November 2nd, 2003 at 81 years old in Beech Forest (cancer).
Hope Lange
American actress (1933-2003).
Born November 28th, 1933 in Redding.
Died December 19th, 2003 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (infectious disease).
Stu Hart
Canadian professional and amateur wrestler, promoter, and trainer (1915-2003).
Born May 3rd, 1915 in Saskatoon.
Died October 16th, 2003 at 88 years old in Calgary (stroke).
Bobby Hatfield
American singer (1940–2003).
Born August 10th, 1940 in Beaver Dam.
Died November 5th, 2003 at 63 years old in Kalamazoo (myocardial infarction).
Road Warrior Hawk
American professional wrestler (1957-2003).
Born January 26th, 1957 in Chicago.
Died October 19th, 2003 at 46 years old in Indian Rocks Beach (myocardial infarction).
Gianni Agnelli
Italian businessman; grandson of fiat's founder (1921-2003).
Born March 12th, 1921 in Turin.
Died January 24th, 2003 at 81 years old in Turin (prostate cancer).
Anita Mui
Hong kong singer and actress (1963–2003).
Born October 10th, 1963 in Mong Kok.
Died December 30th, 2003 at 40 years old in Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital (cervix uterine cancer).
Mamie Till
African american schoolteacher.
Born November 23rd, 1921 in Webb.
Died January 6th, 2003 at 81 years old in Chicago (cardiac arrest).
Herb Brooks
American ice hockey player and coach (1937-2003).
Born August 5th, 1937 in Saint Paul.
Died August 11th, 2003 at 66 years old in Forest Lake (traffic collision).
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
American politician (1927-2003).
Born March 16th, 1927 in Tulsa.
Died March 26th, 2003 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C. (surgical complications).
Lynne Thigpen
American actress (1948–2003).
Born December 22nd, 1948 in Joliet.
Died March 12th, 2003 at 54 years old in Marina del Rey (cerebral hemorrhage).
Robert Palmer
English musician (1949–2003).
Born January 19th, 1949 in Batley.
Died September 26th, 2003 at 54 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Gertrude Ederle
American swimmer (1905–2003).
Born October 23rd, 1905 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2003 at 98 years old in Wyckoff.
Johnny Walker
Indian actor (1926–2003).
Born November 11th, 1926 in Indore.
Died July 29th, 2003 at 76 years old in Mumbai.
Horst Buchholz
German actor (1933–2003).
Born December 4th, 1933 in Berlin.
Died March 3rd, 2003 at 69 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).
Anne Gwynne
American actress (1918–2003).
Born December 10th, 1918 in Waco.
Died March 31st, 2003 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Jeanne Crain
American actress (1925–2003).
Born May 25th, 1925 in Barstow.
Died December 14th, 2003 at 78 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction).
Bob Monkhouse
British entertainer (1928–2003).
Born June 1st, 1928 in Beckenham.
Died December 29th, 2003 at 75 years old in Eggington (prostate cancer).
Sam Phillips
American businessman, record executive, record producer and dj (1923–2003).
Born January 5th, 1923 in Florence.
Died July 30th, 2003 at 80 years old in Memphis (respiratory failure).
Crash Holly
American professional wrestler (1971–2003).
Born August 25th, 1971 in San Francisco.
Died November 6th, 2003 at 32 years old in Navarre (pulmonary aspiration).
Adam Faith
English singer, actor and financial journalist (1940–2003).
Born June 23rd, 1940 in Acton.
Died March 8th, 2003 at 62 years old in Stoke-on-Trent (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 51 to 75 of 792
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