In the year 2003
725 Notable deaths
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).
Rachel Corrie
American anti-war and human rights activist.
Born April 10th, 1979 in Olympia.
Died March 16th, 2003 at 23 years old in Rafah (crush injury).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
Mamie Till
African american schoolteacher.
Born November 23rd, 1921 in Webb.
Died January 6th, 2003 at 81 years old in Chicago (cardiac arrest).
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).
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).
Johnny Walker
Indian actor (1926–2003).
Born November 11th, 1926 in Indore.
Died July 29th, 2003 at 76 years old in Mumbai.
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).
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).
Anne Gwynne
American actress (1918–2003).
Born December 10th, 1918 in Waco.
Died March 31st, 2003 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Horst Buchholz
German actor (1933–2003).
Born December 4th, 1933 in Berlin.
Died March 3rd, 2003 at 69 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).
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.
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).
Jeanne Crain
American actress (1925-2003).
Born May 25th, 1925 in Barstow. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2003 at 78 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction). [ref]
David Kelly
British scientist and authority on biological warfare (1944-2003).
Born May 14th, 1944 in Llwynypia.
Died July 17th, 2003 at 59 years old in Oxfordshire (exsanguination).
Crash Holly
American professional wrestler.
Born August 25th, 1971 in Anaheim.
Died November 6th, 2003 at 32 years old in Navarre (pulmonary aspiration).
Adam Faith
English singer, actor and financial journalist.
Born June 23rd, 1940 in Acton. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2003 at 62 years old in Stoke-on-Trent (myocardial infarction). [ref]
George Plimpton
American writer (1927–2003).
Born March 18th, 1927 in New York City.
Died September 25th, 2003 at 76 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Althea Gibson
American tennis player (1927-2003).
Born August 25th, 1927 in Silver.
Died September 28th, 2003 at 76 years old in East Orange (respiratory failure).
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To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan