In the year 2003
791 Notable deaths
Ruth Halbsguth
Swimmer.
Born December 9th, 1916 in Eckernförde.
Died October 12th, 2003 at 86 years old in Eckernförde.
Gustav Sjöberg
Swedish footballer (1913-2003).
Born March 23rd, 1913 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2003 at 90 years old in Lidingö. [ref]
Joseph Ventaja
Boxer (1930-2003).
Born February 4th, 1930 in Casablanca.
Died August 11th, 2003 at 73 years old in Bordeaux.
Eizo Yuguchi
Japanese association football player (1945–2003).
Died February 2nd, 2003 at 57 years old in Nara (stomach cancer).
Semion Braude
Ukrainian astronomer (1911-2003).
Born January 28th, 1911 in Poltava.
Died June 29th, 2003 at 92 years old in Kharkiv.
Lorenzo Calonga
Paraguayan footballer (1929–2003).
Born August 23rd, 1929 in Paraguay.
Died September 20th, 2003 at 74 years old in Arauca.
Seypidin Azizi
Uyghur politician of the prc (1915–2003).
Born March 12th, 1915 in Tacheng.
Died November 24th, 2003 at 88 years old in Beijing.
Paula Pöhlsen
Gymnast (1913–2003).
Born September 11th, 1913 in Hamburg.
Died January 6th, 2003 at 89 years old in Grömitz.
Isao Iwabuchi
Japanese association football player (1933–2003).
Born November 17th, 1933 in Tochigi Prefecture.
Died April 16th, 2003 at 69 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Maurice Mollin
Belgian cyclist (1924–2003).
Born May 6th, 1924 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2003 at 79 years old in Antwerp.
Arne Månsson
Swedish footballer (1925–2003).
Born November 11th, 1925 in Malmö.
Died January 11th, 2003 at 77 years old in Malmö.
Erkki Mallenius
Boxer (1928–2003).
Born January 12th, 1928 in Lappeenranta.
Died July 22nd, 2003 at 75 years old in Pori. [ref]
Aleksandr Sidelnikov
Russian ice hockey player (1950–2003).
Born August 12th, 1950 in Solnechnogorsk.
Died June 23rd, 2003 at 52 years old in Kholmogory (heart failure).
Tadao Horie
Japanese association football player (1913–2003).
Born September 13th, 1913 in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Died March 29th, 2003 at 89 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Lidia Selikhova
Soviet speed skater.
Born March 19th, 1922.
Died February 7th, 2003 at 80 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Johan Andersen
Danish canoe racer (1920–2003).
Born January 24th, 1920 in Aarhus.
Died May 7th, 2003 at 83 years old in Struer.
Vlasta Depetrisová
Czechoslovak table tennis player.
Born December 22nd, 1920 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2003 at 82 years old in Plzeň. [ref]
Oles Berdnyk
Ukrainian & soviet science fiction writer, essayist, founding member of the ukrainian helsinki group, dissident and actor (1926-2003).
Born November 27th, 1926 in Vavylove.
Died March 18th, 2003 at 76 years old in Grebeni. [ref]
Franco Valle
Boxer (1940-2003).
Born February 15th, 1940 in Genoa.
Died April 10th, 2003 at 63 years old in Genoa.
Richard Wahlstrom
American rower (1931–2003).
Born November 8th, 1931 in Seattle.
Died December 18th, 2003 at 72 years old in Edmonds.
Olle Bexell
Olympic athlete (1909–2003).
Born June 14th, 1909 in Luleå.
Died January 6th, 2003 at 93 years old in Uppsala.
Tranquilo Cappozzo
Argentine rower (1918–2003).
Born April 3rd, 1929 in United States.
Died May 14th, 2003 at 74 years old in Valle Hermoso.
Viktor Kratasyuk
Canoe racer (1949–2003).
Born January 30th, 1949 in Poti.
Died March 18th, 2003 at 54 years old in Poti.
Masahiro Yoshimura
Japanese swimmer (1936–2003).
Born October 28th, 1936 in Uwajima.
Died September 27th, 2003 at 66 years old
Pasquale Buonocore
Italian water polo player.
Born May 17th, 1916 in Naples.
Died September 1st, 2003 at 87 years old in Naples.
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