In the year 2003
792 Notable deaths
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.
Antal Kotász
Hungarian footballer (1929-2003).
Born September 1st, 1929 in Vasvár.
Died July 6th, 2003 at 73 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.
Semion Braude
Ukrainian astronomer (1911-2003).
Born January 28th, 1911 in Poltava.
Died June 29th, 2003 at 92 years old in Kharkiv.
Eizo Yuguchi
Japanese association football player (1945–2003).
Died February 2nd, 2003 at 57 years old in Nara (stomach cancer).
Joseph Ventaja
Boxer (1930-2003).
Born February 4th, 1930 in Casablanca.
Died August 11th, 2003 at 73 years old in Bordeaux.
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]
Daniel Arasse
French art historian (1944–2003).
Born May 11th, 1944 in Algiers.
Died December 14th, 2003 at 59 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
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]
Lorenzo Calonga
Paraguayan footballer (1929–2003).
Born August 23rd, 1929 in Paraguay.
Died September 20th, 2003 at 74 years old in Arauca.
Erkki Mallenius
Boxer (1928–2003).
Born January 12th, 1928 in Lappeenranta.
Died July 22nd, 2003 at 75 years old in Pori. [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.
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).
Paula Pöhlsen
Gymnast (1913–2003).
Born September 11th, 1913 in Hamburg.
Died January 6th, 2003 at 89 years old in Grömitz.
Dzidra Ritenberga
Soviet and latvian actress (1928-2003).
Born August 29th, 1928 in Dundaga.
Died March 9th, 2003 at 74 years old in Riga.
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]
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.
Elena Lacková
Slovak poet and writer (1921–2003).
Born March 22nd, 1921. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2003 at 81 years old in Košice. [ref]
Joel Antônio Martins
Brazilian footballer (1931-2003).
Born November 23rd, 1931 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died January 1st, 2003 at 71 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Johan Andersen
Danish canoe racer (1920–2003).
Born January 24th, 1920 in Aarhus.
Died May 7th, 2003 at 83 years old in Struer.
Tranquilo Cappozzo
Argentine rower (1918–2003).
Born April 3rd, 1929 in United States.
Died May 14th, 2003 at 74 years old in Valle Hermoso.
Viguen
Iranian singer and actor.
Born November 23rd, 1929 in Hamadan.
Died October 26th, 2003 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
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Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi