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In the year 2003
792 Notable deaths
Velleda Cesari
Fencer (1920-2003).
Born February 15th, 1920 in Bologna.
Died May 3rd, 2003 at 83 years old in Genoa.
Aleksey Kuznetsov
Cross-country skier.
Born August 15th, 1929 in Gorodetsky District.
Died March 28th, 2003 at 73 years old [ref]
Silvio Confortola
Italian cross country skier (1910–2003).
Born January 20th, 1910 in Valfurva.
Died January 29th, 2003 at 93 years old [ref]
Aleksandr Moiseyev
Basketball player (1927–2003).
Born May 28th, 1927 in Moscow.
Died September 9th, 2003 at 76 years old
Graziela Barroso
Brazilian botanist, botanical collector and university teacher (1912-2003).
Born April 11th, 1912 in Corumbá.
Died May 5th, 2003 at 91 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Henri Lemaître
Belgian nuncio.
Born October 17th, 1921 in Mortsel.
Died April 20th, 2003 at 81 years old in Rome.
Pierre Blondiaux
French rower (1922–2003).
Born January 20th, 1922 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 14th, 2003 at 81 years old in Nice.
Jiří Hanzelka
Czech traveller, photographer and writer.
Born December 24th, 1920 in Štramberk. [ref]
Died February 15th, 2003 at 82 years old in Prague. [ref]
Mario Beccaria
Italian statesman (1920-2003).
Born June 18th, 1920 in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano.
Died November 22nd, 2003 at 83 years old in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano.
John Lecky
Canadian rower.
Born August 29th, 1940 in Vancouver.
Died February 25th, 2003 at 62 years old in Calgary.
Rubén Marino Navarro
Argentine footballer (1933-2003).
Born March 11th, 1933 in La Banda, Santiago del Estero.
Died July 14th, 2003 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires.
Vedia Barut
Cypriot businessperson.
Born February 14th, 1919 in Nicosia.
Died May 21st, 2003 at 84 years old
Pier Angelo Conti Manzini
Italian rower (1946–2003).
Born June 30th, 1946 in Gera Lario.
Died October 28th, 2003 at 57 years old in Sagnino.
Alberto González Gonzalito
Paraguayan footballer (1922-2003).
Born November 30th, 1921 in Paraguay. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2003 at 81 years old
Valentin Bibik
Ukrainian composer (1940-2003).
Born July 19th, 1940 in Kharkiv.
Died July 7th, 2003 at 62 years old in Tel Aviv.
Armand Putzeys
Belgian cyclist (1916–2003).
Born November 30th, 1916 in Engis.
Died November 21st, 2003 at 86 years old in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean.
Noronha
Brazilian footballer and manager (1918–2003).
Born November 25th, 1918 in Porto Alegre.
Died July 27th, 2003 at 84 years old in São Paulo.
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson