In the year 2003
792 Notable deaths
Slim Dusty
Australian country music singer (1927–2003).
Born June 13th, 1927 in Kempsey.
Died September 19th, 2003 at 76 years old in Sydney (lung cancer).
Tun Tun
Indian actress (1923–2003).
Born July 11th, 1923 in Uttar Pradesh.
Died November 24th, 2003 at 80 years old in Mumbai.
Larry Doby
American baseball player (1923–2003).
Born December 13th, 1923 in Camden. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2003 at 79 years old in Montclair (cancer, bone cancer). [ref]
Ed Farhat
American professional wrestler (1926–2003).
Born June 9th, 1924 in Lansing.
Died January 18th, 2003 at 78 years old in Williamston (myocardial infarction).
Rod Roddy
American radio and television announcer (1937-2003).
Born September 28th, 1937 in Fort Worth.
Died October 27th, 2003 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer, colorectal cancer).
Laurel Clark
Nasa astronaut, medical doctor, united states navy captain, and space shuttle mission specialist (1961-2003).
Born March 10th, 1961 in Ames.
Died February 1st, 2003 at 41 years old in Texas.
Donald Regan
American cabinet official (1918–2003).
Born December 21st, 1918 in Cambridge.
Died June 10th, 2003 at 84 years old in Williamsburg (cancer).
Neil Postman
American writer and academic (1931-2003).
Born March 8th, 1931 in New York City.
Died October 5th, 2003 at 72 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Dave DeBusschere
American basketball player, coach, executive (1940–2003).
Born October 16th, 1940 in Detroit.
Died May 14th, 2003 at 62 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Massoud Rajavi
Iranian political activist (born 1948).
Born August 18th, 1948 in Tabas.
Died March 13th, 2003 at 54 years old
Walter Sisulu
South african anti-apartheid activist and member of the african national congress (1912-2003).
Born May 18th, 1912 in Transkei.
Died May 5th, 2003 at 90 years old in Johannesburg (Parkinson's disease).
David Brinkley
American journalist (1920–2003).
Born July 10th, 1920 in Wilmington.
Died June 12th, 2003 at 82 years old in Houston. [ref]
Robert Brown
British actor (1921–2003).
Born July 23rd, 1921 in Swanage.
Died November 11th, 2003 at 82 years old in Swanage (cancer).
Bobby Bonds
American baseball player and coach (1946–2003).
Born March 15th, 1946 in Riverside.
Died August 23rd, 2003 at 57 years old in San Carlos (brain cancer, lung cancer).
Florence Stanley
American actress (1924-2003).
Born July 1st, 1924 in Chicago.
Died October 3rd, 2003 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
William C. McCool
U.s. navy commander, nasa astronaut and the pilot of space shuttle columbia which was destroyed during re-entry into the earth's atmosphere in 2003.
Born September 23rd, 1961 in San Diego.
Died February 1st, 2003 at 41 years old in Texas.
Tony Thompson
American drummer (1954–2003).
Born November 15th, 1954 in New York City.
Died November 12th, 2003 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (kidney cancer).
Philip Stone
British actor (1924-2003).
Born April 14th, 1924 in Kirkstall.
Died June 15th, 2003 at 79 years old in London.
Michael P. Anderson
Astronaut, scientist (1959-2003).
Born December 25th, 1959 in Plattsburgh.
Died February 1st, 2003 at 43 years old in Texas.
Kellie Waymire
American actress (1967–2003).
Born July 27th, 1967 in Columbus.
Died November 13th, 2003 at 36 years old in Los Angeles (heart arrhythmia, mitral valve prolapse, cardiac arrest).
Bernard Loiseau
French chef (1951–2003).
Born January 13th, 1951 in Chamalières.
Died February 24th, 2003 at 52 years old in Saulieu (gunshot wound).
Penny Singleton
American actress (1908-2003).
Born September 15th, 1908 in Philadelphia.
Died November 12th, 2003 at 95 years old in Sherman Oaks (stroke).
Pandurang Shastri Athavale
Indian philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer (1920–2003).
Born October 19th, 1920 in Maharashtra.
Died October 25th, 2003 at 83 years old in Mumbai.
Edgar F. Codd
English computer scientist (1923–2003).
Born August 19th, 1923 in Isle of Portland. [ref]
Died April 18th, 2003 at 79 years old in Aventura (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Little Eva
American singer (1943–2003).
Born June 29th, 1943 in Belhaven.
Died April 10th, 2003 at 59 years old in Kinston (cancer, cervix uterine cancer).
Deaths 126 to 150 of 792
It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young