In the year 2003
792 Notable deaths
Bernard Loiseau
French chef (1951–2003).
Born January 13th, 1951 in Chamalières.
Died February 24th, 2003 at 52 years old in Saulieu (gunshot wound).
Zoran Đinđić
Serbian politician (1952−2003).
Born August 1st, 1952 in Šamac.
Died March 12th, 2003 at 50 years old in Belgrade (gunshot wound).
Winston Graham
English novelist (1908–2003).
Born June 30th, 1910 in Manchester. [ref]
Died July 10th, 2003 at 93 years old in Buxted. [ref]
Jaclyn Linetsky
Canadian actress (1986–2003).
Born January 8th, 1986 in Montreal.
Died September 8th, 2003 at 17 years old in Saint-Césaire (traffic collision).
Hugh Trevor-Roper
British historian (1914-2003).
Born January 15th, 1914 in Glanton.
Died January 26th, 2003 at 89 years old in Oxford (esophageal cancer).
William Marshall
American actor and opera singer (1924-2003).
Born August 19th, 1924 in Gary.
Died June 12th, 2003 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease).
Russell B. Long
American politician (1918–2003).
Born November 3rd, 1918 in Shreveport.
Died May 9th, 2003 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Mickie Most
British record producer and musician (1938–2003).
Born June 20th, 1938 in Aldershot.
Died May 30th, 2003 at 64 years old in London Borough of Barnet (mesothelioma).
David M. Brown
American astronaut (1956–2003).
Born April 16th, 1956 in Arlington County.
Died February 1st, 2003 at 46 years old in Texas.
Gary Stewart
American singer (1944–2003).
Born May 28th, 1945 in Jenkins.
Died December 16th, 2003 at 58 years old in Fort Pierce.
Bernard Williams
English moral philosopher (1929–2003).
Born September 21st, 1929 in Westcliff-on-Sea. [ref]
Died June 11th, 2003 at 73 years old in Rome (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Al Hirschfeld
American artist and caricaturist (1903-2003).
Born June 21st, 1903 in St. Louis.
Died January 20th, 2003 at 99 years old in New York City, Manhattan.
Nedra Volz
American actress (1908–2003).
Born June 18th, 1908 in Montrose.
Died January 20th, 2003 at 94 years old in Mesa (cancer).
Paul Simon
American politician (1928–2003).
Born November 29th, 1928 in Eugene.
Died December 9th, 2003 at 75 years old in Springfield (surgical complications).
Mark McCormack
American lawyer, sports agent and writer (1930–2003).
Born November 6th, 1930 in Chicago.
Died May 16th, 2003 at 72 years old in New York City.
Shawn Lane
American musician (1963–2003).
Born March 21st, 1963 in Memphis.
Died September 26th, 2003 at 40 years old in Memphis (lung disease).
Ilya Prigogine
Russian-belgian physical chemist (1917–2003).
Born January 25th, 1917 in Moscow.
Died May 28th, 2003 at 86 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Bhisham Sahni
Indian writer, playwright, and actor (1915-2003).
Born August 8th, 1915 in Rawalpindi.
Died July 11th, 2003 at 87 years old in Delhi.
Sydney Lassick
Actor (1922-2003).
Born July 23rd, 1922 in Chicago.
Died April 12th, 2003 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes).
Elem Klimov
Soviet film director (1933–2003).
Born July 9th, 1933 in Volgograd.
Died October 26th, 2003 at 70 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Carlo Urbani
Italian physician (1956-2003).
Born October 19th, 1956 in Castelplanio.
Died March 29th, 2003 at 46 years old in Bangkok (severe acute respiratory syndrome).
Howard Fast
American novelist (1914–2003).
Born November 11th, 1914 in New York City.
Died March 12th, 2003 at 88 years old in Old Greenwich.
Don Gibson
American country musician (1928–2003).
Born April 3rd, 1928 in Shelby.
Died November 17th, 2003 at 75 years old in Nashville.
Mirza Tahir Ahmad
Fourth caliph of the messiah (1928–2003).
Born December 18th, 1928 in Qadian.
Died April 19th, 2003 at 74 years old in London.
Vladimir Pikalov
Soviet general.
Born September 15th, 1924 in Armavir.
Died March 29th, 2003 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 792
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson