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In the year 2003
725 Notable deaths
Mickie Most
English record producer, recording artist, songwriter, arranger and singer (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.
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. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2003 at 99 years old in New York City. [ref]
Nedra Volz
American actress.
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. [ref]
Died July 11th, 2003 at 87 years old in Delhi. [ref]
Sydney Lassick
Actor (1922-2003).
Born July 23rd, 1922 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2003 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes). [ref]
Elem Klimov
Soviet film director.
Born July 9th, 1933 in Volgograd. [ref]
Died October 26th, 2003 at 70 years old in Moscow (stroke). [ref]
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.
Garrett Hardin
American ecologist (1915–2003).
Born April 21st, 1915 in Dallas.
Died September 14th, 2003 at 88 years old in Santa Barbara (intoxication).
Eduardo Palomo
Mexican actor and singer (1962-2003).
Born May 13th, 1962 in Mexico City.
Died November 6th, 2003 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Kinji Fukasaku
Japanese film director and screenwriter.
Born July 3rd, 1930 in Mito. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2003 at 72 years old in Tokyo (cancer, prostate cancer). [ref]
Paul Janssen
Belgian scientist, founder of janssen pharmaceutica (1926–2003).
Born September 21st, 1926 in Turnhout.
Died November 11th, 2003 at 77 years old in Rome.
Stan Brakhage
American filmmaker and writer (1933–2003).
Born January 14th, 1933 in Kansas City.
Died March 9th, 2003 at 70 years old in Victoria (bladder cancer).
Luciano Berio
Italian composer (1925–2003).
Born October 24th, 1925 in Imperia, Oneglia.
Died May 27th, 2003 at 77 years old in Rome.
Petre Mshveniyeradze
Soviet water polo player (1929–2003).
Born March 24th, 1929 in Tbilisi.
Died June 3rd, 2003 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Herbie Mann
American jazz flutist (1930–2003).
Born April 16th, 1930 in Brooklyn.
Died July 1st, 2003 at 73 years old in Pecos (prostate cancer).
Deaths 151 to 175 of 725
Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr