In the year 2003
725 Notable deaths
Geoffrey Bawa
Sri lankan architect (1919-2003).
Born July 23rd, 1919 in British Ceylon. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2003 at 83 years old in Colombo. [ref]
Anna Lindh
Swedish politician (1957-2003).
Born June 19th, 1957 in Enskede-Årsta parish.
Died September 11th, 2003 at 46 years old in Karolinska University Hospital (murder).
Joe Foss
United states marine corps medal of honor recipient (1915–2003).
Born April 17th, 1915 in Sioux Falls.
Died January 1st, 2003 at 87 years old in Scottsdale (stroke). [ref]
Leela Chitnis
Indian actress (1909-2003).
Born September 9th, 1909 in Karnataka.
Died July 14th, 2003 at 93 years old in Danbury.
Anthony Caruso
Film, television actor (1916-2003).
Born April 7th, 1916 in Frankfort.
Died April 4th, 2003 at 86 years old in Brentwood.
Donald Davidson
American philosopher (1917–2003).
Born March 6th, 1917 in Springfield.
Died August 30th, 2003 at 86 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Robert Addie
British actor (1960-2003).
Born February 10th, 1960 in London.
Died November 20th, 2003 at 43 years old in Cheltenham (lung cancer).
Alberto Sordi
Italian actor, film director, voice actor, screenwriter and singer (1920-2003).
Born June 15th, 1920 in Rome. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2003 at 82 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rose Hill
English actress and operatic soprano (1914-2003).
Born June 5th, 1914 in London.
Died December 22nd, 2003 at 89 years old in Hillingdon.
Hank Ballard
American singer (1927–2003).
Born November 18th, 1927 in Detroit.
Died March 2nd, 2003 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer).
Bill Shoemaker
American jockey.
Born August 19th, 1931 in Fabens.
Died October 12th, 2003 at 72 years old in San Marino.
Babatunde Olatunji
Nigerian percussionist (1927–2003).
Born April 7th, 1927 in Ajido.
Died April 6th, 2003 at 75 years old in Salinas (diabetes).
Robert Atkins
American cardiologist (1930-2003).
Born October 17th, 1930 in Columbus.
Died April 17th, 2003 at 72 years old in New York City (falling).
Compay Segundo
Cuban musician (1907-2003).
Born November 18th, 1907 in Santiago de Cuba, Siboney.
Died July 14th, 2003 at 95 years old in Havana (kidney failure).
Karen Morley
American film actress (1909-2003).
Born December 12th, 1909 in Ottumwa.
Died March 8th, 2003 at 93 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Ian MacDonald
English classical and rock music critic (1948–2003).
Born October 3rd, 1948 in England.
Died August 20th, 2003 at 54 years old in Wotton-under-Edge.
Maurice Blanchot
French writer, philosopher, and literary theorist (1907–2003).
Born September 22nd, 1907 in Devrouze.
Died February 20th, 2003 at 95 years old in Paris.
Daijiro Kato
Japanese motorcycle racer.
Born July 4th, 1976 in Saitama.
Died April 20th, 2003 at 26 years old in Yokkaichi.
Franco Modigliani
Italian-american economist (1918-2003).
Born June 18th, 1918 in Rome. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2003 at 85 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Jim Siedow
American actor (1920-2003).
Born June 12th, 1920 in Cheyenne.
Died November 20th, 2003 at 83 years old in Houston (pulmonary emphysema).
Bill Mauldin
American editorial cartoonist (1921–2003).
Born October 29th, 1921 in Mountain Park.
Died January 22nd, 2003 at 81 years old in Newport Beach (Alzheimer's disease).
Foday Sankoh
Sierra leonean warlord (1937-2003).
Born October 17th, 1937 in Tonkolili District.
Died July 29th, 2003 at 65 years old in Freetown (stroke).
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003).
Born August 8th, 1907 in Harlem. [ref]
Died July 12th, 2003 at 95 years old in Los Angeles (bronchitis). [ref]
Norman Burton
American actor (1923–2003).
Born December 5th, 1923 in New York City.
Died November 29th, 2003 at 79 years old in Ajijic (traffic collision).
Les Tremayne
British actor (1913–2003).
Born April 16th, 1913 in London.
Died December 19th, 2003 at 90 years old in Santa Monica (cardiovascular disease).
Deaths 176 to 200 of 725
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche