In the year 2003
725 Notable deaths
Ellen Drew
American actress (1915–2003).
Born November 23rd, 1915 in Kansas City.
Died December 3rd, 2003 at 88 years old in Palm Desert.
Paula Raymond
American actress (1924-2003).
Born November 23rd, 1924 in San Francisco.
Died December 31st, 2003 at 79 years old in West Hollywood (respiratory failure).
Vera Ralston
Czech-born figure skater and actor.
Born July 12th, 1923 in Prague.
Died February 9th, 2003 at 79 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer).
Mongo Santamaría
Cuban musician (1917–2003).
Born April 7th, 1922 in Havana.
Died February 1st, 2003 at 80 years old in Miami (stroke).
Lyle Bettger
American actor (1915-2003).
Born February 13th, 1915 in Philadelphia.
Died September 24th, 2003 at 88 years old in Atascadero (disease).
Rand Brooks
Actor and rancher (1918-2003).
Born September 21st, 1918 in St. Louis.
Died September 1st, 2003 at 84 years old in Santa Ynez (disease).
David Dacko
Former president of the central african republic (1960–1966) and (1979-1981), lived (1930–2003).
Born March 24th, 1930 in Bouchia. [ref]
Died November 20th, 2003 at 73 years old in Yaoundé (asthma). [ref]
Marie Maynard Daly
American biochemist (1921–2003).
Born April 16th, 1921 in Queens. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2003 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
Franco Corelli
Italian operatic tenor (1921-2003).
Born April 8th, 1921 in Ancona.
Died October 29th, 2003 at 82 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction).
Wilfred Thesiger
British explorer (1910-2003).
Born June 3rd, 1910 in Addis Ababa. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2003 at 93 years old in London. [ref]
George Axelrod
American screenwriter, producer (1922-2003).
Born June 9th, 1922 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2003 at 81 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Frederick Coffin
American actor (1943-2003).
Born January 16th, 1943 in Detroit.
Died July 31st, 2003 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Julie Parrish
American actress (1940-2003).
Born October 21st, 1940 in Middlesboro.
Died October 1st, 2003 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (ovarian cancer).
William V. Roth
American politician (1921-2003).
Born July 22nd, 1921 in Great Falls.
Died December 13th, 2003 at 82 years old in Washington, D.C..
Elaine Anderson Steinbeck
American actress and stage manager (1914-2003).
Born August 14th, 1914 in Austin.
Died April 27th, 2003 at 88 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Joe Baker
England international association footballer (1940-2003).
Born July 17th, 1940 in Woolton.
Died October 6th, 2003 at 63 years old in Wishaw (myocardial infarction).
Johanna Budwig
German biochemist (1908–2003).
Born September 30th, 1908 in Germany, Essen.
Died May 19th, 2003 at 94 years old in Freudenstadt.
Monique Wittig
French writer (1935-2003).
Born July 13th, 1935 in Dannemarie. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2003 at 67 years old in Tucson (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mary Ann Jackson
American actress (1923-2003).
Born January 14th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died December 17th, 2003 at 80 years old in San Fernando (myocardial infarction).
Royce D. Applegate
American actor (1939–2003).
Born December 25th, 1939 in Midwest City.
Died January 1st, 2003 at 63 years old in Hollywood Hills (smoke inhalation injury).
Bill Bright
American evangelist (1921–2003).
Born October 19th, 1921 in Coweta.
Died July 19th, 2003 at 81 years old in Orlando.
Valentin Pavlov
Soviet official and russian banker (1937-2003).
Born September 27th, 1937 in Moscow. [ref]
Died March 30th, 2003 at 65 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Khieu Ponnary
Cambodian writer (1920-2003).
Born February 3rd, 1920 in Battambang Province.
Died July 1st, 2003 at 83 years old in Pailin Province (cancer). [ref]
Walter J. Ong
American philosopher and historian (1912–2003).
Born November 30th, 1912 in Kansas City.
Died August 12th, 2003 at 90 years old in St. Louis. [ref]
Helmut Rahn
German footballer (1929-2003).
Born August 16th, 1929 in Essen.
Died August 14th, 2003 at 73 years old in Essen.
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We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk