In the year 2003
711 Notable deaths
Alexander Kemurdzhian
Soviet aerospace engineer (1921–2003).
Born October 4th, 1921 in Vladikavkaz.
Died February 25th, 2003 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Veikko Hakulinen
Finnish forestry technician and cross country skier (1925–2003).
Born January 4th, 1925 in Lakhdenpokhsky District. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2003 at 78 years old in Valkeakoski (traffic collision).
Naftali Temu
Kenyan long-distance runner.
Born April 20th, 1945 in Nyamira county.
Died March 10th, 2003 at 57 years old in Nairobi (prostate cancer).
Sultan Rakhmanov
Soviet weightlifter.
Born July 6th, 1950 in Turtkul.
Died May 5th, 2003 at 52 years old in Dnipro (myocardial infarction).
Blaga Dimitrova
Bulgarian writer, politician (1922-2003).
Born January 2nd, 1922 in Byala Slatina.
Died May 2nd, 2003 at 81 years old in Sofia (cerebrovascular disease).
Marc Camoletti
French playwright (1923–2003).
Born November 16th, 1923 in Geneva.
Died July 18th, 2003 at 79 years old in Benerville-sur-Mer.
Luděk Pachman
Czechoslovak-german chess grandmaster (1924-2003).
Born May 11th, 1924 in Prague, Bělá pod Bezdězem. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2003 at 78 years old in Passau. [ref]
Mike Larrabee
American sprinter (1933–2003).
Born December 2nd, 1933 in Los Angeles.
Died April 22nd, 2003 at 69 years old in Santa Maria (pancreatic cancer).
Nello Pagani
Italian motorcycle racer.
Born October 11th, 1911 in Milan.
Died October 19th, 2003 at 92 years old in Bresso.
Rajko Žižić
Montenegrin basketball player (1955–2003).
Born January 22nd, 1955 in Nikšić.
Died August 7th, 2003 at 48 years old in Belgrade.
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan