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In the year 2003
712 Notable deaths
German Sveshnikov
Soviet fencer (1937-2003).
Born May 11th, 1937 in Nizhny Novgorod. [ref]
Died June 9th, 2003 at 66 years old in Nizhny Novgorod. [ref]
Lyudmila Shishova
Fencer.
Born June 1st, 1940 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died February 21st, 2003 at 62 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.
József Balla
Hungarian wrestler.
Born July 27th, 1955 in Szőreg.
Died March 18th, 2003 at 47 years old in Kecskemét (heart failure).
Vasile Deheleanu
Romanian footballer.
Born August 12th, 1910 in Timișoara.
Died April 30th, 2003 at 92 years old
Jaime Ramírez
Chilean footballer (1931-2003).
Born August 14th, 1931 in Santiago.
Died February 26th, 2003 at 71 years old in Santiago.
Pierre Carteus
Belgian footballer (1943–2003).
Born September 24th, 1943 in Ronse.
Died February 4th, 2003 at 59 years old in Ronse.
Hans Engnestangen
Norwegian speed skater (1908-2003).
Born March 28th, 1908 in Brandbu.
Died May 9th, 2003 at 95 years old in Jevnaker.
Ivar Hansen
Danish politician (1938–2003).
Born November 1st, 1938 in Agerbæk.
Died March 11th, 2003 at 64 years old in Copenhagen.
Vladimir Golovanov
Russian weightlifter (1938–2003).
Born November 29th, 1938 in Sakha.
Died August 2nd, 2003 at 64 years old in Khabarovsk.
Deaths 631 to 640 of 712
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon