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In the year 2003
712 Notable deaths
Stanislav Kolář
Czechoslovak table tennis player.
Born March 31st, 1912 in Prague.
Died May 6th, 2003 at 91 years old
William Herrmann
Gymnast (1912–2003).
Born January 11th, 1912 in Philadelphia.
Died October 6th, 2003 at 91 years old in Haverford.
Börje Leander
Swedish association football player (1918-2003).
Born March 7th, 1918 in Avesta Municipality. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2003 at 85 years old in Mora. [ref]
Aad de Jong
Dutch association football player (1921-2003).
Born December 1st, 1921 in The Hague.
Died August 29th, 2003 at 81 years old in Zevenbergen.
Vasily Stepanovich Petrov
Twice hero of the soviet union (1922–2003).
Born March 5th, 1922 in Dmytrivka.
Died April 15th, 2003 at 81 years old in Kyiv.
Franklin Farrel
American ice hockey goaltender.
Born March 23rd, 1908 in Ansonia.
Died July 2nd, 2003 at 95 years old in North Branford.
Grigory Mkrtychan
Soviet ice hockey player (1925–2003).
Born January 3rd, 1925 in Krasnodar.
Died February 14th, 2003 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Jean Lucas
Racecar driver (1917-2003).
Born April 25th, 1917 in Le Mans. [ref]
Died September 27th, 2003 at 86 years old in Saint-Martin-de-Ré. [ref]
Libero Marchini
Italian footballer (1914-2003).
Born October 31st, 1914 in Castelnuovo Magra.
Died November 1st, 2003 at 89 years old in Trieste.
Bernhard Baier
German water polo player.
Born August 12th, 1912 in Hanover.
Died April 26th, 2003 at 90 years old in Hanover.
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