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In the year 2003
712 Notable deaths
Joel Antônio Martins
Brazilian footballer (1931-2003).
Born November 23rd, 1931 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died January 1st, 2003 at 71 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Jan Just Bos
Dutch rower, botanist and tv presenter (1939-2003).
Born July 28th, 1939 in Balikpapan.
Died March 24th, 2003 at 63 years old in Oosterbeek.
Erland Herkenrath
Swiss handball player (1912-2003).
Born September 24th, 1912 in Zurich.
Died July 17th, 2003 at 90 years old in Weggis.
Fritz Spengler
German handball player.
Born September 6th, 1908 in Mannheim.
Died March 10th, 2003 at 94 years old in Weiskirchen.
Ella Orr Campbell
New zealand botanist and bryologist (1910-2003).
Born October 28th, 1910 in Dunedin. [ref]
Died July 24th, 2003 at 92 years old in Palmerston North.
Jürgen Simon
German cyclist (1938–2003).
Born January 10th, 1938 in Gera.
Died October 26th, 2003 at 65 years old in Quirla.
Jaime Silva Gómez
Colombian footballer (1935-2003).
Born October 10th, 1935 in Bogotá.
Died April 25th, 2003 at 67 years old in Tarragona.
István Kelen
Hungarian table tennis player.
Born March 21st, 1912 in Budapest.
Died May 1st, 2003 at 91 years old in Sydney.
Richard Taylor
American philosopher, born 1919 (1919–2003).
Born November 5th, 1919 in Charlotte.
Died October 30th, 2003 at 83 years old
Velleda Cesari
Fencer (1920-2003).
Born February 15th, 1920 in Bologna.
Died May 3rd, 2003 at 83 years old in Genoa.
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