In the year 2003
711 Notable deaths
Penny Singleton
American actress (1908-2003).
Born September 15th, 1908 in Philadelphia.
Died November 12th, 2003 at 95 years old in Sherman Oaks (stroke).
Edgar F. Codd
Computer scientist.
Born August 19th, 1923 in Isle of Portland. [ref]
Died April 18th, 2003 at 79 years old in Miami-Dade County (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Little Eva
American singer (1943-2003).
Born June 29th, 1943 in Belhaven.
Died April 10th, 2003 at 59 years old in Kinston (cancer, cervical cancer).
Pandurang Shastri Athavale
Indian philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer (1920–2003).
Born October 19th, 1920 in Maharashtra.
Died October 25th, 2003 at 83 years old in Mumbai.
James Welch
Native american writer (1940–2003).
Born November 18th, 1940 in Browning.
Died August 4th, 2003 at 62 years old in Missoula (lung cancer).
Bernard Loiseau
French chef (1951–2003).
Born January 13th, 1951 in Chamalières.
Died February 24th, 2003 at 52 years old in Saulieu (gunshot wound).
Zoran Đinđić
Serbian politician (1952−2003).
Born August 1st, 1952 in Šamac. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2003 at 50 years old in Belgrade (ballistic trauma).
Winston Graham
English novelist.
Born June 30th, 1910 in Manchester. [ref]
Died July 10th, 2003 at 93 years old in London. [ref]
Jaclyn Linetsky
Canadian actress (1986–2003).
Born January 8th, 1986 in Montreal.
Died September 8th, 2003 at 17 years old in Saint-Césaire (traffic collision).
Hugh Trevor-Roper
British historian (1914-2003).
Born January 15th, 1914 in Glanton.
Died January 26th, 2003 at 89 years old in Oxford (esophageal cancer).
Deaths 141 to 150 of 711
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