In the year 2003
709 Notable deaths
June Carter Cash
American singer, songwriter and actress (1929-2003).
Born June 23rd, 1929 in Maces Spring. [ref]
Died May 15th, 2003 at 73 years old in Nashville (heart failure). [ref]
Jonathan Brandis
American actor (1976-2003).
Born April 13th, 1976 in Danbury.
Died November 12th, 2003 at 27 years old in Los Angeles (hanging).
Frank Sheeran
American mobster (1920–2003).
Born October 25th, 1920 in Camden.
Died December 14th, 2003 at 83 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).
Maurice Gibb
British musician (1949–2003).
Born December 22nd, 1949 in Douglas.
Died January 12th, 2003 at 53 years old in Miami, Miami Beach (cardiac arrest).
Elliott Smith
American singer-songwriter (1969-2003).
Born August 6th, 1969 in Omaha. [ref]
Died October 21st, 2003 at 34 years old in Echo Park (stabbing). [ref]
Strom Thurmond
American politician (1902–2003).
Born December 5th, 1902 in Edgefield.
Died June 26th, 2003 at 100 years old in Edgefield (heart failure).
Uday Hussein
Iraqi politician.
Born June 18th, 1964 in Tikrit.
Died July 22nd, 2003 at 39 years old in Mosul (killed in action).
Elizabeth Ann Hulette
American professional wrestling manager, announcer and ocassional professional wrestler (1960–2003).
Born November 19th, 1960 in Frankfort.
Died May 1st, 2003 at 42 years old in Marietta (acute toxicity).
Barry White
American soul singer (1944–2003).
Born September 12th, 1944 in Galveston. [ref]
Died July 4th, 2003 at 58 years old in West Hollywood, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (kidney failure). [ref]
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler