In the year 2003
667 Notable deaths
Ilan Ramon
Israeli fighter pilot and later the first israeli astronaut.
Born June 20th, 1954 in Ramat Gan.
Died February 1st, 2003 at 48 years old in Texas.
Derek Prince
British missionary (1915-2003).
Born August 14th, 1915 in Bengaluru. [ref]
Died September 24th, 2003 at 88 years old in Jerusalem.
Thora Hird
British actress (1911-2003).
Born May 28th, 1911 in Morecambe. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2003 at 91 years old in Royal Variety Charity (stroke).
Carol Grace
American actress (1924-2003).
Born September 11th, 1924 in New York City.
Died July 20th, 2003 at 78 years old in New York City (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]
Heydar Aliyev
Soviet and azerbaijani politician (1923–2003).
Born May 10th, 1923 in Nakhchivan.
Died December 12th, 2003 at 80 years old in Cleveland (kidney failure).
Alija Izetbegović
Bosnian politician, lawyer, philosopher and author (1925–2003).
Born August 8th, 1925 in Šamac. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2003 at 78 years old in Sarajevo (cardiovascular disease).
Roberto Bolaño
Chilean author.
Born April 28th, 1953 in Santiago. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2003 at 50 years old in Barcelona (liver cancer). [ref]
Edwin Starr
American singer and songwriter.
Born January 21st, 1942 in Nashville. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 2003 at 61 years old in Beeston (myocardial infarction).
Gordon Jump
Actor (1932-2003).
Born April 1st, 1932 in Dayton.
Died September 22nd, 2003 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri
Military, dictator and de facto president of argentina from 1981 until 1982.
Born July 15th, 1926 in Caseros.
Died January 12th, 2003 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction, pancreatic cancer).
Deaths 91 to 100 of 667
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