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In the year 2003

698 Notable deaths

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).

Russell B. Long

American politician (1918–2003).

Born November 3rd, 1918 in Shreveport.

Died May 9th, 2003 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).

Deaths 141 to 150 of 698

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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi