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In the year 2003

667 Notable deaths

Eduardo Palomo

Mexican actor and singer (1962-2003).

Born May 13th, 1962 in Mexico City.

Died November 6th, 2003 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Bhisham Sahni

Indian writer, playwright, and actor (1915-2003).

Born August 8th, 1915 in Rawalpindi. [ref]

Died July 11th, 2003 at 87 years old in Delhi. [ref]

Anna Lindh

Swedish politician (1957-2003).

Born June 19th, 1957 in Enskede-Årsta parish.

Died September 11th, 2003 at 46 years old in Karolinska University Hospital (murder).

Sydney Lassick

Actor (1922-2003).

Born July 23rd, 1922 in Chicago. [ref]

Died April 12th, 2003 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes). [ref]

Kinji Fukasaku

Japanese film director and screenwriter.

Born July 3rd, 1930 in Mito. [ref]

Died January 12th, 2003 at 72 years old in Tokyo (cancer, prostate cancer). [ref]

Luciano Berio

Italian composer (1925–2003).

Born October 24th, 1925 in Imperia, Oneglia.

Died May 27th, 2003 at 77 years old in Rome.

Herbie Mann

American jazz flutist (1930–2003).

Born April 16th, 1930 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died July 1st, 2003 at 73 years old in Pecos (prostate cancer).

Leela Chitnis

Indian actress (1909-2003).

Born September 9th, 1909 in Karnataka.

Died July 14th, 2003 at 93 years old in Danbury.

Paul Janssen

Belgian scientist, founder of janssen pharmaceutica (1926–2003).

Born September 21st, 1926 in Turnhout.

Died November 11th, 2003 at 77 years old in Rome.

Geoffrey Bawa

Sri lankan architect (1919-2003).

Born July 23rd, 1919 in British Ceylon. [ref]

Died May 27th, 2003 at 83 years old in Colombo. [ref]

Deaths 161 to 170 of 667

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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson