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In the year 2003
698 Notable deaths
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]
Elem Klimov
Soviet film director.
Born July 9th, 1933 in Volgograd. [ref]
Died October 26th, 2003 at 70 years old in Moscow (stroke). [ref]
Carlo Urbani
Italian physician (1956-2003).
Born October 19th, 1956 in Castelplanio.
Died March 29th, 2003 at 46 years old in Bangkok (severe acute respiratory syndrome).
Howard Fast
American novelist (1914–2003).
Born November 11th, 1914 in New York City.
Died March 12th, 2003 at 88 years old in Old Greenwich.
Don Gibson
American songwriter and country musician (1928-2003).
Born April 3rd, 1928 in Shelby. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2003 at 75 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Mirza Tahir Ahmad
Fourth caliph of the messiah (1928–2003).
Born December 18th, 1928 in Qadian.
Died April 19th, 2003 at 74 years old in London.
Vladimir Pikalov
Soviet general.
Born September 15th, 1924 in Armavir.
Died March 29th, 2003 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Garrett Hardin
American ecologist (1915-2003).
Born April 21st, 1915 in Dallas.
Died September 14th, 2003 at 88 years old in Santa Barbara (intoxication).
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).
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]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 698
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