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In the year 2003
644 Notable deaths
Luciano Berio
Italian composer (1925-2003).
Born October 24th, 1925 in Imperia, Oneglia. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2003 at 77 years old in Rome. [ref]
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.
Born September 12th, 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]
Alberto Sordi
Italian actor, film director, voice actor, screenwriter and singer (1920-2003).
Born June 15th, 1920 in Rome. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2003 at 82 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Stan Brakhage
American filmmaker (1933-2003).
Born January 14th, 1933 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2003 at 70 years old in Victoria (bladder cancer). [ref]
Joe Foss
United states marine corps medal of honor recipient (1915-2003).
Born April 17th, 1915 in Sioux Falls.
Died January 1st, 2003 at 87 years old in Scottsdale (stroke). [ref]
Howard Fast
American novelist (1914-2003).
Born November 11th, 1914 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2003 at 88 years old in Old Greenwich. [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]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 644
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