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In the year 2003
698 Notable deaths
Paula Raymond
American actress (1924-2003).
Born November 23rd, 1924 in San Francisco.
Died December 31st, 2003 at 79 years old in West Hollywood (respiratory failure).
Vera Ralston
Czech-born figure skater and actor.
Born July 12th, 1923 in Prague.
Died February 9th, 2003 at 79 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer).
Mongo SantamarÃa
Cuban musician.
Born April 7th, 1917 in Havana. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2003 at 85 years old in Miami (stroke). [ref]
Lyle Bettger
American actor (1915-2003).
Born February 13th, 1915 in Philadelphia.
Died September 24th, 2003 at 88 years old in Atascadero (disease).
Rand Brooks
Actor and rancher (1918-2003).
Born September 21st, 1918 in St. Louis.
Died September 1st, 2003 at 84 years old in Santa Ynez (disease).
David Dacko
Prime minister of the central african republic (1930-2003).
Born March 24th, 1930 in Ubangi-Shari. [ref]
Died November 20th, 2003 at 73 years old in Yaoundé (asthma). [ref]
Marie Maynard Daly
American biochemist.
Born April 16th, 1921 in Queens. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2003 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
Franco Corelli
Italian operatic tenor (1921-2003).
Born April 8th, 1921 in Ancona. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2003 at 82 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Wilfred Thesiger
British explorer (1910-2003).
Born June 3rd, 1910 in Addis Ababa. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2003 at 93 years old in London. [ref]
George Axelrod
American screenwriter, producer (1922-2003).
Born June 9th, 1922 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2003 at 81 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Deaths 201 to 210 of 698
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi