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In the year 2003
644 Notable deaths
Monique Wittig
French writer (1935-2003).
Born July 13th, 1935 in Dannemarie. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2003 at 67 years old in Tucson (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bill Bright
American missionary (1921-2003).
Born October 19th, 1921 in Coweta.
Died July 19th, 2003 at 81 years old in Orlando.
Ron Goodwin
English composer and conductor.
Born February 17th, 1925 in Plymouth. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2003 at 77 years old in Newbury (asthma). [ref]
Ed Farhat
American professional wrestler.
Born June 7th, 1926 in Lansing.
Died January 18th, 2003 at 76 years old in Williamston (myocardial infarction).
Valentin Pavlov
Soviet official and russian banker (1937-2003).
Born September 26th, 1937 in Moscow. [ref]
Died March 30th, 2003 at 65 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Helmut Rahn
German footballer (1929-2003).
Born August 16th, 1929 in Essen.
Died August 14th, 2003 at 73 years old in Essen.
Anil Biswas
Indian singer.
Born July 7th, 1914 in Barishal.
Died May 31st, 2003 at 88 years old in New Delhi.
Khieu Ponnary
Cambodian writer (1920-2003).
Born February 3rd, 1920 in Battambang Province.
Died July 1st, 2003 at 83 years old in Pailin Province (cancer). [ref]
Sita Ram Goel
Indian activist.
Born October 16th, 1921 in Punjab.
Died December 3rd, 2003 at 82 years old in New Delhi.
Carol Shields
American/canadian author.
Born June 2nd, 1935 in Oak Park. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2003 at 68 years old in Victoria (breast cancer). [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 644
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