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In the year 2003
698 Notable deaths
Valentin Pavlov
Soviet official and russian banker (1937-2003).
Born September 27th, 1937 in Moscow. [ref]
Died March 30th, 2003 at 65 years old in Moscow (stroke).
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]
Walter J. Ong
American philosopher and historian (1912–2003).
Born November 30th, 1912 in Kansas City.
Died August 12th, 2003 at 90 years old in St. Louis. [ref]
Helmut Rahn
German footballer (1929-2003).
Born August 16th, 1929 in Essen.
Died August 14th, 2003 at 73 years old in Essen.
Erik Brann
American guitarist (1950-2003).
Born August 11th, 1950 in Pekin.
Died July 25th, 2003 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Magnus von Braun
German engineer.
Born May 10th, 1919 in Greifswald.
Died June 21st, 2003 at 84 years old in Phoenix.
Ron Goodwin
English composer and conductor (1925–2003).
Born February 17th, 1925 in Plymouth.
Died January 8th, 2003 at 77 years old in Newbury (asthma).
Annemarie Schimmel
German scholar of islam (1922-2003).
Born April 7th, 1922 in Erfurt. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2003 at 80 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Andrea King
Stage, film, and television actress (1919–2003).
Born February 1st, 1919 in Paris.
Died April 22nd, 2003 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills.
Sita Ram Goel
Indian activist, writer and publisher (1921–2003).
Born October 16th, 1921 in Punjab.
Died December 3rd, 2003 at 82 years old in New Delhi.
Deaths 221 to 230 of 698
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