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In the year 2003
644 Notable deaths
Joseph Saidu Momoh
Sierra leonean politician (1937-2003).
Born January 26th, 1937 in Binkolo.
Died August 3rd, 2003 at 66 years old in Conakry.
Magnus von Braun
German engineer.
Born May 10th, 1919 in Greifswald.
Died June 21st, 2003 at 84 years old in Phoenix.
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).
Lou Harrison
American composer (1917-2003).
Born May 14th, 1917 in Portland. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2003 at 85 years old in Lafayette (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Walter Washington
American politician and former mayor of the district of columbia (1915-2003).
Born April 15th, 1915 in Dawson.
Died October 27th, 2003 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C. (kidney failure).
Daphne Oram
British composer and electronic musician (1925–2003).
Born December 31st, 1925 in Devizes.
Died January 5th, 2003 at 77 years old in Maidstone Hospital.
Sadegh Khalkhali
Iranian cleric and executor.
Born July 27th, 1926 in Ardabil.
Died November 26th, 2003 at 77 years old in Tehran (cancer).
Johnny Paul Koroma
Sierra leonean warlord (1960-2003).
Born May 9th, 1960 in Tombodu.
Died June 1st, 2003 at 43 years old in Liberia.
Pierre Poujade
French politician (1920-2003).
Born December 1st, 1920 in Saint-Céré. [ref]
Died August 27th, 2003 at 82 years old in La Bastide-l'Évêque. [ref]
Margaret Singer
American clinical psychologist.
Born July 29th, 1921 in Denver.
Died November 23rd, 2003 at 82 years old in Berkeley (pneumonia).
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran