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In the year 2003
698 Notable deaths
Jack Smight
American film director (1925-2003).
Born March 9th, 1925 in Minneapolis. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2003 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Moktar Ould Daddah
President of mauritania from 1960 to 1978.
Born December 25th, 1924 in Boutilimit. [ref]
Died October 14th, 2003 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jean Yanne
French actor (1933-2003).
Born July 18th, 1933 in Les Lilas. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2003 at 69 years old in Morsains (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Herbert Aptheker
American marxist historian and political activist.
Born July 31st, 1915 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2003 at 87 years old in Mountain View. [ref]
Earl King
American songwriter and guitarist (1934–2003).
Born February 7th, 1934 in New Orleans.
Died April 17th, 2003 at 69 years old in New Orleans (diabetes).
Augusto Monterroso
Guatemalan writer (1921–2003).
Born December 21st, 1921 in Tegucigalpa.
Died February 7th, 2003 at 81 years old in Mexico City.
Dorothee Sölle
German theologian (1929–2003).
Born September 30th, 1929 in Cologne.
Died April 27th, 2003 at 73 years old in Göppingen (myocardial infarction).
Kathleen Winsor
American author (1919-2003).
Born October 16th, 1919 in Olivia. [ref]
Died May 26th, 2003 at 83 years old in New York City. [ref]
Massimo Girotti
Italian actor (1918-2003).
Born May 18th, 1918 in Mogliano. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2003 at 84 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Miloš Milutinović
Serbian footballer (1933–2003).
Born February 5th, 1933 in Bajina Bašta.
Died January 28th, 2003 at 69 years old in Belgrade.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 698
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou