In the year 2003
644 Notable deaths
Mohamed Choukri
Moroccan author.
Born July 15th, 1935 in Bni Chiker.
Died November 15th, 2003 at 68 years old in Rabat (cancer). [ref]
Gordon Mitchell
Film actor, bodybuilder (1923-2003).
Born July 29th, 1923 in Denver.
Died September 20th, 2003 at 80 years old in Marina del Rey (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dorothee Sölle
German theologian.
Born September 30th, 1929 in Cologne.
Died April 27th, 2003 at 73 years old in Göppingen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Walter Scharf
American composer and arranger.
Born August 1st, 1910 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2003 at 92 years old in Brentwood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
James Miller
Welsh cinematographer, producer, and director.
Born December 18th, 1968 in Haverfordwest.
Died May 2nd, 2003 at 34 years old in Rafah.
Harold C. Schonberg
American writer.
Born November 29th, 1915 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2003 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]
Manfred von Brauchitsch
Racecar driver.
Born August 15th, 1905 in Hamburg.
Died February 6th, 2003 at 97 years old in Gräfenwarth.
Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim
Iraqi politician (1939-2003).
Died August 29th, 2003 at 64 years old in Najaf (Imam Ali Mosque bombing).
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
Mauritanian politician (1924-2003).
Born December 25th, 1924 in Boutilimit.
Died October 14th, 2003 at 78 years old in Paris.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 644
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder