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In the year 2003
699 Notable deaths
Mordechai Chod
Israeli military officer.
Born September 28th, 1926 in Mandatory Palestine.
Died June 29th, 2003 at 76 years old in Israel.
Lothar Emmerich
German association football player and manager (1941-2003).
Born November 29th, 1941 in Dortmund.
Died August 13th, 2003 at 61 years old in Hemer (lung cancer).
Constantin Dăscălescu
Romanian politician (1923-2003).
Born July 2nd, 1923 in Breaza.
Died May 15th, 2003 at 79 years old in Bucharest.
Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur
President of somaliland (1931-2003).
Born April 4th, 1931 in Burao.
Died November 8th, 2003 at 72 years old in London.
Lynn Chadwick
English artist and sculptor (1914–2003).
Born November 24th, 1914 in London.
Died April 25th, 2003 at 88 years old in Lypiatt Park.
Rosalyn Tureck
American pianist and harpsichordist.
Born December 14th, 1914 in Chicago.
Died July 18th, 2003 at 88 years old in New York City.
Viktor Leonov
Soviet sailor (1916-2003).
Born November 21st, 1916 in Zaraysk.
Died October 7th, 2003 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Anthony of Sourozh
Russian orthodox bishop and theological author (1914-2003).
Born June 6th, 1914 in Lausanne.
Died August 4th, 2003 at 89 years old in London.
Emil Fackenheim
Israeli philosopher (1916-2003).
Born June 22nd, 1916 in Halle (Saale). [ref]
Died September 18th, 2003 at 87 years old in Jerusalem.
Saifuddin Azizi
First chairman of xinjiang uyghur autonomous region (1915-2003).
Born March 12th, 1915 in Tacheng.
Died November 24th, 2003 at 88 years old in Beijing.
Deaths 331 to 340 of 699
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