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In the year 2003
644 Notable deaths
Fidel Sánchez Hernández
President of el salvador (1917-2003).
Born July 7th, 1917 in El Divisadero. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2003 at 85 years old in San Salvador (myocardial infarction).
Fadwa Tuqan
Palestinien poet (1917-2003).
Born March 1st, 1917 in Nablus.
Died December 12th, 2003 at 86 years old in Nablus. [ref]
Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic
American neuroscientist.
Born April 22nd, 1937 in Salem.
Died July 31st, 2003 at 66 years old in Hamden.
Ken Grimwood
American writer.
Born February 27th, 1944 in Dothan.
Died June 6th, 2003 at 59 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction).
Armand Borel
Swiss mathematician (1923-2003).
Born May 21st, 1923 in La Chaux-de-Fonds. [ref]
Died August 11th, 2003 at 80 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Mary Ellis
American opera singer (1897-2003).
Born June 15th, 1897 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 30th, 2003 at 105 years old in London.
Fernando Di Leo
Italian film director (1932-2003).
Born January 11th, 1932 in San Ferdinando di Puglia. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2003 at 71 years old in Rome. [ref]
I. Bernard Cohen
American historian of science.
Born March 1st, 1914 in New York City.
Died June 20th, 2003 at 89 years old in Waltham.
José María Jiménez
Road bicycle racer.
Born February 6th, 1971 in El Barraco.
Died December 6th, 2003 at 32 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction).
Sheila Bromley
Actress (1907-2003).
Born October 31st, 1907 in San Francisco.
Died July 23rd, 2003 at 95 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Deaths 341 to 350 of 644
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain