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In the year 2003
644 Notable deaths
Leonid Filatov
Soviet film director (1946-2003).
Born December 24th, 1946 in Kazan.
Died October 26th, 2003 at 56 years old in Moscow (pneumonia).
Eugenio Monti
Bobsledder.
Born January 23rd, 1928 in Toblach. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2003 at 75 years old in Belluno (shot to the head).
Roman Lyashenko
Russian ice hockey player (1979-2003).
Born May 1st, 1979 in Murmansk. [ref]
Died July 5th, 2003 at 24 years old in Antalya (hanging).
Milton George Henschel
American jehovah's witness leader (1920-2003).
Born August 9th, 1920 in Kentucky.
Died March 22nd, 2003 at 82 years old in New York City, Brooklyn.
Jutta Hipp
Jazz pianist (1925-2003).
Born February 4th, 1925 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died April 7th, 2003 at 78 years old in New York City.
Goffredo Petrassi
Italian composer.
Born July 16th, 1904 in Zagarolo. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 2003 at 98 years old in Rome.
Constantin Dăscălescu
Romanian politician (1923-2003).
Born July 2nd, 1923 in Breaza.
Died May 15th, 2003 at 79 years old in Bucharest.
Sébastien Japrisot
French author.
Born July 4th, 1931 in Marseille. [ref]
Died March 4th, 2003 at 71 years old in Vichy. [ref]
Jean-Luc Lagardère
French businessman (1928-2003).
Born February 10th, 1928 in Aubiet. [ref]
Died March 14th, 2003 at 75 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris (acute disseminated encephalomyelitis). [ref]
Françoise Giroud
French writer and politician (1916-2003).
Born September 21st, 1916 in Lausanne. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2003 at 86 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris