In the year 2003
644 Notable deaths
Albert Batteux
French footballer (1919-2003).
Born July 2nd, 1919 in Reims. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2003 at 83 years old in Meylan (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Manuel Rosenthal
French composer and conductor (1904-2003).
Born June 18th, 1904 in Paris. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2003 at 98 years old in Paris. [ref]
Karel Kosik
Czech philosopher, literary theorist and university educator.
Born June 26th, 1926 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2003 at 76 years old in Prague. [ref]
Pierre Restany
French art historian and critic (1930-2003).
Born June 24th, 1930 in Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda. [ref]
Died May 29th, 2003 at 72 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jorge Oteiza
Basque spanish sculptor, painter, designer and writer (1908-2003).
Born October 21st, 1908 in Orio.
Died April 9th, 2003 at 94 years old in Donostia-San Sebastián. [ref]
Hilde Levi
German physicist.
Born May 9th, 1909 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died July 26th, 2003 at 94 years old in Copenhagen.
Walter Zapp
Estonian inventor.
Born September 4th, 1905 in Riga.
Died July 17th, 2003 at 97 years old in Binningen.
Sultan Rakhmanov
Soviet weightlifter.
Born July 6th, 1950 in Turtkul.
Died May 5th, 2003 at 52 years old in Dnipro (myocardial infarction).
Veikko Hakulinen
Finnish forestry technician and cross country skier.
Born January 4th, 1925 in Lakhdenpokhsky District. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2003 at 78 years old in Valkeakoski (traffic collision).
Henryk Jabłoński
Polish politician, historian (1909-2003).
Born December 27th, 1909 in Łowicz. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2003 at 93 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Deaths 411 to 420 of 644
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche