In the year 2003
699 Notable deaths
Pushpalata Das
Indian independence activist, social worker and gandhian.
Born March 27th, 1915 in North Lakhimpur.
Died November 9th, 2003 at 88 years old in Kolkata.
Amina Rizk
Egyptian actress.
Born April 13th, 1910 in Tanta.
Died August 24th, 2003 at 93 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
José Craveirinha
Mozambican poet (1922-2003).
Born May 28th, 1922 in Maputo. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2003 at 80 years old in Maputo. [ref]
Muhammad Abd El-Ghani El-Gamasy
Egyptian field marshal (1921–2003).
Born September 9th, 1921.
Died June 7th, 2003 at 81 years old in Cairo.
Walter Zapp
Estonian inventor.
Born September 4th, 1905 in Riga.
Died July 17th, 2003 at 97 years old in Binningen.
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]
Queen Mamohato of Lesotho
Queen regnant of lesotho.
Born April 28th, 1941.
Died September 6th, 2003 at 62 years old in Mantsonyane.
Sabahudin Bilalović
Bosnian basketball player (1960-2003).
Born May 7th, 1960 in Trebinje.
Died July 29th, 2003 at 43 years old in Makarska.
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 San Sebastián.
Henryk Jabłoński
Polish historian and politician (1909-2003).
Born December 27th, 1909 in Stary Waliszew.
Died January 27th, 2003 at 93 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
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It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young