In the year 2003
644 Notable deaths
Fermín Vélez
Spanish racing driver.
Born April 3rd, 1959 in Barcelona.
Died April 3rd, 2003 at 44 years old in Barcelona (cancer).
Lev Kerbel
Russian sculptor (1917-2003).
Born November 7th, 1917 in Semenivka. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2003 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Horace W. Babcock
American astronomer.
Born September 13th, 1912 in Pasadena.
Died August 29th, 2003 at 90 years old in Santa Barbara.
John Aston, Sr.
English footballer (1921-2003).
Born September 3rd, 1921 in Prestwich.
Died July 31st, 2003 at 81 years old in Manchester.
Terenci Moix
Spanish writer and journalist (1942-2003).
Born January 5th, 1942 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 2003 at 61 years old in Barcelona (pulmonary emphysema).
Gerald Emmett Carter
Catholic cardinal.
Born March 1st, 1912 in Montreal.
Died April 6th, 2003 at 91 years old in Toronto.
Raphael I Bidawid
Patriarch of the chaldean catholic church (1922-2003).
Born April 17th, 1922 in Mosul.
Died July 7th, 2003 at 81 years old in Beirut.
Félix Loustau
Argentine footballer (1922-2003).
Born December 25th, 1922 in Avellaneda.
Died January 5th, 2003 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires.
Arne Skouen
Norewegian film director and screenwriter.
Born October 18th, 1913 in Christiania.
Died May 24th, 2003 at 89 years old in Bærum.
Peter Hacks
German writer.
Born March 21st, 1928 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2003 at 75 years old in Groß Machnow.
Deaths 451 to 460 of 644
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius