In the year 2003
721 Notable deaths
Alfred Preissler
German association football player and manager (1921–2003).
Born April 9th, 1921 in Duisburg.
Died July 15th, 2003 at 82 years old in Duisburg.
Walter Hugo Khouri
Brazilian film director (1929–2003).
Born October 21st, 1929 in São Paulo.
Died June 27th, 2003 at 73 years old in São Paulo.
Nguza Karl-i-Bond
Democratic republic of the congo politician (1938-2003).
Born August 4th, 1938 in Musumba.
Died July 27th, 2003 at 64 years old in Kinshasa.
Alexander Kemurdzhian
Soviet aerospace engineer (1921–2003).
Born October 4th, 1921 in Vladikavkaz.
Died February 25th, 2003 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Veikko Hakulinen
Finnish forestry technician and cross country skier (1925–2003).
Born January 4th, 1925 in Lakhdenpokhsky District. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2003 at 78 years old in Valkeakoski (traffic collision).
Naftali Temu
Kenyan long-distance runner.
Born April 20th, 1945 in Nyamira county.
Died March 10th, 2003 at 57 years old in Nairobi (prostate cancer).
Sultan Rakhmanov
Soviet weightlifter.
Born July 6th, 1950 in Turtkul.
Died May 5th, 2003 at 52 years old in Dnipro (myocardial infarction).
Blaga Dimitrova
Bulgarian writer, politician (1922-2003).
Born January 2nd, 1922 in Byala Slatina.
Died May 2nd, 2003 at 81 years old in Sofia (cerebrovascular disease).
Marc Camoletti
French playwright (1923–2003).
Born November 16th, 1923 in Geneva.
Died July 18th, 2003 at 79 years old in Benerville-sur-Mer.
Luděk Pachman
Czechoslovak-german chess grandmaster (1924-2003).
Born May 11th, 1924 in Prague, Bělá pod Bezdězem. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2003 at 78 years old in Passau. [ref]
Deaths 461 to 470 of 721
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather