In the year 2003
699 Notable deaths
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]
Mike Larrabee
American sprinter (1933–2003).
Born December 2nd, 1933 in Los Angeles.
Died April 22nd, 2003 at 69 years old in Santa Maria (pancreatic cancer).
Nello Pagani
Italian motorcycle racer.
Born October 11th, 1911 in Milan.
Died October 19th, 2003 at 92 years old in Bresso.
Rajko Žižić
Montenegrin basketball player (1955–2003).
Born January 22nd, 1955 in Nikšić.
Died August 7th, 2003 at 48 years old in Belgrade.
Ludwig Bölkow
German aerospace engineer.
Born June 30th, 1912 in Schwerin.
Died July 25th, 2003 at 91 years old in Grünwald.
Donald Nicol
British byzantinist (1923–2003).
Born February 4th, 1923 in Portsmouth.
Died September 25th, 2003 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
Eddie Thomson
Scottish association football player (1947-2003).
Born February 25th, 1947 in Rosewell.
Died February 21st, 2003 at 55 years old in Sydney (lymphoma).
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr