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In the year 2003
699 Notable deaths
Ensio Siilasvuo
Finnish general.
Born January 1st, 1922 in Helsinki.
Died January 10th, 2003 at 81 years old in Kauniala Hospital.
Will Quadflieg
German actor (1914–2003).
Born September 15th, 1914 in Oberhausen.
Died November 27th, 2003 at 89 years old in Osterholz-Scharmbeck (pulmonary embolism).
Ewa Krzyżewska
Polish actress.
Born February 7th, 1939 in Warsaw.
Died July 30th, 2003 at 64 years old in Spain (traffic collision).
Bruno Heim
Swiss archbishop (1911-2003).
Born March 5th, 1911 in Olten. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2003 at 92 years old in Olten. [ref]
Georgi Vladimov
Soviet writer (1931-2003).
Born February 19th, 1931 in Kharkiv.
Died October 19th, 2003 at 72 years old in Frankfurt.
Valentin Gavrilov
Soviet high jumper.
Born July 26th, 1946 in Moscow.
Died December 23rd, 2003 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Aleksandr Miroshnichenko
Boxer.
Born April 26th, 1964 in Kostanay.
Died May 20th, 2003 at 39 years old in Kostanay (fall).
Mirza Babayev
Soviet actor (1913-2003).
Born July 16th, 1913 in Mashtagha.
Died January 14th, 2003 at 89 years old in Baku.
Arne Skouen
Norwegian film director and screenwriter (1913–2003).
Born October 18th, 1913 in Christiania.
Died May 24th, 2003 at 89 years old in Bærum Municipality.
Lauri Aus
Estonian cyclist (1970-2003).
Born November 4th, 1970 in Tartu.
Died July 20th, 2003 at 32 years old in Matjama (bicycle accident).
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon