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In the year 2003
644 Notable deaths
Bogdan Śliwa
Polish chess player (1922-2003).
Born February 4th, 1922 in Kraków.
Died May 16th, 2003 at 81 years old in Kraków.
Kadri Aytaç
Turkish footballer and manager (1931-2003).
Born August 6th, 1931 in Istanbul.
Died March 28th, 2003 at 71 years old in Turkey.
Tomáš Pospíchal
Czech footballer (1936-2003).
Born June 26th, 1936 in Pudlov. [ref]
Died October 21st, 2003 at 67 years old in Prague. [ref]
Giuseppe Pontiggia
Italian writer.
Born September 25th, 1934 in Como. [ref]
Died June 27th, 2003 at 68 years old in Milan (stroke).
Emília Rotter
Hungarian pair skater.
Born September 8th, 1906 in Budapest.
Died January 28th, 2003 at 96 years old in Budapest.
Marthe Vogt
German neuroscientist.
Born September 8th, 1903 in Berlin.
Died September 9th, 2003 at 100 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Flóra Kádár
Hungarian actress.
Born August 4th, 1928 in Budapest.
Died January 3rd, 2003 at 74 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Juha Tiainen
Athletics competitor.
Born December 5th, 1955 in Finland.
Died April 27th, 2003 at 47 years old in Lappeenranta.
Mitoyo Kawate
Japanese supercentenarian.
Born May 15th, 1889 in Hiroshima.
Died November 13th, 2003 at 114 years old in Hiroshima (pneumonia).
Zagir Ismagilov
Russian composer.
Born January 8th, 1917 in Sermenevo.
Died May 30th, 2003 at 86 years old in Ufa.
Deaths 511 to 520 of 644
All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young