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In the year 2003
699 Notable deaths
Daishiro Yoshimura
Japanese association football player.
Born August 16th, 1947 in São Paulo.
Died November 1st, 2003 at 56 years old in Amagasaki.
Alfred Aston
French footballer (1912-2003).
Born May 16th, 1912 in Chantilly. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2003 at 90 years old in Cannes. [ref]
Dean Amadon
American ornithologist.
Born June 5th, 1912 in Milwaukee.
Died January 12th, 2003 at 90 years old in Tenafly.
Paul Hagen
Actor (1920-2003).
Born March 19th, 1920 in Copenhagen.
Died May 20th, 2003 at 83 years old in Langø.
Andrea Bonomi
Italian footballer (1923-2003).
Born February 14th, 1923.
Died November 26th, 2003 at 80 years old
Ljubica Marić
Serbian composer.
Born March 18th, 1909 in Kragujevac. [ref]
Died September 17th, 2003 at 94 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Koloman Sokol
Slovak painter, graphic artist and illustrator (1902-2003).
Born December 12th, 1902 in Liptovský Mikuláš.
Died January 12th, 2003 at 100 years old in Tucson.
Werenfried van Straaten
Dutch priest and activist (1913-2003).
Born January 17th, 1913 in Mijdrecht.
Died January 31st, 2003 at 90 years old in Bad Soden am Taunus.
Jindřich Polák
Czech film director.
Born May 5th, 1925 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2003 at 78 years old in Prague. [ref]
Deaths 521 to 530 of 699
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