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In the year 2003
722 Notable deaths
François Rauber
French composer (1933-2003).
Born January 19th, 1933 in Neufchâteau.
Died December 14th, 2003 at 70 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Noor Alam
Field hockey player (1929–2003).
Born December 5th, 1929 in Talagang. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2003 at 73 years old
Edith Carlmar
Norwegian actor and director (1911–2003).
Born November 15th, 1911 in Christiania.
Died May 17th, 2003 at 91 years old in Oslo.
Antoni Torres
Footballer (1943-2003).
Born July 29th, 1943 in Balaguer.
Died February 24th, 2003 at 59 years old in Barcelona (cancer).
Wang Su-bok
North korean singer.
Born March 5th, 1917 in Kangdong County.
Died June 1st, 2003 at 86 years old in Pyongyang.
Abdul Qadir al-Badri
Former prime minister of libya (1921-2003).
Born December 8th, 1921 in Libya.
Died June 30th, 2003 at 81 years old in Benghazi. [ref]
Prince Carl Bernadotte
Swedish prince (1911-2003); son of prince carl of sweden and princess ingeborg of denmark.
Born January 10th, 1911 in Stockholm.
Died June 27th, 2003 at 92 years old in Málaga.
Kadri Aytaç
Turkish footballer and manager (1931-2003).
Born August 6th, 1931 in Istanbul.
Died March 28th, 2003 at 71 years old in Turkey.
Bogdan Śliwa
Polish chess grandmaster (1922–2003).
Born February 4th, 1922 in Kraków.
Died May 16th, 2003 at 81 years old in Kraków.
Vasyl Barka
Ukrainian writer.
Born July 16th, 1908 in Solonytsia.
Died April 11th, 2003 at 94 years old in Liberty.
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