In the year 2003
644 Notable deaths
Vladimír Vašíček
Czech painter (1919-2003).
Born September 29th, 1919 in Mistřín, Svatobořice-Mistřín. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2003 at 83 years old in Svatobořice, Svatobořice-Mistřín. [ref]
Yevgeny Belyayev
Cross-country skier.
Born March 20th, 1954 in Kirovsk.
Died March 15th, 2003 at 48 years old
Ray Lewis
Canadian sprinter.
Born October 8th, 1910 in Hamilton.
Died November 15th, 2003 at 93 years old in Hamilton.
Ignacio Antonio Velasco García
Catholic cardinal (1929-2003).
Born January 17th, 1929 in Acarigua.
Died July 6th, 2003 at 74 years old in Caracas.
Rudolf Krause
German footballer and manager (1927-2003).
Born January 21st, 1927 in Leipzig.
Died December 12th, 2003 at 76 years old in Leipzig.
Viktor Bushuev
Russian weightlifter.
Born May 18th, 1933 in Balakhna.
Died April 24th, 2003 at 69 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.
Lyudmila Shishova
Fencer.
Born June 1st, 1940 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died February 21st, 2003 at 62 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.
Maria Wine
Swedish writer.
Born July 8th, 1912 in Copenhagen.
Died April 22nd, 2003 at 90 years old in Råsunda church parish.
Johnny Mauro
Racecar driver.
Born October 25th, 1910 in Denver.
Died January 23rd, 2003 at 92 years old in Golden.
Melitta Brunner
Austrian figure skater.
Born January 28th, 1907 in Vienna.
Died May 26th, 2003 at 96 years old in Philadelphia.
Deaths 561 to 570 of 644
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