In the year 2003
722 Notable deaths
Prodan Gardzhev
Olympic wrestler (1936–2003).
Born April 8th, 1936 in Rosenovo.
Died July 5th, 2003 at 67 years old in Burgas (myocardial infarction).
Milan Janić
Canoe racer.
Born June 14th, 1957 in Bačka Palanka.
Died January 1st, 2003 at 45 years old in Belgrade.
Paulos Tzadua
Cardinal; ethiopian catholic archbishop of addis abeba (1921-2003).
Born August 25th, 1921 in Ethiopia.
Died December 11th, 2003 at 82 years old in Rome.
Hans Kuschke
German rower (1914–2003).
Born February 25th, 1914.
Died November 30th, 2003 at 89 years old in Berlin.
Lawrence H. Aller
Astronomer (1913-2003).
Born September 24th, 1913 in Tacoma.
Died March 16th, 2003 at 89 years old
Pål Arne Fagernes
Athletics competitor.
Died August 4th, 2003 at 29 years old in Moss (traffic collision).
Robert Detweiler
American rower (1930-2003).
Born July 20th, 1930 in Centralia.
Died December 8th, 2003 at 73 years old in Orem.
Hasanagha Turabov
Azerbaijani actor (1938-2003).
Born March 24th, 1938 in Baku. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2003 at 64 years old in Baku. [ref]
Koji Kondo
Japanese association football player.
Born April 28th, 1972 in Kariya.
Died April 17th, 2003 at 30 years old in Toyoake.
Paul Kuusberg
Estonian writer (1916-2003).
Born April 30th, 1916 in Tallinn.
Died January 21st, 2003 at 86 years old in Tallinn.
Deaths 591 to 600 of 722
Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte