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In the year 2003
698 Notable deaths
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
American politician (1927-2003).
Born March 16th, 1927 in Tulsa. [ref]
Died March 26th, 2003 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C. (surgical complications). [ref]
Johnny Walker
Indian actor (1926–2003).
Born November 11th, 1926 in Indore.
Died July 29th, 2003 at 76 years old in Mumbai.
Lynne Thigpen
American actress (1948–2003).
Born December 22nd, 1948 in Joliet.
Died March 12th, 2003 at 54 years old in Marina del Rey (cerebral hemorrhage).
Cliff Young
Australian ultra marathon runner (1922–2003).
Born February 8th, 1922 in Beech Forest.
Died November 2nd, 2003 at 81 years old in Beech Forest (cancer).
Anne Gwynne
American actress (1918–2003).
Born December 10th, 1918 in Waco.
Died March 31st, 2003 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Horst Buchholz
German actor (1933–2003).
Born December 4th, 1933 in Berlin.
Died March 3rd, 2003 at 69 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).
Gertrude Ederle
American swimmer (1905–2003).
Born October 23rd, 1905 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2003 at 98 years old in Wyckoff.
Sam Phillips
American businessman, record executive, record producer and dj (1923–2003).
Born January 5th, 1923 in Florence.
Died July 30th, 2003 at 80 years old in Memphis (respiratory failure).
Jeanne Crain
American actress (1925-2003).
Born May 25th, 1925 in Barstow. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2003 at 78 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction). [ref]
David Kelly
British scientist and authority on biological warfare (1944-2003).
Born May 14th, 1944 in Llwynypia.
Died July 17th, 2003 at 59 years old in Oxfordshire (exsanguination).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 698
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht