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In the year 2003
698 Notable deaths
Crash Holly
American professional wrestler.
Born August 25th, 1971 in Anaheim.
Died November 6th, 2003 at 32 years old in Navarre (pulmonary aspiration).
Adam Faith
English singer, actor and financial journalist.
Born June 23rd, 1940 in Acton. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2003 at 62 years old in Stoke-on-Trent (myocardial infarction). [ref]
George Plimpton
American journalist, writer, editor, actor (1927-2003).
Born March 18th, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2003 at 76 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Althea Gibson
American tennis player (1927-2003).
Born August 25th, 1927 in Silver.
Died September 28th, 2003 at 76 years old in East Orange (respiratory failure).
Soong May-ling
Chiang kai-shek's wife, first lady of the republic of china (1897–2003).
Born March 5th, 1897 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2003 at 106 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Robert Palmer
English musician (1949–2003).
Born January 19th, 1949 in Batley.
Died September 26th, 2003 at 54 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Marie Trintignant
French actress (1962–2003).
Born January 21st, 1962 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died August 1st, 2003 at 41 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Sérgio Vieira de Mello
Un official (1948-2003).
Born March 15th, 1948 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 19th, 2003 at 55 years old in Baghdad. [ref]
Lester Maddox
American politician from georgia (1915–2003).
Born September 30th, 1915 in Atlanta.
Died June 25th, 2003 at 87 years old in Atlanta (pneumonia, prostate cancer).
Trevor Goddard
English boxer and actor (1962-2003).
Born October 14th, 1962 in Croydon.
Died June 8th, 2003 at 40 years old in North Hollywood (barbiturate overdose).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 698
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore