Deaths in December 2003

The following is a list of notable deaths in December 2003.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

  • Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

December 2003

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  1. ^ Azad, Arif (December 18, 2003). "Hamza Alavi". The Guardian. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Fernando Di Leo - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  3. ^ Grace Hechinger (December 2, 2003). "Clark Kerr, Leading Public Educator and Former Head of California's Universities, Dies at 92". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Eugenio Monti". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "Carl Schenkel". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  6. ^ Wyckoff, Susan (February 27, 2009). "Ruth Nanda Anshen 1900–2003". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  7. ^ "Suzanne Cloutier". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  8. ^ William Grimes (December 5, 2003). "Alan Davidson, 79, an Envoy Who Loved the Kitchen, Dies". The New York Times. p. C 11. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  9. ^ "Frances Morris - Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". ibdb.com. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  10. ^ "Rudolph A. Peterson - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  11. ^ "Dulce Chacón". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  12. ^ "Jay Difani". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  13. ^ "Ellen Drew - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  14. ^ "David Hemmings - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  15. ^ "Hannah, John H., Jr". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  16. ^ "Olympedia – Dezső Lemhényi". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  17. ^ "David Vaughan". The Daily Telegraph. December 13, 2003. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  18. ^ "Paul Busby". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  19. ^ Frank Litsky (December 20, 2003). "Felix Kaspar, 88, Figure Skater Who Was Known for High Jumps". The New York Times. p. B 22. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  20. ^ "Olympedia – Antony Rowe". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  21. ^ Duchen, Jessica (December 14, 2003). "John Bingham". The Guardian. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  22. ^ Anne Midgette (December 13, 2003). "Hans Hotter, 94, German Opera Bass-Baritone". The New York Times. p. A 17. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  23. ^ "José María Jiménez". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  24. ^ Associated Press (December 9, 2003). "C. Arana Osorio, 85, Guatemala Ex-Leader". The New York Times. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  25. ^ "Olympedia – Roland Asselin". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  26. ^ Laurie Goodstein (December 13, 2003). "Rev. Dr. Carl F. H. Henry, 90, Brain of Evangelical Movement". The New York Times. p. A 17. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  27. ^ "U.S. Treasurer Azie Taylor Morton". The Washington Post. December 9, 2003. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  28. ^ Jason Zinoman (December 10, 2003). "Lewis M. Allen, 81, Tony-Winning Producer". The New York Times. p. A 29. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  29. ^ "The Hon. Margaret Jean Anderson". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  30. ^ "Nelson Bobb". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  31. ^ "matchID - Agnès Delahaie". Fichier des décès (in French). Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  32. ^ "Olympedia – Robert Detweiler". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  33. ^ Peter Keepnews (December 10, 2003). "Ruben Gonzalez, 84, Buena Vista Club Pianist". The New York Times. p. A 29. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  34. ^ Bergan, Ronald (December 17, 2003). "Francine Weisweiller". The Guardian. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  35. ^ "Blackie Ko". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  36. ^ "Keith McCreary Stats - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  37. ^ "Thomas M. Rees - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  38. ^ Peter Keepnews (December 22, 2003). "Gladys Shelley, 92, Songwriter For Cabaret and Advertising". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  39. ^ Rosenbaum, David E. (December 10, 2003). "Paul Simon, Former Senator From Illinois, Is Dead at 75". The New York Times. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  40. ^ Norwood, Robyn (December 10, 2003). "Norm Sloan, 77; Basketball Coach Led North Carolina State to a National Title". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  41. ^ Steinberg, Jacques (December 11, 2003). "Robert L. Bartley, 66, Dies; Led Journal Editorial Page". The New York Times. p. B 12. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  42. ^ "Sean McClory". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  43. ^ Thornley, Stew. "Don Wheeler". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  44. ^ "matchID - Ahmadou Kourouma". Fichier des décès (in French). Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  45. ^ McGirk, Jan (December 13, 2003). "Maulana Shah Ahmed Noorani". The Independent. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  46. ^ "Ann Petersen". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  47. ^ Brennan, Dan (December 14, 2003). "Heydar Aliev". The Guardian. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  48. ^ "Ross Belsher, M.P." Parliament of Canada. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  49. ^ "Eva Besnyö". biografischportaal.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  50. ^ "Michael Casson - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  51. ^ "Marcello Giombini". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  52. ^ "'Willy' Whale Dies in Norway". The New York Times. New York City, New York, United States. December 14, 2003. Archived from the original on September 20, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  53. ^ "Fadwa Tuqan - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  54. ^ Jagoda, Barry (December 16, 2003). "Renowned UCSD Cognitive Scientist Elizabeth Bates, Dies At 56". University of California, San Diego. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  55. ^ "Luis González y González". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  56. ^ "Alexis Kanner - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  57. ^ "David Perlov - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  58. ^ Matthew L. Wald (December 15, 2003). "William V. Roth Jr., Veteran of U.S. Senate, Dies at 82". The New York Times. p. B 10. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  59. ^ "Xie Tian". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  60. ^ Associated Press (December 20, 2003). "Webster Young -- Jazz Trumpeter, 71". The New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  61. ^ "Daniel Arasse". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  62. ^ "Jeanne Crain - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  63. ^ "matchID - François Rauber". Fichier des décès (in French). Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  64. ^ "Frank Sheeran". biography.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  65. ^ Jon Pareles (December 19, 2003). "Johnny Cunningham, 46, Celtic Fiddler". The New York Times. p. C 15. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  66. ^ "Olympedia – Jack Gregory". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  67. ^ "Garvin Hamner". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  68. ^ "Olympedia – Göthe Hedlund". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  69. ^ Douglas Martin (December 18, 2003). "David S. Lewis, 86, Executive Who Led General Dynamics". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  70. ^ "Keith Magnuson". Sports Reference / Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  71. ^ "Edward Montagne". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014 – via Wayback Machine.
  72. ^ Geltner, Gail (February 27, 2009). "Dora Wasserman 1919–2003". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  73. ^ "Siegfried Hold - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  74. ^ "Alfred Lynch - Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". ibdb.com. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  75. ^ Laurie Tarkan (December 19, 2003). "Dr. Judd Marmor, 93, Dies; Led Change in View of Gays". The New York Times. p. C 15. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  76. ^ "Aglaja Schmid - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  77. ^ Wolfgang Saxon (December 19, 2003). "Robert Stanfield, 89, a Tory Who Lost Twice to Trudeau". The New York Times. p. C 15. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  78. ^ "Gary Stewart, 59, Creator of Country Hits". The New York Times. December 20, 2003. p. B 22. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  79. ^ "Ed Devereaux - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  80. ^ Richard Goldstein (December 18, 2003). "Otto Graham, 82, Dies; Cleveland Dynasty's Quarterback". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  81. ^ "David Smith profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  82. ^ Towb, Harry (January 3, 2004). "Alan Tilvern". The Independent. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  83. ^ "Jim Wolf". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  84. ^ Aird, Daniella (December 23, 2003). "CHARLES BERLITZ, 90, FAMOUS LINGUIST". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  85. ^ "Olympedia – Ergilio Hato". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  86. ^ Christopher Lehmann-Haupt (January 12, 2004). "Cresson Kearny, Expert on Nuclear Survival, Dies at 89". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  87. ^ "Susan Travers". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  88. ^ "Olympedia – Richard Wahlstrom". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  89. ^ Lydia Polgreen (December 22, 2003). "Hope Lange, Versatile Actress And Emmy Winner, Dies at 70". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  90. ^ "Carmen Mauro". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  91. ^ Ben Sisario (December 24, 2003). "Les Tremayne, 90, a Star of Radio Dramas". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  92. ^ Lily Koppel (December 25, 2003). "Charles Grean, 90, Composer, Arranger And Music Executive". The New York Times. p. C 10. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  93. ^ "Grigore Grigoriu". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  94. ^ "Gil Reece". worldfootball.net. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  95. ^ "Sir Gawaine Baillie, Bt". The Daily Telegraph. January 3, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  96. ^ "Morappakam Gopalan profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  97. ^ Eaude, Michael (January 21, 2004). "Prince Alfonso de Hohenlohe-Langenburg". The Guardian. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  98. ^ "G. V. Iyer". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  99. ^ "Hans Koller". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  100. ^ Wolfgang Saxon (December 23, 2003). "Oleg Troyanovsky, 84, Dies; Affable Soviet Voice at U.N.". The New York Times. p. C 14. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  101. ^ "Olympedia – Mikhail Borodulin". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  102. ^ Phil Sweetland (December 24, 2003). "Dave Dudley, 75, Pioneer of Truckers' Songs". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  103. ^ "Rose Hill - Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". ibdb.com. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  104. ^ "George Patterson Stats - Basketball-Reference.com". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  105. ^ "Doris Shadbolt - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  106. ^ "Andreas Tietze - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  107. ^ "Charlie Bowles". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  108. ^ "Olympedia – Valentin Gavrilov". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  109. ^ Wolfgang Saxon (December 25, 2003). "Don Lamond, 82, a Drummer In Many Classic Jazz Bands". The New York Times. p. C 10. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  110. ^ Barbour, Douglas (February 10, 2008). "John Newlove". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  111. ^ "Chandu Sarwate profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  112. ^ "Guglielmo Trevisan". worldfootball.net. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  113. ^ Richard Goldstein (December 29, 2003). "Herman Keiser, 89, Golfer Who Staged a Major Upset". The New York Times. p. B 6. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  114. ^ "James William Kitching FRSSAf 1922–2003". researchgate.net. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  115. ^ "Noel Toy". Sky Sirens. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  116. ^ "Ulf Isaksson Stats - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  117. ^ Douglas Martin (January 4, 2004). "Nicola Paone, the 'Italian Troubadour' and a Restaurateur, Dies at 88". The New York Times. p. 1 18. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  118. ^ Campbell, Margaret (December 31, 2003). "Hugh Bean: Outstanding violinist and teacher". The Guardian. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  119. ^ "Gale Bishop". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  120. ^ "Redfern Froggatt". worldfootball.net. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  121. ^ John Schwartz (December 31, 2003). "Phillip Y. Goldman, 39, A Co-Founder of WebTV". The New York Times. p. A 17. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  122. ^ "Chauncy Harris - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  123. ^ "Pete Alvarado: (22 February 1920 - 27 December 2003, USA)". Lambiek. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  124. ^ Billington, Michael (December 29, 2003). "Sir Alan Bates". The Guardian. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  125. ^ Potter, Daniel. "Ivan Calderon". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  126. ^ "Lawrence Cook". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  127. ^ "Gerhard Doerfer". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  128. ^ Phil Sweetland (January 1, 2004). "Vestal Goodman, 74, Matriarch Of the World of Gospel Music". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  129. ^ "Heinz Kiessling - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  130. ^ "Richie Niemiera". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  131. ^ Mirrlees, Patricia (January 12, 2004). "Ying Ruocheng: Chinese actor and politician". The Guardian. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  132. ^ "Guy Héraud". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  133. ^ "Helen Kleeb - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  134. ^ "Michael Melle profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  135. ^ "Frank Parr". Chessgames.com. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  136. ^ "Polly Rosenbaum - Library of Congress". id.loc.gov. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  137. ^ "Olympedia – Johannes Schmitt". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  138. ^ "Alexandria Mayor Was City's Longest-Serving". The Washington Post. January 1, 2004. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  139. ^ "Jaime de Piniés - DB~e". dbe.rah.es (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  140. ^ "Gerald Gutierrez - Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". ibdb.com. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  141. ^ Wolfgang Saxon (December 30, 2003). "Earl Hindman, 61, the Neighbor Unseen on 'Home Improvement'". The New York Times. p. C 12. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  142. ^ Barker, Dennis (December 31, 2003). "Dinsdale Landen". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  143. ^ Eric Nash (January 25, 2004). "Don Lawrence, 75, Science Fiction Illustrator". The New York Times. p. 1 39. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  144. ^ "Olympedia – Michel Zanoli". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  145. ^ Paul von Zielbauer (January 1, 2004). "David Bale, 62, Activist and Businessman". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  146. ^ Ivanova, Vera; Manykin, Mikhail. "Vladimir Bogomolov". Russia-InfoCentre. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  147. ^ Richard Severo (December 31, 2003). "John Gregory Dunne, Novelist, Screenwriter and Observer of Hollywood, Is Dead at 71". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  148. ^ "Nora Heysen - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  149. ^ Campbell Robertson (January 2, 2004). "Ibram Lassaw, 90, a Sculptor Devoted to Abstract Forms". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  150. ^ "Anita Mui Obituary". The Independent. January 2, 2004. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  151. ^ Hunt, Ken (February 26, 2004). "Hukwe Zawose: Giving Tanzanian music an international voice". The Guardian. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  152. ^ "Dora Gad - Jewish Women's Archive". jwa.org. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  153. ^ McLellan, Dennis (January 10, 2004). "Paula Raymond, 79; MGM Leading Lady in '50s, Prolific TV Actress". Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  154. ^ "Barrett, David William Scott "the soldiers' General". WW2 Gravestone. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  155. ^ Rose, Derek (January 4, 2004). "Arthur R. von Hippel". The Tech. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  156. ^ Oron, Aryeh. "Sieglinde Wagner (Contralto)". Bach Cantatas Website. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  157. ^ "Max West". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
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