Deaths in February 2003

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

Contents
January February March

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.

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  • Maurice Blanchot, 95, French writer, philosopher and literary theorist.[62]
  • Ty Longley, 31, American guitarist for the heavy metal band Great White; victim of the Station nightclub fire.
  • Harry Jacunski, 87, American NFL player, Green Bay Packers.
  • Orville Lothrop Freeman, 84, American Governor of Minnesota and Secretary of Agriculture for Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
  • Mushaf Ali Mir, 55, Pakistan Chief of the Air Staff, air crash.
  • Frederick Thomas, 85, Scottish cricketer.

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  • Sir Frank Callaway, 83, Australian music educator and administrator.
  • Jesica Santillan, 17, Mexican heart and lung patient whose wrong transplant made headlines.
  • Daniel Taradash, 90, American former president of AMPAS; Oscar-winning screenwriter of "From Here to Eternity".

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References

  1. "Anne Burr McDermott, 84, Early TV Actress". The New York Times. March 3, 2003. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  2. Steel, Dean (February 7, 2003). "Nancy Whiskey". The Guardian. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  3. "MICHAEL P. ANDERSON (LIEUTENANT COLONEL, USAF)". NASA. February 2003. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  4. "DAVID M. BROWN (CAPTAIN, USN)". NASA. February 2003. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  5. "KALPANA CHAWLA (PH.D.)". NASA. February 2003. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  6. "LAUREL BLAIR SALTON CLARK, M.D. (CAPTAIN, USN)". NASA. February 2003. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  7. "RICK DOUGLAS HUSBAND (COLONEL, USAF)". NASA. February 2003. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  8. "WILLIAM C. MCCOOL (COMMANDER, USN)". NASA. February 2003. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  9. "ILAN RAMON (COLONEL, ISRAEL AIR FORCE)". NASA. February 2003. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  10. Rockwell, John (February 4, 2003). "Lou Harrison, 85, Dies; Music Tied Cultures". The New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  11. von Zielbauer, Paul (February 4, 2003). "Richard C. Lee, 86, Mayor Who Revitalized New Haven". The New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  12. Muchnic, Suzanne (February 5, 2003). "Emerson Woelffer, 88; Abstract Artist, Teacher". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  13. Roth, Andrew (February 5, 2003). "Lord Aberconway". The Guardian. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  14. Johnson, Douglas (February 17, 2003). "Ben Youssef Ben Khedda". The Guardian. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  15. "Charlie Biddle, 76; Bass Player Led Montreal's Jazz Scene in 1950s, '60s". Los Angeles Times. February 6, 2003. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  16. "John Biolo". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  17. Cohen-Tannoudji, Claude (December 1, 2003). "Jean Brossel". Physics Today. doi:10.1063/1.4776720.
  18. Jerome Hines
  19. "Jim Mertz". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  20. Qalander Momand passes away
  21. "Jim North". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  22. "André Noyelle". Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  23. "Remembering CIA's Heroes: Helge Boes". Central Intelligence Agency. March 7, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  24. Henry, Alan (February 8, 2003). "Manfred von Brauchitsch". The Guardian. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  25. Lee, Christopher; Sullivan, Kevin (February 6, 2003). "Former Mexican Police Official Shot to Death in Texas". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  26. "VIGORITO, Joseph Phillip, (1918 - 2003)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  27. Paine, Barry (February 17, 2003). "Eric Ashby". The Guardian. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  28. Barker, Dennis (February 9, 2003). "Sir Peter Saunders". The Guardian. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  29. "John Reading, 85; as Mayor, Expanded the Oakland Airport". Los Angeles Times. February 14, 2003. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  30. Clayson, Alan (February 9, 2003). "Malcolm Roberts: A crooner from the late 60s schmaltz boom". The Guardian. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  31. Berry, Peter (February 20, 2003). "Stephen Whittaker". The Guardian. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  32. "Hank Blade". Sports Reference / Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  33. Konrad Weichert. Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  34. Cooksey, Donald A. "George A. Zentmyer 1913–2003" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  35. "Tânia Anacleto". Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  36. "Herma Bauma". Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  37. Keepnews, Peter (February 11, 2003). "Ruby Braff, an Old-Style Jazz Trumpeter and Cornetist, 75". The New York Times. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  38. "Billy Parker". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  39. "Chuck Aleno". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  40. "Ralph Beard". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  41. "Jan Veselý". Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  42. Kelley, Tina (February 11, 2003). "Ron Ziegler, Press Secretary to Nixon, Is Dead at 63". The New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  43. "Roger Antoine". Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  44. Hall, Peter (February 21, 2003). "Michael Breheny". The Guardian. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  45. Pace, Eric (February 23, 2003). "Luke Yuan, 90, Senior Physicist At Brookhaven". The New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  46. "Wally Burnette". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  47. Sisson, Matt. "Haywood Sullivan". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  48. Smith, Ted. "Dick Whitman". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  49. Martin, Douglas (February 14, 2003). "Kemmons Wilson, 90, Dies; Was Holiday Inn Founder". The New York Times. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  50. The Associated Press (February 17, 2003). "Stacy Keach Sr., 88, Actor and Director". The New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  51. "Aldo Albera". Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  52. Pritchard, Jane (March 20, 2003). "Alexander Bennett: Gifted and intelligent master of the dance". The Guardian. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  53. Williams, David (February 18, 2003). "Lord Wilberforce". The Guardian. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  54. "Eleanor 'Sis' Daley, 95". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  55. "Steve Bechler". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  56. Markoff, John (February 22, 2003). "Julian Bigelow, 89, Mathematician and Computer Pioneer". The New York Times. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  57. Morgan, Paula; Humphreys, Jere T. "Britton, Allen P(erdue)". Oxford Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2283975.
  58. "Porter, Donald James". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  59. "American Literary, Cultural Historian Quentin Anderson Dies at Age 90". Columbia University. February 25, 2003. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  60. "Dan Anderson, 81; Former President of Hazelden Foundation". Los Angeles Times. February 21, 2003. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  61. Ratliff, Ben (February 20, 2003). "Johnny Paycheck Dies at 64; Hard-Living Country Singer". The New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  62. Johnson, Douglas (March 1, 2003). "Maurice Blanchot". The Guardian. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  63. Barker, Dennis (February 26, 2003). "Barry Bucknell: DIY hero to postwar women". The Guardian. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  64. Tikkanen, Amy (May 12, 2019). "Edwin Bustillos García: Mexican human rights activist and environmentalist". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  65. Sargent, Jim. "Rusty Peters". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  66. Joffe, Lawrence (February 24, 2003). "Shlomo Argov". The Guardian. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  67. "Titos Vandis: Greek actor". Variety. February 25, 2003. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  68. McLellan, Dennis (February 28, 2003). "Alex Cameron, 65; Baronial Voice of Annual Spelling Bee". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  69. Clark, Monica M. (March 12, 2003). "First African-American Medical School Chair Dies at 84". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  70. Doris Grant
  71. John Lanchbery
  72. "Retired Jockey Jimmy Nichols Dead". Blood-Horse Publications. February 27, 2003. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  73. Woo, Elaine (February 28, 2003). "From the Archives: It's a Sad Day in This Neighborhood". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  74. "Alfred Bernstein Dies". The Washington Post. March 2, 2003. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  75. "Göte Blomqvist". Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  76. "Chris Brasher". Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  77. "Jim Fridley". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
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