2003 suicides

South Korean poet, writer and LGBT activist

Hong Kong singer and actor (1956–2003)

Jonathan Gregory Brandis was an American actor. Beginning his career as a child model, Brandis moved on to acting in commercials and subsequently won television and film roles. Brandis made his acting debut in 1982 as Kevin Buchanan on the soap opera One Life to Live. In 1990, he portrayed Bill Denbrough in the television miniseries It, and starred as Bastian Bux in The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter. In 1993, at the age of 17, he was cast in the role of teen prodigy Lucas Wolenczak on the NBC series seaQuest DSV. The character was popular among teenage viewers, and Brandis regularly appeared in teen magazines. He died by suicide in 2003.

American ecologist (1915–2003)

President of Honduras (1994-1998)

German politician (1945-2003)

bobsledder (1928–2003)

American professional wrestler (1971–2003)

British scientist and authority on biological warfare (1944-2003)

French chef (1951–2003)

Russian ice hockey player (1979-2003)

American singer (1944–2003)

English classical and rock music critic (1948–2003)

Palestinian suicide bomber (1975-2003)

American poet (1962-2003)

novelist (1926-2003)

American child psychiatrist (1931-2003)

US sports journalist, founder of World Tennis Magazine

German SS Standartenführer (1913–2003)

Canadian actress (1941-2003), best known as the companion and manager of comedian Groucho Marx during his final years

Canadian artist (1945-2003)

English actor (1932–2003)

American photographer

Explorer, author, artist and equestrian

South Korean farmer, activist (1947–2003)

Iranian suicide victim

American student who killed himself (1989–2003)

Colombian writer and poet

American guitarist

French murderer (1946-2003)

Tahitian footballer (1976–2003)

Argentine footballer (1977-2003)

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