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Events from the year 2003 in the United States .
Tom Daschle (D -South Dakota ) (until January 3)Bill Frist (R -Tennessee ) (starting January 3)
Governors and lieutenant governors
Governor of Alabama : Don Siegelman (Democratic ) (until January 20), Bob Riley (Republican ) (starting January 20)Governor of Alaska : Frank Murkowski (Republican )Governor of Arizona : Jane Dee Hull (Republican ) (until January 6), Janet Napolitano (Democratic ) (starting January 6)Governor of Arkansas : Mike Huckabee (Republican )Governor of California : Gray Davis (Democratic ) (until November 17), Arnold Schwarzenegger (Republican ) (starting November 17)Governor of Colorado : Bill Owens (Republican )Governor of Connecticut : John G. Rowland (Republican )Governor of Delaware : Ruth Ann Minner (Democratic )Governor of Florida : Jeb Bush (Republican )Governor of Georgia : Roy Barnes (Democratic ) (until January 13), Sonny Perdue (Republican ) (starting January 13)Governor of Hawaii : Linda Lingle (Republican )Governor of Idaho : Dirk Kempthorne (Republican )Governor of Illinois : George Ryan (Republican ) (until January 13), Rod Blagojevich (Democratic ) (starting January 13)Governor of Indiana : Frank O'Bannon (Democratic ) (until September 13), Joe Kernan (Democratic ) (starting September 13)Governor of Iowa : Tom Vilsack (Democratic )Governor of Kansas : Bill Graves (Republican ) (until January 13), Kathleen Sebelius (Democratic ) (starting January 13)Governor of Kentucky : Paul E. Patton (Democratic ) (until December 9), Ernie Fletcher (Republican ) (starting December 9)Governor of Louisiana : Murphy J. Foster, Jr. (Republican )Governor of Maine : Angus King (Independent ) (until January 8), John Baldacci (Democratic ) (starting January 8)Governor of Maryland : Parris N. Glendening (Democratic ) (until January 15), Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. (Republican ) (starting January 15)Governor of Massachusetts : Jane Swift (Republican ) (until January 2), Mitt Romney (Republican ) (starting January 2)Governor of Michigan : John Engler (Republican ) (until January 1), Jennifer Granholm (Democratic ) (starting January 1)Governor of Minnesota : Jesse Ventura (Independence ) (until January 6), Tim Pawlenty (Republican ) (starting January 6)Governor of Mississippi : Ronnie Musgrove (Democratic )Governor of Missouri : Bob Holden (Democratic )Governor of Montana : Judy Martz (Republican )Governor of Nebraska : Mike Johanns (Republican )Governor of Nevada : Kenny Guinn (Republican )Governor of New Hampshire : Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic ) (until January 9), Craig Benson (Republican ) (starting January 9)Governor of New Jersey : Jim McGreevey (Democratic )Governor of New Mexico : Gary Johnson (Republican ) (until January 1), Bill Richardson (Democratic ) (starting January 1)Governor of New York : George Pataki (Republican )Governor of North Carolina : Mike Easley (Democratic )Governor of North Dakota : John Hoeven (Republican )Governor of Ohio : Bob Taft (Republican )Governor of Oklahoma : Frank Keating (Republican ) (until January 13), Brad Henry (Democratic ) (starting January 13)Governor of Oregon : John Kitzhaber (Democratic ) (until January 13), Ted Kulongoski (Democratic ) (starting January 13)Governor of Pennsylvania : Mark S. Schweiker (Republican ) (until January 21), Ed Rendell (Democratic ) (starting January 21)Governor of Rhode Island : Lincoln C. Almond (Republican ) (until January 7), Donald Carcieri (Republican ) (starting January 7)Governor of South Carolina : Jim Hodges (Democratic ) (until January 15), Mark Sanford (Republican ) (starting January 15)Governor of South Dakota : William J. Janklow (Republican ) (until January 7), Mike Rounds (Republican ) (starting January 7)Governor of Tennessee : Don Sundquist (Republican ) (until January 18), Phil Bredesen (Democratic ) (starting January 18)Governor of Texas : Rick Perry (Republican )Governor of Utah : Mike Leavitt (Republican ) (until November 5), Olene S. Walker (Republican ) (starting November 5)Governor of Vermont : Howard Dean (Democratic ) (until January 9), Jim Douglas (Republican ) (starting January 9)Governor of Virginia : Mark Warner (Democratic )Governor of Washington : Gary Locke (Democratic )Governor of West Virginia : Bob Wise (Democratic )Governor of Wisconsin : Scott McCallum (Republican ) (until January 6), Jim Doyle (Democratic ) (starting January 6)Governor of Wyoming : Jim Geringer (Republican ) (until January 6), Dave Freudenthal (Democratic ) (starting January 6)
Lieutenant governors [ edit ]
Lieutenant Governor of Alabama : Steve Windom (Republican ) (until January 20), Lucy Baxley (Democratic ) (starting January 20)Lieutenant Governor of Alaska : Loren Leman (Republican )Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas : Winthrop Paul Rockefeller (Republican )Lieutenant Governor of California : Cruz Bustamante (Democratic )Lieutenant Governor of Colorado : Joe Rogers (Republican ) (until January 14), Jane E. Norton (Republican ) (starting January 14)Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut : Jodi Rell (Republican )Lieutenant Governor of Delaware : John Carney (Democratic )Lieutenant Governor of Florida : Frank Brogan (Republican ) (until March 3), Toni Jennings (Republican ) (starting March 3)Lieutenant Governor of Georgia : Mark Taylor (Democratic )Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii : Duke Aiona (Republican )Lieutenant Governor of Idaho : Jack Riggs (Republican ) (until January 6), Jim Risch (Republican ) (starting January 6)Lieutenant Governor of Illinois : Corinne Wood (Republican ) (until January 13), Pat Quinn (Democratic ) (starting January 13)Lieutenant Governor of Indiana :
Lieutenant Governor of Iowa : Sally Pederson (Democratic )Lieutenant Governor of Kansas : Gary Sherrer (Republican ) (until January 13), John E. Moore (Democratic ) (starting January 13)Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky : Steve Henry (Democratic ) (until December 9), Steve Pence (Republican ) (starting December 9)Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana : Kathleen Blanco (Democratic )Lieutenant Governor of Maryland : Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (Democratic ) (until January 15), Michael Steele (Republican ) (starting January 15)Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts : Jane Swift (Republican ) (until January 2), Kerry Healey (Republican ) (starting January 2)Lieutenant Governor of Michigan : Dick Posthumus (Republican ) (until January 1), John D. Cherry (Democratic ) (starting January 1)Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota : Mae Schunk (Independence ) (until January 6), Carol Molnau (Republican ) (starting January 6)Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi : Amy Tuck (Republican )Lieutenant Governor of Missouri : Joe Maxwell (Democratic )Lieutenant Governor of Montana : Karl Ohs (Republican )Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska : Dave Heineman (Republican )Lieutenant Governor of Nevada : Lorraine Hunt (Republican )Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico : Walter Dwight Bradley (Republican ) (until January 1), Diane Denish (Democratic ) (starting January 1)Lieutenant Governor of New York : Mary Donohue (Republican )Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina : Bev Perdue (Democratic )Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota : Jack Dalrymple (Republican )Lieutenant Governor of Ohio : vacant (until January 13), Jennette Bradley (Republican ) (starting January 13)Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma : Mary Fallin (Republican )Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania : Robert Jubelirer (Republican ) (until January 21), Catherine Baker Knoll (Democratic ) (starting January 21)Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island : Charles J. Fogarty (Democratic )Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina : Bob Peeler (Republican ) (until January 15), André Bauer (Republican ) (starting January 15)Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota : Carole Hillard (Republican ) (until January 7), Dennis Daugaard (Republican ) (starting January 7)Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee : John S. Wilder (Democratic )Lieutenant Governor of Texas : Bill Ratliff (Republican ) (until January 21), David Dewhurst (Republican ) (starting January 21)Lieutenant Governor of Utah : Olene S. Walker (Republican ) (until November 5), Gayle McKeachnie (Republican ) (starting November 5)Lieutenant Governor of Vermont : Doug Racine (Democratic ) (until January 9), Brian Dubie (Republican ) (starting January 9)Lieutenant Governor of Virginia : Tim Kaine (Democratic )Lieutenant Governor of Washington : Brad Owen (Democratic )Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin : Margaret A. Farrow (Republican ) (until January 6), Barbara Lawton (Democratic ) (starting January 6)
January – Sky marshals are introduced on U.S. airlines in an attempt to prevent hijackings.[ 2]
January 3
January 4 – In American football , the Atlanta Falcons defeat the Green Bay Packers in a 27–7 upset, handing the Packers their first ever playoff loss at Lambeau Field .[ 3] January 8 – US Airways Express Flight 5481 crashes at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina , killing all 21 people aboard.January 15 – Eldred v. Ashcroft Supreme Court of the United States allows the extension of copyright terms in the U.S.January 16 – STS-107 : Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on what turns out to be its last flight.January 23 – The last signal is received from NASA's Pioneer 10 January 24 – The newly created United States Department of Homeland Security begins operations.January 25 – An international group of volunteers leaves London for Baghdad to act as voluntary human shields , hoping to avert a U.S. invasion.January 26 – Super Bowl XXXVII : The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeat the Oakland Raiders 48–21.January 28 – State of the Union Address .January 30 – Iraq disarmament crisis : The leaders of the United Kingdom , Czech Republic , Denmark , Hungary , Italy , Poland , Portugal , Romania and Spain release a statement (The Letter of the Eight Iraq .February 1: Space Shuttle Columbia is destroyed on re-entry March 1
March 5 – Lockyer v. Andrade Ewing v. California Supreme Court of the United States , by 5–4 margins, upholds California's "three strikes " law.March 11 – Iraq disarmament crisis : Iraqi fighters threaten two U.S. U-2 surveillance planes , on missions for U.N. weapons inspectors, forcing them to abort their mission and return to base.March 16 – Iraq disarmament crisis : The leaders of the United States, Britain , Portugal , and Spain meet at a summit in the Azores Islands . U.S. President Bush calls March 17 the "moment of truth", meaning that the "coalition of the willing " will make its final effort to extract a resolution from the U.N. Security Council , giving Iraq an ultimatum to disarm immediately or be disarmed by force.March 17 – Iraq disarmament crisis : U.S. President George W. Bush gives an ultimatum: Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and his sons must either leave Iraq, or face military action at a time of the U.S.'s choosing.March 18
March 19 – The first American bombs drop on Baghdad after Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his sons do not comply with U.S. President George W. Bush's 48-hour mandate demanding their exit from Iraq .March 20 – The US-led Iraq War begins.[ 2] March 22 – The United States and the United Kingdom begin their shock and awe campaign, with a massive air strike on military targets in Baghdad.March 23
March 30 – Meigs Field Airport in Chicago , Illinois , is demolished overnight.April 9: M1A1 Abrams pose for a photo under the "Hands of Victory" in Ceremony Square, Baghdad, Iraq . May 1: President George W. Bush 's Mission Accomplished Speech May 1 – President George W. Bush lands on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln , where he gives a speech announcing the end of major combat in the 2003 Invasion of Iraq .[ 2] Mission Accomplished ".May 3 – The Old Man of the Mountain , a rock formation in New Hampshire , crumbles after heavy rain.May 4 – Top Thrill Dragster opens in Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio as the world's tallest, fastest roller coaster.May 4 –10 – A major severe weather outbreak spawns more tornadoes than any week in U.S. history; 393 tornadoes are reported in 19 states.[citation needed May 21 – Ruben Studdard wins season 2 of American Idol May 23 – Dewey , the first deer cloned by scientists at Texas A&M University , is born.May 25 – After docking in Miami at 05:00, the SS Norway SS France ) is severely damaged by a boiler explosion at 06:30, killing seven and injuring 17 crew members. A few weeks later it is announced by Norwegian Cruise Line that she will never sail again as a commercial ocean liner .May 28 – President George W. Bush authorizes $350 billion worth of tax cuts over 10 years.[ 2] May 30 – Pixar Animation Studios ' fifth feature film, Finding Nemo May 31 – Eric Rudolph , perpetrator of the Centennial Olympic Park bombing in 1996, is captured in Murphy, North Carolina .June – As a result of the early 2000s recession, as well as the jobless recovery that followed, unemployment peaks at 6.3%, the highest since April 1994.
June 4 – Martha Stewart and her broker are indicted for using privileged investment information and then obstructing a federal investigation. Stewart also resigns as chairperson and chief executive officer of Martha Stewart Living June 14 – Ennis shooting : A gunman goes on a shooting spree in Madison County, Montana . The gunman kills one man and injures six others, before being involved in a chase and shootout with responding police. He is sentenced to 11 life terms, the longest prison sentence in Montana state history.June 15 – The San Antonio Spurs win their second NBA Championship after defeating the New Jersey Nets , 88-77, in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.June 19 – The U.S. Census Bureau announces that with 37 million, Hispanics constitute the largest minority in the USA (compared with 36 million African Americans ).[ 7] June 22 – The largest hailstone ever recorded falls in Aurora, Nebraska .June 23 – Grutter v. Bollinger Supreme Court of the United States upholds affirmative action in university admissions.June 26
June 29 – A balcony collapse in Chicago kills 13.June 30 – In Irvine, California , Joseph Hunter Parker kills two Albertsons employees with a sword , before being shot to death by the police .November 1 – Walt Disney Pictures ' 44th feature film, Brother Bear November 7 – Elf Jon Favreau , is released in theaters.November 18
November 20
Iraq War: End of Operation Iron Hammer , an attempt to end the Iraq insurgency.[ 2]
Michael Jackson is arrested on charges of child molestation. The singer faced similar charges in 1993 that were dropped after an out-of-court financial settlement was reached with the family of a boy. In light of the new accusations, the television network CBS chooses to pull the scheduled November 26 airing of a one-hour television special intended to promote Jackson's new greatest hits album, Number Ones Kyle Rittenhouse Jaeden Martell Ricardo Pepi January 1 – Nikhil Kumar , table tennis playerJanuary 2 – Cyrus Arnold , actorJanuary 3
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January 5 – Sean Bettenhausen , soccer playerJanuary 6 – MattyBRaps , singer/songwriter, rapper, and dancerJanuary 7 – Abel Mendoza , soccer playerJanuary 9
January 11 – Sota Kitahara , soccer playerJanuary 12 – Luc Granitur , soccer playerJanuary 13
January 14 – Brittain Gottlieb , soccer playerJanuary 16
January 18 – Jonathan Perez , soccer playerJanuary 19 – Katherine Valli , para badminton playerJanuary 20 – J. J. McCarthy , football playerJanuary 21 – Garren Stitt , actor and singerJanuary 22 – Michael Halliday , soccer playerJanuary 23
January 24 – Felix Barajas , soccer playerJanuary 27
January 28 – Carson Hocevar , dirt track and stock car racing driverOlivia Rodrigo Isra Hirsi Sunisa Lee March 1
March 6 – Millicent Simmonds [citation needed , actressMarch 8
March 9
March 10
March 11 – Mikaela Jenkins , Paralympic swimmer March 12
March 15 – Quinn Ewers , football playerMarch 17 – Dante Huckaby , soccer playerMarch 19 – Chase Stillman , American-born Canadian ice hockey playerMarch 20 – Alex Monis , soccer playerMarch 22 – Eric Kinzner , soccer playerMarch 23 – Jacob Greene , soccer playerMarch 26 – Bhad Bhabie , rapper, songwriter, and internet personalityMarch 27 – Grant Hampton , soccer playerElsie Fisher JoJo Siwa May 1 – Lizzy Greene , actress[ 11] May 2 – Chaz Lucius , ice hockey playerMay 5 – Danny Leyva , soccer playerMay 7 – Kevin Paredes , soccer playerMay 8 – Logan Edra , breakdancerMay 10
May 11
May 13
May 14 – Javier Casas , soccer playerMay 15 – Max Kaeser , race car driverMay 16
May 18 – Travis Hunter , American football playerMay 19 – JoJo Siwa , dancer, singer, actress, and YouTube personalityMay 21
May 24
May 27 – Caden Clark , soccer playerBreanna Yde June 1 – Emjay Anthony , actor and modelJune 2 – Jeremy Ray Taylor , actorJune 3 – Nathan Bittle , basketball playerJune 4 – Brady House , baseball playerJune 10 – Lauren Hogg , activistJune 11 – Breanna Yde , actressJune 17
June 19 – Frank Mozzicato , baseball playerJune 20 – Hans Niemann , chess grandmaster June 21 – Issa Mudashiru , soccer playerJune 23
June 24 – Marcus Fiesel , murder victim (d. 2006 )June 25 – Carson Williams , baseball playerJune 26 – Sam Mayer , stock car racing driverJune 28 – Joshua Baez , baseball playerJune 29 – Alexys Nycole Sanchez , child actressJune 30 – Fabrizio Bernal , soccer playerStorm Reid Quvenzhané Wallis Jack Dylan Grazer Aidan Gallagher September 1 – Jonathan Gómez , soccer playerSeptember 2 – Cristian Nava , soccer playerSeptember 3
September 6 – Sean McTague , soccer playerSeptember 7 – Diego Luna , soccer playerSeptember 8
September 9 – Luke Hughes , ice hockey playerSeptember 10 – Carissa Yip , chess playerSeptember 14 – Lateef Omidiji , soccer playerSeptember 18 – Aidan Gallagher , actorSeptember 20 – Thomas Matthew Crooks , attempted assassin of Donald Trump (d. 2024 )September 26 – Hanna Harrell , figure skaterSeptember 28 – Caden Stafford , soccer playerSeptember 30 – Martin Damm , tennis playerHudson Yang Korbin Albert Richard Crenna The crew of STS-107 Fred Rogers Michael P. Anderson , astronaut (b. 1959 )David M. Brown , astronaut and physician (b. 1956 )Kalpana Chawla , India-born American astronaut and aerospace engineer (b. 1961 )Laurel Clark , astronaut and physician (b. 1961 )Rick Husband , commander astronaut (b. 1957 )William McCool , astronaut (b. 1961 )Ilan Ramon , Israeli fighter pilot and astronaut (b. 1954 )February 2 – Lou Harrison , American composer (b. 1917 )February 3 – Lana Clarkson , actress and model (b. 1962 )February 10
February 16 – Eleanor "Sis" Daley , wife of Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley (b. 1907 )February 19 – Johnny Paycheck , American singer and songwriter (b. 1938 )February 20 – Orville Freeman , 29th Governor of Minnesota from 1955 through1959 (b. 1918 )February 21 – Julie Mitchum , American actress (b. 1914 )February 23 – Howie Epstein , American musician and producer (b. 1955 )February 27 – Fred Rogers , American educator, minister, songwriter, writer, and television host (b. 1928 )Michael Jeter March 2 – Hank Ballard , American singer and songwriter (b. 1927 )March 3 – Ann A. Bernatitus , American U.S. Navy nurse (b. 1912 )March 9 – Stan Brakhage , American filmmaker (b. 1933 )March 12
March 14 – Amanda Davis , American writer and teacher (b. 1971 )March 16 – Rachel Corrie , American activist and diarist (b. 1979 )March 20 – Sailor Art Thomas , American bodybuilder and wrestler (b. 1924 )March 22 – Milton G. Henschel , American minister and executive (b. 1920 )March 26 – Daniel Patrick Moynihan , American politician (b. 1926 )March 30 – Michael Jeter , American actor (b. 1952 )[ 13] March 31 - Anne Gwynne , American actress (b. 1918 )[ 14] Nina Simone April 2 – Edwin Starr American soul singer (b. 1942 )April 4 – Anthony Caruso , American actor (b. 1916 )April 6 – David Bloom , American journalist (b. 1963 )April 8 – Bing Russell , American actor (b. 1926 )April 10 – Little Eva , American singer (b. 1943 )April 11 – Cecil Howard Green , British-American geophysicist and businessman (b. 1900 )April 17
April 16 – Graham Jarvis , Canadian actor (b. 1930 )April 17 – Robert Atkins , American physician, namesake of the Atkins diet (b. 1930 )April 20 – Ruth Hale , writer and actress (b. 1908 )April 21 – Nina Simone , American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist (b. 1933 )April 22 – Mike Larrabee , American Olympic athlete (b. 1933 )April 26 – Peter Stone , American screenwriter (b. 1930 )Robert Stack May 1 – Miss Elizabeth , American wrestling manager and valet (b. 1960 )May 3 – Suzy Parker , American model and actress (b. 1932 )May 9
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May 15 – June Carter Cash , American singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, comedian, and writer (b. 1929 )May 17 – Pop Ivy , American-Canadian football player and coach (b. 1916 )May 24 – Rachel Kempson , British actress (b. 1910 )May 26 – Kathleen Winsor , American writer (b. 1919 )May 28 – Martha Scott , American actress (b. 1912 )Gregory Peck Katharine Hepburn June 2
June 6 – Ken Grimwood , American writer (b. 1944 )June 7 – Trevor Goddard , English actor (b. 1962 )June 10 – Donald Regan , 66th United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1918 )June 11
June 12 – Gregory Peck , American actor (b. 1916 )June 14 – Jimmy Knepper , American musician (b. 1927 )June 15 – Hume Cronyn , Canadian-American actor (b. 1911 )June 18 – Larry Doby , American baseball player and manager (b. 1923 )June 20 – Bob Stump , American politician (b. 1927 )June 21 – Leon Uris , American writer (b. 1924 )June 23 – Maynard Jackson , American politician (b. 1938 )June 25 – Lester Maddox , American politician (b. 1915 )June 26 – Strom Thurmond , American politician (b. 1902 )June 29 – Katharine Hepburn , American actress (b. 1907 )June 30 – Buddy Hackett , American comedian and actor (b. 1924 )Bob Hope July 1 – Herbie Mann , musician (b. 1930 )July 4 – Barry White , singer and songwriter (b. 1944 )July 6 – Buddy Ebsen , actor and dancer (b. 1908 )July 12 – Benny Carter , musician (b. 1907 )July 15 – Tex Schramm , American football executive (b. 1920 )July 16
July 17 – Rosalyn Tureck , pianist and harpsichordist (b. 1913 )July 25
July 27 – Bob Hope , English-American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian (b. 1903 )July 28 – Greg Guidry , American singer-songwriter (b. 1954 )July 30 – Sam Phillips , record producer (b. 1923 )Charles Bronson August 3 – Roger Voudouris , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1954 )August 4 – Frederick Chapman Robbins , American Nobel pediatrician and virologist (b. 1916 )August 6 – Julius Baker , American flute player (b. 1915 )August 9 – Gregory Hines , American actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1946 )August 11 – Herb Brooks , American hockey player and coach (b. 1937 )August 21 – Wesley Willis , American musician (b. 1963 )August 23 – Bobby Bonds , American baseball player (b. 1946 )August 26 – Wilma Burgess , American country musician (b. 1939 )August 28 – Brian Douglas Wells , criminal and murder victim (b. 1956 )August 30 – Charles Bronson , American actor (b. 1921 )John Ritter Johnny Cash Althea Gibson September 1
September 3 – Ma Dunjing , Chinese General, died in Los Angeles , California (b. 1910 )September 5 – Gisele MacKenzie , Canadian-American singer and actress (b. 1927 )September 6 – Harry Goz , American actor (b. 1932 )September 7 – Warren Zevon , American singer, songwriter, and musician (b. 1947 )September 9
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September 12 – Johnny Cash , American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor (b. 1932 )September 13 – Frank O'Bannon , 47th Governor of Indiana from 1997 to 2003. (b. 1930 )September 14 – John Serry Sr. , Italian-American musician (b. 1915 )September 16 – Sheb Wooley , American actor, singer, and songwriter (b. 1921 )September 20 – Stanley Farfara , American actor (b. 1949 )September 22 – Gordon Jump , American actor (b. 1932 )September 25
September 26 – Shawn Lane , American musician (b. 1963 )September 27 – Donald O'Connor , American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1925 )September 28
September 30 – Robert Kardashian , American attorney and businessman (b. 1944 )Janice Rule Elliott Smith October 3
October 5
Neil Postman , American writer, media theorist, and cultural critic (b. 1931 )Timothy Treadwell , American enthusiast, environmentalist, amateur naturalist, and documentary film maker (b. 1957 )October 10 – Eugene Istomin , American pianist (b. 1925 )October 12 – Willie Shoemaker , American jockey (b. 1931 )October 17 – Janice Rule , American actress (b. 1931 )October 19
October 20 – Jack Elam , American actor (b. 1920 )October 21
October 22 – Tony Renna , American race car driver (b. 1976 )October 25 – Robert Strassburg , American conductor, composer, musicologist, and music educator (b. 1915 )October 27 – Rod Roddy , American television announcer (b. 1937 )October 29 – Hal Clement , American writer (b. 1922 )October 31 – Richard Neustadt , American political scientist (b. 1919 )Art Carney Jonathan Brandis Penny Singleton Otto Graham Hope Lange December 3 – Ellen Drew , American actress (b. 1915 )December 4 – Iggy Katona , American race car driver (b. 1916 )December 7
December 9 – Paul Simon , American politician (b. 1928 )December 13 – William Roth , American politician (b. 1921 )December 14 – Jeanne Crain , American actress (b. 1925 )December 15 – George Fisher , American political cartoonist (b. 1923 )December 16
December 17 – Otto Graham , American football player and coach (b. 1921 )December 19 – Hope Lange , American actress (b. 1933 )December 22 – Dave Dudley , American singer (b. 1928 )December 27
December 28 – Helen Kleeb , American actress (b. 1907 )December 29 – Earl Hindman , American actor (b. 1942 )December 30 – John Gregory Dunne , American writer, screenwriter, literary critic, and journalist (b. 1932 )
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