In the year 2002
720 Notable deaths
Pauline Chan
Hong-kong actress (1973-2002).
Born May 23rd, 1973 in Shanghai.
Died July 31st, 2002 at 29 years old in Shanghai (falling).
Max Perutz
Austrian-born british molecular biologist (1914-2002).
Born May 19th, 1914 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2002 at 87 years old in Cambridge (cancer). [ref]
W. T. Tutte
British-canadian codebreaker and mathematician (1917-2002).
Born May 14th, 1917 in Newmarket.
Died May 2nd, 2002 at 84 years old in Ontario.
Daniel Gélin
French actor, director, screenwriter.
Born May 19th, 1921 in Angers. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2002 at 81 years old in Paris (kidney failure). [ref]
Vernon A. Walters
United states general (1917–2002).
Born January 3rd, 1917 in New York City.
Died February 10th, 2002 at 85 years old in West Palm Beach.
Irish McCalla
American film and television actress (1928-2002).
Born December 25th, 1928 in Pawnee City.
Died February 1st, 2002 at 73 years old in Tucson (stroke, brain cancer).
R. M. Hare
British moral philosopher (1919–2002).
Born March 12th, 1919 in Somerset.
Died January 29th, 2002 at 82 years old in Ewelme (stroke).
Juan Antonio Bardem
Spanish film director and screenwriter.
Born June 2nd, 1922 in Madrid. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2002 at 80 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Zizinho
Brazilian footballer (1921–2002).
Born September 14th, 1921 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died February 8th, 2002 at 80 years old in Niterói (myocardial infarction).
Jacques Massu
French general.
Born May 5th, 1908 in Châlons-en-Champagne. [ref]
Died October 26th, 2002 at 94 years old in Conflans-sur-Loing. [ref]
Ray Hnatyshyn
Canadian politician of ukrainian descent (1934-2002).
Born March 16th, 1934 in Saskatoon.
Died December 18th, 2002 at 68 years old in Ottawa (pancreatitis).
B. V. Karanth
Indian theatre personality, film director (1929–2002).
Born September 19th, 1929 in Dakshina Kannada district.
Died September 1st, 2002 at 72 years old in Bengaluru.
Nándor Hidegkuti
Hungarian football player and manager (1922–2002).
Born March 3rd, 1922 in Budapest.
Died February 14th, 2002 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza
Art collector (1921-2002).
Born April 13th, 1921 in Scheveningen.
Died April 27th, 2002 at 81 years old in Sant Feliu de Guíxols (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
John B. Keane
Irish playwright, novelist and essayist.
Born July 21st, 1928 in Listowel.
Died May 30th, 2002 at 73 years old in Listowel (prostate cancer).
Laurent Schwartz
French mathematician (1915-2002).
Born March 5th, 1915 in Paris, 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 4th, 2002 at 87 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer.
Born August 16th, 1926 in New York City.
Died December 2nd, 2002 at 76 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Peter R. Hunt
British film editor, television producer and director (1925-2002).
Born March 11th, 1925 in London.
Died August 14th, 2002 at 77 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure).
Juan García Esquivel
Mexican musician compositer (1918-2002).
Born January 20th, 1918 in Tampico.
Died January 3rd, 2002 at 83 years old in Jiutepec.
Sohn Kee-chung
South korean marathon runner.
Born August 29th, 1914 in Sinuiju.
Died November 15th, 2002 at 88 years old in Daejeon (pneumonia).
Walter Lord
American author (1917–2002).
Born October 8th, 1917 in Baltimore.
Died May 19th, 2002 at 84 years old in Manhattan (Parkinson's disease).
Humaira Begum
Queen consort of afghanistan (1918-2002).
Born July 27th, 1918 in Kabul.
Died June 26th, 2002 at 83 years old in Rome (heart failure).
Walter Winterbottom
English footballer and manager (1913–2002).
Born March 31st, 1913 in Oldham.
Died February 16th, 2002 at 88 years old in Guildford (surgical complications).
Damon Knight
American science fiction writer, editor and critic (1922–2002).
Born September 19th, 1922 in Baker City.
Died April 15th, 2002 at 79 years old in Eugene.
Irán Eory
Iranian actress (1939–2002).
Born October 21st, 1939 in Tehran.
Died March 10th, 2002 at 62 years old in Mexico City (brain tumor, cerebral edema).
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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach