In the year 2002
777 Notable deaths
Mary Brian
American actress (1906–2002).
Born February 17th, 1906 in Corsicana.
Died December 30th, 2002 at 96 years old in Del Mar (cardiovascular disease).
Wolfgang Preiss
German actor (1910-2002).
Born February 27th, 1910 in Nuremberg.
Died November 27th, 2002 at 92 years old in Bühl.
Dennis Patrick
American character actor (1918-2002).
Born March 14th, 1918 in Philadelphia.
Died October 13th, 2002 at 84 years old in Hollywood.
Antonio Margheriti
Italian film director (1930–2002).
Born September 19th, 1930 in Rome.
Died November 4th, 2002 at 72 years old in Monterosi (myocardial infarction).
Jean Paul Riopelle
Canadian artist (1923–2002).
Born October 7th, 1923 in Montreal. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2002 at 78 years old in Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues. [ref]
Mr. Wrestling
American professional wrestler.
Born July 18th, 1934 in Utica.
Died November 30th, 2002 at 68 years old in Charlotte (myocardial infarction).
Daniel Gélin
French actor (1921–2002).
Born May 19th, 1921 in Angers.
Died November 29th, 2002 at 81 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (kidney failure).
Dee Brown
American writer (1908–2002).
Born February 28th, 1908 in Roy.
Died December 12th, 2002 at 94 years old in Little Rock (heart failure).
Irene Worth
American actress (1916–2002).
Born June 23rd, 1916 in Omaha.
Died March 10th, 2002 at 85 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction, stroke). [ref]
Van Tien Dung
General of the vietnam people's army (1917-2002).
Died March 17th, 2002 at 84 years old in Hanoi.
Heinz von Foerster
Austrian-american scientist and cybernetician (1911-2002).
Born November 13th, 1911 in Vienna.
Died October 2nd, 2002 at 90 years old in Pescadero.
Lo Lieh
Hong kong actor (1939–2002).
Born June 29th, 1939 in Pematangsiantar.
Died November 3rd, 2002 at 63 years old in Shenzhen (myocardial infarction).
Juan Antonio Bardem
Spanish film director and screenwriter (1922–2002).
Born June 2nd, 1922 in Madrid.
Died October 30th, 2002 at 80 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction).
Leo Ornstein
American composer and pianist (1895–2002).
Born December 2nd, 1893 in Kremenchuk.
Died February 24th, 2002 at 108 years old in Green Bay.
Queenie Leonard
British actress (1905–2002).
Born February 18th, 1905 in London. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2002 at 96 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Max Perutz
Austrian-born british molecular biologist (1914-2002).
Born May 19th, 1914 in Vienna.
Died February 6th, 2002 at 87 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
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 Waterloo.
Pauline Chan
Hong kong actress (1973-2002).
Born May 23rd, 1973 in Shanghai.
Died July 31st, 2002 at 29 years old in Shanghai (falling).
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.
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).
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).
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).
Jacques Massu
French general (1908–2002).
Born May 5th, 1908 in Châlons-en-Champagne.
Died October 26th, 2002 at 94 years old in Conflans-sur-Loing.
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]
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.
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