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In the year 2002
777 Notable deaths
John B. Keane
Irish playwright, novelist and essayist (1928–2002).
Born July 21st, 1928 in Listowel.
Died May 30th, 2002 at 73 years old in Listowel (prostate cancer).
Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer (1925–2002).
Born August 16th, 1926 in New York City.
Died December 2nd, 2002 at 76 years old in Brussels.
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.
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).
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).
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.
Juan García Esquivel
Mexican musician compositer (1918-2002).
Born January 20th, 1918 in Tampico.
Died January 3rd, 2002 at 83 years old
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).
Sohn Kee-chung
South korean marathon runner (1912–2002).
Born August 29th, 1914 in Sinuiju.
Died November 15th, 2002 at 88 years old in Seoul (pneumonia).
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).
Sheldon Allman
American-canadian actor, singer and songwriter (1924-2002).
Born June 8th, 1924 in Chicago.
Died January 22nd, 2002 at 77 years old in Culver City.
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).
Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
President of somaliland (1928-2002).
Born August 15th, 1928 in Odweine.
Died May 3rd, 2002 at 73 years old in Pretoria.
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.
Signe Hasso
Swedish actress (1915–2002).
Born August 15th, 1915 in Kungsholm parish.
Died June 7th, 2002 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, lung cancer).
Kristen Nygaard
Computer scientist, mathematician (1926-2002).
Born August 27th, 1926 in Oslo.
Died August 10th, 2002 at 75 years old in Oslo (myocardial infarction).
Tim Rose
American musician (1940–2002).
Born September 23rd, 1940 in Washington, D.C..
Died September 24th, 2002 at 62 years old in London.
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).
Larry Rivers
American artist (1923-2002).
Born August 17th, 1923 in New York City, The Bronx.
Died August 14th, 2002 at 78 years old in New York City, Southampton.
Eduardo Chillida
Spanish basque sculptor (1924–2002).
Born January 10th, 1924 in San Sebastián.
Died August 19th, 2002 at 78 years old in San Sebastián (Alzheimer's disease).
Howard T. Odum
American ecologist (1924–2002).
Born September 1st, 1924 in Durham.
Died September 11th, 2002 at 78 years old in Gainesville.
César Milstein
Argentine biochemist (1927–2002).
Born October 8th, 1927 in Bahía Blanca.
Died March 24th, 2002 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
Muhammad Hamidullah
Indian scholar and polymath (1908–2002).
Born February 19th, 1908 in Hyderabad.
Died December 17th, 2002 at 94 years old in Jacksonville.
Victor Weisskopf
Austrian american theoretical physicist (1908–2002).
Born September 19th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died April 22nd, 2002 at 93 years old in Newton.
Juan Alberto Schiaffino
Uruguayan association football player (1925-2002).
Born July 28th, 1925 in Montevideo.
Died November 13th, 2002 at 77 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
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