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In the year 2002
777 Notable deaths
Alexander Prokhorov
Soviet and russian physicist (1916-2002).
Born July 11th, 1916 in Atherton.
Died January 8th, 2002 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Gabriel Almond
American political scientist (1911-2002).
Born January 12th, 1911 in Rock Island.
Died December 25th, 2002 at 91 years old in Pacific Grove.
Igor Ansoff
American mathematician (1918-2002).
Born December 12th, 1918 in Vladivostok.
Died July 14th, 2002 at 83 years old in San Diego (pneumonia).
Henri Verneuil
French-armenian playwright and filmmaker (1920-2002).
Born October 15th, 1920 in Tekirdağ.
Died January 11th, 2002 at 81 years old in Bagnolet.
Eddie Meduza
Swedish composer and musician working mainly in the rockabilly genre (1948-2002).
Born June 17th, 1948 in Gothenburg.
Died January 17th, 2002 at 53 years old in Växjö.
James Luisi
Former nba player, actor (1928-2002).
Born November 2nd, 1928 in East Harlem.
Died June 7th, 2002 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Nils Bohlin
Swedish inventor.
Born July 17th, 1920 in Härnösand.
Died September 26th, 2002 at 82 years old in Ydre Municipality.
François Périer
French actor (1919–2002).
Born November 10th, 1919 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 28th, 2002 at 82 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Shirley Scott
American jazz organist (1934–2002).
Born March 14th, 1934 in Philadelphia.
Died March 10th, 2002 at 67 years old in Philadelphia (heart failure).
Lance Macklin
British racing driver.
Born September 2nd, 1919 in London.
Died August 29th, 2002 at 82 years old in Kent (disease).
Buddy Lester
American comedian and actor (1917–2002).
Born January 16th, 1917 in Chicago.
Died October 4th, 2002 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Peter Voulkos
American artist (1924-2002).
Born January 29th, 1924 in Bozeman.
Died February 16th, 2002 at 78 years old in Bowling Green.
Princess Fadia of Egypt
Egyptian princess (1943–2002).
Born December 15th, 1943 in Abdeen Palace.
Died December 28th, 2002 at 59 years old in Lausanne.
Dorothy DeLay
American musician and violin instructor (1917–2002).
Born March 31st, 1917 in Medicine Lodge.
Died March 24th, 2002 at 84 years old in New York City (cancer).
Eugene Odum
Mathematician, ecologist, natural philosopher, and systems ecologist (1913–2002).
Born September 17th, 1913 in Newport.
Died August 10th, 2002 at 88 years old in Athens.
Thomas Gordon
American psychologist (1918-2002).
Born March 11th, 1918 in California.
Died August 26th, 2002 at 84 years old in California, Solana Beach.
Timothy Findley
Canadian writer (1930–2002).
Born October 30th, 1930 in Toronto.
Died June 21st, 2002 at 71 years old in Brignoles. [ref]
Hubert Maga
First president of benin (1916-2000).
Born August 10th, 1916 in Parakou. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2002 at 85 years old in Cotonou. [ref]
Joseph Luns
Dutch politician and diplomat (1911–2002).
Born August 28th, 1911 in Rotterdam.
Died July 17th, 2002 at 90 years old in Brussels. [ref]
Neal E. Miller
American psychologist and academic (1909-2002).
Born August 3rd, 1909 in Milwaukee.
Died March 23rd, 2002 at 92 years old in Hamden.
Bill McCutcheon
American actor (1924-2002).
Born May 23rd, 1924 in Russell.
Died January 9th, 2002 at 77 years old in Ridgewood (Alzheimer's disease).
Buck Baker
American racecar driver (1919-2002).
Born March 4th, 1919 in South Carolina.
Died April 14th, 2002 at 83 years old in Charlotte.
Peter Blau
American sociologist.
Born February 7th, 1918 in Vienna.
Died March 12th, 2002 at 84 years old in New York City.
Robert L. Forward
American physicist, science fiction writer (1932–2002).
Born August 15th, 1932 in Geneva.
Died September 21st, 2002 at 70 years old in Seattle.
Bob Berg
American jazz saxophonist (1951–2002).
Born April 7th, 1951 in Brooklyn.
Died December 5th, 2002 at 51 years old in Amagansett (traffic collision).
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore