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In the year 2002
777 Notable deaths
Kenneth Koch
American poet, playwright, and professor (1925–2002).
Born February 27th, 1925 in Cincinnati.
Died July 6th, 2002 at 77 years old in New York City (leukemia).
Jay R. Smith
American film actor (1915-2002).
Born August 29th, 1915 in Los Angeles.
Died October 5th, 2002 at 87 years old in Las Vegas.
Velibor Vasović
Serbian footballer (1939-2002).
Born October 3rd, 1939 in Požarevac.
Died March 4th, 2002 at 62 years old in Belgrade (myocardial infarction).
Virginia Hamilton
American writer of children's books (1936–2002).
Born March 12th, 1936 in Yellow Springs.
Died February 19th, 2002 at 65 years old in Dayton (breast cancer).
Mary Stuart
American actress (1926-2002).
Died February 28th, 2002 at 75 years old in New York City (stroke, bone cancer).
Fritz Hippler
German film director (1909–2002).
Born August 17th, 1909 in Berlin.
Died May 22nd, 2002 at 92 years old in Berchtesgaden.
David Riesman
American sociologist and educator (1909–2002).
Born September 22nd, 1909 in Philadelphia.
Died May 10th, 2002 at 92 years old in Binghamton.
George Porter
British chemist (1920–2002).
Born December 6th, 1920 in Stainforth. [ref]
Died August 31st, 2002 at 81 years old in Canterbury. [ref]
Ole-Johan Dahl
Norwegian computer scientist (1931–2002).
Born October 12th, 1931 in Mandal.
Died June 29th, 2002 at 70 years old in Asker.
Eileen Farrell
American soprano (1920–2002).
Born February 13th, 1920 in Willimantic.
Died March 23rd, 2002 at 82 years old in Park Ridge.
Paul Hubschmid
Swiss actor (1917–2001).
Born July 20th, 1917 in Aarau.
Died January 1st, 2002 at 84 years old in Berlin (pulmonary embolism).
Margaret Booth
American film editor (1898–2002).
Born January 14th, 1898 in Los Angeles.
Died October 28th, 2002 at 104 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Earle Brown
American composer (1926–2002).
Born December 26th, 1926 in Lunenburg.
Died July 2nd, 2002 at 75 years old in Rye (cancer).
Tita Merello
Argentine, actress and singer (1904–2002).
Born October 11th, 1904 in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province.
Died December 24th, 2002 at 98 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Howard Cannon
American politician (1912–2002).
Born January 26th, 1912 in St. George.
Died March 6th, 2002 at 90 years old in Las Vegas.
Oscar Reutersvärd
Swedish artist (1915-2002).
Born November 29th, 1915 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2002 at 86 years old in Lund. [ref]
John R. Pierce
American electrical engineer, acoustics expert, and author (1910–2002).
Born March 27th, 1910 in Des Moines.
Died April 2nd, 2002 at 92 years old in Sunnyvale (pneumonia).
Jesse Brown
Former united states secretary of veterans affairs (1944-2002).
Born March 27th, 1944 in Detroit.
Died August 15th, 2002 at 58 years old in Warrenton (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Klaus Löwitsch
German actor (1936–2002).
Born April 8th, 1936 in Berlin.
Died December 3rd, 2002 at 66 years old in Munich (pancreatic cancer).
Grote Reber
American pioneer of radio astronomy (1911–2002).
Born December 22nd, 1911 in Wheaton.
Died December 20th, 2002 at 90 years old in Ouse.
Manuel Álvarez Bravo
Mexican photographer (1902–2002).
Born February 4th, 1902 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2002 at 100 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Pratima Barua Pandey
Indian singer (1934–2002).
Born October 3rd, 1934 in Kolkata.
Died December 27th, 2002 at 68 years old in Assam.
Elisabeth Mann Borgese
Canadian german-born expert in maritime law, ecologist.
Born April 24th, 1918 in Munich.
Died February 8th, 2002 at 83 years old in St. Moritz (pneumonia).
Deaths 326 to 350 of 777
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche