In the year 2002
775 Notable deaths
Yves Robert
French director (1920-2002).
Born June 19th, 1920 in Saumur.
Died May 10th, 2002 at 81 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (cerebral hemorrhage).
Robert Roswell Palmer
American historian (1909–2002).
Born January 11th, 1909 in Chicago.
Died June 11th, 2002 at 93 years old in Newtown.
Said Belqola
Moroccan football referee (1956–2002).
Born August 30th, 1956 in Tiflet.
Died June 15th, 2002 at 45 years old in Rabat (cancer).
Charlie Mitten
Footballer and manager (1921–2002).
Born January 17th, 1921 in Yangon.
Died January 17th, 2002 at 81 years old in Stockport. [ref]
Nathan Juran
American film director (1907-2002).
Born September 1st, 1907 in Gura Humorului.
Died October 23rd, 2002 at 95 years old in Palos Verdes Peninsula.
Henri Rol-Tanguy
Member of the french resistance (1908-2002).
Born June 12th, 1908 in Morlaix.
Died September 8th, 2002 at 94 years old in Ivry-sur-Seine.
Branko Stanković
Serbian footballer (1921-2002).
Born October 31st, 1921 in Sarajevo.
Died February 20th, 2002 at 80 years old in Belgrade.
Matt Dennis
American singer, pianist, band leader, arranger, and writer of music (1914–2002).
Born February 11th, 1914 in Seattle.
Died June 21st, 2002 at 88 years old in Riverside.
Yevgeny Svetlanov
Russian conductor, composer, and pianist (1928-2002).
Born September 6th, 1928 in Moscow.
Died May 3rd, 2002 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Carmelo Bene
Italian actor (1937–2002).
Born September 1st, 1937 in Campi Salentina.
Died March 16th, 2002 at 64 years old in Rome (cancer).
Archer John Porter Martin
British chemist (1910–2002).
Born March 1st, 1910 in London.
Died July 28th, 2002 at 92 years old in Llangarron. [ref]
Armi Aavikko
Finnish beauty queen and singer (1958–2002).
Born September 1st, 1958 in Helsinki.
Died January 2nd, 2002 at 43 years old in Espoo (pneumonia).
Ewart Oakeshott
British illustrator and historian (1916-2002).
Died September 30th, 2002 at 86 years old
Tatamkhulu Afrika
Poet, writer (1920–2002).
Born December 7th, 1920 in Sallum.
Died December 23rd, 2002 at 82 years old in South Africa (traffic collision).
Sanya Dharmasakti
Thai politician (1907-2002).
Born April 5th, 1907 in Thon Buri.
Died January 6th, 2002 at 94 years old in Bangkok.
Günter Wand
German orchestra conductor (1912-2002).
Born January 7th, 1912 in Elberfeld.
Died February 14th, 2002 at 90 years old in Canton of Fribourg.
André de Toth
Hungarian-born american film director (1913–2002).
Died October 27th, 2002 at 89 years old in Burbank (aneurysm).
Michel Majerus
Luxembourgian painter (1967-2002).
Born June 9th, 1967 in Esch-sur-Alzette. [ref]
Died November 6th, 2002 at 35 years old in Niederanven. [ref]
Morihiro Saito
Japanese aikidōka (1928–2002).
Born March 31st, 1928 in Ibaraki Prefecture.
Died May 13th, 2002 at 74 years old in Iwama (cancer).
Harbhajan Singh
Punjabi poet (1920-2002).
Born August 18th, 1920 in Lumding.
Died October 21st, 2002 at 82 years old
Benny Peled
Israeli general (1928-2002).
Born April 18th, 1928 in Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine. [ref]
Died July 13th, 2002 at 74 years old in Ramat HaSharon (pulmonary emphysema).
Luise Rinser
German writer (1911–2002).
Born April 30th, 1911 in Pitzling.
Died March 17th, 2002 at 90 years old in Unterhaching.
Ila Mitra
Bangladeshi activist.
Born October 18th, 1925 in Kolkata.
Died October 13th, 2002 at 76 years old in Kolkata.
Martin Kamen
American biochemist and molecular biologist (1913–2002).
Born August 27th, 1913 in Toronto.
Died August 31st, 2002 at 89 years old in Montecito.
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull