In the year 2002
775 Notable deaths
Per Bak
Danish physicist (1948-2002).
Born December 8th, 1948 in Denmark.
Died October 16th, 2002 at 53 years old in Copenhagen.
Rudolf Hell
German electrical engineer, inventor and entrepreneur (1901–2002).
Born December 19th, 1901 in Schierling.
Died March 11th, 2002 at 100 years old in Kiel.
Arno Peters
German historian and filmmaker (1916–2002).
Born May 22nd, 1916 in Charlottenburg.
Died December 2nd, 2002 at 86 years old in Bremen.
Alexander Ginzburg
Russian journalist, poet, human rights activist and dissident (1936-2002).
Born November 21st, 1936 in Moscow.
Died July 19th, 2002 at 65 years old in Paris. [ref]
Hernán Gaviria
Colombian association football player (1969–2002).
Born November 27th, 1969 in Carepa.
Died October 24th, 2002 at 32 years old in Cali (lightning strike).
Jason Mayélé
Democratic republic of the congo footballer (1976-2002).
Born January 4th, 1976 in Kinshasa.
Died March 2nd, 2002 at 26 years old in Bussolengo (traffic collision).
Mansoor Hekmat
Iranian politician (1951-2002).
Born June 4th, 1951 in Tehran.
Died July 4th, 2002 at 51 years old in London (cancer).
Vlastimil Brodský
Czech actor (1920-2002).
Born December 15th, 1920 in Hrušov. [ref]
Died April 20th, 2002 at 81 years old in Slunečná. [ref]
Theresa Bernstein
American artist and writer (1890-2002).
Born March 1st, 1890 in Philadelphia.
Died February 12th, 2002 at 111 years old in New York City (disease).
Mikhail Devyatayev
Hero of the soviet union (1917–2002).
Born July 8th, 1917 in Torbeyevo.
Died November 24th, 2002 at 85 years old in Kazan.
Albrecht Becker
German actor and artist (1906-2002).
Born November 14th, 1906 in Thale.
Died April 22nd, 2002 at 95 years old in Hamburg (disease).
Willie Davenport
American athletics competitor (1943–2002).
Died June 17th, 2002 at 59 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Kim Gallagher
Athletics competitor (1964–2002).
Born June 11th, 1964 in Philadelphia.
Died November 18th, 2002 at 38 years old in Oreland (cancer).
Jiří Kolář
Czech poet, playwright, translator and artist (1914–2002).
Born September 24th, 1914 in Protivín. [ref]
Died August 11th, 2002 at 87 years old in Prague.
Jim Crawford
British racing driver (1948-2002).
Born February 13th, 1948 in Dunfermline.
Died August 6th, 2002 at 54 years old in Tierra Verde (liver failure).
Raoul Diagne
French footballer (1910–2002).
Born November 10th, 1910 in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni.
Died November 4th, 2002 at 91 years old in Créteil.
Abdel Rahman Badawi
Egyptian academic, philosopher and poet (1917–2002).
Born February 17th, 1917 in Sharabas.
Died July 25th, 2002 at 85 years old in Cairo.
Norbert Schultze
German composer (1911-2002).
Born January 26th, 1911 in Brunswick.
Died October 14th, 2002 at 91 years old in Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen District, Bad Tölz.
Elizabeth Pakenham, Countess of Longford
British historian (1906-2002).
Born August 30th, 1906 in London.
Died October 23rd, 2002 at 96 years old in East Sussex.
Joan Barclay
American actress (1914–2002).
Born August 31st, 1914 in Minneapolis.
Died November 22nd, 2002 at 88 years old in Palm Desert.
Helmut Zacharias
German violinist (1920–2002).
Born January 27th, 1920 in Berlin.
Died February 28th, 2002 at 82 years old in Brissago (Alzheimer's disease).
Vlado Perlemuter
Lithuanian-born french pianist and teacher.
Born May 26th, 1904 in Kaunas.
Died September 4th, 2002 at 98 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Ramiro de León Carpio
President of guatemala (1993-1996).
Born January 12th, 1942 in Guatemala City.
Died April 16th, 2002 at 60 years old in Miami (diabetic coma).
Jack Fairman
British racing driver.
Born March 15th, 1913 in Horley.
Died February 7th, 2002 at 88 years old in Rugby.
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Whether or not there’s an afterlife, screw it. Just live your life right here right now before it’s too late. Maxime Lagacé