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In the year 2002
777 Notable deaths
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.
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.
Joan Barclay
American actress (1914–2002).
Born August 31st, 1914 in Minneapolis.
Died November 22nd, 2002 at 88 years old in Palm Desert.
Mario Nascimbene
Italian film composer (1913-2002).
Born November 28th, 1913 in Milan.
Died January 6th, 2002 at 88 years old in Rome.
Olof Lagercrantz
Swedish writer, critic, and literary scholar (1911–2002).
Born March 10th, 1911 in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Died July 23rd, 2002 at 91 years old in Lovö church parish.
Lucille Lund
American film actress (1913–2002).
Born June 3rd, 1912 in Buckley.
Died February 15th, 2002 at 89 years old in Rolling Hills.
Robert W. Straub
American politician (1920-2002).
Born May 6th, 1920 in San Francisco.
Died November 27th, 2002 at 82 years old in Springfield (Alzheimer's disease).
John Eriksen
Danish footballer (1957-2002).
Born November 20th, 1957 in Svendborg.
Died February 12th, 2002 at 44 years old in Copenhagen.
Pat Flaherty
Racecar driver (1926-2002).
Born January 6th, 1926 in Glendale.
Died April 9th, 2002 at 76 years old in Oxnard (disease).
Don Clarke
New zealand rugby union player (1933-2002).
Born November 10th, 1933 in Narbonne.
Died December 29th, 2002 at 69 years old in Johannesburg.
George F. Carrier
Mathematician and professor of applied mathematics emeritus of harvard university (1918–2002).
Born May 4th, 1918 in Millinocket.
Died March 8th, 2002 at 83 years old in Boston (esophageal cancer).
Michel Boisrond
French film director (1921-2002).
Born October 9th, 1921 in Eure-et-Loir.
Died November 10th, 2002 at 81 years old in Yvelines.
Alexander Kazantsev
Soviet science fiction writer and ufologist (1906–2002).
Born September 2nd, 1906 in Astana.
Died September 13th, 2002 at 96 years old in Peredelkino.
Umberto Bindi
Italian recording artist and singer-songwriter.
Born May 12th, 1932 in Bogliasco.
Died May 24th, 2002 at 70 years old in Rome (liver cirrhosis).
André Delvaux
Belgian film director (1926–2002).
Born March 21st, 1926 in Oud-Heverlee, Heverlee. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2002 at 76 years old in Valencia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pier Giorgio Perotto
Italian engineer (1930-2002).
Born December 24th, 1930 in Turin.
Died January 23rd, 2002 at 71 years old in Genoa.
Xavier Montsalvatge
Spanish composer (1912–2002).
Born March 11th, 1912 in Girona.
Died May 7th, 2002 at 90 years old in Barcelona.
Josef Svoboda
Czech architect, designer, film director and professor (1920–2002).
Born May 10th, 1920 in Čáslav. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2002 at 81 years old in Prague. [ref]
Necip Hablemitoğlu
Turkish historian (1954–2002).
Born November 28th, 1954 in Ankara.
Died December 18th, 2002 at 48 years old in Ankara.
Jim Barnes
American basketball player (1941-2002).
Born April 13th, 1941 in Tuckerman.
Died September 14th, 2002 at 61 years old in Silver Spring (stroke).
Oleg Trubachyov
Russian linguist (1930-2002).
Born October 23rd, 1930 in Volgograd.
Died March 9th, 2002 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Čestmír Vycpálek
Czech soccer player and soccer coach (1921–2002).
Born May 15th, 1921 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 5th, 2002 at 80 years old in Palermo.
Nika Turbina
Russian poet (1974–2002).
Born December 17th, 1974 in Yalta.
Died May 11th, 2002 at 27 years old in Moscow (falling from height).
Jan Hulsker
Dutch art historian (1907-2002).
Born October 2nd, 1907 in The Hague.
Died November 9th, 2002 at 95 years old in Vancouver.
Gunnar Jarring
Swedish diplomat and turkologist (1907-2002).
Born October 12th, 1907 in Höganäs.
Died May 29th, 2002 at 94 years old in Stockholm.
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou