In the year 2002
717 Notable deaths
Billy Wilder
Austrian-born american film director and screenwriter (1906-2002).
Born June 22nd, 1906 in Sucha Beskidzka. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2002 at 95 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia). [ref]
Daniel Pearl
American journalist (1963–2002).
Born October 10th, 1963 in Princeton.
Died February 1st, 2002 at 38 years old in Karachi (decapitation).
Josh Ryan Evans
American actor (1982-2002).
Born January 10th, 1982 in Hayward.
Died August 5th, 2002 at 20 years old in San Diego (cardiovascular disease).
Peggy Lee
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, composer and actress (1920-2002).
Born May 26th, 1920 in Jamestown. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2002 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction, diabetes). [ref]
Bruce Paltrow
American film and television director (1943–2002).
Born November 26th, 1943 in Brooklyn.
Died October 3rd, 2002 at 58 years old in Rome (lip and oral cavity carcinoma).
Dee Dee Ramone
American bassist (1951–2002).
Born September 18th, 1951 in Fort Lee.
Died June 5th, 2002 at 50 years old in Hollywood (opioid overdose).
Spike Milligan
British actor (1918-2002).
Born April 16th, 1918 in Ahilyanagar.
Died February 27th, 2002 at 83 years old in Rye (kidney failure).
Jam Master Jay
American hip hop musician (1965–2002).
Born January 21st, 1965 in Brooklyn.
Died October 30th, 2002 at 37 years old in New York City (gunshot wound).
Carrie Hamilton
American actress, singer, playwright (1963-2002).
Born December 5th, 1963 in New York City.
Died January 20th, 2002 at 38 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, lung cancer).
Johnny Unitas
American football player (1933–2002).
Born May 7th, 1933 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died September 11th, 2002 at 69 years old in Lutherville-Timonium (myocardial infarction).
Joseph Bonanno
Sicilian-born american mafioso who became the boss of the bonanno crime family.
Born January 18th, 1905 in Castellammare del Golfo.
Died May 11th, 2002 at 97 years old in Tucson (myocardial infarction).
John Rawls
American political philosopher (1921–2002).
Born February 21st, 1921 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2002 at 81 years old in Lexington. [ref]
Pierre Bourdieu
French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher.
Born August 1st, 1930 in Denguin. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 2002 at 71 years old in Paris (small cell carcinoma). [ref]
Dina Pathak
Indian actress (1922-2002).
Born March 4th, 1922 in Amreli.
Died October 11th, 2002 at 80 years old in Mumbai.
Jonathan Harris
American character actor (1914–2002).
Born November 6th, 1914 in The Bronx.
Died November 3rd, 2002 at 87 years old in Encino (cardiovascular disease, thrombosis).
Katy Jurado
Mexican actress (1924-2002).
Born January 16th, 1924 in Guadalajara.
Died July 5th, 2002 at 78 years old in Cuernavaca (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, kidney failure).
Nasir Hussain
Indian film director (1931–2002).
Born February 3rd, 1931 in Bhopal.
Died March 19th, 2002 at 71 years old in Mumbai (cardiovascular disease).
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002).
Born October 6th, 1914 in Larvik. [ref]
Died April 18th, 2002 at 87 years old in Colla Micheri (brain cancer). [ref]
Hansie Cronje
South african cricketer (1969–2002).
Born September 25th, 1969 in Bloemfontein.
Died June 1st, 2002 at 32 years old in Outeniqua Mountains.
Bison Dele
American basketball player (1969–2002).
Born April 6th, 1969 in Fresno.
Died July 7th, 2002 at 33 years old in Tahiti.
Ruth Williams Khama
First lady of botswana (1923-2002).
Born December 9th, 1923 in Blackheath.
Died May 22nd, 2002 at 78 years old in Gaborone (esophageal cancer, Throat Cancer).
Traudl Junge
Secretary to adolf hitler (1920-2002).
Born March 16th, 1920 in Munich.
Died February 10th, 2002 at 81 years old in Munich (lung cancer).
María de los Angeles Felix Güereña
Mexican actress (1914-2002).
Born April 8th, 1914 in Álamos. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2002 at 88 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest).
Chuck Jones
American animator and filmmaker (1912–2002).
Born September 21st, 1912 in Spokane.
Died February 22nd, 2002 at 89 years old in Corona del Mar (heart failure).
Lawrence Tierney
American actor (1919–2002).
Born March 15th, 1919 in Brooklyn.
Died February 26th, 2002 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare