In the year 2002
775 Notable deaths
Bernhard Neumann
German-born british mathematician.
Born October 15th, 1909 in Berlin.
Died October 21st, 2002 at 93 years old in Canberra.
Count Flemming Valdemar of Rosenborg
Danish prince (1922-2002).
Born March 9th, 1922 in Stockholm.
Died June 19th, 2002 at 80 years old in Antibes.
Eduard Gufeld
Soviet chess player (1936–2002).
Born March 19th, 1936 in Kyiv.
Died September 23rd, 2002 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
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).
Etta Zuber Falconer
American mathematician & academic (1933–2002).
Born November 21st, 1933 in Tupelo. [ref]
Died September 19th, 2002 at 68 years old in Atlanta (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Magda B. Arnold
American psychologist.
Born December 22nd, 1903 in Moravská Třebová.
Died October 5th, 2002 at 98 years old in Tucson.
Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
Beninise politician (1917-2002).
Born January 16th, 1917 in Abomey. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2002 at 85 years old in Cotonou.
Alfred Dregger
German politician (1920-2002).
Born December 10th, 1920 in Münster.
Died June 29th, 2002 at 81 years old in Fulda.
Jean Pictet
Red cross international lawyer (1914-2002).
Born September 2nd, 1914 in Geneva.
Died March 30th, 2002 at 87 years old in Meyrin.
Ekrem Akurgal
Turkish archaeologist (1911–2002).
Born March 30th, 1911 in Tulkarm.
Died November 1st, 2002 at 91 years old in İzmir.
Carlo Savina
Italian composer, conductor (1919-2002).
Born August 2nd, 1919 in Turin.
Died June 23rd, 2002 at 82 years old in Rome.
Mariana Yampolsky
Mexican-american photographer (1925-2002).
Born September 6th, 1925 in Chicago. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2002 at 76 years old in Mexico City.
Franjo Kuharić
Archbishop of zagreb and cardinal. (1919–2002).
Born April 15th, 1919 in Pribić.
Died March 11th, 2002 at 82 years old in Zagreb.
Bob Said
American racing driver.
Born May 5th, 1932 in New York City.
Died March 24th, 2002 at 69 years old in Seattle.
Bruno Freindlich
Soviet actor (1909-2002).
Born October 10th, 1909 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 9th, 2002 at 92 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Frances Ames
South african physician.
Born April 20th, 1920 in Pretoria.
Died November 11th, 2002 at 82 years old in Rondebosch.
Chuck Rayner
Canadian ice hockey player (1920–2002).
Born August 11th, 1920 in Saskatoon.
Died October 6th, 2002 at 82 years old in Langley.
Elena Burke
Cuban singer.
Born February 28th, 1928 in Havana.
Died June 9th, 2002 at 74 years old in Havana (cancer).
Tonio Selwart
American actor (1896–2002).
Born June 9th, 1896 in Wartenberg.
Died November 2nd, 2002 at 106 years old in New York City.
Aleksandar Sarievski
Macedonian musician.
Born June 20th, 1922 in Galičnik.
Died December 19th, 2002 at 80 years old in Skopje.
Conny Vandenbos
Dutch singer (1937–2002).
Born January 16th, 1937 in The Hague.
Died April 7th, 2002 at 65 years old in Amsterdam (lung cancer).
Judith Wood
American film actress (1906-2002).
Born August 1st, 1906 in New York City.
Died April 6th, 2002 at 95 years old in Los Angeles.
Mariya Smirnova
Squadron commander in the "night witches", hero of the soviet union.
Born March 31st, 1920 in Tver Oblast.
Died June 10th, 2002 at 82 years old in Tver.
Samuel Warren Carey
Australian geologist (1911-2002).
Born November 1st, 1911 in Campbelltown.
Died March 20th, 2002 at 90 years old in Hobart.
Per Anger
Righteous among the nations (1913–2002).
Born December 7th, 1913 in Gothenburg.
Died November 1st, 2002 at 88 years old in Stockholm (stroke). [ref]
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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene