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In the year 2002
777 Notable deaths
Adelina Domingues
Supercentenarian (1888–2002).
Born February 19th, 1888 in Brava.
Died August 21st, 2002 at 114 years old in Spring Valley.
Melih Cevdet Anday
Turkish poet and writer (1915–2002).
Born March 13th, 1915 in Istanbul.
Died November 28th, 2002 at 87 years old in Istanbul.
Edmar Mednis
American chess player (1937–2002).
Born March 22nd, 1937 in Riga.
Died February 13th, 2002 at 64 years old in Queens (pneumonia, myocardial infarction).
Claude Berge
French mathematician (1926-2002).
Born June 5th, 1926 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 30th, 2002 at 76 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Bernhard Neumann
German-born british mathematician.
Born October 15th, 1909 in Berlin.
Died October 21st, 2002 at 93 years old in Canberra.
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]
Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
Beninise politician (1917-2002).
Born January 16th, 1917 in Abomey. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2002 at 85 years old in Cotonou.
Frances Ames
South african physician.
Born April 20th, 1920 in Pretoria.
Died November 11th, 2002 at 82 years old in Rondebosch.
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.
Alfred Dregger
German politician (1920-2002).
Born December 10th, 1920 in Münster.
Died June 29th, 2002 at 81 years old in Fulda.
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).
Carlo Savina
Italian composer, conductor (1919-2002).
Born August 2nd, 1919 in Turin.
Died June 23rd, 2002 at 82 years old in Rome.
Bruno Freindlich
Soviet actor (1909-2002).
Born October 10th, 1909 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 9th, 2002 at 92 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Bob Said
American racing driver.
Born May 5th, 1932 in New York City.
Died March 24th, 2002 at 69 years old in Seattle.
Ekrem Akurgal
Turkish archaeologist (1911–2002).
Born March 30th, 1911 in Tulkarm.
Died November 1st, 2002 at 91 years old in İzmir.
Magda B. Arnold
American psychologist.
Born December 22nd, 1903 in Moravská Třebová.
Died October 5th, 2002 at 98 years old in Tucson.
Chuck Rayner
Canadian ice hockey player (1920–2002).
Born August 11th, 1920 in Saskatoon.
Died October 6th, 2002 at 82 years old in Langley.
Jean Pictet
Red cross international lawyer (1914-2002).
Born September 2nd, 1914 in Geneva.
Died March 30th, 2002 at 87 years old in Meyrin.
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.
John Cocke
American computer scientist (1925-2002).
Born May 30th, 1925 in Charlotte.
Died July 16th, 2002 at 77 years old in Valhalla.
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.
George Shevelov
Ukrainian writer, slavist philologist, literary historian, critic, member of the national academy of sciences of ukraine (1908-2002).
Born December 17th, 1908 in Kharkiv.
Died April 12th, 2002 at 93 years old in New York City.
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).
Aleksandar Sarievski
Macedonian musician.
Born June 20th, 1922 in Galičnik.
Died December 19th, 2002 at 80 years old in Skopje.
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn