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In the year 2002
777 Notable deaths
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.
Kofoworola Ademola
Yoruba nigerian educationalist and first african woman to graduate from the university of oxford.
Died May 15th, 2002 at 88 years old
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]
Wolfgang Schneiderhan
Austrian classical violinist (1915–2002).
Born May 28th, 1915 in Vienna.
Died May 18th, 2002 at 86 years old in Vienna.
Licínio Rangel
Brazilian bishop.
Born January 5th, 1936 in Campos dos Goytacazes.
Died December 16th, 2002 at 66 years old in Campos dos Goytacazes. [ref]
Eugenio Coșeriu
Romanian linguist (1921-2002).
Born July 27th, 1921 in Mihăileni.
Died September 7th, 2002 at 81 years old in Tübingen.
Chaim Cohn
Israeli judge (1911–2002).
Born March 11th, 1911 in Lübeck.
Died April 10th, 2002 at 91 years old in Jerusalem.
Walter Villa
Italian motorcycle racer (1943–2002).
Born August 13th, 1943 in Castelnuovo Rangone.
Died June 18th, 2002 at 58 years old in Modena (myocardial infarction).
Robert Hanbury Brown
British astronomer and physicist, born in india (1916–2002).
Born August 31st, 1916 in Aruvankadu. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2002 at 85 years old in Andover. [ref]
Pierre Rapsat
Belgian singer-songwriter (1948–2002).
Born May 28th, 1948 in Ixelles.
Died April 20th, 2002 at 53 years old in Verviers (cancer).
Karolina Lanckorońska
Polish world war ii resistance fighter, historian and art historian (1898-2002).
Born August 11th, 1898 in Gars am Kamp.
Died August 25th, 2002 at 104 years old in Rome.
Aileen Riggin
American diver, swimmer, olympic gold medalist (1906–2002).
Born May 2nd, 1906 in Newport.
Died October 19th, 2002 at 96 years old in Honolulu. [ref]
Fred Scolari
American basketball player/coach (1922–2002).
Born March 1st, 1922 in San Francisco.
Died October 17th, 2002 at 80 years old in San Ramon.
George Weller
American journalist and writer (1907–2002).
Born July 13th, 1907 in Boston.
Died December 19th, 2002 at 95 years old in San Felice Circeo.
Mia Čorak Slavenska
Croatian ballerina (1916-2002).
Born February 20th, 1916 in Slavonski Brod.
Died October 5th, 2002 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Kim Won-gyun
North korean composer of the national anthem (1917–2002).
Born January 2nd, 1917 in Wonsan.
Died April 5th, 2002 at 85 years old (heart failure).
Christer Strömholm
Swedish photographer (1918-2002).
Born July 22nd, 1918 in Stockholm.
Died January 11th, 2002 at 83 years old in Stockholm.
Astrid Henning-Jensen
Film director, screenwriter (1914-2002).
Born December 10th, 1914 in Frederiksberg.
Died January 5th, 2002 at 87 years old in Copenhagen.
David Todd Wilkinson
American cosmologist (1935–2002).
Born May 13th, 1935 in Hillsdale.
Died September 5th, 2002 at 67 years old in Princeton (cancer).
Izet Sarajlić
Bosnian writer (1930-2002).
Born March 16th, 1930 in Doboj.
Died May 2nd, 2002 at 72 years old in Sarajevo.
Július Satinský
Slovak actor, comedian, singer, and writer (1941-2002).
Born August 20th, 1941 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2002 at 61 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Jansug Kakhidze
Soviet and georgian conductor (1936–2002).
Born May 26th, 1935 in Tbilisi.
Died March 8th, 2002 at 66 years old in Tbilisi.
Marco Biagi
Italian jurist (1950-2002).
Born November 24th, 1950 in Bologna.
Died March 19th, 2002 at 51 years old in Bologna.
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