In the year 2002
775 Notable deaths
Mikayil Abdullayev
Azerbaijani painter (1921–2002).
Born December 19th, 1921 in Baku.
Died August 22nd, 2002 at 80 years old in Baku. [ref]
Antonije Isaković
Serbian writer and member of serbian academy of science and arts (1923-2002).
Born November 6th, 1923 in Belgrade.
Died January 13th, 2002 at 78 years old in Belgrade.
Domènec Balmanya
Spanish footballer (1914-2002).
Born December 29th, 1914 in Girona.
Died February 14th, 2002 at 87 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Kakhi Asatiani
Georgian footballer (1947-2002).
Born January 1st, 1947 in Telavi.
Died November 20th, 2002 at 55 years old in Tbilisi.
Yuji Hyakutake
Amateur astronomer, discovered comet hyakutake (1950–2002).
Born July 7th, 1950 in Shimabara.
Died April 10th, 2002 at 51 years old in Kokubu (cardiovascular disease).
Gabrielle Wittkop
French writer and novelist (1920–2002).
Born May 27th, 1920 in Nantes.
Died December 22nd, 2002 at 82 years old in Frankfurt.
William Wallace Barron
American politician (1911-2002).
Born December 8th, 1911 in Elkins.
Died November 12th, 2002 at 90 years old in Charlotte.
Tonino Cervi
Italian film director and producer (1929–2002).
Died April 1st, 2002 at 72 years old in Siena (myocardial infarction).
Richard Stücklen
German politician, former president of the bundestag (1916-2002).
Born August 20th, 1916 in Heideck.
Died May 2nd, 2002 at 85 years old in Weißenburg in Bayern.
Jack Shea
Us speed skater (1910–2002).
Born September 7th, 1910 in Lake Placid.
Died January 22nd, 2002 at 91 years old in Lake Placid (traffic collision). [ref]
Michel Jobert
French politician (1921-2002).
Born September 11th, 1921 in Meknes.
Died May 26th, 2002 at 80 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Noémia de Sousa
Mozambican poet and journalist (1926–2002).
Born September 20th, 1926 in KaTembe.
Died December 4th, 2002 at 76 years old in Cascais.
Michael Alexander
British diplomat (1936-2002).
Born June 19th, 1936 in Winchester. [ref]
Died June 1st, 2002 at 65 years old in Millfield Lane (cancer).
Branko Bauer
Croatian film director (1921-2002).
Born February 18th, 1921 in Dubrovnik.
Died April 11th, 2002 at 81 years old in Zagreb.
Gösta Winbergh
Swedish operatic tenor (1943–2002).
Born December 30th, 1943 in Sankt Matteus.
Died March 18th, 2002 at 58 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction).
Bruno O'Ya
Estonian-polish actor (1933-2002).
Born February 12th, 1933 in Tallinn.
Died October 9th, 2002 at 69 years old in Tartu.
Heinz Drache
Actor (1923–2002).
Born February 9th, 1923 in Essen.
Died April 3rd, 2002 at 79 years old in Berlin (lung cancer).
Adolfo Marsillach
Spanish actor (1928–2002).
Born January 25th, 1928 in Barcelona.
Died January 21st, 2002 at 73 years old in Madrid (prostate cancer).
Gustaaf Deloor
Belgian racing cyclist (1913–2002).
Born June 24th, 1913 in De Klinge.
Died January 28th, 2002 at 88 years old in Mechelen.
Martti Miettunen
Finnish politician (1907–2002).
Born April 17th, 1907 in Simo.
Died January 19th, 2002 at 94 years old in Kauniainen.
Arne Selmosson
Swedish footballer and manager (1931-2002).
Born March 29th, 1931 in Götene.
Died February 22nd, 2002 at 70 years old in Stockholm.
Vladimir Vasyutin
Soviet cosmonaut (1952–2002).
Born March 8th, 1952 in Kharkiv.
Died July 19th, 2002 at 50 years old in Moscow (cancer).
John Wu
Chinese cardinal (1925-2002).
Born March 26th, 1925 in Wuhua County.
Died September 23rd, 2002 at 77 years old in Queen Mary Hospital (diabetes).
Jean Dockx
Belgian footballer (1941–2002).
Born May 24th, 1941 in Sint-Katelijne-Waver.
Died January 15th, 2002 at 60 years old in Bonheiden.
Kenneth Ross MacKenzie
American physicist (1912–2002).
Born June 15th, 1912 in Portland.
Died July 3rd, 2002 at 90 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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Losing is discovering, which is living. Maxime Lagacé