In the year 2002
775 Notable deaths
Nikolay Rukavishnikov
Soviet cosmonaut (1932–2002).
Born September 18th, 1932 in Tomsk.
Died October 19th, 2002 at 70 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eusebio Tejera
Uruguayan footballer (1922-2002).
Born January 6th, 1922 in Montevideo.
Died November 10th, 2002 at 80 years old in Montevideo.
Halfdan Rasmussen
Danish author, poet, and songwriter (1915-2002).
Born January 29th, 1915 in Copenhagen.
Died March 2nd, 2002 at 87 years old in Hornbæk.
Francesco De Martino
Italian politician (1907-2002).
Born May 31st, 1907 in Naples.
Died November 18th, 2002 at 95 years old in Naples.
Murray Adaskin
Jewish canadian musician (1906–2002).
Born March 26th, 1906 in Toronto.
Died May 6th, 2002 at 96 years old in Victoria.
Mehmet Emin Toprak
Turkish actor (1974–2002).
Born September 11th, 1974 in Yenice.
Died December 2nd, 2002 at 28 years old in Çan (traffic collision).
Katya Paskaleva
Bulgarian actress.
Born September 18th, 1945 in Petrich.
Died July 23rd, 2002 at 56 years old in Sofia (pancreatic cancer).
Jerry Heidenreich
American swimmer (1950–2002).
Born February 4th, 1950 in Tulsa.
Died April 18th, 2002 at 52 years old in Paris.
Aleksei Pogorelov
Soviet and ukrainian mathematician (1919–2002).
Born March 2nd, 1919 in Korocha. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2002 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Ernst Stojaspal
Austrian footballer (1925-2002).
Born January 14th, 1925 in Döbling.
Died April 3rd, 2002 at 77 years old in Moulins-lès-Metz (heart failure).
Ben Eastman
American middle-distance runner.
Born July 9th, 1911 in Burlingame.
Died October 6th, 2002 at 91 years old in Hotchkiss.
José Hierro
Spanish poet (1922–2002).
Born April 3rd, 1922 in Madrid. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2002 at 80 years old in Madrid (pulmonary emphysema).
Mary Carew
Athletics competitor (1913-2002).
Born September 8th, 1913 in Medford.
Died July 12th, 2002 at 88 years old in Framingham.
Lucas Moreira Neves
Catholic cardinal (1925-2002).
Born September 16th, 1925 in São João del Rei.
Died September 8th, 2002 at 76 years old in Rome.
Georg Ericson
Swedish footballer (1919–2002).
Born December 18th, 1919 in Norrköping. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2002 at 82 years old in Åby. [ref]
Jerome Biffle
Athletics competitor (1928-2002).
Born March 20th, 1928 in Denver.
Died September 4th, 2002 at 74 years old in Denver (pulmonary fibrosis).
Petru Dumitriu
Writer (1924–2002).
Born August 5th, 1924 in Baziaș. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2002 at 77 years old in Metz. [ref]
Bertold Hummel
German composer (1925–2002).
Born November 27th, 1925 in Hüfingen.
Died August 9th, 2002 at 76 years old in Würzburg.
Joe McCluskey
American steeplechaser and long distance runner (1911-2002).
Born June 2nd, 1911 in Manchester.
Died August 31st, 2002 at 91 years old in Madison.
Sándor Mátrai
Hungarian footballer (1932-2002).
Born November 20th, 1932 in Nagyszénás. [ref]
Died May 29th, 2002 at 69 years old in Budapest.
Ada Falcón
Argentine singer and actress (1905-2002).
Born August 17th, 1905 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 4th, 2002 at 96 years old in Córdoba Province.
Ričardas Gavelis
Lithuanian writer (1950–2002).
Born November 8th, 1950 in Vilnius.
Died August 18th, 2002 at 51 years old in Vilnius.
Cornelis Johannes van Houten
Dutch astronomer (1920–2002).
Born February 18th, 1920 in The Hague.
Died August 24th, 2002 at 82 years old in The Hague.
Richie Regan
American basketball player-coach.
Born November 23rd, 1930 in Newark. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2002 at 72 years old in Neptune Township (heart failure).
Ivano Blason
Italian footballer (1923–2002).
Born May 24th, 1923 in San Lorenzo Isontino.
Died March 13th, 2002 at 78 years old in Gorizia.
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