In the year 2002
777 Notable deaths
Arne Selmosson
Swedish footballer and manager (1931-2002).
Born March 29th, 1931 in Götene.
Died February 22nd, 2002 at 70 years old in Stockholm.
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]
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]
Francesco De Martino
Italian politician (1907-2002).
Born May 31st, 1907 in Naples.
Died November 18th, 2002 at 95 years old in Naples.
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.
Jean Dockx
Belgian footballer (1941–2002).
Born May 24th, 1941 in Sint-Katelijne-Waver.
Died January 15th, 2002 at 60 years old in Bonheiden.
Sándor Mátrai
Hungarian footballer (1932-2002).
Born November 20th, 1932 in Nagyszénás. [ref]
Died May 29th, 2002 at 69 years old in Budapest.
Hans-Peter Tschudi
Member of the swiss federal council (1913-2002).
Born October 22nd, 1913 in Basel.
Died September 30th, 2002 at 88 years old in Basel.
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.
Katya Paskaleva
Bulgarian actress.
Born September 18th, 1945 in Petrich.
Died July 23rd, 2002 at 56 years old in Sofia (pancreatic cancer).
Murray Adaskin
Jewish canadian musician (1906–2002).
Born March 26th, 1906 in Toronto.
Died May 6th, 2002 at 96 years old in Victoria.
Ričardas Gavelis
Lithuanian writer (1950–2002).
Born November 8th, 1950 in Vilnius.
Died August 18th, 2002 at 51 years old in Vilnius.
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).
Jerry Heidenreich
American swimmer (1950–2002).
Born February 4th, 1950 in Tulsa.
Died April 18th, 2002 at 52 years old in Paris.
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).
Petru Dumitriu
Writer (1924–2002).
Born May 8th, 1924 in Baziaș. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2002 at 77 years old in Metz. [ref]
Mary Carew
Athletics competitor (1913-2002).
Born September 8th, 1913 in Medford.
Died July 12th, 2002 at 88 years old in Framingham.
Georg Ericson
Swedish footballer (1919–2002).
Born December 18th, 1919 in Norrköping. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2002 at 82 years old in Åby. [ref]
Ben Eastman
American middle-distance runner.
Born July 9th, 1911 in Burlingame.
Died October 6th, 2002 at 91 years old in Hotchkiss.
Jerome Biffle
Athletics competitor (1928-2002).
Born March 20th, 1928 in Denver.
Died September 4th, 2002 at 74 years old in Denver (pulmonary fibrosis).
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.
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.
Bertold Hummel
German composer (1925–2002).
Born November 27th, 1925 in Hüfingen.
Died August 9th, 2002 at 76 years old in Würzburg.
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan