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In the year 2002
777 Notable deaths
Erik Møller
Danish architect (1909–2002).
Born November 7th, 1909 in Aarhus.
Died March 24th, 2002 at 92 years old
Samson Samsonov
Soviet and russian film director (1921–2002).
Born February 23rd, 1921 in Novozybkov.
Died August 31st, 2002 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Louis Salica
Boxer (1912–2002).
Born November 16th, 1912 in Brooklyn.
Died January 30th, 2002 at 89 years old in Brooklyn.
Rusty Wailes
American rower (1936–2002).
Born March 21st, 1936 in Seattle.
Died October 11th, 2002 at 66 years old in Seattle.
Miloš Macourek
Czech poet, playwright, scriptwriter and writer (1926-2002).
Born December 2nd, 1926 in Kroměříž. [ref]
Died October 1st, 2002 at 75 years old in Prague. [ref]
Cho Yoon-ok
South korean footballer (1940-2002).
Born February 25th, 1940 in Korea under Japanese rule.
Died June 22nd, 2002 at 62 years old in Seoul.
Giorgi Melikishvili
Georgian and soviet historian (1918-2002).
Born December 30th, 1918 in Tbilisi.
Died March 27th, 2002 at 83 years old in Tbilisi.
Bernardino Pérez Elizarán
Spanish association football player and football manager (1925-2002).
Born May 21st, 1925 in Hernani.
Died October 21st, 2002 at 77 years old in Valencia.
Marcel Kint
Belgian cyclist (1914–2002).
Born September 20th, 1914 in Zwevegem.
Died March 23rd, 2002 at 87 years old in Kortrijk.
Georgi Sokolov
Bulgarian footballer (1942–2002).
Born June 19th, 1942 in Sofia.
Died June 27th, 2002 at 60 years old in Sofia.
Yuri Ahronovitch
Music conductor (1932–2002).
Born May 13th, 1932 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 31st, 2002 at 70 years old in Cologne.
Geoffrey Crossley
British racing driver.
Born May 11th, 1921 in Derbyshire.
Died January 7th, 2002 at 80 years old in Headington.
Francisco Lojacono
Argentine footballer and manager (1935-2002).
Born December 11th, 1935 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 19th, 2002 at 66 years old in Palombara Sabina.
Stanisław Jankowski
Polish architect (1911-2002).
Born September 29th, 1911 in Warsaw.
Died March 5th, 2002 at 90 years old in Warsaw.
Joyce Cooper
British swimmer, olympic silver medallist (1909–2002).
Born April 18th, 1909 in Sri Lanka.
Died July 22nd, 2002 at 93 years old in Chichester.
Aleksandr Kolchinsky
Ukrainian wrestler (1955-2002).
Born February 20th, 1955 in Kyiv.
Died July 16th, 2002 at 47 years old in Kyiv (heart failure).
Rui Campos
Brazilian footballer (1922–2002).
Born August 2nd, 1922 in São Paulo.
Died January 2nd, 2002 at 79 years old in São Paulo.
Andres Küng
Estonian-swedish journalist and politician (1945-2002).
Born September 13th, 1945 in Ockelbo parish.
Died December 10th, 2002 at 57 years old in Slottsstadens församling.
Jesse L. Greenstein
American astronomer (1909–2002).
Born October 15th, 1909 in New York City.
Died October 21st, 2002 at 93 years old [ref]
Georges-André Chevallaz
Historian, member of the swiss federal council (1915-2002).
Born February 7th, 1915 in Lausanne.
Died September 8th, 2002 at 87 years old in Lausanne.
Charles Antrobus
Governor-general of saint vincent and the grenadines.
Born May 14th, 1933 in Saint Vincent.
Died June 3rd, 2002 at 69 years old in Toronto (leukemia).
Al Vande Weghe
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist (1916-2002).
Born July 28th, 1916 in New York City.
Died August 13th, 2002 at 86 years old in Tulsa.
René Etiemble
French academic (1909–2002).
Born January 26th, 1909 in Mayenne.
Died January 7th, 2002 at 92 years old in Dreux.
Josefina de Latorre
Spanish actor, singer, novelist, poet (1907–2002).
Born September 25th, 1907 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Died July 12th, 2002 at 94 years old in Madrid.
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