In the year 2002
775 Notable deaths
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]
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.
Yuri Ahronovitch
Music conductor (1932–2002).
Born May 13th, 1932 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 31st, 2002 at 70 years old in Cologne.
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.
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.
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.
Barbara G. Adams
British egyptologist (1945-2002).
Born February 19th, 1945 in Hammersmith.
Died June 26th, 2002 at 57 years old in London Borough of Enfield (cancer).
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.
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.
Geoffrey Crossley
British racing driver.
Born May 11th, 1921 in Derbyshire.
Died January 7th, 2002 at 80 years old in Headington.
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.
Jesse L. Greenstein
American astronomer (1909–2002).
Born October 15th, 1909 in New York City.
Died October 21st, 2002 at 93 years old [ref]
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.
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).
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.
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.
Srboljub Krivokuća
Serbian footballer (1928-2002).
Born March 14th, 1928 in Ivanjica. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 2002 at 74 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
René Etiemble
French academic (1909–2002).
Born January 26th, 1909 in Mayenne.
Died January 7th, 2002 at 92 years old in Dreux.
Louis Laurie
American boxer (1917–2002).
Born November 19th, 1917 in Cleveland.
Died December 26th, 2002 at 85 years old in Beachwood.
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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I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez