In the year 2002
775 Notable deaths
Leif Wager
Finland swedish actor and singer (1922–2002).
Born February 11th, 1922 in Helsinki.
Died March 23rd, 2002 at 80 years old in Helsinki.
Renato Pirocchi
Racecar driver.
Born March 26th, 1933 in Notaresco.
Died July 29th, 2002 at 69 years old in Chieti.
Johannes Joachim Degenhardt
Archbishop of paderborn, germany (1926–2002).
Born January 31st, 1926 in Schwelm.
Died July 25th, 2002 at 76 years old in Paderborn.
Anatoli Bashashkin
Soviet footballer (1924-2002).
Born February 23rd, 1924 in Reutov.
Died July 27th, 2002 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Erik Lönnroth
Swedish historian (1910–2002).
Born August 1st, 1910 in Vasa parish.
Died March 10th, 2002 at 91 years old in Johannebergs församling. [ref]
Herbert Schmidt
German rower (1914–2002).
Born January 28th, 1914.
Died September 18th, 2002 at 88 years old in Berlin.
Geoff Coombes
American soccer player (1919-2002).
Born April 23rd, 1919 in Lincoln.
Died December 5th, 2002 at 83 years old in Rockledge.
Soja Jovanović
Serbian film director (1922–2002).
Born February 1st, 1922 in Belgrade.
Died April 22nd, 2002 at 80 years old in Belgrade.
Mahmoud Fayad
Weightlifter (1925–2002).
Born March 9th, 1925 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2002 at 77 years old in Alexandria. [ref]
Atef Salem
Film director.
Born July 23rd, 1927 in Sudan.
Died July 30th, 2002 at 75 years old in Cairo.
Kote Makharadze
Soviet and georgian sports commentator, actor and drama teacher (1926-2002).
Born November 17th, 1926 in Tbilisi.
Died December 19th, 2002 at 76 years old in Tbilisi (stroke).
José María Sánchez-Silva
Spanish children's writer (1911–2002).
Born November 11th, 1911 in Madrid. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2002 at 90 years old in Madrid.
Winnie Markus
German actress (1921–2002).
Born May 16th, 1921 in Prague.
Died March 8th, 2002 at 80 years old in Munich (pneumonia).
Chuck Chapman
Canadian basketball player (1911-2002).
Born April 21st, 1911 in Vancouver.
Died March 7th, 2002 at 90 years old in Victoria. [ref]
Bayliss Levrett
Racecar driver.
Born February 14th, 1914 in Jacksonville.
Died March 13th, 2002 at 88 years old in Reno (Alzheimer's disease).
Yuri Korneev
Olympic basketball player (1937-2002).
Born March 26th, 1937 in Moscow.
Died June 17th, 2002 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Reiner Geye
German footballer (1949-2002).
Born November 22nd, 1949 in Duisburg.
Died August 8th, 2002 at 52 years old in Mainz.
Clarence Seignoret
President of dominica.
Born February 25th, 1919 in Roseau.
Died May 5th, 2002 at 83 years old in Roseau.
Harry Glancy
American swimmer (1904–2002).
Born September 17th, 1904 in Bens Run.
Died September 22nd, 2002 at 98 years old in New Orleans.
Nick Whitehead
Welsh sprinter.
Born May 29th, 1933 in Wrexham.
Died October 6th, 2002 at 69 years old in Newport.
Bonnie Mealing
Australian swimmer, olympic silver medallist (1912–2002).
Born July 28th, 1912 in Woolloomooloo.
Died January 1st, 2002 at 89 years old in Sydney.
Wladimiro Panizza
Italian road bicycle racer (1945–2002).
Born June 5th, 1945 in Fagnano Olona.
Died June 21st, 2002 at 57 years old in Cassano Magnago.
Sima Milovanov
Serbian footballer and manager (1923–2002).
Born April 10th, 1923 in Bečej.
Died November 16th, 2002 at 79 years old in Novi Sad.
Helen Dodson Prince
American astronomer.
Born December 31st, 1905 in Baltimore.
Died February 4th, 2002 at 96 years old in Arlington County.
Jovdat Hajiyev
Azerbaijani composer.
Born June 18th, 1917 in Shaki.
Died January 18th, 2002 at 84 years old in Baku.
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Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. Jiddu Krishnamurti