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In the year 2002
777 Notable deaths
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.
Louis-Marie Billé
Catholic cardinal (1938–2002).
Born February 18th, 1938 in Fleury-les-Aubrais.
Died March 12th, 2002 at 64 years old in Talence (cancer).
Jovdat Hajiyev
Azerbaijani composer.
Born June 18th, 1917 in Shaki.
Died January 18th, 2002 at 84 years old in Baku.
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.
Elena Venttsel
Soviet and russian mathematician and writer (1907-2002).
Born March 21st, 1907 in Tallinn.
Died April 15th, 2002 at 95 years old in Moscow.
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.
Edward Dziewoński
Polish actor, theatre director (1916–2002).
Born December 16th, 1916 in Moscow.
Died August 17th, 2002 at 85 years old in Łódź.
Vadim Shefner
Soviet and russian poet and fiction writer (1915-2002).
Born January 12th, 1915 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 5th, 2002 at 86 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Masakatsu Miyamoto
Japanese association football player and manager (1938–2002).
Born July 4th, 1938 in Hitachi.
Died May 7th, 2002 at 63 years old in Mito (pneumonia).
Giuseppe Corradi
Italian footballer (1932-2002).
Born July 7th, 1932 in Modena.
Died July 21st, 2002 at 70 years old in Lanzo Torinese. [ref]
Joe Cobb
American actor (1916–2002).
Born November 7th, 1916 in Shawnee.
Died May 21st, 2002 at 85 years old in Santa Ana.
James Gathers
Athletics competitor (1930–2002).
Born June 17th, 1930 in Sumter.
Died June 1st, 2002 at 71 years old in Alcoa.
Regīna Ezera
Latvian writer (1930-2002).
Born December 20th, 1930 in Riga.
Died June 11th, 2002 at 71 years old in Ķegums.
Tore Svensson
Swedish footballer (1927-2002).
Born December 6th, 1927 in Falkenberg.
Died April 26th, 2002 at 74 years old in Malmö.
André Clot
French historian and essayist.
Born November 9th, 1909 in Grenoble. [ref]
Died November 15th, 2002 at 93 years old in Seyssinet-Pariset. [ref]
Yelena Gorchakova
Soviet javelin thrower (1933–2002).
Born May 17th, 1933 in Moscow.
Died January 27th, 2002 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Ruth Svedberg
Athletics competitor (1903–2002).
Born April 14th, 1903 in Gällivare.
Died December 27th, 2002 at 99 years old in Gothenburg.
Roberto Cavanagh
Polo player (1914–2002).
Born November 12th, 1914 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 14th, 2002 at 87 years old in Venado Tuerto.
Oliver Eggimann
Swiss footballer (1919-2002).
Born January 28th, 1919 in Renens.
Died April 6th, 2002 at 83 years old in Renens.
Jenny Maakal
Swimmer (1913-2002).
Born August 2nd, 1913 in Transvaal Province.
Died September 15th, 2002 at 89 years old in Durban.
Jacques Borel
French writer (1925–2002).
Born December 17th, 1925 in Saint-Gaudens.
Died September 25th, 2002 at 76 years old in Villejuif.
Mohamed Tarabulsi
Lebanese weightlifter (1950–2002).
Born September 26th, 1950 in Beirut.
Died August 21st, 2002 at 51 years old in Beirut.
Zoran Janković
Water polo player.
Born January 8th, 1940 in Zenica.
Died May 25th, 2002 at 62 years old in Belgrade.
Zeid bin Shaker
Jordanian military officer and politician (1934-2002).
Born September 4th, 1934 in Amman.
Died August 30th, 2002 at 67 years old in Amman.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare