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In the year 2002
775 Notable deaths
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).
Ella Lingens
Austrian physician (1908–2002).
Born November 18th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died December 30th, 2002 at 94 years old in Vienna.
Giuseppe Corradi
Italian footballer (1932-2002).
Born July 7th, 1932 in Modena.
Died July 21st, 2002 at 70 years old in Lanzo Torinese. [ref]
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).
Edward Dziewoński
Polish actor, theatre director (1916–2002).
Born December 16th, 1916 in Moscow.
Died August 17th, 2002 at 85 years old in Łódź.
Predrag Vranicki
Croatian philosopher (1922–2002).
Born January 21st, 1922 in Benkovac.
Died January 31st, 2002 at 80 years old in Zagreb.
James Gathers
Athletics competitor (1930–2002).
Born June 17th, 1930 in Sumter.
Died June 1st, 2002 at 71 years old in Alcoa.
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.
Regīna Ezera
Latvian writer (1930-2002).
Born December 20th, 1930 in Riga.
Died June 11th, 2002 at 71 years old in Ķegums.
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.
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.
Oliver Eggimann
Swiss footballer (1919-2002).
Born January 28th, 1919 in Renens.
Died April 6th, 2002 at 83 years old in Renens.
Jacques Borel
French writer (1925–2002).
Born December 17th, 1925 in Saint-Gaudens.
Died September 25th, 2002 at 76 years old in Villejuif.
Roberto Cavanagh
Polo player (1914–2002).
Born November 12th, 1914 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 14th, 2002 at 87 years old in Venado Tuerto.
Attila Keresztes
Fencer (1928–2002).
Born January 18th, 1928 in Budapest.
Died September 27th, 2002 at 74 years old in Budapest.
Jenny Maakal
Swimmer (1913-2002).
Born August 2nd, 1913 in Transvaal Province.
Died September 15th, 2002 at 89 years old in Durban.
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.
Tadeusz Rut
Polish athlete.
Born October 11th, 1931 in Przeworsk.
Died March 27th, 2002 at 70 years old in Warsaw.
Lester Morgan
Costa rican footballer (1976-2002).
Born May 2nd, 1976 in Santa Cruz Canton.
Died November 1st, 2002 at 26 years old in San Rafael Canton (gunshot wound).
Jerzy Adamski
Polish boxer (1937–2002).
Born March 14th, 1937 in Sierpc.
Died December 6th, 2002 at 65 years old in Bydgoszcz.
Ruth Svedberg
Athletics competitor (1903–2002).
Born April 14th, 1903 in Gällivare.
Died December 27th, 2002 at 99 years old in Gothenburg.
Salcia Landmann
Jewish writer (1911-2002).
Born November 18th, 1911 in Zhovkva.
Died May 16th, 2002 at 90 years old in St. Gallen.
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