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In the year 2002
777 Notable deaths
Attila Keresztes
Fencer (1928–2002).
Born January 18th, 1928 in Budapest.
Died September 27th, 2002 at 74 years old in Budapest.
Jerzy Adamski
Polish boxer (1937–2002).
Born March 14th, 1937 in Sierpc.
Died December 6th, 2002 at 65 years old in Bydgoszcz.
Tadeusz Rut
Polish athlete.
Born October 11th, 1931 in Przeworsk.
Died March 27th, 2002 at 70 years old in Warsaw.
Salcia Landmann
Jewish writer (1911-2002).
Born November 18th, 1911 in Zhovkva.
Died May 16th, 2002 at 90 years old in St. Gallen.
Mario de las Casas
Peruvian footballer (1901-2002).
Born January 31st, 1901 in Lima.
Died October 10th, 2002 at 101 years old in Callao.
Miguel Busquets
Chilean footballer (1920-2002).
Born October 15th, 1920 in Santiago.
Died December 24th, 2002 at 82 years old in Santiago.
John James
Racecar driver (b. 1914).
Born May 10th, 1914 in Warwickshire.
Died January 27th, 2002 at 87 years old in St. Julian's.
Georges Beaucourt
French association football player and manager (1912-2002).
Born April 15th, 1912 in Roubaix.
Died February 27th, 2002 at 89 years old in Douai.
Hanni Ossott
Venezuelan writer, poet and translator (1946–2002).
Born February 14th, 1946 in Caracas.
Died December 31st, 2002 at 56 years old in Caracas.
Károly Doncsecz
Slovenian artist (1918–2002).
Born May 30th, 1918 in Orfalu. [ref]
Died November 12th, 2002 at 84 years old in Körmend.
Francisco Cabañas
Mexican boxer (1912–2002).
Born January 22nd, 1912 in Mexico City.
Died January 26th, 2002 at 90 years old in Mexico City.
Nadezhda Zhurkina
Wwii pe-2 radio operator, one of only four women to become full cavalier of order of glory.
Born August 28th, 1920 in Turinsk.
Died April 24th, 2002 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Erna Bogen-Bogáti
Hungarian fencer (1906–2002).
Born December 31st, 1906 in Jarosław.
Died November 23rd, 2002 at 95 years old in Budapest.
Enrique Regüeiferos
Cuban boxer (1948-2002).
Born July 15th, 1948 in Havana.
Died June 20th, 2002 at 53 years old in Santiago de Cuba.
Julio Pérez
Uruguayan footballer (1926-2002).
Born June 19th, 1926 in Montevideo.
Died September 22nd, 2002 at 76 years old in Montevideo.
Carlos Casares
Galician author and politician (1941–2002).
Born August 24th, 1941 in Ourense.
Died March 9th, 2002 at 60 years old in Nigrán.
Govind Perumal
Field hockey player (1925–2002).
Born September 25th, 1925.
Died September 17th, 2002 at 76 years old in Nala Sopara.
Vasil Mitkov
Bulgarian footballer (1943-2002).
Born September 17th, 1943 in Sofia.
Died March 17th, 2002 at 58 years old in Sofia.
Arthur Owen
British racing driver (1915-2002).
Born March 23rd, 1915 in London.
Died April 27th, 2002 at 87 years old in Vilamoura.
Shigeo Sugimoto
Japanese association football player (1926-2002).
Born December 4th, 1926 in Kobe.
Died April 2nd, 2002 at 75 years old in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Roberto Vidal Bolaño
Playwright and actor (1950–2002).
Born July 31st, 1950 in Santiago de Compostela.
Died September 11th, 2002 at 52 years old in Santiago de Compostela (lung cancer).
Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur
French musician (1908–2002).
Born November 19th, 1908 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 2nd, 2002 at 93 years old in Puteaux.
Pasquale Vivolo
Italian footballer (1928-2002).
Born January 6th, 1928 in Brusciano.
Died November 18th, 2002 at 74 years old in Cremona.
Rino Benedetti
Italian road bicycle racer (1928–2002).
Born November 18th, 1928 in Ponte Buggianese.
Died June 14th, 2002 at 73 years old in Lucca.
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