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In the year 2002
775 Notable deaths
Arthur Owen
British racing driver (1915-2002).
Born March 23rd, 1915 in London.
Died April 27th, 2002 at 87 years old in Vilamoura.
Antonio Domenicali
Italian track cyclist, 1956 olympic gold team pursuit (1936–2002).
Born February 17th, 1936 in Berra.
Died July 4th, 2002 at 66 years old in Berra. [ref]
Hemmo Silvennoinen
Finnish ski jumper (1932–2002).
Born November 6th, 1932 in Kesälahti.
Died December 4th, 2002 at 70 years old in Vantaa.
Steven Lysak
Canoe racer (1912–2002).
Born August 7th, 1912 in Newark.
Died July 30th, 2002 at 89 years old in Yonkers.
Martin Matsbo
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born October 4th, 1911 in Hedemora.
Died September 6th, 2002 at 90 years old in Södertälje.
Boris Tokarev
Athletics competitor (1927–2002).
Born May 16th, 1927 in Nevinnomyssk.
Died December 17th, 2002 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Miguel Flores
Chilean footballer (1920-2002).
Born October 11th, 1920 in Taltal. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2002 at 81 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Verné Lesche
Speed skater from finland (1917-2002).
Born October 11th, 1917 in Helsinki.
Died April 21st, 2002 at 84 years old in Kongsberg.
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.
Mitsuo Ikeda
Olympic wrestler (1935-2002).
Born March 14th, 1935 in Mashike.
Died September 12th, 2002 at 67 years old in Tokyo.
Marcel Hansenne
French athlete (1917-2002).
Born January 24th, 1917 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 22nd, 2002 at 85 years old in Fourqueux.
Juan Araújo Pino
Spanish association football player (1920-2002).
Born November 24th, 1920 in La Carolina. [ref]
Died November 4th, 2002 at 81 years old in Seville.
Lily Carlstedt
Danish javelin thrower (1926-2002).
Born March 5th, 1926 in Søllerød.
Died June 14th, 2002 at 76 years old in Vallensbæk Municipality.
Gunnar Andreassen
Norwegian footballer (1913-2002).
Born January 5th, 1913 in Fredrikstad Municipality.
Died July 23rd, 2002 at 89 years old
Werner Unger
German footballer (1931–2002).
Born May 4th, 1931 in Strehla.
Died March 15th, 2002 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Jacinto Villalba
Paraguayan footballer.
Born September 19th, 1914 in Asunción. [ref]
Died May 1st, 2002 at 87 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Walter Volle
German rower (1913–2002).
Born September 18th, 1913 in Mannheim.
Died October 27th, 2002 at 89 years old in Berlin.
Dick Ploog
Cyclist.
Born November 27th, 1936 in Ballarat.
Died July 14th, 2002 at 65 years old in Gold Coast.
Zhora Harutyunyan
Armenian screenwriter and playwright (1928–2002).
Born September 7th, 1928 in Yerevan.
Died January 10th, 2002 at 73 years old in Yerevan.
Jürgen Werner
German footballer (1935-2002).
Born August 15th, 1935 in Hamburg.
Died May 28th, 2002 at 66 years old in Hamburg.
Marga Petersen
German sprinter (1919-2002).
Born September 18th, 1919 in Bremen.
Died September 22nd, 2002 at 83 years old in Ottersberg.
Kees Mijnders
Dutch footballer (1912-2002).
Born September 28th, 1912 in Eindhoven.
Died April 12th, 2002 at 89 years old in Dordrecht.
Alberto Bertuccelli
Italian footballer (1924-2002).
Born January 14th, 1924 in Viareggio.
Died August 15th, 2002 at 78 years old in Viareggio.
David Granger
Bobsledder.
Born January 26th, 1903 in New York City.
Died September 27th, 2002 at 99 years old in New York City.
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