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In the year 2002
777 Notable deaths
Christian von Bülow
Danish sailor (1917–2002).
Born December 14th, 1917 in Copenhagen.
Died January 13th, 2002 at 84 years old
Yoshio Okada
Japanese association football player (1926–2002).
Born August 11th, 1926 in Kobe.
Died June 22nd, 2002 at 75 years old in Tokyo.
Hilde Zimmermann
Austrian resistance member (1920-2002).
Born September 12th, 1920 in Vienna.
Died March 25th, 2002 at 81 years old in Vienna.
Domingo Drummond
Honduran footballer (1957-2002).
Born April 14th, 1957 in Puerto Cortés.
Died January 23rd, 2002 at 44 years old in Honduras.
Philip LaBatte
American ice hockey player (1911–2002).
Born July 5th, 1911 in Saint Paul.
Died September 6th, 2002 at 91 years old in Alexandria.
Kaisa Parviainen
Athletics competitor (1914–2002).
Born December 3rd, 1914 in Juankoski.
Died October 21st, 2002 at 87 years old in Rauma.
Ulrika Babiaková
Slovak astronomer (1976–2002).
Born April 3rd, 1976 in Banská Štiavnica.
Died November 3rd, 2002 at 26 years old in Piešťany.
Hemmo Silvennoinen
Finnish ski jumper (1932–2002).
Born November 6th, 1932 in Kesälahti.
Died December 4th, 2002 at 70 years old in Vantaa.
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]
Flaviano Vicentini
Italian cyclist (1942–2002).
Born June 21st, 1942 in Grezzana.
Died December 31st, 2002 at 60 years old in Verona.
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.
Verné Lesche
Speed skater from finland (1917-2002).
Born October 11th, 1917 in Helsinki.
Died April 21st, 2002 at 84 years old in Kongsberg.
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.
Steven Lysak
Canoe racer (1912–2002).
Born August 7th, 1912 in Newark.
Died July 30th, 2002 at 89 years old in Yonkers.
Boris Aleksandrov
Soviet and kazakhstani ice hockey player (1955-2002).
Born November 13th, 1955 in Oskemen.
Died July 31st, 2002 at 46 years old in Ust-Katav Urban Okrug (traffic collision).
Miguel Flores
Chilean footballer (1920-2002).
Born October 11th, 1920 in Taltal. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2002 at 81 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Jacinto Villalba
Paraguayan footballer.
Born September 19th, 1914 in Asunción. [ref]
Died May 1st, 2002 at 87 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Zerach Warhaftig
Israeli rabbi and politician (1906–2002).
Born February 2nd, 1906 in Vawkavysk. [ref]
Died September 26th, 2002 at 96 years old in Jerusalem.
Mitsuo Ikeda
Olympic wrestler (1935-2002).
Born March 14th, 1935 in Mashike.
Died September 12th, 2002 at 67 years old in Tokyo.
Jürgen Werner
German footballer (1935-2002).
Born August 15th, 1935 in Hamburg.
Died May 28th, 2002 at 66 years old in Hamburg.
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.
Lily Carlstedt
Danish javelin thrower (1926-2002).
Born March 5th, 1926 in Søllerød.
Died June 14th, 2002 at 76 years old in Vallensbæk Municipality.
Werner Unger
German footballer (1931–2002).
Born May 4th, 1931 in Strehla.
Died March 15th, 2002 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Gunnar Andreassen
Norwegian footballer (1913-2002).
Born January 5th, 1913 in Fredrikstad Municipality.
Died July 23rd, 2002 at 89 years old
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