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In the year 2002
777 Notable deaths
Dick Ploog
Cyclist.
Born November 27th, 1936 in Ballarat.
Died July 14th, 2002 at 65 years old in Gold Coast.
Walter Volle
German rower (1913–2002).
Born September 18th, 1913 in Mannheim.
Died October 27th, 2002 at 89 years old in Berlin.
Kees Mijnders
Dutch footballer (1912-2002).
Born September 28th, 1912 in Eindhoven.
Died April 12th, 2002 at 89 years old in Dordrecht.
Marga Petersen
German sprinter (1919-2002).
Born September 18th, 1919 in Bremen.
Died September 22nd, 2002 at 83 years old in Ottersberg.
Zhora Harutyunyan
Armenian screenwriter and playwright (1928–2002).
Born September 7th, 1928 in Yerevan.
Died January 10th, 2002 at 73 years old in Yerevan.
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.
Georg Werner
Swedish freestyle swimmer (1904–2002).
Born April 8th, 1904 in Stockholm.
Died August 26th, 2002 at 98 years old in Stockholm.
Viktor Asmaev
Equestrian and olympic champion from russia (1947–2002).
Born November 16th, 1947 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died October 12th, 2002 at 54 years old in Rostov-on-Don.
Sture Stork
Sailor (1930–2002).
Born July 25th, 1930 in Saltsjöbaden.
Died March 27th, 2002 at 71 years old in Trångsund.
Oscar Plattner
Swiss bicycle racer and track cyclist (1922-2002).
Born May 17th, 1922 in Bern. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2002 at 80 years old in Zurich.
Heinz Raack
Field hockey player (1917–2002).
Born May 18th, 1917 in Berlin.
Died December 26th, 2002 at 85 years old in Berlin.
Folke Frölén
Equestrian (1908–2002).
Born February 25th, 1908 in Eskilstuna.
Died November 6th, 2002 at 94 years old in Umeå.
Günther Ortmann
German handball player (1916–2002).
Born November 30th, 1916 in Lubań.
Died January 10th, 2002 at 85 years old
Yuriy Lorentsson
Soviet rower.
Born December 2nd, 1930 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 24th, 2002 at 72 years old
Valentin Chernikov
Fencer (1937-2002).
Born April 1st, 1937 in Yerevan. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2002 at 64 years old in Nizhny Novgorod. [ref]
René Queyroux
French fencer (1927–2002).
Born December 22nd, 1927 in Halluin.
Died August 10th, 2002 at 74 years old in 8th arrondissement of Lyon.
Max Angst
Bobsledder (1921-2002).
Born July 3rd, 1921 in Eglisau.
Died January 21st, 2002 at 80 years old
Ruud van Feggelen
Dutch water polo player and coach (1924-2002).
Born April 14th, 1924 in Amsterdam.
Died August 9th, 2002 at 78 years old in Deventer.
Mikhail Perlman
Soviet gymnast (1923–2002).
Born March 21st, 1923 in Moscow.
Died August 8th, 2002 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Louis Carré
Belgian footballer (1925-2002).
Born January 7th, 1925 in Liège.
Died June 10th, 2002 at 77 years old in Liège.
Marcel Reymond
Ski jumper (1911–2002).
Born July 7th, 1911 in Sainte-Croix. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2002 at 91 years old in Sainte-Croix. [ref]
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