In the year 2002
775 Notable deaths
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.
Günther Ortmann
German handball player (1916–2002).
Born November 30th, 1916 in Lubań.
Died January 10th, 2002 at 85 years old
Heinz Raack
Field hockey player (1917–2002).
Born May 18th, 1917 in Berlin.
Died December 26th, 2002 at 85 years old in Berlin.
Flaviano Vicentini
Italian cyclist (1942–2002).
Born June 21st, 1942 in Grezzana.
Died December 31st, 2002 at 60 years old in Verona.
Julio Pérez
Uruguayan footballer (1926-2002).
Born June 19th, 1926 in Montevideo.
Died September 22nd, 2002 at 76 years old in Montevideo.
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.
Folke Frölén
Equestrian (1908–2002).
Born February 25th, 1908 in Eskilstuna.
Died November 6th, 2002 at 94 years old in Umeå.
Valentin Chernikov
Fencer (1937-2002).
Born April 1st, 1937 in Yerevan. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2002 at 64 years old in Nizhny Novgorod. [ref]
Yuriy Lorentsson
Soviet rower.
Born December 2nd, 1930 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 24th, 2002 at 72 years old
Joe Cobb
American actor (1916–2002).
Born November 7th, 1916 in Shawnee.
Died May 21st, 2002 at 85 years old in Santa Ana.
Zeid bin Shaker
Jordanian military officer and politician (1934-2002).
Born September 4th, 1934 in Amman.
Died August 30th, 2002 at 67 years old in Amman.
Max Angst
Bobsledder (1921-2002).
Born July 3rd, 1921 in Eglisau.
Died January 21st, 2002 at 80 years old
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.
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.
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.
Mikhail Perlman
Soviet gymnast (1923–2002).
Born March 21st, 1923 in Moscow.
Died August 8th, 2002 at 79 years old in Moscow.
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]
John Biby
American sailor.
Born February 23rd, 1912 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 2002 at 90 years old in Newport Beach.
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).
John Berger
Cross-country skier (1909-2002).
Born July 31st, 1909 in Boden.
Died January 12th, 2002 at 92 years old in Stockholm.
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