In the year 2002
717 Notable deaths
Leo McKern
Australian-british actor (1920–2002).
Born March 16th, 1920 in Sydney.
Died July 23rd, 2002 at 82 years old in Bath (diabetes).
Paul Wellstone
American politician (1944-2002).
Born July 21st, 1944 in Washington, D.C..
Died October 25th, 2002 at 58 years old in Eveleth (aviation accident).
Harold Russell
Film and television actor (1914-2002).
Born January 14th, 1914 in Sydney.
Died January 29th, 2002 at 88 years old in Needham (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Inge Morath
Austrian photographer (1923-2002).
Born May 27th, 1923 in Graz. [ref]
Died January 30th, 2002 at 78 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Devika
Indian actress.
Born April 25th, 1943 in Chennai.
Died May 2nd, 2002 at 59 years old in Chennai.
Kaifi Azmi
Indian poet and songwriter (1919–2002).
Born January 14th, 1919 in Azamgarh.
Died May 10th, 2002 at 83 years old in Mumbai.
Freddy Heineken
Dutch businessman (1923–2002).
Born November 4th, 1923 in Amsterdam.
Died January 3rd, 2002 at 78 years old in Noordwijk (pneumonia).
Harry Hay
American gay rights activist (1912-2002).
Born April 7th, 1912 in Worthing.
Died October 24th, 2002 at 90 years old in San Francisco (lung cancer).
Barbara Valentin
Austrian actress (1940-2002).
Born December 15th, 1940 in Vienna.
Died February 22nd, 2002 at 61 years old in Munich (cerebral hemorrhage).
Pim Fortuyn
Dutch politician (1948–2002).
Born February 19th, 1948 in Velsen.
Died May 6th, 2002 at 54 years old in Hilversum (gunshot wound).
Satish Dhawan
Former isro chairman.
Born September 25th, 1920 in Srinagar.
Died January 3rd, 2002 at 81 years old in Bengaluru.
Brad Dexter
American actor (1917–2002).
Born April 9th, 1917 in Goldfield.
Died December 12th, 2002 at 85 years old in Rancho Mirage (pulmonary emphysema).
Audrey Mestre
French freediver.
Born August 11th, 1974 in Saint-Denis.
Died October 12th, 2002 at 28 years old in La Romana (drowning).
Charity Adams Earley
United states african american woman army officer.
Born December 5th, 1918 in Kittrell.
Died January 13th, 2002 at 83 years old in Dayton.
Dave Van Ronk
American musician.
Born June 30th, 1936 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 20th, 2002 at 65 years old in New York City (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Richard Helms
Director of the central intelligence agency (1913–2002).
Born March 30th, 1913 in Philadelphia.
Died October 23rd, 2002 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C. (multiple myeloma).
Gwen Araujo
Killed in 2002 in california, usa.
Born February 24th, 1985 in Newark.
Died October 4th, 2002 at 17 years old in Newark (strangling).
Bob Hayes
American football player and sprinter (1942–2003).
Born December 20th, 1942 in Jacksonville.
Died September 18th, 2002 at 59 years old in Jacksonville (prostate cancer).
Alan Lomax
American musicologist (1915–2002).
Born January 31st, 1915 in Austin. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2002 at 87 years old in Safety Harbor. [ref]
Anand Bakshi
Indian poet and lyricist.
Born July 21st, 1930 in Rawalpindi.
Died March 30th, 2002 at 71 years old in Mumbai.
Yousuf Karsh
Armenian-canadian photographer (1908–2002).
Born December 23rd, 1908 in Mardin. [ref]
Died July 13th, 2002 at 93 years old in Boston. [ref]
Ne Win
1st military dictator of myanmar.
Born May 14th, 1911 in Paungdale.
Died December 5th, 2002 at 91 years old in Yangon.
Priya Tendulkar
Marathi actress and social activist (1954–2002).
Born October 19th, 1954 in Mumbai.
Died September 19th, 2002 at 47 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
Niki de Saint Phalle
Plastician, painter and sculptor (1930–2002).
Born October 29th, 1930 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2002 at 71 years old in La Jolla (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Dave Williams
American singer (1972–2002).
Born February 29th, 1972 in White Plains.
Died August 14th, 2002 at 30 years old in Manassas (cardiovascular disease).
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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami