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In the year 2002
777 Notable deaths
Ibn al-Khattab
Saudi arabian militant (1969-2002).
Born April 14th, 1969 in Arar.
Died March 20th, 2002 at 32 years old in Chechnya (poison).
Patsy Mink
American politician (1927–2002).
Born December 6th, 1927 in Paia.
Died September 28th, 2002 at 74 years old in Honolulu (pneumonia).
Carmen Silvera
Canadian-british stage and tv actress (1922–2002).
Born June 2nd, 1922 in Toronto.
Died August 3rd, 2002 at 80 years old in Denville Hall (lung cancer).
Ray Brown
American jazz musician (1926–2002).
Born October 13th, 1926 in Pittsburgh.
Died July 2nd, 2002 at 75 years old in Indianapolis.
George Nader
American actor and writer (1921–2002).
Born October 19th, 1921 in Pasadena.
Died February 4th, 2002 at 80 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Ted Ross
American actor (1934-2002).
Born June 30th, 1934 in Zanesville.
Died September 3rd, 2002 at 68 years old in Dayton (disease).
Hans-Georg Gadamer
German philosopher (1900–2002).
Born February 11th, 1900 in Marburg.
Died March 13th, 2002 at 102 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Mick Tucker
British drummer (1947–2002).
Born July 17th, 1947 in London.
Died February 14th, 2002 at 54 years old in Hertfordshire (leukemia).
Ong Teng Cheong
5th president of singapore (1936–2002).
Born January 22nd, 1936 in Straits Settlements.
Died February 8th, 2002 at 66 years old in Singapore (lymphoma).
Joaquín Balaguer
President of the dominican republic (1906-2002).
Born September 1st, 1906 in Bisonó.
Died July 14th, 2002 at 95 years old in Santo Domingo (peptic ulcer disease).
Herb Ritts
American photographer (1952–2002).
Born August 13th, 1952 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2002 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Jack Kruschen
Canadian actor (1922-2002).
Born March 20th, 1922 in Winnipeg.
Died April 2nd, 2002 at 80 years old in Kelowna.
John Gorton
Australian politician, 19th prime minister of australia (1911–2002).
Born September 9th, 1911 in Melbourne.
Died May 19th, 2002 at 90 years old in Sydney.
Erwin Chargaff
Ukrainian-born biochemist who emigrated to the united states (1905–2002).
Born August 11th, 1905 in Chernivtsi.
Died June 20th, 2002 at 96 years old in New York City.
Susie Garrett
American actress (1929–2002).
Born December 29th, 1929 in Detroit.
Died May 24th, 2002 at 72 years old in Southfield (cancer).
Zal Yanovsky
Canadian singer (1944-2002).
Born December 19th, 1944 in Toronto. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2002 at 57 years old in Kingston (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tatiana Okunevskaya
Soviet and russian actress (1914–2002).
Born March 3rd, 1914 in Zavidovo.
Died May 15th, 2002 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Basappa Danappa Jatti
Indian politician (1912-2002).
Born September 10th, 1912 in Savalagi.
Died June 7th, 2002 at 89 years old in Bengaluru (kidney cancer).
Prince Claus, Prince Consort of the Netherlands
Consort of the netherlands (1980 - 2002).
Born September 6th, 1926 in Hitzacker.
Died October 6th, 2002 at 76 years old in Amsterdam (Parkinson's disease, pneumonia).
Nobu McCarthy
Canadian actress (1934–2002).
Born November 13th, 1934 in Ottawa.
Died April 6th, 2002 at 67 years old in Londrina (aortic aneurysm).
László Kubala
Hungarian footballer (1927–2002).
Born June 10th, 1927 in Budapest.
Died May 17th, 2002 at 74 years old in Barcelona.
Lew Wasserman
American studio executive and talent agent (1913-2002).
Born March 22nd, 1913 in Cleveland.
Died June 3rd, 2002 at 89 years old in Beverly Hills (stroke).
Katrin Cartlidge
English actress (1961-2002).
Born May 15th, 1961 in London.
Died September 7th, 2002 at 41 years old in London (sepsis).
Maurice Denham
British actor (1909–2002).
Born December 23rd, 1909 in Beckenham.
Died July 24th, 2002 at 92 years old in London Borough of Hillingdon.
John Buscema
American comics artist (1927–2002).
Born December 11th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died January 10th, 2002 at 74 years old in Port Jefferson (cancer).
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