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In the year 2002
777 Notable deaths
Adolph Green
American lyricist and playwright (1914-2002).
Born December 2nd, 1914 in The Bronx.
Died October 23rd, 2002 at 87 years old in New York City.
Valeriy Lobanovskyi
Ukrainian football manager (1939–2002).
Born January 6th, 1939 in Kyiv.
Died May 13th, 2002 at 63 years old in Zaporizhzhia (stroke).
Silvia Derbez
Mexican actress (1932-2002).
Born March 8th, 1932 in San Luis Potosí.
Died April 6th, 2002 at 70 years old in Mexico City (lung cancer).
Joan Littlewood
British theatre director and actress (1914-2002).
Born October 6th, 1914 in London.
Died September 20th, 2002 at 87 years old in Paris.
Bill Blass
American fashion designer (1922-2002).
Born June 22nd, 1922 in Fort Wayne.
Died June 12th, 2002 at 79 years old in New Preston (esophageal cancer).
Elie Hobeika
Lebanese politician and militia commander (1956–2002).
Born September 22nd, 1956 in Keserwan District.
Died January 24th, 2002 at 45 years old in Beirut.
Uziel Gal
Israeli firearm designer (1923-2002).
Born December 15th, 1923 in Weimar.
Died September 7th, 2002 at 78 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).
Eppie Lederer
American advice columnist (1918-2002).
Born July 4th, 1918 in Sioux City.
Died June 22nd, 2002 at 83 years old in Chicago (multiple myeloma).
Karel Reisz
Czech-born british director, producer, film theorist, theatre director (1926-2002).
Born July 21st, 1926 in Moravská Ostrava. [ref]
Died November 25th, 2002 at 76 years old in London, Camden Town. [ref]
Alexander Lebed
Russian general (1950-2002).
Born April 20th, 1950 in Novocherkassk.
Died April 28th, 2002 at 52 years old in Krasnoyarsk Krai (aviation accident).
Francisco Candido Xavier
Spiritualist and philanthropist from brazil (1910-2002).
Born April 2nd, 1910 in Pedro Leopoldo.
Died June 30th, 2002 at 92 years old in Uberaba (acute myocardial infarction).
Esther Afua Ocloo
Ghanaian entrepreneur (1919-2002).
Born April 18th, 1919 in South Dayi District. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2002 at 82 years old in Accra (pneumonia). [ref]
Anthony Stafford Beer
British theorist, consultant, and professor (1926-2002).
Born November 25th, 1926 in London.
Died August 23rd, 2002 at 75 years old in Toronto.
Fad Gadget
British singer (1956–2002).
Born September 8th, 1956 in London.
Died April 3rd, 2002 at 45 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Camilo José Cela
Spanish writer (1916–2002).
Born May 11th, 1916 in Iria Flavia.
Died January 17th, 2002 at 85 years old in Madrid (cardiovascular disease).
Phyllis Calvert
British actress (1915-2002).
Born February 18th, 1915 in London.
Died October 8th, 2002 at 87 years old in St. Anthony's Hospital, North Cheam (kidney failure).
James Tobin
American economist (1918–2002).
Born March 5th, 1918 in Champaign.
Died March 11th, 2002 at 84 years old in New Haven (cerebrovascular disease).
Ward Kimball
American animator (1914-2002).
Born March 4th, 1914 in Minneapolis.
Died July 8th, 2002 at 88 years old in Los Angeles, Arcadia (pneumonia). [ref]
Norihito, Prince Takamado
Japanese prince (1954-2002).
Born December 29th, 1954 in Tokyo.
Died November 21st, 2002 at 47 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Sharon Sheeley
American songwriter (1940–2002).
Born April 4th, 1940 in Los Angeles.
Died May 17th, 2002 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Susan Fleming
Actress (1908-2002).
Born February 19th, 1908 in New York City.
Died December 22nd, 2002 at 94 years old in Rancho Mirage (myocardial infarction).
Gus Dudgeon
English record producer (1942-2002).
Born September 30th, 1942 in Surrey. [ref]
Died July 21st, 2002 at 59 years old in Reading (traffic collision). [ref]
Fritz Walter
German association football player (1920–2002).
Born October 31st, 1920 in Kaiserslautern.
Died June 17th, 2002 at 81 years old in Enkenbach-Alsenborn.
Saeed Hanaei
Iranian murderer (1962–2002).
Died April 8th, 2002 at 40 years old in Mashhad (hanging to death).
Antony C. Sutton
British writer (1925–2002).
Born February 14th, 1925 in London.
Died June 17th, 2002 at 77 years old in Reno.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 777
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