In the year 2002
717 Notable deaths
Uziel Gal
Israeli firearm designer (1923-2002).
Born December 15th, 1923 in Weimar.
Died September 7th, 2002 at 78 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).
Camilo José Cela
Spanish novelist (1916-2002).
Born May 11th, 1916 in Iria Flavia. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2002 at 85 years old in Madrid (cardiovascular disease). [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).
James Tobin
American economist.
Born March 5th, 1918 in Champaign.
Died March 11th, 2002 at 84 years old in New Haven (cerebrovascular disease).
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).
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).
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).
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.
Joe Cobb
American actor (1916–2002).
Born November 7th, 1916 in Shawnee.
Died May 21st, 2002 at 85 years old in Santa Ana.
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).
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]
Robert M. Gagné
American psychologist (1916-2002).
Born August 21st, 1916 in North Andover.
Died April 28th, 2002 at 85 years old
Antony C. Sutton
British writer (1925–2002).
Born February 14th, 1925 in London.
Died June 17th, 2002 at 77 years old in Reno.
Fritz Walter
German footballer (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).
George Hall
Canadian actor (1916-2002).
Born November 19th, 1916 in Toronto.
Died October 21st, 2002 at 85 years old in Hawthorne.
Reginald Rose
American screenwriter (1920-2002).
Born December 10th, 1920 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2002 at 81 years old in Norwalk. [ref]
Prince Sigvard Bernadotte
Swedish designer and illustrator.
Born June 7th, 1907 in Drottningholm Palace.
Died February 4th, 2002 at 94 years old in Stockholm.
George Sidney
American film director and producer (1916-2002).
Born October 4th, 1916 in Queens, Long Island.
Died May 5th, 2002 at 85 years old in Las Vegas (lymphoma).
Howard K. Smith
American news anchor (1914-2002).
Born May 12th, 1914 in Ferriday. [ref]
Died February 15th, 2002 at 87 years old in Bethesda (pneumonia). [ref]
Bill Peet
Artist, illustrator, author, animator and story teller (1915-2002).
Born January 29th, 1915 in Grandview.
Died May 11th, 2002 at 87 years old in Studio City. [ref]
Michel Henry
French writer and philosopher (1922–2002).
Born January 10th, 1922 in Haiphong.
Died July 3rd, 2002 at 80 years old in Albi.
Adele Jergens
American actress (1917–2002).
Born November 26th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died November 22nd, 2002 at 84 years old in Camarillo (pneumonia).
Indra Devi
Yoga teacher.
Born May 12th, 1899 in Riga. [ref]
Died April 25th, 2002 at 102 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Deaths 176 to 200 of 717
Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore