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In the year 2002
777 Notable deaths
Prince Sigvard Bernadotte
Swedish designer and illustrator (1907–2002).
Born June 7th, 1907 in Drottningholm Palace.
Died February 4th, 2002 at 94 years old in Stockholm.
Robert M. Gagné
American psychologist (1916–2002).
Born August 21st, 1916 in North Andover.
Died April 28th, 2002 at 85 years old
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]
George Sidney
American film director and producer (1916-2002).
Born October 4th, 1916 in Long Island, Queens.
Died May 5th, 2002 at 85 years old in Las Vegas (lymphoma).
Meg Wyllie
Actress (1917-2002).
Born February 15th, 1917 in Honolulu.
Died January 1st, 2002 at 84 years old in Glendale.
Nozomi Momoi
Japanese av idol (1978–2002).
Born September 23rd, 1978 in Shinjuku.
Died October 12th, 2002 at 24 years old in Shiojiri.
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]
Philip Berrigan
American priest and anti-war activist (1923-2002).
Born October 5th, 1923 in Two Harbors.
Died December 6th, 2002 at 79 years old in Baltimore (kidney cancer).
George Hall
Canadian actor (1916-2002).
Born November 19th, 1916 in Toronto.
Died October 21st, 2002 at 85 years old in Hawthorne.
Howard K. Smith
American news anchor (1914-2002).
Born May 12th, 1914 in Ferriday.
Died February 15th, 2002 at 87 years old in Bethesda (pneumonia).
Queen Geraldine of Albania
Queen consort of albania.
Born August 6th, 1915 in Budapest.
Died October 22nd, 2002 at 87 years old in Tirana.
Adele Jergens
American actress (1917–2002).
Born November 26th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died November 22nd, 2002 at 84 years old in Camarillo (pneumonia).
Dolores Gray
American actress (1924–2002).
Born June 7th, 1924 in Chicago.
Died June 26th, 2002 at 78 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction).
Keene Curtis
American actor (1923-2002).
Born February 15th, 1923 in Salt Lake City.
Died October 13th, 2002 at 79 years old in Bountiful (Alzheimer's disease).
Indra Devi
Latvian yoga teacher (1899–2002).
Died April 25th, 2002 at 102 years old in Buenos Aires.
Roberto Matta
Chilean painter (1911-2002).
Born November 11th, 1911 in Santiago.
Died November 23rd, 2002 at 91 years old in Civitavecchia.
Michael Young, Baron Young of Dartington
British politician (1915-2002).
Born August 9th, 1915 in Manchester.
Died January 14th, 2002 at 86 years old in London.
June Jordan
American poet, essayist, playwright, feminist, bisexual activist.
Born July 9th, 1936 in Harlem. [ref]
Died June 14th, 2002 at 65 years old in Berkeley (breast cancer). [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.
Doris Wishman
American film director.
Born June 1st, 1912 in New York City.
Died August 10th, 2002 at 90 years old in Coral Gables (lymphoma).
Richard Lazarus
American psychologist (1922–2002).
Born March 3rd, 1922 in New York City.
Died November 24th, 2002 at 80 years old in Walnut Creek.
Jeff Astle
English footballer (1942-2002).
Born May 13th, 1942 in Eastwood.
Died January 19th, 2002 at 59 years old in Burton upon Trent.
Gregorio Fuentes
Cuban- spanish sailor (1897–2002).
Born July 11th, 1897 in Lanzarote.
Died January 13th, 2002 at 104 years old in Cojímar.
Mel Stewart
Actor, director, musician (1929-2002).
Born September 19th, 1929 in Cleveland.
Died February 24th, 2002 at 72 years old in Pacifica (Alzheimer's disease).
Peter Bardens
English keyboardist (1945-2002).
Born June 19th, 1945 in Westminster.
Died January 22nd, 2002 at 56 years old in Malibu (lung cancer).
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks