In the year 2002
717 Notable deaths
Nozomi Momoi
Japanese av idol (1978–2002).
Born September 23rd, 1978 in Shinjuku.
Died October 12th, 2002 at 24 years old in Shiojiri.
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.
Dolores Gray
American actress (1924-2002).
Born June 7th, 1924 in Chicago. [ref]
Died June 26th, 2002 at 78 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Queen Geraldine of Albania
Albanian royal consort (1915-2002).
Born August 6th, 1915 in Budapest.
Died October 22nd, 2002 at 87 years old in Tirana.
Gregorio Fuentes
Spanish sailor.
Born July 11th, 1897 in Lanzarote.
Died January 13th, 2002 at 104 years old in Cojímar.
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).
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]
Jeff Astle
English footballer (1942-2002).
Born May 13th, 1942 in Eastwood.
Died January 19th, 2002 at 59 years old in Burton upon Trent.
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.
Mary Brian
American actress (1906–2002).
Born February 17th, 1906 in Corsicana.
Died December 30th, 2002 at 96 years old in Del Mar (cardiovascular disease).
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).
Antonio Margheriti
Italian film director (1930–2002).
Born September 19th, 1930 in Rome.
Died November 4th, 2002 at 72 years old in Monterosi (myocardial infarction).
Wolfgang Preiss
German actor (1910-2002).
Born February 27th, 1910 in Nuremberg.
Died November 27th, 2002 at 92 years old in Bühl.
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).
Mr. Wrestling
American professional wrestler.
Born July 18th, 1934 in Utica.
Died November 30th, 2002 at 68 years old in Charlotte (myocardial infarction).
Peter Bardens
English keyboardist (1945-2002).
Born June 19th, 1945 in Westminster. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 2002 at 56 years old in Malibu (lung cancer). [ref]
Jean Paul Riopelle
Canadian artist (1923-2002).
Born October 7th, 1923 in Montreal. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2002 at 78 years old in Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues. [ref]
Dennis Patrick
American character actor (1918-2002).
Born March 14th, 1918 in Philadelphia.
Died October 13th, 2002 at 84 years old in Hollywood.
Dee Brown
American writer (1908–2002).
Born February 28th, 1908 in Roy.
Died December 12th, 2002 at 94 years old in Little Rock (heart failure).
Heinz von Foerster
Austrian-american scientist and cybernetician (1911-2002).
Born November 13th, 1911 in Vienna.
Died October 2nd, 2002 at 90 years old in Pescadero.
Van Tien Dung
General of the vietnam people's army (1917-2002).
Died March 17th, 2002 at 84 years old in Hanoi.
Lo Lieh
Hong kong actor (1939-2002).
Born June 29th, 1939 in Pematangsiantar. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 2002 at 63 years old in Shenzhen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Leo Ornstein
American composer and pianist (1895–2002).
Born December 11th, 1892 in Kremenchuk.
Died February 24th, 2002 at 109 years old in Green Bay.
Irene Worth
American actress.
Born June 23rd, 1916 in Omaha.
Died March 10th, 2002 at 85 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction, stroke).
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius