In the year 2002
708 Notable deaths
Shanta Shelke
Marathi poet and writer (1922–2002).
Born October 19th, 1922 in Pune.
Died June 6th, 2002 at 79 years old (cancer).
R. A. Lafferty
American writer (1914–2002).
Born November 7th, 1914 in Neola.
Died March 18th, 2002 at 87 years old in Broken Arrow.
Salman Raduyev
Chechen warlord (1967-2002).
Born February 13th, 1967 in Gudermes. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2002 at 35 years old in White Swan (Henoch-Schoenlein purpura). [ref]
Marina Berti
British italian actress (1924-2002).
Born September 29th, 1924 in London.
Died October 29th, 2002 at 78 years old in Rome (cancer).
Chang Cheh
Chinese film director, screenwriter and songwriter (1923-2002).
Born February 10th, 1923 in Shanghai.
Died June 22nd, 2002 at 79 years old in Hong Kong (pneumonia).
Mati Klarwein
German artist (1932-2002).
Born April 9th, 1932 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died March 7th, 2002 at 69 years old in Deià. [ref]
Edward Norris
American film actor (1911-2002).
Born March 10th, 1911 in Philadelphia.
Died December 18th, 2002 at 91 years old in Fort Bragg.
Rudi Dornbusch
German economist.
Born June 8th, 1942 in Krefeld.
Died July 25th, 2002 at 60 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer). [ref]
Lilian, Princess of Réthy
Second wife of king leopold iii of belgium (1916–2002).
Born November 28th, 1916 in London.
Died June 7th, 2002 at 85 years old in Waterloo.
René Thom
French mathematician.
Born September 2nd, 1923 in Montbéliard. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2002 at 79 years old in Bures-sur-Yvette. [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 708
You needn’t die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end. Stephen King