In the year 2002
708 Notable deaths
Pratima Barua Pandey
Indian singer (1934–2002).
Born October 3rd, 1934 in Kolkata.
Died December 27th, 2002 at 68 years old in Assam.
Achille Castiglioni
Italian architect and designer (1918–2002).
Born February 26th, 1918 in Milan. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2002 at 84 years old in Milan. [ref]
Grote Reber
American pioneer of radio astronomy (1911–2002).
Born December 22nd, 1911 in Wheaton.
Died December 20th, 2002 at 90 years old in Ouse.
Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz
French resistance member (1920-2002).
Born October 25th, 1920 in Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle.
Died February 15th, 2002 at 81 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Mamo Wolde
Ethiopian marathon runner.
Born June 12th, 1932 in Oromia Region.
Died May 26th, 2002 at 69 years old in Addis Ababa (liver cancer).
Elisabeth Mann Borgese
Canadian german-born expert in maritime law, ecologist.
Born April 24th, 1918 in Munich. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2002 at 83 years old in St. Moritz (pneumonia).
Bobo Olson
American boxer.
Born July 11th, 1928 in Honolulu.
Died January 16th, 2002 at 73 years old in Honolulu (Alzheimer's disease).
Martin Esslin
British playwright, theatre critic, scholar (1918-2002).
Born June 6th, 1918 in Budapest.
Died February 24th, 2002 at 83 years old in London (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
William Witney
American director (1915-2002).
Died March 17th, 2002 at 86 years old in Jackson. [ref]
Hazel Brooks
American actress (1924-2002).
Born September 8th, 1924 in Cape Town.
Died September 18th, 2002 at 78 years old in Bel Air.
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler