In the year 2002
708 Notable deaths
Pat Flaherty
Racecar driver (1926-2002).
Born January 6th, 1926 in Glendale.
Died April 9th, 2002 at 76 years old in Oxnard (disease).
André Delvaux
Belgian film director (1926–2002).
Born March 21st, 1926 in Oud-Heverlee, Heverlee. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2002 at 76 years old in Valencia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Umberto Bindi
Italian recording artist; singer-songwriter.
Born May 12th, 1932 in Bogliasco. [ref]
Died May 24th, 2002 at 70 years old in Rome. [ref]
Xavier Montsalvatge
Spanish composer (1912–2002).
Born March 11th, 1912 in Girona.
Died May 7th, 2002 at 90 years old in Barcelona.
Necip Hablemitoğlu
Turkish historian (1954–2002).
Born November 28th, 1954 in Ankara.
Died December 18th, 2002 at 48 years old in Ankara.
Alexander Kazantsev
Soviet science fiction writer and ufologist.
Born September 2nd, 1906 in Nur-Sultan.
Died September 13th, 2002 at 96 years old in Peredelkino.
Michel Boisrond
French film director (1921-2002).
Born October 9th, 1921 in Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais.
Died November 10th, 2002 at 81 years old in La Celle-Saint-Cloud.
Melih Cevdet Anday
Turkish poet and writer (1915–2002).
Born March 13th, 1915 in Istanbul.
Died November 28th, 2002 at 87 years old in Istanbul.
Oleg Trubachyov
Russian linguist (1930-2002).
Born October 23rd, 1930 in Volgograd.
Died March 9th, 2002 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Čestmír Vycpálek
Czech soccer player and soccer coach (1921–2002).
Born May 15th, 1921 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 5th, 2002 at 80 years old in Palermo.
Deaths 421 to 430 of 708
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder