In the year 2002
710 Notable deaths
Arne Selmosson
Swedish footballer and manager (1931-2002).
Born March 29th, 1931 in Götene.
Died February 22nd, 2002 at 70 years old in Stockholm.
Vladimir Vasyutin
Soviet cosmonaut (1952–2002).
Born March 8th, 1952 in Kharkiv.
Died July 19th, 2002 at 50 years old in Moscow (cancer).
John Wu
Chinese cardinal (1925-2002).
Born March 26th, 1925 in Wuhua County.
Died September 23rd, 2002 at 77 years old in Queen Mary Hospital (diabetes).
Jean Dockx
Belgian footballer (1941-2002).
Born May 24th, 1941 in Sint-Katelijne-Waver.
Died January 15th, 2002 at 60 years old in Bonheiden.
Nikolay Rukavishnikov
Soviet cosmonaut (1932–2002).
Born September 18th, 1932 in Tomsk.
Died October 19th, 2002 at 70 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eusebio Tejera
Uruguayan footballer (1922-2002).
Born January 6th, 1922 in Montevideo.
Died November 10th, 2002 at 80 years old in Montevideo.
Halfdan Rasmussen
Danish author, poet, and songwriter (1915-2002).
Born January 29th, 1915 in Copenhagen.
Died March 2nd, 2002 at 87 years old in Hornbæk.
Francesco De Martino
Italian politician (1907-2002).
Born May 31st, 1907 in Naples. [ref]
Died November 18th, 2002 at 95 years old in Naples. [ref]
Murray Adaskin
Jewish canadian musician (1906–2002).
Born March 28th, 1906 in Toronto.
Died May 6th, 2002 at 96 years old in Victoria.
Mehmet Emin Toprak
Turkish actor (1974-2002).
Born September 11th, 1974 in Yenice.
Died December 2nd, 2002 at 28 years old in Çan (traffic collision).
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Everyone dies but not everyone lives. William Wallace