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In the year 2002
710 Notable deaths
Petru Dumitriu
Writer.
Born May 8th, 1926 in Socol. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2002 at 75 years old in Metz. [ref]
Bertold Hummel
German composer (1925–2002).
Born November 27th, 1925 in Hüfingen.
Died August 9th, 2002 at 76 years old in Würzburg.
Joe McCluskey
American steeplechaser and long distance runner (1911-2002).
Born June 2nd, 1911 in Manchester.
Died August 31st, 2002 at 91 years old in Madison.
Sándor Mátrai
Hungarian footballer (1932-2002).
Born November 20th, 1932 in Nagyszénás. [ref]
Died May 29th, 2002 at 69 years old in Budapest.
Ada Falcón
Argentine singer and actress (1905-2002).
Born August 17th, 1905 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 4th, 2002 at 96 years old in Córdoba Province.
Ričardas Gavelis
Lithuanian writer (1950–2002).
Born November 8th, 1950 in Vilnius.
Died August 18th, 2002 at 51 years old in Vilnius.
Cornelis Johannes van Houten
Dutch astronomer (1920–2002).
Born February 18th, 1920 in The Hague.
Died August 24th, 2002 at 82 years old in The Hague.
Richie Regan
American basketball player-coach.
Born November 30th, 1930 in Newark. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2002 at 72 years old in Neptune Township (heart failure).
Ivano Blason
Italian footballer.
Born May 24th, 1923 in San Lorenzo Isontino.
Died March 13th, 2002 at 78 years old in Gorizia.
Sune Andersson
Swedish footballer and manager (1921–2002).
Born February 22nd, 1921 in Södertälje.
Died April 29th, 2002 at 81 years old in Solna Municipality.
Deaths 521 to 530 of 710
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius