In the year 2002
710 Notable deaths
Bernardino Pérez Elizarán
Spanish association football player and football manager (1925-2002).
Born May 21st, 1925 in Hernani.
Died October 21st, 2002 at 77 years old in Valencia.
Barbara G. Adams
British egyptologist (1945-2002).
Born February 19th, 1945 in Hammersmith.
Died June 26th, 2002 at 57 years old in London Borough of Enfield (cancer).
Joyce Cooper
British swimmer, olympic silver medallist.
Born April 18th, 1909 in Sri Lanka.
Died July 22nd, 2002 at 93 years old in Chichester.
Francisco Lojacono
Argentine footballer and manager (1935-2002).
Born December 11th, 1935 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 19th, 2002 at 66 years old in Palombara Sabina.
Stanisław Jankowski
Polish architect (1911-2002).
Born September 29th, 1911 in Warsaw.
Died March 5th, 2002 at 90 years old in Warsaw.
Geoffrey Crossley
British racing driver.
Born May 11th, 1921 in Derbyshire.
Died January 7th, 2002 at 80 years old in Headington.
Aleksandr Kolchinsky
Ukrainian wrestler (1955-2002).
Born February 20th, 1955 in Kyiv.
Died July 16th, 2002 at 47 years old in Kyiv (heart failure).
Rui Campos
Brazilian footballer (1922–2002).
Born February 2nd, 1922 in São Paulo.
Died January 2nd, 2002 at 79 years old in São Paulo.
Jesse L. Greenstein
American astronomer (1909–2002).
Born October 15th, 1909 in New York City.
Died October 21st, 2002 at 93 years old [ref]
Al Vande Weghe
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist (1916-2002).
Born July 28th, 1916 in New York City.
Died August 13th, 2002 at 86 years old in Tulsa.
Deaths 561 to 570 of 710
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon