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In the year 2002
710 Notable deaths
Gunnar Andreassen
Norwegian footballer (1913-2002).
Born January 5th, 1913 in Fredrikstad Municipality.
Died July 23rd, 2002 at 89 years old
Werner Unger
East german association footballer (1931-2002).
Born May 4th, 1931 in Strehla.
Died March 15th, 2002 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Jacinto Villalba
Paraguayan footballer.
Born September 19th, 1914 in Asunción. [ref]
Died May 1st, 2002 at 87 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Walter Volle
German rower (1913–2002).
Born September 18th, 1913 in Mannheim.
Died October 27th, 2002 at 89 years old in Berlin.
Dick Ploog
Cyclist.
Born November 27th, 1936 in Ballarat.
Died July 14th, 2002 at 65 years old in Gold Coast.
Jürgen Werner
German footballer (1935-2002).
Born August 15th, 1935 in Hamburg.
Died May 28th, 2002 at 66 years old in Hamburg.
Marga Petersen
German sprinter (1919-2002).
Born September 18th, 1919 in Bremen.
Died September 22nd, 2002 at 83 years old in Ottersberg.
Kees Mijnders
Dutch footballer (1912-2002).
Born September 28th, 1912 in Eindhoven.
Died April 12th, 2002 at 89 years old in Dordrecht.
Alberto Bertuccelli
Italian footballer (1924-2002).
Born January 14th, 1924 in Viareggio.
Died August 15th, 2002 at 78 years old in Viareggio.
Deaths 661 to 670 of 710
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