In the year 2002
710 Notable deaths
David Granger
Bobsledder.
Born January 26th, 1903 in New York City.
Died September 27th, 2002 at 99 years old in New York City.
Georg Werner
Swedish freestyle swimmer.
Born April 8th, 1904 in Stockholm.
Died August 26th, 2002 at 98 years old in Stockholm.
Viktor Asmaev
Equestrian and olympic champion from russia (1947–2002).
Born November 16th, 1947 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died October 12th, 2002 at 54 years old in Rostov-on-Don.
Sture Stork
Sailor.
Born July 25th, 1930 in Saltsjöbaden.
Died March 27th, 2002 at 71 years old in Trångsund.
Günther Ortmann
German handball player (1916–2002).
Born November 30th, 1916 in Lubań.
Died January 10th, 2002 at 85 years old
Flaviano Vicentini
Italian cyclist.
Born June 21st, 1942 in Grezzana.
Died December 31st, 2002 at 60 years old in Verona.
Oscar Plattner
Swiss bicycle racer and track cyclist (1922-2002).
Born February 17th, 1922 in Tschappina.
Died August 21st, 2002 at 80 years old in Zürich.
Folke Frölén
Equestrian (1908–2002).
Born February 25th, 1908 in Eskilstuna.
Died November 6th, 2002 at 94 years old in Umeå.
Valentin Chernikov
Fencer (1937-2002).
Born April 1st, 1937 in Yerevan. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2002 at 64 years old in Nizhny Novgorod. [ref]
Deaths 671 to 680 of 710
Life has more meaning in the face of death. Robert Greene