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In the year 2002
708 Notable deaths
Maurice Denham
British actor (1909–2002).
Born December 23rd, 1909 in Beckenham.
Died July 24th, 2002 at 92 years old in London Borough of Hillingdon.
John Buscema
American comics artist (1927–2002).
Born December 11th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died January 10th, 2002 at 74 years old in Port Jefferson (cancer).
Scott Plank
American actor (1958-2002).
Born November 11th, 1958 in Washington, D.C..
Died October 24th, 2002 at 43 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).
Hildegard Knef
German actress, singer and writer (1925-2002).
Born December 28th, 1925 in Ulm.
Died February 1st, 2002 at 76 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).
Abba Eban
Israeli diplomat and politician (1915-2002).
Born February 2nd, 1915 in Cape Town. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2002 at 87 years old in Tel Aviv.
J. Lee Thompson
English film director (1914-2002).
Born August 1st, 1914 in Bristol. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2002 at 88 years old in Sooke (heart failure).
Julia Phillips
American film producer and author.
Born April 7th, 1944 in New York City.
Died January 1st, 2002 at 57 years old in West Hollywood (cancer).
Infanta Beatriz of Spain
Spanish infanta, daughter of king alfonso xiii of spain and victoria eugenie of battenberg.
Born June 22nd, 1909 in San Ildefonso.
Died November 22nd, 2002 at 93 years old in Rome.
Gabby Gabreski
American flying ace (1919-2002).
Born January 28th, 1919 in Oil City.
Died January 31st, 2002 at 83 years old in Huntington.
Paul Baloff
American musician (1960-2002).
Born April 25th, 1960 in San Francisco.
Died February 2nd, 2002 at 41 years old in Oakland (stroke).
Deaths 141 to 150 of 708
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