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In the year 2002
708 Notable deaths
Sohn Kee-chung
South korean marathon runner.
Born August 29th, 1914 in Sinuiju.
Died November 15th, 2002 at 88 years old in Daejeon (pneumonia).
Walter Lord
American author (1917–2002).
Born October 8th, 1917 in Baltimore.
Died May 19th, 2002 at 84 years old in Manhattan (Parkinson's disease).
Humaira Begum
Queen consort of afghanistan (1918-2002).
Born July 27th, 1918 in Kabul.
Died June 26th, 2002 at 83 years old in Rome (heart failure).
Walter Winterbottom
English footballer and manager (1913–2002).
Born January 31st, 1913 in Oldham.
Died February 16th, 2002 at 89 years old in Guildford (surgical complications).
Damon Knight
American science fiction writer, editor and critic (1922–2002).
Born September 19th, 1922 in Baker City.
Died April 15th, 2002 at 79 years old in Eugene.
Irán Eory
Iranian actress (1939–2002).
Born October 21st, 1939 in Tehran.
Died March 10th, 2002 at 62 years old in Mexico City (brain tumor, cerebral edema).
Signe Hasso
Swedish-american actress (1915-2002).
Born August 15th, 1915 in Kungsholms parish. [ref]
Died June 7th, 2002 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, lung cancer).
Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
President of somaliland (1928-2002).
Born August 15th, 1928 in Odweine.
Died May 3rd, 2002 at 73 years old in Pretoria.
Tim Rose
American musician (1940–2002).
Born September 23rd, 1940 in Washington, D.C..
Died September 24th, 2002 at 62 years old in London.
Howard T. Odum
American ecologist.
Born September 1st, 1924 in Durham.
Died September 11th, 2002 at 78 years old in Gainesville.
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