In the year 2002
708 Notable deaths
Kenneth Koch
American poet, playwright, and professor (1925–2002).
Born February 27th, 1925 in Cincinnati.
Died July 6th, 2002 at 77 years old in New York City (leukemia).
Robert L. Forward
American physicist, science fiction writer.
Born August 15th, 1932 in Geneva. [ref]
Died September 21st, 2002 at 70 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Velibor Vasović
Serbian footballer (1939-2002).
Born October 3rd, 1939 in Požarevac.
Died March 4th, 2002 at 62 years old in Belgrade (myocardial infarction).
Virginia Hamilton
American writer of children's books (1936–2002).
Born March 12th, 1936 in Yellow Springs.
Died February 19th, 2002 at 65 years old in Dayton (breast cancer).
David Riesman
American sociologist and educator (1909–2002).
Born September 22nd, 1909 in Philadelphia.
Died May 10th, 2002 at 92 years old in Binghamton.
George Porter
British chemist (1920–2002).
Born December 6th, 1920 in Stainforth. [ref]
Died August 31st, 2002 at 81 years old in Canterbury. [ref]
Fritz Hippler
German film director.
Born August 17th, 1909 in Berlin. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2002 at 92 years old in Berchtesgaden. [ref]
Ole-Johan Dahl
Norwegian computer scientist (1931–2002).
Born October 12th, 1931 in Mandal.
Died June 29th, 2002 at 70 years old in Asker.
Eileen Farrell
American soprano (1920–2002).
Born February 13th, 1920 in Willimantic.
Died March 23rd, 2002 at 82 years old in Park Ridge.
Deaths 301 to 310 of 708
Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi