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In the year 2002
708 Notable deaths
Dee Dee Ramone
American bassist (1951–2002).
Born September 18th, 1951 in Fort Lee.
Died June 5th, 2002 at 50 years old in Hollywood (opioid overdose).
Spike Milligan
British actor (1918-2002).
Born April 16th, 1918 in Ahmednagar. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2002 at 83 years old in Rye (kidney failure). [ref]
Jam Master Jay
American hip hop musician (1965–2002).
Born January 21st, 1965 in Brooklyn.
Died October 30th, 2002 at 37 years old in New York City (gunshot wound).
Carrie Hamilton
American actress, singer, playwright (1963-2002).
Born December 5th, 1963 in New York City.
Died January 20th, 2002 at 38 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, lung cancer).
Johnny Unitas
American football player (1933–2002).
Born May 7th, 1933 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died September 11th, 2002 at 69 years old in Lutherville-Timonium (myocardial infarction).
Joseph Bonanno
Sicilian-born american mafioso who became the boss of the bonanno crime family.
Born January 18th, 1905 in Castellammare del Golfo.
Died May 11th, 2002 at 97 years old in Tucson (myocardial infarction).
John Rawls
American political philosopher (1921–2002).
Born February 21st, 1921 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2002 at 81 years old in Lexington. [ref]
Pierre Bourdieu
French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher.
Born August 1st, 1930 in Denguin. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 2002 at 71 years old in Paris (small cell carcinoma). [ref]
Dina Pathak
Indian actress (1922-2002).
Born March 4th, 1922 in Amreli.
Died October 11th, 2002 at 80 years old in Mumbai.
Jonathan Harris
American character actor (1914–2002).
Born November 6th, 1914 in The Bronx.
Died November 3rd, 2002 at 87 years old in Encino (cardiovascular disease, thrombosis).
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson