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In the year 2002
710 Notable deaths
Frances Ames
South african physician.
Born April 20th, 1920 in Pretoria.
Died November 11th, 2002 at 82 years old in Rondebosch.
Chuck Rayner
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born August 11th, 1920 in Saskatoon.
Died October 5th, 2002 at 82 years old in Langley.
Elena Burke
Cuban singer.
Born February 28th, 1928 in Havana.
Died June 9th, 2002 at 74 years old in Havana (cancer).
Aleksandar Sarievski
Macedonian musician.
Born June 20th, 1922 in Galičnik.
Died December 19th, 2002 at 80 years old in Skopje.
Conny Vandenbos
Dutch singer (1937–2002).
Born January 16th, 1937 in The Hague.
Died April 7th, 2002 at 65 years old in Amsterdam (lung cancer).
Judith Wood
American film actress (1906-2002).
Born August 1st, 1906 in New York City.
Died April 6th, 2002 at 95 years old in Los Angeles.
Mariya Smirnova
Squadron commander in the "night witches", hero of the soviet union.
Born March 31st, 1920 in Tver Oblast.
Died June 10th, 2002 at 82 years old in Tver.
Samuel Warren Carey
Australian geologist (1911-2002).
Born November 1st, 1911 in Campbelltown.
Died March 20th, 2002 at 90 years old in Hobart.
Per Anger
Righteous among the nations (1913–2002).
Born December 7th, 1913 in Gothenburg.
Died November 1st, 2002 at 88 years old in Stockholm (stroke). [ref]
Wolfgang Schneiderhan
Austrian classical violinist.
Born May 25th, 1915 in Vienna.
Died May 18th, 2002 at 86 years old in Vienna. [ref]
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