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In the year 2002

710 Notable deaths

Astrid Henning-Jensen

Film director, screenwriter (1914-2002).

Born December 10th, 1914 in Frederiksberg.

Died January 5th, 2002 at 87 years old in Copenhagen.

Fred Scolari

American basketball player/coach (1922–2002).

Born March 1st, 1922 in San Francisco.

Died October 17th, 2002 at 80 years old in San Ramon.

David Todd Wilkinson

American cosmologist.

Born May 13th, 1935 in Hillsdale.

Died September 5th, 2002 at 67 years old in Princeton (cancer).

Christer Strömholm

Swedish photographer (1918-2002).

Born July 22nd, 1918 in Stockholm. [ref]

Died January 11th, 2002 at 83 years old in Stockholm. [ref]

Izet Sarajlić

Bosnian writer (1930-2002).

Born March 16th, 1930 in Doboj.

Died May 2nd, 2002 at 72 years old in Sarajevo.

Kim Won-gyun

North korean composer of the national anthem (1917–2002).

Born January 2nd, 1917 in Wonsan.

Died April 5th, 2002 at 85 years old (heart failure).

Július Satinský

Slovak actor, comedian, singer, and writer (1941-2002).

Born August 20th, 1941 in Bratislava. [ref]

Died December 29th, 2002 at 61 years old in Bratislava. [ref]

Zara Nelsova

Canadian musician (1918–2002).

Born December 23rd, 1918 in Winnipeg.

Died October 10th, 2002 at 83 years old in Manhattan.

Marco Biagi

Italian jurist (1950-2002).

Born November 24th, 1950 in Bologna.

Died March 19th, 2002 at 51 years old in Bologna.

Kenneth Armitage

British sculptor (1916-2002).

Born July 18th, 1916 in Leeds. [ref]

Died January 22nd, 2002 at 85 years old in London. [ref]

Deaths 471 to 480 of 710

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