In the year 2002
710 Notable deaths
Mikayil Abdullayev
Azerbaijani painter (1921–2002).
Born December 19th, 1921 in Baku.
Died August 22nd, 2002 at 80 years old in Baku. [ref]
Antonije Isaković
Serbian writer and member of serbian academy of science and arts (1923-2002).
Born November 6th, 1923 in Belgrade.
Died January 13th, 2002 at 78 years old in Belgrade.
Domènec Balmanya
Spanish footballer (1914-2002).
Born December 29th, 1914 in Girona.
Died February 14th, 2002 at 87 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Kakhi Asatiani
Georgian footballer (1947-2002).
Born January 1st, 1947 in Telavi.
Died November 20th, 2002 at 55 years old in Tbilisi.
Yuji Hyakutake
Amateur astronomer, discovered comet hyakutake.
Born July 7th, 1950 in Shimabara.
Died April 10th, 2002 at 51 years old in Kagoshima, Kirishima (cardiovascular disease).
Gabrielle Wittkop
French writer and novelist.
Born May 27th, 1920 in Nantes. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 2002 at 82 years old in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
William Wallace Barron
American politician (1911-2002).
Born December 8th, 1911 in Elkins.
Died November 12th, 2002 at 90 years old in Charlotte.
Tonino Cervi
Italian film director and producer.
Died April 1st, 2002 at 72 years old in Siena (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Richard Stücklen
German politician, former president of the bundestag (1916-2002).
Born August 20th, 1916 in Heideck.
Died May 2nd, 2002 at 85 years old in Weißenburg in Bayern.
Jack Shea
Us speed skater.
Born September 7th, 1910 in Lake Placid.
Died January 22nd, 2002 at 91 years old in Lake Placid (traffic collision). [ref]
Deaths 481 to 490 of 710
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius