In the year 2002
710 Notable deaths
Louis Salica
Boxer (1912–2002).
Born November 16th, 1912 in Brooklyn.
Died January 30th, 2002 at 89 years old in Brooklyn.
Kazimierz Dejmek
Polish actor, theatre and film director, and politician (1924-2002).
Born May 17th, 1924 in Kovel. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2002 at 78 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Pyotr Ivashutin
General of the army (1909-2002).
Born September 18th, 1909 in Brest.
Died June 4th, 2002 at 92 years old in Moscow.
Miloš Macourek
Czech poet, playwright, scriptwriter and writer (1926-2002).
Born December 2nd, 1926 in Kroměříž. [ref]
Died October 1st, 2002 at 75 years old in Prague. [ref]
Samson Samsonov
Soviet and russian film director (1921–2002).
Born February 23rd, 1921 in Novozybkov.
Died August 31st, 2002 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Cho Yoon-ok
South korean footballer (1940-2002).
Born February 25th, 1940 in Korea under Japanese rule.
Died June 22nd, 2002 at 62 years old in Seoul.
Marcel Kint
Belgian cyclist (1914–2002).
Born September 20th, 1914 in Zwevegem.
Died March 23rd, 2002 at 87 years old in Kortrijk.
Georgi Sokolov
Bulgarian footballer (1942-2002).
Born June 19th, 1942 in Sofia.
Died June 27th, 2002 at 60 years old in Sofia.
Giorgi Melikishvili
Georgian and soviet historian (1918-2002).
Born December 30th, 1918 in Tbilisi.
Died March 27th, 2002 at 83 years old in Tbilisi.
Deaths 551 to 560 of 710
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht