In the year 2002
710 Notable deaths
Geoffrey Picard
American rower (1943-2022).
Born March 20th, 1943 in Oakland.
Died September 14th, 2002 at 59 years old in Tahoe City.
Viktor Mineyev
Modern pentathlete (1937-2002).
Born June 19th, 1937 in Varva.
Died July 22nd, 2002 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Mihai Țurcaș
Canoe racer.
Born November 18th, 1942 in Brașov.
Died December 24th, 2002 at 60 years old
Georges van Coningsloo
Belgian road bicycle racer (1940–2002).
Born October 27th, 1940 in Wavre.
Died April 7th, 2002 at 61 years old in Grez-Doiceau.
Heinz Bigler
Swiss football midfielder (1925-2002).
Born December 21st, 1925 in Bern.
Died June 20th, 2002 at 76 years old
Ryszard Przybysz
Polish handball player (1950–2002).
Born January 8th, 1950 in Koło.
Died February 23rd, 2002 at 52 years old in Łódź.
Ubiratan Pereira Maciel
Brazilian basketball player (1944–2002).
Born January 18th, 1944 in São Paulo.
Died July 17th, 2002 at 58 years old in Brasília.
Jan Mikołajczak
Polish rower (1907–2002).
Born March 30th, 1907 in Poznań.
Died December 15th, 2002 at 95 years old in Poznań.
Thorsten Lindqvist
Olympic modern pentathlete (1925–2002).
Born December 2nd, 1925 in Säffle.
Died November 3rd, 2002 at 76 years old in Uppsala.
Luis Ernesto Castro
Uruguayan footballer (1921-2002).
Born July 31st, 1921 in Montevideo.
Died December 17th, 2002 at 81 years old in Montevideo.
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi