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In the year 2002
630 Notable deaths
Alan Lomax
American music historian, field collector, producer and filmmaker.
Born January 31st, 1915 in Austin. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2002 at 87 years old in Safety Harbor. [ref]
Ne Win
1st military dictator of myanmar.
Born May 14th, 1911 in Paungdale.
Died December 5th, 2002 at 91 years old in Yangon.
Yousuf Karsh
Armenian-canadian photographer.
Born December 23rd, 1908 in Mardin. [ref]
Died July 13th, 2002 at 93 years old in Boston. [ref]
Song Hye-rim
North korean actress, mistress of kim jong-il.
Born January 24th, 1937 in Changnyeong County.
Died May 18th, 2002 at 65 years old in Moscow (breast cancer).
Kevin Smith
New zealand actor (1963-2002).
Born March 16th, 1963 in Auckland.
Died February 15th, 2002 at 38 years old in Beijing (fall).
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908–2002).
Born April 20th, 1908 in Louisville.
Died August 31st, 2002 at 94 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Niki de Saint Phalle
Plastician, painter and sculptor (1930-2002).
Born October 29th, 1930 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2002 at 71 years old in La Jolla (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Ivan Illich
Austrian philosopher and theologist.
Born September 4th, 1926 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 2002 at 76 years old in Bremen (brain cancer). [ref]
Glenn McQueen
Canadian animator (1960-2002).
Born December 24th, 1960 in Toronto.
Died October 29th, 2002 at 41 years old in Berkeley (melanoma).
Myra Hindley
British murderer.
Born July 23rd, 1942 in Manchester.
Died November 18th, 2002 at 60 years old (cardiovascular disease).
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