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In the year 2002
692 Notable deaths
Barry Foster
British film and television actor (1927-2002).
Born August 21st, 1927 in Beeston.
Died February 11th, 2002 at 74 years old in Guildford (myocardial infarction).
Kevin Smith
New zealand actor (1963-2002).
Born March 16th, 1963 in Auckland.
Died February 15th, 2002 at 38 years old in Beijing (fall).
Oskar Sala
German musician.
Born July 18th, 1910 in Greiz.
Died February 26th, 2002 at 91 years old in Berlin.
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]
Billie Bird
Actress (1908-2002).
Born February 28th, 1908 in Pocatello.
Died November 27th, 2002 at 94 years old in Granada Hills (Alzheimer's disease).
Guy Stockwell
American actor (1933-2002).
Born November 16th, 1933 in Hollywood.
Died February 6th, 2002 at 68 years old in Prescott (diabetes).
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).
Myra Hindley
British murderer.
Born July 23rd, 1942 in Manchester.
Died November 18th, 2002 at 60 years old (cardiovascular disease).
Jeff Corey
American actor and acting teacher (1914-2002).
Born August 10th, 1914 in Brooklyn.
Died August 16th, 2002 at 88 years old in Santa Monica (fall).
Ray Conniff
American bandleader and arranger best known for his ray conniff singers during the 1960s (1916-2002).
Born November 6th, 1916 in Attleboro.
Died October 12th, 2002 at 85 years old in Escondido (falling from height).
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