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In the year 2002
677 Notable deaths
Kenneth Tobey
American actor (1917-2002).
Born March 23rd, 1917 in Oakland. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 2002 at 85 years old in Rancho Mirage. [ref]
Ray Brown
American jazz musician (1926–2002).
Born October 13th, 1926 in Pittsburgh.
Died July 2nd, 2002 at 75 years old in Indianapolis.
Erwin Chargaff
Ukrainian-born biochemist who emigrated to the united states.
Born August 11th, 1905 in Chernivtsi. [ref]
Died June 20th, 2002 at 96 years old in New York City.
Hans-Georg Gadamer
German philosopher.
Born February 11th, 1900 in Marburg. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2002 at 102 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Patsy Mink
American politician (1927–2002).
Born December 6th, 1927 in Paia.
Died September 28th, 2002 at 74 years old in Honolulu (pneumonia).
George Nader
American actor and writer (1921–2002).
Born October 19th, 1921 in Pasadena.
Died February 4th, 2002 at 80 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Ibn al-Khattab
Saudi arabian militant (1969-2002).
Born April 14th, 1969 in Saudi Arabia.
Died March 20th, 2002 at 32 years old in Chechen Republic (poison).
Nanabhoy Palkhivala
Indian jurist and economist (1920-2002).
Born January 16th, 1920 in Mumbai.
Died December 11th, 2002 at 82 years old in Mumbai.
George Roy Hill
American film director (1921–2002).
Born December 20th, 1921 in Minneapolis.
Died December 27th, 2002 at 81 years old in New York City (Parkinson's disease).
Ted Ross
American actor (1934-2002).
Born June 30th, 1934 in Zanesville.
Died September 3rd, 2002 at 68 years old in Dayton (disease).
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