In the year 2002
692 Notable deaths
Hans-Georg Gadamer
German philosopher (1900–2002).
Born February 11th, 1900 in Marburg.
Died March 13th, 2002 at 102 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Mick Tucker
British drummer.
Born July 17th, 1947 in London.
Died February 14th, 2002 at 54 years old in Hertfordshire (leukemia).
Ong Teng Cheong
5th president of singapore (1936–2002).
Born January 22nd, 1936 in Straits Settlements.
Died February 8th, 2002 at 66 years old in Singapore (lymphoma).
Joaquín Balaguer
President of the dominican republic (1906-2002).
Born September 1st, 1902 in Bisonó.
Died July 14th, 2002 at 99 years old in Santo Domingo (peptic ulcer disease). [ref]
Herb Ritts
American photographer.
Born August 13th, 1952 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2002 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Jack Kruschen
Canadian actor (1922-2002).
Born March 20th, 1922 in Winnipeg.
Died April 2nd, 2002 at 80 years old in Chandler.
John Gorton
Australian politician, 19th prime minister of australia (1911–2002).
Born September 9th, 1911 in Melbourne.
Died May 19th, 2002 at 90 years old in Sydney.
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.
Susie Garrett
American actress (1929–2002).
Born December 29th, 1929 in Detroit.
Died May 24th, 2002 at 72 years old in Southfield (cancer).
Zal Yanovsky
Canadian singer (1944-2002).
Born December 19th, 1944 in Toronto. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2002 at 57 years old in Kingston (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 692
Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black