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In the year 2002
630 Notable deaths
Audrey Mestre
French freediver.
Born August 11th, 1974 in Saint-Denis.
Died October 12th, 2002 at 28 years old in La Romana (drowning).
John Buscema
Artist.
Born December 11th, 1927 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2002 at 74 years old in Port Jefferson (cancer). [ref]
William Clement Stone
American new thought author (1902-2002).
Born May 4th, 1902 in Chicago. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 2002 at 100 years old in Evanston. [ref]
Gabby Gabreski
American flying ace (1919-2002).
Born January 28th, 1919 in Oil City.
Died January 31st, 2002 at 83 years old in Huntington (CDP), New York.
Abba Eban
Israeli diplomat and politician (1915-2002).
Born February 2nd, 1915 in Cape Town. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2002 at 87 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Katrin Cartlidge
English actress (1961-2002).
Born May 15th, 1961 in London. [ref]
Died September 7th, 2002 at 41 years old in London (sepsis).
Lew Wasserman
American studio executive and talent agent (1913-2002).
Born March 22nd, 1913 in Cleveland.
Died June 3rd, 2002 at 89 years old in Beverly Hills (stroke).
Mickey Newbury
American recording artist; singer-songwriter.
Born May 19th, 1940 in Houston. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2002 at 62 years old in Springfield (pulmonary fibrosis).
Scott Plank
Actor (1958-2002).
Born November 11th, 1958 in Washington, D.C..
Died October 24th, 2002 at 43 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).
Hildegard Knef
German actress, singer and writer (1925-2002).
Born December 28th, 1925 in Ulm. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2002 at 76 years old in Berlin (pneumonia). [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 630
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