In the year 2002
692 Notable deaths
Basappa Danappa Jatti
Indian politician (1912-2002).
Born September 10th, 1912 in Savalagi.
Died June 7th, 2002 at 89 years old in Bengaluru (kidney cancer).
Prince Claus of the Netherlands
Spouse of prinsess beatrix of the netherlands, prince-consort of the netherlands.
Born September 6th, 1926 in Hitzacker.
Died October 6th, 2002 at 76 years old in Amsterdam (Parkinson's disease, pneumonia).
László Kubala
Hungarian footballer (1927–2002).
Born June 10th, 1927 in Budapest.
Died May 17th, 2002 at 74 years old in Barcelona.
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).
Katrin Cartlidge
English actress (1961-2002).
Born May 15th, 1961 in London. [ref]
Died September 7th, 2002 at 41 years old in London (sepsis).
Maurice Denham
British actor (1909–2002).
Born December 23rd, 1909 in Beckenham.
Died July 24th, 2002 at 92 years old in London Borough of Hillingdon.
John Buscema
American comics artist (1927–2002).
Born December 11th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died January 10th, 2002 at 74 years old in Port Jefferson (cancer).
Scott Plank
American 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.
Died February 1st, 2002 at 76 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).
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.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 692
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel