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In the year 2002
677 Notable deaths
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
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).
Paul Baloff
American musician (1960-2002).
Born April 25th, 1960 in San Francisco.
Died February 2nd, 2002 at 41 years old in Oakland (stroke).
Krishan Kant
Vice president of india from 1997 to 2002.
Born February 28th, 1927 in Amritsar district.
Died July 27th, 2002 at 75 years old in New Delhi.
Camilo José Cela
Spanish novelist (1916-2002).
Born May 11th, 1916 in Iria Flavia. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2002 at 85 years old in Madrid (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
J. Lee Thompson
English film director (1914-2002).
Born August 1st, 1914 in Bristol. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2002 at 88 years old in Sooke (heart failure).
Chaim Potok
American rabbi and author.
Born February 17th, 1929 in The Bronx.
Died July 23rd, 2002 at 73 years old in Merion Station (brain cancer).
Joan Littlewood
British theatre director and actress (1914-2002).
Born October 6th, 1914 in London.
Died September 20th, 2002 at 87 years old in Paris.
Raf Vallone
Italian actor (1916-2002).
Born February 17th, 1916 in Tropea. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2002 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
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