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In the year 2002
693 Notable deaths
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.
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).
Otis Blackwell
American songwriter (1931–2002).
Born February 16th, 1931 in Brooklyn.
Died May 6th, 2002 at 71 years old in Nashville.
Vavá
Brazilian association football player (1934–2002).
Born November 12th, 1934 in Recife.
Died January 19th, 2002 at 67 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction).
Cliff Gorman
American actor (1936-2002).
Born October 13th, 1936 in Queens.
Died September 5th, 2002 at 65 years old in Manhattan (leukemia).
Herman Talmadge
American politician (1913–2002).
Born August 9th, 1913 in McRae.
Died March 21st, 2002 at 88 years old in Hampton.
Peg Phillips
American actress (1918-2002).
Born September 20th, 1918 in Everett.
Died November 7th, 2002 at 84 years old in Seattle (lung disease).
Tom Dowd
American music producer (1925–2002).
Born October 20th, 1925 in Manhattan.
Died October 27th, 2002 at 77 years old in Miami (pulmonary emphysema).
Chaim Potok
American rabbi and author (1929–2002).
Born February 17th, 1929 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2002 at 73 years old in Merion Station (brain cancer). [ref]
Adolph Green
American lyricist and playwright (1914-2002).
Born December 2nd, 1914 in The Bronx.
Died October 23rd, 2002 at 87 years old in New York City.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 693
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht