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In the year 2002
693 Notable deaths
Valeriy Lobanovskyi
Ukrainian football manager (1939–2002).
Born January 6th, 1939 in Kyiv.
Died May 13th, 2002 at 63 years old in Zaporizhzhia (stroke).
Ron Taylor
American actor, singer and writer (1952-2002).
Born October 16th, 1952 in Galveston.
Died January 16th, 2002 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
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.
Bill Blass
American fashion designer (1922-2002).
Born June 22nd, 1922 in Fort Wayne. [ref]
Died June 12th, 2002 at 79 years old in New Preston (esophageal cancer).
Elie Hobeika
Lebanese politician and militia commander (1956–2002).
Born September 22nd, 1956 in Keserwan District.
Died January 24th, 2002 at 45 years old in Beirut.
Karel Reisz
Czech-born british director, producer, film theorist, theatre director (1926-2002).
Born July 21st, 1926 in Ostrava. [ref]
Died November 25th, 2002 at 76 years old in Camden Town. [ref]
Uziel Gal
Israeli firearm designer (1923-2002).
Born December 15th, 1923 in Weimar.
Died September 7th, 2002 at 78 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).
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]
Alexander Lebed
Russian general (1950-2002).
Born April 20th, 1950 in Novocherkassk. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2002 at 52 years old in Krasnoyarsk Krai (aviation accident). [ref]
James Tobin
American economist.
Born March 5th, 1918 in Champaign. [ref]
Died March 11th, 2002 at 84 years old in New Haven (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 693
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson