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In the year 2002
630 Notable deaths
Vavá
Brazilian association football player.
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. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2002 at 65 years old in Manhattan (leukemia). [ref]
Michel Henry
French writer and philosopher.
Born January 10th, 1922 in Haiphong. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 2002 at 80 years old in Albi. [ref]
Robert M. Gagné
American psychologist (1916-2002).
Born August 21st, 1916 in North Andover.
Died April 28th, 2002 at 85 years old
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]
Norihito, Prince Takamado
Japanese prince (1954-2002).
Born December 29th, 1954 in Tokyo.
Died November 21st, 2002 at 47 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Uziel Gal
Israeli firearm designer (1923-2002).
Born December 15th, 1923 in Weimar.
Died September 7th, 2002 at 78 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).
Joe Cobb
American actor.
Born November 7th, 1916 in Shawnee.
Died May 21st, 2002 at 85 years old in Santa Ana.
Ward Kimball
American animator (1914-2002).
Born March 4th, 1914 in Minneapolis. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2002 at 88 years old in Arcadia, Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Gus Dudgeon
English record producer (1942-2002).
Born September 30th, 1942 in Surrey. [ref]
Died July 21st, 2002 at 59 years old in Reading (traffic collision). [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 630
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