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In the year 2002
677 Notable deaths
Otis Blackwell
American songwriter (1931–2002).
Born February 16th, 1931 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2002 at 71 years old in Nashville. [ref]
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).
Chico Xavier
Spiritualist and philanthropist from brazil.
Born April 2nd, 1910 in Pedro Leopoldo. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2002 at 92 years old in Uberaba (acute myocardial infarction). [ref]
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).
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).
Deaths 161 to 170 of 677
Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman