In the year 2002
693 Notable deaths
Fritz Walter
German footballer (1920–2002).
Born October 31st, 1920 in Kaiserslautern.
Died June 17th, 2002 at 81 years old in Enkenbach-Alsenborn.
George Hall
Canadian actor (1916-2002).
Born November 19th, 1916 in Toronto.
Died October 21st, 2002 at 85 years old in Hawthorne.
Reginald Rose
American screenwriter (1920-2002).
Born December 10th, 1920 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2002 at 81 years old in Norwalk. [ref]
Prince Sigvard Bernadotte
Swedish designer and illustrator.
Born June 7th, 1907 in Drottningholm Palace.
Died February 4th, 2002 at 94 years old in Stockholm.
George Sidney
American film director and producer (1916-2002).
Born October 4th, 1916 in Queens, Long Island.
Died May 5th, 2002 at 85 years old in Las Vegas (lymphoma).
Howard K. Smith
American news anchor (1914-2002).
Born May 12th, 1914 in Ferriday. [ref]
Died February 15th, 2002 at 87 years old in Bethesda (pneumonia). [ref]
Bill Peet
Artist, illustrator, author, animator and story teller (1915-2002).
Born January 29th, 1915 in Grandview.
Died May 11th, 2002 at 87 years old in Studio City. [ref]
Michel Henry
French writer and philosopher (1922–2002).
Born January 10th, 1922 in Haiphong.
Died July 3rd, 2002 at 80 years old in Albi.
Adele Jergens
American actress (1917–2002).
Born November 26th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died November 22nd, 2002 at 84 years old in Camarillo (pneumonia).
Indra Devi
Yoga teacher.
Born May 12th, 1899 in Riga. [ref]
Died April 25th, 2002 at 102 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 693
Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney