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In the year 2002

630 Notable deaths

Dhirubhai Ambani

Dhirubhai ambani was an indian business tycoon who founded reliance industries..

Born December 28th, 1932 in Junagadh.

Died July 6th, 2002 at 69 years old in Mumbai (stroke).

Linda Lovelace

American pornographic actress, later anti-porn activist.

Born January 10th, 1949 in The Bronx.

Died April 22nd, 2002 at 53 years old in Denver (traffic collision).

James Coburn

American actor (1928-2002).

Born August 31st, 1928 in Laurel. [ref]

Died November 18th, 2002 at 74 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Dudley Moore

English actor, comedian, composer and musician (1935-2002).

Born April 19th, 1935 in Hammersmith. [ref]

Died March 27th, 2002 at 66 years old in Plainfield (pneumonia, progressive supranuclear palsy). [ref]

Joe Strummer

British singer, musician and songwriter (1952-2002).

Born August 21st, 1952 in Ankara. [ref]

Died December 22nd, 2002 at 50 years old in Broomfield (congenital heart disease). [ref]

Ted Williams

American hall of fame baseball player & fighter pilot; last baseball player to bat .400 in a season.

Born August 30th, 1918 in San Diego.

Died July 5th, 2002 at 83 years old in Inverness (cardiac arrest).

Glenn Quinn

Irish actor (1970-2002).

Born May 28th, 1970 in Dublin.

Died December 3rd, 2002 at 32 years old in North Hollywood (drug overdose).

Robert Urich

Actor (1946-2002).

Born December 19th, 1946 in Toronto. [ref]

Died April 16th, 2002 at 55 years old in Thousand Oaks (cancer). [ref]

Davey Boy Smith

British professional wrestler.

Born November 27th, 1962 in Golborne.

Died May 18th, 2002 at 39 years old in Invermere (myocardial infarction).

John Thaw

Actor from england (1942-2002).

Born January 3rd, 1942 in Longsight.

Died February 21st, 2002 at 60 years old in Luckington (esophageal cancer).

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