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In the year 2002
630 Notable deaths
Wolfgang Preiss
Actor (1910-2002).
Born February 27th, 1910 in Nuremberg.
Died November 27th, 2002 at 92 years old in Bühl.
W. T. Tutte
British-canadian codebreaker and mathematician (1917-2002).
Born May 14th, 1917 in Newmarket.
Died May 2nd, 2002 at 84 years old in Ontario.
Adele Jergens
American actress (1917-2002).
Born November 26th, 1917 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 2002 at 84 years old in Camarillo (pneumonia). [ref]
Lilian, Princess of Réthy
Second wife of king leopold iii of belgium.
Born November 28th, 1916 in London.
Died June 7th, 2002 at 85 years old in Waterloo.
Prince Sigvard Bernadotte
Swedish designer and illustrator.
Born June 7th, 1907 in Drottningholm Palace.
Died February 4th, 2002 at 94 years old in Stockholm.
Max Perutz
Austrian-born british molecular biologist (1914-2002).
Born May 19th, 1914 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2002 at 87 years old in Cambridge (cancer). [ref]
Mr. Wrestling
American professional wrestler.
Born July 18th, 1934 in Utica.
Died November 30th, 2002 at 68 years old in Charlotte (myocardial infarction).
Anthony Stafford Beer
British theorist, consultant, and professor.
Born November 25th, 1926 in London.
Died August 23rd, 2002 at 75 years old in Toronto.
Lo Lieh
Hong kong actor (1939-2002).
Born June 29th, 1939 in Pematangsiantar. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 2002 at 63 years old in Shenzhen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Howard T. Odum
American ecologist.
Born September 1st, 1924 in Durham.
Died September 11th, 2002 at 78 years old in Gainesville.
Deaths 191 to 200 of 630
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