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In the year 2002
693 Notable deaths
Doris Wishman
American film director.
Born June 1st, 1912 in New York City.
Died August 10th, 2002 at 90 years old in Coral Gables (lymphoma).
Antonio Margheriti
Italian film director (1930–2002).
Born September 19th, 1930 in Rome.
Died November 4th, 2002 at 72 years old in Monterosi (myocardial infarction).
Wolfgang Preiss
Actor (1910-2002).
Born February 27th, 1910 in Nuremberg.
Died November 27th, 2002 at 92 years old in Bühl.
Mel Stewart
Actor, director, musician (1929-2002).
Born September 19th, 1929 in Cleveland.
Died February 24th, 2002 at 72 years old in Pacifica (Alzheimer's disease).
Mr. Wrestling
American professional wrestler.
Born July 18th, 1934 in Utica.
Died November 30th, 2002 at 68 years old in Charlotte (myocardial infarction).
Peter Bardens
English keyboardist (1945-2002).
Born June 19th, 1945 in Westminster. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 2002 at 56 years old in Malibu (lung cancer). [ref]
Jean Paul Riopelle
Canadian artist (1923-2002).
Born October 7th, 1923 in Montreal. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2002 at 78 years old in Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues. [ref]
Dee Brown
American writer.
Born February 28th, 1908 in Roy.
Died December 12th, 2002 at 94 years old in Little Rock (heart failure). [ref]
Heinz von Foerster
Austrian-american scientist and cybernetician (1911-2002).
Born November 13th, 1911 in Vienna.
Died October 2nd, 2002 at 90 years old in Pescadero.
Van Tien Dung
General of the vietnam people's army (1917-2002).
Died March 17th, 2002 at 84 years old in Hanoi.
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)