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In the year 2002
630 Notable deaths
Ray Hnatyshyn
Canadian politician of ukrainian descent (1934-2002).
Born March 16th, 1934 in Saskatoon.
Died December 18th, 2002 at 68 years old in Ottawa (pancreatitis).
André de Toth
Hungarian-born american film director (1913-2002).
Born May 15th, 1913 in Makó. [ref]
Died October 27th, 2002 at 89 years old in Burbank (aneurysm). [ref]
Larry Rivers
American artist (1923-2002).
Born August 17th, 1923 in New York City, The Bronx. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2002 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]
Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer.
Born August 16th, 1926 in New York City.
Died December 2nd, 2002 at 76 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Damon Knight
American science fiction writer, editor and critic (1922–2002).
Born September 19th, 1922 in Baker City. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2002 at 79 years old in Eugene. [ref]
Humaira Begum
Queen consort of afghanistan (1918-2002).
Born July 27th, 1918 in Kabul.
Died June 26th, 2002 at 83 years old in Rome (heart failure).
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).
Peter R. Hunt
British film editor, television producer and director (1925-2002).
Born March 11th, 1925 in London. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2002 at 77 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure). [ref]
Signe Hasso
Swedish-american actress (1915-2002).
Born August 15th, 1915 in Kungsholms parish. [ref]
Died June 7th, 2002 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, lung cancer).
Daniel Gélin
French actor, director, screenwriter.
Born May 19th, 1921 in Angers. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2002 at 81 years old in Paris (kidney failure). [ref]
Deaths 221 to 230 of 630
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