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In the year 2002
630 Notable deaths
Rudi Dornbusch
German economist.
Born June 8th, 1942 in Krefeld.
Died July 25th, 2002 at 60 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer). [ref]
R. A. Lafferty
American writer.
Born November 7th, 1914 in Neola.
Died March 18th, 2002 at 87 years old in Broken Arrow.
Victor Weisskopf
Austrian american theoretical physicist.
Born September 19th, 1908 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 2002 at 93 years old in Newton. [ref]
Chang Cheh
Hong kong / taiwanese film director (1923-2002).
Born February 10th, 1923 in Shanghai.
Died June 22nd, 2002 at 79 years old in Hong Kong (pneumonia).
René Thom
French mathematician.
Born September 2nd, 1923 in Montbéliard. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2002 at 79 years old in Bures-sur-Yvette. [ref]
Marina Berti
British italian actress (1924-2002).
Born September 29th, 1924 in London. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2002 at 78 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Walter Winterbottom
English footballer and manager.
Born March 31st, 1913 in Oldham.
Died February 16th, 2002 at 88 years old in Guildford (surgical complications).
Juan Alberto Schiaffino
Uruguayan association football player (1925-2002).
Born July 28th, 1925 in Montevideo.
Died November 13th, 2002 at 77 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Salman Raduyev
Chechen warlord (1967-2002).
Born February 13th, 1967 in Gudermes. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2002 at 35 years old in White Swan. [ref]
Neal E. Miller
American psychologist and academic.
Born August 3rd, 1909 in Milwaukee.
Died March 23rd, 2002 at 92 years old in Hamden.
Deaths 241 to 250 of 630
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson