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In the year 2002
630 Notable deaths
Robert Guéï
Ivorian politician (1941-2002).
Born March 16th, 1941 in Man.
Died September 19th, 2002 at 61 years old in Cocody.
Gabriel Almond
American political scientist (1911-2002).
Born January 12th, 1911 in Rock Island.
Died December 25th, 2002 at 91 years old in Pacific Grove.
Alexander Prokhorov
Soviet and russian physicist (1916-2002).
Born July 11th, 1916 in Atherton. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2002 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Alex Hannum
American basketball player and coach (1923-2002).
Born July 19th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died January 18th, 2002 at 78 years old in San Diego.
Thomas Gordon
American psychologist (1918-2002).
Born March 11th, 1918 in California. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2002 at 84 years old in California, Solana Beach. [ref]
Juan Antonio Bardem
Spanish film director and screenwriter.
Born June 2nd, 1922 in Madrid. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2002 at 80 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
David McWilliams
Irish singer.
Born July 4th, 1945 in Belfast.
Died January 8th, 2002 at 56 years old in Ballycastle (myocardial infarction).
Timothy Findley
Canadian writer.
Born October 30th, 1930 in Toronto. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2002 at 71 years old in Brignoles. [ref]
Henri Verneuil
French-armenian playwright and filmmaker (1920-2002).
Born October 15th, 1920 in Tekirdağ. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2002 at 81 years old in Bagnolet. [ref]
Nils Bohlin
Swedish inventor.
Born July 17th, 1920 in Härnösand.
Died September 26th, 2002 at 82 years old in Ydre Municipality.
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