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In the year 2002
693 Notable deaths
Nils Bohlin
Swedish inventor.
Born July 17th, 1920 in Härnösand.
Died September 26th, 2002 at 82 years old in Ydre Municipality.
Henri Verneuil
French-armenian playwright and filmmaker (1920-2002).
Born October 15th, 1920 in Tekirdağ.
Died January 11th, 2002 at 81 years old in Bagnolet.
Héctor Trujillo
President of the dominican republic (1908-2002).
Born April 6th, 1908 in San Cristóbal.
Died October 19th, 2002 at 94 years old in Miami.
Buddy Lester
American comedian and actor (1917–2002).
Born January 16th, 1917 in Chicago.
Died October 4th, 2002 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Shirley Scott
American jazz organist.
Born March 14th, 1934 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died March 10th, 2002 at 67 years old in Philadelphia (heart failure). [ref]
François Périer
French actor (1919–2002).
Born November 10th, 1919 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 28th, 2002 at 82 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
James Luisi
Former nba player, actor (1928-2002).
Born November 11th, 1928 in East Harlem.
Died June 7th, 2002 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Eddie Meduza
Swedish composer and musician working mainly in the rockabilly genre (1948-2002).
Born June 17th, 1948 in Gothenburg.
Died January 17th, 2002 at 53 years old in Växjö.
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]
Dorothy DeLay
American musician and violin instructor (1917–2002).
Born March 31st, 1917 in Medicine Lodge.
Died March 24th, 2002 at 84 years old in New York City (cancer).
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