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In the year 2002
630 Notable deaths
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.
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.
Manuel Álvarez Bravo
Mexican photographer (1902–2002).
Born February 4th, 1902 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2002 at 100 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Virginia Hamilton
Writer of children's books (1936-2002).
Born March 12th, 1936 in Yellow Springs.
Died February 19th, 2002 at 65 years old in Dayton (breast cancer). [ref]
Tita Merello
Argentine actress, tango dancer and singer (1904-2002).
Born October 11th, 1904 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 24th, 2002 at 98 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Kenneth Koch
American poet, playwright, and professor.
Born February 27th, 1925 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died July 6th, 2002 at 77 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
Bob Berg
American musician (1951-2002).
Born April 7th, 1951 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2002 at 51 years old in Amagansett (traffic collision).
George Porter
British chemist (1920-2002).
Born December 6th, 1920 in Stainforth. [ref]
Died August 31st, 2002 at 81 years old in Canterbury. [ref]
Robert L. Forward
American physicist, science fiction writer.
Born August 15th, 1932 in Geneva. [ref]
Died September 21st, 2002 at 70 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Buck Baker
American racecar driver (1919-2002).
Born March 4th, 1919 in South Carolina.
Died April 14th, 2002 at 83 years old in Charlotte.
Deaths 271 to 280 of 630
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