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In the year 2002
694 Notable deaths
William Witney
American director (1915-2002).
Died March 17th, 2002 at 86 years old in Jackson. [ref]
Hazel Brooks
American actress (1924-2002).
Born September 8th, 1924 in Cape Town.
Died September 18th, 2002 at 78 years old in Bel Air.
Alice Stewart
British epidemiologist.
Born October 4th, 1906 in Sheffield.
Died June 23rd, 2002 at 95 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Eleanor J. Gibson
American psychologist and academic.
Born December 7th, 1910 in Peoria.
Died December 30th, 2002 at 92 years old in Columbia.
John Meredyth Lucas
American screenwriter.
Born May 1st, 1919 in Los Angeles.
Died October 19th, 2002 at 83 years old in Newport Beach (leukemia).
Mauro Ramos
Brazilian footballer (1930-2002).
Born August 30th, 1930 in Poços de Caldas. [ref]
Died September 18th, 2002 at 72 years old in Poços de Caldas (stomach cancer).
Rudolf Augstein
German journalist (1923-2002).
Born November 5th, 1923 in Hanover.
Died November 7th, 2002 at 79 years old in Hamburg (pneumonia).
Bernard Fresson
Actor (1931-2002).
Born May 27th, 1931 in Reims. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2002 at 71 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Garfield Todd
Prime minister of south rhodesia (1908-2002).
Born July 13th, 1908 in Invercargill.
Died October 13th, 2002 at 94 years old in Bulawayo.
Charles Sheffield
British scientist, american science fiction writer.
Born June 25th, 1935 in Kingston upon Hull. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 2002 at 67 years old in Rockville. [ref]
Deaths 321 to 330 of 694
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