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In the year 2002
630 Notable deaths
Archer Martin
British chemist.
Born March 1st, 1910 in London.
Died July 28th, 2002 at 92 years old in Llangarron. [ref]
Henri Rol-Tanguy
Member of the french resistance (1908-2002).
Born June 12th, 1908 in Morlaix. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2002 at 94 years old in Ivry-sur-Seine. [ref]
Carmelo Bene
Italian actor.
Born September 1st, 1937 in Campi Salentina. [ref]
Died March 16th, 2002 at 64 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Yevgeny Svetlanov
Russian conductor, composer, and pianist (1928-2002).
Born September 6th, 1928 in Moscow. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2002 at 73 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Meinhard Michael Moser
Austrian mycologist (1924-2002).
Born March 13th, 1924 in Innsbruck.
Died September 30th, 2002 at 78 years old in Innsbruck (myocardial infarction).
Charlie Mitten
Footballer and manager.
Born January 17th, 1921 in Yangon.
Died January 17th, 2002 at 81 years old in Stockport.
Sanya Dharmasakti
Thai politician (1907-2002).
Born April 5th, 1907 in Thon Buri.
Died January 6th, 2002 at 94 years old in Bangkok.
Luise Rinser
German writer.
Born April 30th, 1911 in Pitzling. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2002 at 90 years old in Unterhaching. [ref]
Zaid ibn Shaker
Jordanian militar and politic, prime minister of jordan (1934-2002).
Born September 4th, 1934 in Amman.
Died August 30th, 2002 at 67 years old in Amman.
Per Bak
Danish physicist (1948-2002).
Born December 8th, 1948 in Denmark.
Died October 16th, 2002 at 53 years old in Copenhagen.
Deaths 341 to 350 of 630
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