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In the year 2002
630 Notable deaths
Michel Majerus
Luxembourgian painter (1967-2002).
Born June 9th, 1967 in Esch-sur-Alzette. [ref]
Died November 6th, 2002 at 35 years old in Niederanven. [ref]
Vlastimil Brodský
Czech actor (1920-2002).
Born December 15th, 1920 in Hrušov. [ref]
Died April 20th, 2002 at 81 years old in Slunečná. [ref]
Mansoor Hekmat
Iranian politician (1951-2002).
Born June 4th, 1951 in Tehran.
Died July 4th, 2002 at 51 years old in London (cancer).
Alexander Ginzburg
Russian journalist, poet, human rights activist and dissident (1936-2002).
Born November 21st, 1936 in Moscow.
Died July 19th, 2002 at 65 years old in Paris.
Willie Davenport
Athletics competitor (1943-2002).
Died June 17th, 2002 at 59 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Abdel Rahman Badawi
Egyptian academic, philosopher and poet (1917–2002).
Born February 17th, 1917. [ref]
Died July 25th, 2002 at 85 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Norbert Schultze
German composer (1911-2002).
Born January 26th, 1911 in Brunswick. [ref]
Died October 14th, 2002 at 91 years old in Bad Tölz. [ref]
Kim Gallagher
Athletics competitor.
Born June 11th, 1964 in Philadelphia.
Died November 18th, 2002 at 38 years old in Oreland (cancer).
Helmut Zacharias
German violinist.
Born January 27th, 1920 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2002 at 82 years old in Brissago (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Deaths 361 to 370 of 630
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown