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In the year 2002
630 Notable deaths
Josh Ryan Evans
American actor (1982-2002).
Born January 10th, 1982 in Hayward.
Died August 5th, 2002 at 20 years old in San Diego (cardiovascular disease).
Johnny Unitas
American football player (1933–2002).
Born May 7th, 1933 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died September 11th, 2002 at 69 years old in Lutherville-Timonium (myocardial infarction).
John Rawls
American political philosopher.
Born February 21st, 1921 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2002 at 81 years old in Lexington. [ref]
Ruth Williams Khama
First lady of botswana (1923-2002).
Born December 9th, 1923 in Blackheath.
Died May 22nd, 2002 at 78 years old in Gaborone (esophageal cancer).
Pierre Bourdieu
French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher.
Born August 1st, 1930 in Denguin. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 2002 at 71 years old in Paris (small cell carcinoma). [ref]
Carrie Hamilton
American actress, singer, playwright (1963-2002).
Born December 5th, 1963 in New York City.
Died January 20th, 2002 at 38 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, lung cancer).
Jonathan Harris
American character actor.
Born November 6th, 1914 in The Bronx.
Died November 3rd, 2002 at 87 years old in Encino (heart failure).
Dina Pathak
Indian actress (1922-2002).
Born March 4th, 1922 in Amreli.
Died October 11th, 2002 at 80 years old in Mumbai.
Joseph Bonanno
Sicilian-born american mafioso who became the boss of the bonanno crime family.
Born January 18th, 1905 in Castellammare del Golfo.
Died May 11th, 2002 at 97 years old in Tucson (myocardial infarction).
Nasir Hussain
Indian film director.
Born February 3rd, 1931 in Bhopal.
Died March 19th, 2002 at 71 years old in Mumbai (cardiovascular disease).
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