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In the year 2002
694 Notable deaths
Mansoor Hekmat
Iranian politician (1951-2002).
Born June 4th, 1951 in Tehran.
Died July 4th, 2002 at 51 years old in London (cancer).
Vlastimil Brodský
Czech actor (1920-2002).
Born December 15th, 1920 in Hrušov. [ref]
Died April 20th, 2002 at 81 years old in Slunečná. [ref]
Mikhail Devyatayev
Hero of the soviet union.
Born July 8th, 1917 in Torbeyevo.
Died November 24th, 2002 at 85 years old in Kazan.
Albrecht Becker
German actor and artist (1906-2002).
Born November 14th, 1906 in Thale.
Died April 22nd, 2002 at 95 years old in Hamburg (disease).
Willie Davenport
Athletics competitor (1943-2002).
Died June 17th, 2002 at 59 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Kim Gallagher
Athletics competitor.
Born June 11th, 1964 in Philadelphia.
Died November 18th, 2002 at 38 years old in Oreland (cancer).
Jiří Kolář
Czech poet, playwright, translator and artist (1914–2002).
Born September 24th, 1914 in Protivín. [ref]
Died August 11th, 2002 at 87 years old in Prague.
Jim Crawford
British racing driver (1948-2002).
Born February 13th, 1948 in Dunfermline.
Died August 6th, 2002 at 54 years old in Tierra Verde (liver failure).
Raoul Diagne
French footballer (1910–2002).
Born November 10th, 1910 in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni.
Died November 4th, 2002 at 91 years old in Créteil.
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